GL502VS - nVidia drivers cant be updated

[jja100]

Hello fellow ROG users.
I hope to find some advice. I have a GL502VS-FY051T (6700HQ, bios:302).

Am I the only one having trouble installing newer nVidia drivers, than the one assigned by Asus on the download site (368.91/V21.21.13.6891 from August 2016)?
I have tried several other nVidia drivers, both official and those from the GL502VSK download site. The result is always the same:

I play a lot of GTA V, and with newer drivers, I get a lot of screen tearing, no matter what settings i use ingame and in the nVidia control panel. The end-result is always the same: the PC suddenly reboots with no BSOD or warning. And this isn't a temperature issue. Sometimes the reboot comes even before the fans speed up, and sometimes i can play an hour or two before it happens. There is no sign of failure in the eventlog.
I have tried installing Windows 10 from scratch (without Asus programs), and only installed new drivers and GTA V - the problem persists right untill I fall back to the 368.91 driver.
The PC runs great with the old nVidia driver, but it's getting annoying that such great hardware, must run on a year old gfx driver. I feel like i'm missing out on a lot of improvements. Any suggestions?


Also, it's like the fan-air runs underneath the enter-key. When the fans are spinning, it makes an annoying semi whistling sound, unless I press hard on the enter-key. Is there a solution for this, or is it just one of those design-flaws you have to live with?

[link626]

there are holes in the metal under the keyboard where air can get through.

If you want to plug those holes, you'll need to remove the mobo.

[jja100]

Thank you for that keyboard info. Not sure i feel good about removing the mobo, but it's nice to know that it's possible

[jja100]

Just a quick follow-up, if anyone is in the same position as i was.

Ended up sending it in for repair. The systemboard was replaced, and now it runs fantastic - also with new drivers.