I know some people blow off or forget regular driver updates;
Just an FYI, for the server slam the game simply would not launch with video drivers that were too far out-dated, which isn’t exactly a fast process to update at least for nvidia drivers.
Remember to do this before launch so you don’t sit there angry for 5-10 min unable to play (or get into queue).
the open beta my pc got extremely hot and the fans went crazy. there was an update to nvidia drivers after that beta which I did then the server slam my PC was perfectly fine.
I just saw thou there is yet another nvidia update again. Not sure if I wanna update it right now. I think i’m gonna see if my PC remains fine.
Updated my drivers like a week ago (Nvidia), no new drivers since then. 
Newest 532.03 released on the 24th.
Wouldnt surprise me if another set drops within the next week too.
Expecting both Nvidia and AMD to drop D4 ready drivers on June 2.
so your pc did pc things, fully utilized hardware gets hot and the fans keep it within acceptable range
uhh did you just read that part and not the rest of my comment?
the update enabled DLSS, so your card wasn’t running to full potential like it was in the previous beta
/shrug maybe I’m not computer expert. I updated drivers and the next beta it was fine and didn’t overheat. Coulda been the drivers or maybe blizz optimize the game. Or maybe the combination of the 2. All I know is the open beta my PC actually got so hot one time it shut off, the server slam it stood cool.
have you cleaned your pc recently? they should never shut down from heat even if you’re running everything full bore, they should throttle first.
That also means it was your CPU that got too hot, not your GPU, gpu’s will crash, CPU’s shut the whole computer down
Thanks for the reminder! Just grabbed the update. I’d have been doing it on the 1st 
New drivers available today. Ver. 535.98 05/30/2023
NVIDIA released new Diablo 4 supported driver. Waiting AMD now.
Thank you for looking out. I’ll update now.
I don’t think that’s quite true, because my drivers were 3 months old before I installed the Diablo 4 drivers today. But, yes, I had intended as everyone should, to install the game ready drivers prior to release.
Sure, I’m making that up for no apparent reason just for fun.
I didn’t say the game wouldn’t run if you don’t have the absolute most recent up to date drivers, but on my computer they were old enough that it wouldn’t start the game until I updated them. I don’t keep a log (I guess you do?) so I couldn’t say how old they were, maybe 6 months who knows; but I’m sure there are other people out there who have let it go longer than I did so I was putting out an FYI.
I make a lot of posts mocking trolls and such, but you don’t always need to be so desperate to be contrarian against simple useful information or reminders.
Yes, just downloaded it.
And I was just taking that useful information, and making sure they got amended information. Not every driver update is necessarily a good update. If you tell people they absolutely need the newest driver or they can’t play, that’s simply not true. Although they should indeed try the newest.
a driver just dropped today for d4. Its a solid post for people who dont usually check updates.
Sounds like you should monitor and stress test your PC. Figure out what is heating up so much to cause a shut down. Ambient room temp should be considered as well. I’m going to assume you do not know much about your PC, based off what you said above.
Could be something as simple as dusting, as others have said, or slightly lowering cpu voltage.
A lot of motherboards run way high voltage out of the box, especially if you automate an OC.