quite a few threads just here on 900 card burned up [so to say ]   looks like you just joined the club ...
 
maybe lucky for me  I yet to need to update a driver since back when  355. xx  or so [release period drivers]  .
 
lots say the drivers have nothing to do with things  but like in safe mode or no driver installed the card only runs in its low power ''safe mode'' power states  its when you install the NVidia driver that kicks in the cards full power states to run it fully..  I tend to think the latest driver geared to the latest card could be a factor  as well ...
 
if not dur from the latest drivers used in some way of jacking with the power states  its about down to for me each time I fire up with my 900  [980ti]  card I post , display and run all day  with out issue I just got to knock on wood it keeps doing so  ...lol.....
 
sorry for your loss  and ya, I my opinion  its called that malware ''service''   called windows 10 .   i's have to really hate your guts to recommend or even suggest to use it  . what a joke  ...lol  I'm just glad I don't need to be duped in to ever using it  for anything ever.. 

''Unfortunately, DirectX 12 requires Windows 10.''  and may run far better and still use DX 9 10 or 11    .   not like I got DX 12 crap piled up on my back door  ...lol...
 
I used and still do vista  I seen nothing wrong with it   and at least it was a OS not a service / malware service   as 10 is   matter of fact I can use XP vista or 7 and never have to put them on line for anything  to fully use them  also accept or decline / pick any downloads / updates as I see fit  unlike 10 its as Microsoft see fit  and if you do its just temporary  then you will accept them no matter  what  .
 
 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3183922/how-to-temporarily-prevent-a-windows-update-from-reinstalling-in-windo
 
I do see there is a tool  to hide / prevent  but  don't say if its in the time limit  to do so
don't really matter here , 10  will never get used. 
 
I don't see how in any way it or Microsoft can be trusted in any way  or what goes on with it every time you go on line under your nose  anyway with it ..   todays high speed internet  you would never see it happen and too late when it does  .   your personal computer is now there public computer .. 
 
anyway like I said there  been a rash over the past few months or so on 900 cards ''burnt''     and like I said with mine all I do is fingers crossed every time I fire up I don't get in to that  [sad]