Nvidia would have to approve it, and they might not be too willing to risk headlines of "Nvidia update bricks cards", regardless of the amount of actual units i

Nvidia would have to approve it, and they might not be too willing to risk headlines of "Nvidia update bricks cards", regardless of the amount of actual units it would actually affect. Unless you mean EVGA putting a method to brick cards within their own software, such as "EVGA Precision X1" (their overclocking/fan control/rgb lighting tool). Both are terrible options in my opinion, as the most likely destination for these cards would end up being a mining operation, with most likely little care for keeping slightly outdated drivers if it meant lower hardware costs. Or an unwitting customer, who ends up with a nice brick.