gtx 580 crashing with artifacts with this game.

[ARGH]

just wondering if others with this card have experienced something similar. i cannot play the game as it stands. the screen will pause and get flooded with white artifacts that almost look like the $ symbols. if i don't alt-tab out it might freeze the system. nvidia control panel says the driver stopped responding and has recovered.

i can max the game out with this card @ 1080p but the crashing is really getting to me now.