4K monitor with Geforce GTX 750ti on linux mint! Was able to get 4k display on mint 17.1, 17.2 and 18 using following steps. Steps: Execute sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r) Update grub to fix full screen text mode Execute sudo gedit /etc/default/grub Modify GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”quiet splash” line to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”quiet splash nomodeset” Save Execute sudo update-grub Select the correct driver from http://www.geforce.com/drivers and download it Press ctrl+alt+F1 to switch to the command prompt Execute sudo service mdm stop to stop graphics interface Execute following command to the downloaded driver file to make it executable sudo chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-xxxxxxxx.run Execute the driver sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-xxxxxxxx.run Start the graphical interface sudo service mdm start Enjoy! Reference: http://linuxbeastmagazine.blogspot.com/2014/10/how-to-install-geforce-gtx-750-on-linux.html