Nvidia driver Linux Mint

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current

sudo apt-get install nvidia-current-update
sudo nvidia-xconfig

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

In the file, locate: Section Monitor and increase the horizontal sync and vertical refresh frequency.
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 28.0 - 72.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 60.0
EndSection

Restart... И вуаля!

$ inxi -Gx
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GF108M [GeForce GT 540M] bus-ID: 01:00.0 X.Org: 1.15.1 driver: nvidia Resolution: 1920x1080@59.9hz
GLX Renderer: GeForce GT 540M/PCIe/SSE2 GLX Version: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.125 Direct Rendering: Yes

Кулер видеокарты перестал шуметь, осталось тихое подвывание. Температура падает на глазах.