I have had Nvidia issues as well, though with the current kernel/driver 
combination it is working again. I think it was some DRM problem.

If you don't like the proprietary driver or have problems with it you could 
always use the nouveau-driver. It's more compatible but does not have the 
same kind of performance in 3D-heavy applications like games. However, it 
should work just fine. If you are not picky with your 3D performance you 
may want to git it a try.