What was the room temperature?
Room temperature has a bigger or a more direct impact (on our system temperature) in our climate.

This post has been edited by ALeUNe: Aug 23 2011, 09:10 AM

HD6470 is a "speed mode" over HD3000?
They are quite close in speed.

AMD/ATI does not have better driver.
But it does have better implementation of AA/AF and thus better IQ in games.
For video (assuming you're referring to 1080p content playback), I doubt you'll see difference.

For now, yes.

I have Intel IGP, ATI and nVidia in my notebooks, HTPCs and desktop PCs.
ATI does have a problematic driver.
In terms of "solid" driver, both nVidia and Intel are delivering far less problematic drivers.

As I said, it is a known fact that both ATI and nVidia have better AF/AA implementation than Intel IGP therefore it looks better in games.

nVidia might be going chapter 11 by year 2014.

No, it is not. Better IQ doesn't mean better driver.

This post has been edited by ALeUNe: Aug 24 2011, 03:34 PM

I guess there is no right or wrong answer. It's more like a personal experience.
I am not sure whether it is the right way to collect the sample.
Just take it with a pinch of salt.
ATI
nVidia

I have nVidia and ATI GPU.
Based on my experience, I have had ZERO issues in various applications and games since day one with nVidia's factory driver.
I don't encounter a single issue in a subsequent update. Excellent compatibility. nVidia only update WHQL driver once every quarter.
I have been frequently updating the Radeon driver in my 3820TG. It still has the flickering issue and compatibility issue with some application.
I believe you have encountered unusable application after an update of ATI driver.

P/S I disabled the switchable mode for my 3820TG since day one. It's in discrete mode.
Now, with Nahalem i7 in my 3820TG, it has to run in discrete mode permanently.

This post has been edited by ALeUNe: Aug 24 2011, 04:07 PM

For my case, how do I know it is a flickering?
I don't see flickering in my other notebooks with the same application, OS and content.

Many don't even aware it is flickering issue.
Some don't see it. Some feel it's a thorn in the flesh. Some don't see it a problem and just ignore it.
I seldom game or watch movie on it. I only use it when I'm on business trip.
So, for me, I don't see it is a huge problem and I just "live" with it.
But deep down I know there are still huge rooms for improvements for ATI's driver.

Anyway, just want to share this when we touch on "xxx offers better driver".
You don't have to agree with me.

You can get Sandy Bridge i3 at almost the same price. No?