AMD = less problems and a much better price-performance ratio

This statement is totally unsubstantiated.
Please do not turn my thread into a debate about Nvidia and AMD. I've played with AMD in the past, I didn't like them, I switched to Nvidia. End of story.
This thread is not about switching hardware to solve the issue. It is about finding the root of the issue in the hardware that is currently being utilized. Many others like myself are running similar hardware configurations so this is not just a chance happenstance. If you are not having issues or do not have similar hardware please save us the time and don't post here.