Screen Tearing on Mid-2011 MBA with 10.8.5?

I've just updated my MBA Mid-2011 to 10.8.5, and have noticed consistent screen-tearing throughout. It's a slow phase that works bottom-to-top and moving any windows around shows a very clear tear (different accelerations either side, leading me to believe this is an issue with the double-buffering timing.) I am aware Apple have performed screensaver fixes(?) and am wondering if others have noticed a similar issue.
Steps to reproduce:
1) Open any windowed application (I used finder)
2) Click and drag window header bar, moving in smooth circular motions
3) Observe over 10-20 seconds this phase-line crawling up the screen breaking the double buffer paging
This wasn't here before, it would've irked me had it been before now. No idea how this'll be fixed without another update, as OS X doesn't really permit much in the way of display server configuration, but any suggestions welcome!

I didnt imply it was an SMC issue, but a diagnostic elimination step.
Ahhh, 10.8.5 ....  So I assume Apple let you install same as a developer of the YET TO BE RELEASED 10.8.4
Im afraid theres going to be little assistance HERE for that, ...on an unreleased OSX.

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