The red border is normal. I think it depends on the resolution and size of your screen. Probably you had previously a 4:3 screen. I play at 1920x1080 and have had always this red border. If you notice, other pics posted by other folks also have it. As to the white screen, I also have it for a fraction of a second, and then it loads. It even loads ok from the histwar menu. Much better than pre-patch b, when it froze. As to the gliding units, no clue, but I guess it has to do with memory (video and Ram) and maybe some leak in the code.
PS: You should also chech for the latest drivers for your graphic card in Asus site. A final word: Some games do not like graphics cards with shared memory, as is the case of your laptop. Maybe HWLG also has this problem ??
Regards