Well I did rename it and I flashed in DOS with ATIFlash.The flash went well.

Now I can get 891MHz on the core with no artifacts in ATI Tool. At 904MHz I get artifacting in ATI Tool.

Anything in between these 13.5 increments doesn't really work right?

I've gotten upto 1260 on my RAM without artifacts.

What's a normal 3DMark06 score for a 3870 with an nf4 / opteron s393 system?

My highest thus far is 7653 in 06.

I didn't format with the new card, just uninstalled the old drivers and software from my X850XT.

I'll probably format sometime soon to see if it makes any difference.