HIS 6950 popped it in and flashed to asus 6970 890/1375 bios

Booted stuck core to 950 ran heaven maxed out 8x AA and 16X AF extreme tess...

Ran it 3 times not a HITCH, 67c max with fan at 50%

I think I might be happy.

Edit: not sure what the power control settings effect/do left it at 0% can someone chime in on this pls?