770s are you best bet then i would say if you want 2 around a similar price to 680s

[...] But *first* I go through the BIOS with a fresh eye and taking my time. [...]

Be careful, i dont think it will work on his GPU`s.
2 are notebooks and one 8800.
All with only 512 MB RAM

[...] information as to how to get your GPU to run more than 1 task at a time? [...]

<app_config>
	<app>
		<name>setiathome_v7</name>
		<gpu_versions>
			<gpu_usage>0.5</gpu_usage>
			<cpu_usage>0.06</cpu_usage>
		</gpu_versions>
	</app>
	<app>
		<name>setiathome_enhanced</name>
		<gpu_versions>
			<gpu_usage>0.5</gpu_usage>
			<cpu_usage>0.06</cpu_usage>
		</gpu_versions>
	</app>
	<app>
		<name>astropulse_v6</name>
		<max_concurrent>6</max_concurrent>
		<gpu_versions>
			<gpu_usage>0.5</gpu_usage>
			<cpu_usage>1.00</cpu_usage>
		</gpu_versions>
	</app>
</app_config>

No, you're not Blind, the stderr doesn't show all the signals found, only the reportable signals, and even then you don't know if you and your wingman found the same reportable signals, let alone the same best signals.

Claggy