Ati radeon pro hd 3870 any experience to report?

is anybody using this card? impressions? problems?
i have an X1900 and i am getting little stutters in video capture and playback (the movies render ok) and i wonder if the 3870 would help.

I just wanted to do a quick update. I tried completely uninstalling the drivers (including running driver sweeper) and reinstalling the drivers. That made no difference.
However, because I've seen quite a few reports of this card working for other people, I decided to exchange it for another 3870 in hopes that maybe I got a bum card. Well I did the exchange yesterday, and I have been in Bootcamp-gaming-bliss ever since!
So I guess my 2 cents is try the complete uninstall/reinstall of drivers (thanks hatter for the recommendation on that) and if it still doesn't work, maybe you got a bad card like I did.
I just wanted to toss out some hope for others having the same problem.

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StephanZcat,
I've been out of town for a bit and just saw your post and links. I'll do some research and see if I can come up with something. ...and maybe we can get some other experts in here.
JBernstein:
Apple usually has a disclaimer about all 3rd party upgrades to Mac's that states they 'do not support them'. So, if it's not for sale at the Apple Store or a Dealer, "It's not supported" - even if it works just fine. For Apple Authorized Do-it-Yourself upgrades there is a page you can access:
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http://www.barefeats.com/
http://eshop.macsales.com/benchmark/index.cfm
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... show all the screens, including Boot up screens, Safe Mode, Installer, Recovery, debug screens, and Alt/Option boot screens. At this writing, these choices include:
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