Seriously... are display prefs just bad with the new MacPros?

2010 8Core MacPro with ATI 5870 video card. OS 10.6.5
This is my second 2010MacPro.. first was was replaced by Apple due to some hardware issue.
Driving 3 monitors - 1-30" Apple, 2-24" Dell Ultrasharps.
Using 2 Dual-Link DVI to Mini Display adapters (for the Dells) and plugging the 30" Apple straight into the cards DVI slot.
NOTHING allows display preferences to be retained after the screensaver goes to sleep. The ONLY way I can get my display preferences to remain is to set the screen saver to run for a couple hours, since i'm usually not away for more than that when working.
This SAME EXACT OS install worked perfectly in a 2006 MacPro with 2-nVidia 8800GT cards. And I mean EXACT. New 2010MP arrived, I installed everything.. was informed the machine needed to be replaced, I yanked the HDDs and put them into the 2006MP and booted right up, no issues. Replacement 2010MP arrived, I pulled HDDS for the 2006MP and put them back into the new 2010MP.
Is anyone else finding it difficult to maintain display preference settings on the new MacPros if your'e driving 3 monitors?
Thanks

As Mac OS X is a Multi-User system, and your user_id could (in certain configurations) be associated with a multitude of displays on a multitude of Macs, those preferences are found in unusual places.
Most are in your Home Directory. If the permissions on your Home Directory are damaged, so that you do not have write access to some of these folders:
<your_home> > Library > Preferences
<your_home> > Library > Preferences > ByHost
and files with names like:
com.apple.preference.displays.plist AND
com.apple.preference.displays.<M.A.C. Address of this computer>.plist
you may not be able to store your settings.
The general test is to create a new User account, and see if the problem recurs with a Brand new User account.
One broad preventative maintenance step is to Repair Permissions.

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