got the intel HD totally disabled finally. Uninstalled the drivers for it, and then went into the Nvidia control panel and set preference to the "performance nvidia card" and it uses it for everything now.
I have also got a solid read from EVGA Precision. (this is Oc'd by a minuscule amount) 46*c at idle, 67*c at 99% load (yet to hit 100% load). Thats at 687mhz core, 1374mhz shader clock, and 850 mhz memory clock.
should I push it any farther, or leave it as is?