So I tried the 1.5% fee miner posted a couple pages back.  On my 980TI (using exact same config), it was about 1.2% faster than SP mod #7.  

What really shocked me was seeing the stratum difficulty actually change while mining on Suprnova.  It started at 1, then went to 2, then 4 then 8.  When it switched from "fee mining" to my personal mining the stratum difficulty reset to 1 but then never increased.  I've tried creating new miners and I can't get the difficulty to go above 1.  Whether I mine with the 980 at 3.2GH or pair with a 750TI for a total close to 3.9GH the difficulty never changes.  Anyone have any suggestions on how to fix my stuck stratum difficulty?