diff --git a/playbook.yml b/playbook.yml
index 9388c42..c7e96a6 100644
--- a/playbook.yml
+++ b/playbook.yml
@@ -6,35 +6,48 @@
     # 0.5 = 50%
     # 1.0 = 100% (of card power capability, not stock limits)
     # should not exceed 1.0, must be a float.  driver will do some rounding/stepping
-    power_max_custom_multi: 1.0   # used to control the effective power limit in the 'custom' AMDGPU tuned profile
-    power_max_default_multi: 0.75 # used to limit GPU power to some lower percentage on default perf mode
-    # minimum/maximum GPU clocks using 'powerplay'.
+    # default is ~87% (281/323) on my 6900XT.  check '/sys/class/drm/card*/device/hwmon/hwmon*/power1_cap_default'
+    power_max_custom_multi: 0.928793 # calculated to ~300W. used to control the effective power limit in the non-default AMDGPU tuned profiles
+    power_max_default_multi: 0.82    # (typically) used to limit GPU power to some lower percentage on default perf mode/profile
+    #
+    # minimum/maximum GPU clocks using 'powerplay'
+    # these do not apply to the resulting 'amdgpu-default' tuned profile
+    # only the others (eg: 'VR'/'custom') under amdgpu_profiles (below)
     # effective clocks are dynamically adjusted by the driver in this range - based on utilization
     # can find baseline values in the '/sys/class/drm/{{ card }}/device/pp_od_clk_voltage' file
     #   OD_RANGE indicates acceptable value ranges for SCLK (core) and MCLK (memory)
     #   Under 'OD_SCLK' and 'OD_MCLK' you will see 0/1.  These are the minimum/maximum values for the respective component.
-    gpu_clock_min: "2300"
-    gpu_clock_max: "2600"
+    gpu_clock_min: "2000"
+    gpu_clock_max: "2615"
+    #
     # memory clocks are static, we only set a 'max' - high-refresh rate display quirk
     # this allows the memory clock to be adjusted
     gpumem_clock_max: "1075"
+    #
     # optional, applies offset to GPU voltage, eg: '+100' = to boost GPU core voltage 100mV or 0.1V. for the 'custom' GPU profile.
-    gpu_mv_offset: "+50"
+    gpu_mv_offset: "-25"
+    #
     # the card for 'tuned' to control
     # this is *usually* 'card0', but may differ.
     # check '/dev/dri/card*'
     card: 'card0'  # default to card0
-    base_profiles: # list of source tuned profiles available on Fedora (TODO: should dynamically discover?)
-      - balanced   # these are further modified with secondary (templated) profiles, see 'templates/tuned.conf.j2'
+    # list of source tuned profiles available on Fedora (TODO: should dynamically discover)
+    # further modified with AMD GPU power/clock parameters, creating new profiles. eg: 'balanced-amdgpu-VR'
+    base_profiles:
+      - balanced
       - desktop
       - latency-performance
       - network-latency
       - network-throughput
       - powersave
       - virtual-host
-    amdgpu_profiles: # statically defined mapping of the contents in /sys/class/drm/{{ card }}/device/pp_power_profile_mode
-      - { name: 'default', value: 0 }
-      - { name: 'custom', value: 6 }
+    amdgpu_profiles: # statically defined mapping of the contents in /sys/class/drm/card*/device/pp_power_profile_mode
+      default:       # more may be added, but do not remove default/custom. new profiles require a script template, see 'templates'
+        pwrmode: 0
+      VR:
+        pwrmode: 4
+      custom:
+        pwrmode: 6
   handlers:
     - name: restart tuned
       ansible.builtin.service:
@@ -85,30 +98,34 @@
     - name: create custom profile directories
       file:
         state: directory
-        path: /etc/tuned/{{ item.1 }}-amdgpu-{{ item.0.name }}
+        path: /etc/tuned/{{ item.1 }}-amdgpu-{{ item.0.key }}
         mode: "0755"
       with_nested:
-        - "{{ amdgpu_profiles }}"
+        - "{{ lookup('dict', amdgpu_profiles) }}"
         - "{{ base_profiles }}"
-    - name: template AMDGPU clock control scripts (default/GPU profile dependency)
+    - name: template AMDGPU control/reset scripts
       template:
         src: templates/amdgpu-clock.sh.j2
-        dest: /etc/tuned/{{ item.1 }}-amdgpu-{{ item.0.name }}/amdgpu-clock.sh
+        dest: /etc/tuned/{{ item.1 }}-amdgpu-{{ item.0.key }}/amdgpu-clock.sh
         owner: root
         group: root
         mode: "0755"
       with_nested:
-        - "{{ amdgpu_profiles }}"
+        - "{{ lookup('dict', amdgpu_profiles) }}"
         - "{{ base_profiles }}"
       notify: restart tuned
     - name: template custom tuned profiles
       template:
         src: templates/tuned.conf.j2
-        dest: /etc/tuned/{{ item.1 }}-amdgpu-{{ item.0.name }}/tuned.conf
+        dest: /etc/tuned/{{ item.1 }}-amdgpu-{{ item.0.key }}/tuned.conf
         owner: root
         group: root
         mode: "0644"
       with_nested:
-        - "{{ amdgpu_profiles }}"
+        - "{{ lookup('dict', amdgpu_profiles) }}"
         - "{{ base_profiles }}"
       notify: restart tuned
+    - name: ensure tuned is enabled
+      service:
+        name: tuned
+        enabled: yes
diff --git a/templates/amdgpu-clock.sh.j2 b/templates/amdgpu-clock.sh.j2
index 34d3634..2f5ec2b 100644
--- a/templates/amdgpu-clock.sh.j2
+++ b/templates/amdgpu-clock.sh.j2
@@ -3,42 +3,46 @@
 # configures GPU power/clock characteristics
 # clocks/power in 3D are dynamic based on need/usage
 #
+# for 'amdgpu-default' tuned profiles, this will reset the characteristics to default
+# for others this will apply overclocking settings -- leaving clock choices to the associated power profile (eg: VR)
+#
 # rendered by Ansible with environment-appropriate values:
 #   card #, eg: card0
 #   path to discovered sysfs device files (power/clock/voltage control)
 #
-# this sets the minimums / maximums for a specific generation of GPU
-# settings may need adjusted
-#
 # AMDGPU driver/sysfs references:
 #   https://01.org/linuxgraphics/gfx-docs/drm/gpu/amdgpu.html
 #   https://docs.kernel.org/gpu/amdgpu/thermal.html
+{# begin the templated script for 'default' profiles to reset state #}
+{% if 'default' in item.0.key %}
 
-{% if 'default' in item.0.name %}
-# set power state transition heuristics to default
-echo '{{ item.0.value }}' | tee /sys/class/drm/{{ card }}/device/pp_power_profile_mode
+# set power state transition heuristics to default                                               
+echo '{{ item.0.value.pwrmode }}' | tee /sys/class/drm/{{ card }}/device/pp_power_profile_mode
 
 # set control mode back to auto
-# attempts to dynamically set optimal power profile for conditions
+#   attempts to dynamically set optimal power profile for (load) conditions
 echo 'auto' | tee /sys/class/drm/{{ card }}/device/power_dpm_force_performance_level
 
 # reset any existing profile clock changes
 echo 'r' | tee /sys/class/drm/{{ card }}/device/pp_od_clk_voltage
 
 # give default profile {{ power_max_default_multi * 100.0 |int }}% of the max power capability
-# {{ power_cap_default|int/1000000 }} Watts of {{ power_max|int/1000000 }} total
+#   {{ power_cap_default|int/1000000 }} Watts of {{ power_max|int/1000000 }} total
 echo '{{ power_cap_default }}' | tee {{ powercap_set.files.0.path }}
-{% elif 'custom' in item.0.name %}
+{% else %}
+
+{# begin the templated script for non-default AMD GPU profiles, eg: 'VR' or '3D_FULL_SCREEN' #}
 # set manual control mode
-# allow control via 'pp_dpm_mclk', 'pp_dpm_sclk', 'pp_dpm_pcie', and 'pp_power_profile_mode' files
+#   allows control via 'pp_dpm_mclk', 'pp_dpm_sclk', 'pp_dpm_pcie', 'pp_dpm_fclk', and 'pp_power_profile_mode' files
+#   only interested in 'pp_power_profile_mode' for power and 'pp_dpm_mclk' for memory clock (flickering).
+#   GPU clocks are dynamic based on (load) condition
 echo 'manual' | tee /sys/class/drm/{{ card }}/device/power_dpm_force_performance_level
 
-# set power state transition heuristics to custom/manual
-# looked up from amdgpu_profiles variable using 'with_nested' loop in task
-echo '{{ item.0.value }}' | tee /sys/class/drm/{{ card }}/device/pp_power_profile_mode
+# set power state transition heuristics to '{{ item.0.key }}' profile
+echo '{{ item.0.value.pwrmode }}' | tee /sys/class/drm/{{ card }}/device/pp_power_profile_mode
 
 # give this profile {{ power_max_custom_multi * 100.0 |int }}% of the max power capability
-# {{ power_cap_custom|int/1000000 }} Watts of {{ power_max|int/1000000 }} total
+#   {{ power_cap_custom|int/1000000 }} Watts of {{ power_max|int/1000000 }} total
 echo '{{ power_cap_custom }}' | tee {{ powercap_set.files.0.path }}
 
 # set the minimum GPU clock
@@ -58,9 +62,8 @@ echo 'vo {{ gpu_mv_offset }}' | tee /sys/class/drm/{{ card }}/device/pp_od_clk_v
 # commit the changes
 echo 'c' | tee /sys/class/drm/{{ card }}/device/pp_od_clk_voltage
 
-# force GPU core/shader into the highest profile: {{ gpu_clock_max }}Mhz
-echo '1' | tee /sys/class/drm/{{ card }}/device/pp_dpm_sclk
-
-# force GPU memory into highest profile
+# force GPU memory into highest clock (fix flickering)
+#   pp_dpm_*clk settings are unintuitive, giving profiles that may be used
+#   opt not to set the others (eg: sclk/fclk) - those should remain for benefits from the curve
 echo '3' | tee /sys/class/drm/{{ card }}/device/pp_dpm_mclk
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/templates/tuned.conf.j2 b/templates/tuned.conf.j2
index 8e3e9ca..636abad 100644
--- a/templates/tuned.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/tuned.conf.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [main]
 include={{ item.1 }}
-summary={{ item.1 }} + TCP/RAID tweaks + AMDGPU pp_power_profile_mode = {{ item.0.value }} ({{ item.0.name }})
+summary={{ item.1 }} + TCP/RAID tweaks + AMDGPU pp_power_profile_mode = {{ item.0.value.pwrmode }} ({{ item.0.key }})
 
 [sysctl]
 net.core.default_qdisc=fq