Connect3d - do they suck?

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A few months back I was running on my 800xl and decided I was going to upgrade so I went with a 7900gt initially. I was very happy with the card in all games, though I felt oblivion could be better...

So I sold it and got a Connect3d x1900xt 256MB (From OcUK). the performance from this card has never felt right to me.

Frame rates are high, but nothing feels very smooth. I have been through many things to try and sort it (different Mobo's, New Hiper PSU, etc, etc), but the performance has never felt nearly as smooth as my 7900gt did.

Do Connect3 really just make **** cards? I wish I could return it, but there is nothing "wrong" with the damn thing, I just know its not performing up to scratch.

Does anyone else have (or has had) a card from connect3d? Any problems?

Currently considering getting either 2 x 7900gs (purely for the novelty of just once having SLI) or one 7900gto, maybe just maybe an x1950xtx if I can find one at decent price.

Don't want to spend a lot so, 8800's are out of the question - plus I really am not bothered about getting a DX10 card until about April next year.

 

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Have added my system specs to my sig.

my scores on the benchmarks ar all normal for the card, and my general FPS in games is good, its just not smooth. There is a lot of hitching/stuttering, which I never had with the 7900GT. The 7900 I had was also a 256MB card. Even my X800 ran smoother.

Its not something I am going to troubleshoot any more - I have done enough of that...

Really just wanted to know if other people had problems with this brand.

 

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Its not temps - the card never gets above about 75, case well ventilated

Its not the board - tried more than one

Its not background processes - same thing after a clean install with nothing but drivers

The only thing that is OCed is the FSB - PCI/PCI-E running at normal clocks.

hopefully will have some money soon, and then will have a look at whats going on Ebay