is hitman 3 supposed to be this choppy?

[Silent_night]

I have a p4 3.0ghz , 1G ram , ati 9800pro video card. is hitman 3 supposed to be choppy on this system , same with hl2 episode one , i have to lower the setting to play it and its still kinda choppy.

 

[bam23]

get the 1.1 patch

 

[TwwIX]

You need to get a new graphics car dude.
9800 series cards had a good run but they're pretty much useless when it comes to todays games.

 

[JNightshade]

Meh... they're not as gone as you make them out to be. Sure, nowadays, they're not GREAT... but definitely not useless.

 

[Javert]

You need to get a new graphics car dude.
9800 series cards had a good run but they're pretty much useless when it comes to todays games.

Not really, I have a PRO and can play Oblivion with X360-worthy settings.

But there were card problems and the patch fixes it.

 

[bam23]

My 9800 is running Hitman 3 without any hitches at all... He just needs the 1.1 patch. It greatly increases performance.

 

[phantomdesign]

The game ran perfectly smooth (24 - 30 fps, VERY stable) on a 9800 pro, 1GB DDR, AMD 2800+. Might try the patch as everyone suggested.

 

[Xune]

Are you talking about Contracts (HM3) or Blood Money (HM4)?

A 9800 with those specs should be able to handle Contracts at near max settings, for Blood Money you'll need to turn off post processing effects and perhaps shadows.

 

[Axyon]

As well as installing the patch (if you are talking about Hitman: Blood Money), you should also try enabling Fast Writes in the ATi Catalyst Control centre.

 

[Dalamari]

You need to get a new graphics car dude.
9800 series cards had a good run but they're pretty much useless when it comes to todays games.

I have a 9800 Pro and I can run Hitman at max w/o AA and AF (but that's because of a different problem) the 9800 cards are still great, he just needs the patch