Grand Thefy Auto: San Andreas running slow and choppy?

Question

Here are my PC specs:

2.4 GHz Pentium 4
1GB PC3200 RAM
ATI Radeon X800 GTO video card

I checked my PC with systemrequirementslab.com, and with San Andreas, my PC passed very well on every single category. But, when I play the game, when I first turn it on, it is very fluid. But, when I start going near moving cars, the game starts getting choppy and slow. Also, for some reason, on the highways, the cars go at blazing speeds. It's hard to druve there without getting smashed into.

What's causing the choppyness? Is it something to do with my video card driver or something? Thanks

Answer 1

You might need to get a decent graphics card.

Answer 2

I would suggest checking to make sure that your video drivers are up to date. Make sure you have the latest catalyst drivers. In addition you want to make sure you have the latest version of direct x 9.c. Some other suggestions include updating your bios as well as other essential motherboard drivers. I would suggest that you take a look at the programs running in your background, anti virus programs can often reek havoc upon games.

Answer 3

When you play the game, disable any antivirus software (most AV programs have trouble with thinking that games are trying to hijack the system), as well as any programs that are running that eat up a lot of RAM. Hope this helps.