9800 XT/CoD question

[Bullio]

I'm running a stock 9800 XT with a 3.0 GHz HT processor and a gig of Dual Channel RAM. Anyway, since this is supposed to be flat out the best card on the market, I had a few questions. When I play CoD with the quality maxed out on it, I still get some framerate drops. Especially in Brecourt, it drops as low as 30 fps. Is there something I'm doing wrong with my settings and such? If so, what do I need to do to fix it? Main thing is, without overclocking it, I want the best quality picture with a stable and high framerate.

Any help here would be mucho appreciated.

 

[MemoryInAGarden]

If you're trying to play 6XAA.16XAF at 16x12 or some other crazy setting, no card on the market can handle those settings in CoD. Period.