available memory less than 128mb!!! -1 half life 2

Half Life 2 has got some problem on Vista 64 bit, it keeps crashing with a pop up message:

 available memory less than 128mb!!! -1

Solution for this is to run Half Life in Windows XP Compatibility Mode, right click on the short-cut of Half Life, click on the Compatibility tab, select Run this program in compatibility mode for:  

Crysis Ends

Finished playing Crysis, it was a great fun ride with a lot of action and also with a last moment crysis. Last level of Crysis has got a huge memory leak, it starts using 100% RAM and hangs. Patch 1.2 helps and running the game in DX 9 mode improves performance. This is how to set the Crysis in DirectX 9 mode: Open the Game Explorer (Vista) and right click on the Crysis icon.

The game is smaller than I expected, I was thinking in the line of FarCry but still it was fun playing Crysis. Downloading Crysis Warhead. One screenshot from last level of Crysis:



Also finished playing NFS Undercover, it is similar to Carbon, but again its just another NFS (Let me forget the Prostreet Horror!).

Gaming Begins

I bought my first PC in 2004 having configuration: 2.5 Gz P4, 128MB of RAM, 40 GB HDD, CD-R, 15'' Monitor. With 16 MB shared graphics I was left with 112MB of RAM but the worst part was its SiS chipset which is known for its bad graphics and also a 4x AGP slot (not 8x !) and with this combination gaming was just a dream. However in 2007 I did a full upgrade with 1GB RAM (Max supported!), an Nvidia FX 5 series 8x 256 MB card and a 160 GB hard drive, this enabled me to play the games which were released in 2005 or before. This was a branded PC from Compaq IL-5030 Series.

This time I decided to assemble a PC with my configuration, which can play latest games coming out in the market as well as next two years games with a little part upgrades. So I went for this configuration:

AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE
ATI 4870 1 GB DDR5
4GB DDR2 800 MHz (will upgrade to 8GB soon!)
Biostar TA 790GX 128MB Mobo with Crossfire (I can put one more Gfx Card :D)
500GB HDD + 320GB (Ext) + 500GB (Ext) - will add another 1.5 TB internal HDD

Here are a few screenshots of NFS Undercover (with 1440x900 @ 75 Hz):







Click on the image to see the full resolution image. FYI currently I am playing NFS and Crysis.