I've never played Far Cry & Half Life 2

[Ricochet J]

Am I missing out?
I consider myself to have a reasonably powerful computer.

AMD Athlon 64 Winchester @ stocks
HIS Excalibur x800xl iTurbo @ stocks
GeIL 1024Mb (1Gb) value RAM @ stocks
Samsung 160Gb Spinpoint HDD
DFI NF4 UT

I can play CoD2 at near full settings 1024*768.
I've also got Counter Strike but I don't know which version that is.
I've played Doom 3, the demo.


I've got holidays. How can I make the most of my kit?
For a start, today i'll be buying cheap 2nd hand versions of Far Cry and HL2. Anything else to look out for?

Cheers

 

[Ricochet J]

I don't mind playing games at low detail.
I've heard a lot about FEAR.
As we speak i'm d/l the Far Cry Demo. And i've seen it for £3 brand new.
I've seen HL2 for about a tenner brand new.