The vanilla game only utilizes 50MB of streaming memory.A single modern HD skin can crash the game instantly without a memory boost.
Use a tool to let gta_sa.exe use more than 2GB of RAM, which is often the ceiling for heavily modded games. Summary Checklist for Stability Install SilentPatch and Open Limit Adjuster . Verify IMG CLEO\skin.img is in your gta.dat . Use CLEO 4.4 or newer. gta sa skin selector crash fix
Install the Fastman92 Limit Adjuster or Open Limit Adjuster . The vanilla game only utilizes 50MB of streaming memory
Use a limit adjuster to increase the maximum number of special actors allowed by the engine ( Number of special actors in Fastman92). gta sa skin selector crash fix