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SA Forums member “Therapy” ran a few tests recently to discover how much of a difference 1 GB or 2GB of ram made when it comes to running Battlefield 2.

As you can see, there is a difference between the average frame rates that can be as much as 17%. While that may not seem like a large amount to justify the expense of an extra gigabyte of memory, consider that most reported problems that gamers are complaining about are due to their minimum frame rate numbers being low. While the average numbers may not show a large performance difference, having 2GB of ram will significantly increase your minimum frame rate, causing fewer instances of stuttering.

I am personally not a smoker, and I’m generally in favor of laws that keep the air I have to breathe while working, eating or traveling clear from second-hand smoke. However, even I raised an eyebrow at a proposed law by New Jersey Assemblyman John McKeon to ban smoking in cars.

According to the bill, which will more than likely die well before it gets anywhere near a real vote, the proposed law would fine drivers $250 for smoking cigars, pipes and cigarettes while behind the wheel.

This thread on the Quarter to Three forums reminded me once again how much love I have for the Digital Illusions CE design team and their decision to curtail the regular abuse of the sniper class that most other modern combat FPS games seem to encourage.

I need to send them a Christmas card or something.

A quick trip to the Microsoft Windows Update website reveals that several new critical security updates have been released today for the Windows XP operating system.

If you haven’t updated your copy of Microsoft Windows before, now’s a good time to take a look at Microsoft’s Help Protect Your PC website to learn how.

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David Tennant and Billie Piper in a publicity shot for the upcoming 2006 season of Doctor Who.