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FORZA MOTORSPORT 6: APEX Favorite Gameplay Component My favorite gameplay component of Forza Motorsport 6: Apex is altering and tailoring my driving style to the conditions of the race. If ever I attempt to reach top-speed on a wet track such as Brands Hatch United Kingdom, the vehicle spins off track and out of control. That’s a challenge for me, as my strategy isn’t so much into drifting, but in staying as straight as possible, so that I can reach over to 200 km/h -- keeping within a controllable limit. Another method of mine I had to retire -- and this is coming from the likes of Asphalt 6: Airborne and Mario Kart Double Dash - - which is ramming into players. I quickly found out in a vehicle simulator under the laws of natural physics, this reduces my speed on impact. There are also frequent bottlenecks at turning points in the track; luckily I can use my best strategy and I find this to be the best opportunity to strategically slip past other cars when an opening ...

FORZA MOTORSPORT 6: APEX Game Modes and Scenarios In Rival races, the player goes against a racer’s ghost driver in a one-on-one challenge. The game also includes Multiplayer lobbies, full matchmaking facilities and a new League system. Leagues are special multiplayer divisions that will group you with players that have a similar skillset to yours -- and the more you races in these Leagues, the better the player’s standing will be; and as their skillset improves, they will be able to access higher-level League types. Forza Motorsport 6: Apex sports many Special event types like Top Gear bowling, Autocross or Overtaking challenges. There are also a wide variety of event types to participate in, many are optional, but in completing them players can challenge themselves and reap additional XP and rewards. In Forza , the player has a chance of winning a car with each level earned. Upon gaining a level, the player is presented with a prize board and a randomly moving cursor. Hitt...

An Unexpected Blow to AMD's RX480  Launching their own 'Titan Killers' this year - the GTX 1080 and 1070 - Nvidia aims to further push the envelope, by conquering the RX480. With its Pascal architecture, the 1060 is roughly half the performance (and price) of the graphics giant GTX 1080, starting at only $250 US. Under the Hood The 1060 boasts a 16nm GP106 GPU, sporting 1280 CUDA cores - from the 1920 cores of the 1070 and 2048 of the 1080. While it is far less than the 2048 of the Maxwell GTX 980, the New VR-Ready card is claimed by Nvidia to be more powerful due to architectural improvements, coupled with faster GPU performance and memory clocks. Up Against the RX480 How the 1060 fares conclusively against the 480, will be more than marketing benchmarks in the next week or so when the card officially launches on the 19th, but for now it's far to say the GTX 1060 dethrones AMD's mid-range tyrant. That is, by about 15% says Nvidia - and in ...

Breaking Records Not Banks AMD's brand new Polaris architecture graphics technology sports boosts in efficiency, performance, value -- especially with VR.  AMD aims to hit breakthrough pricing with the Radeon RX480 - starting at only $199, it meets the demands of the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.  HardOCP 's crowns the RX480 as the new king of 1080p gaming and calls it a "giant generational leap from its R9 380X predecessor".  The Tech Report  proves the RX480's performance to be on a par with Nvidia's more expensive GTX 970, boasting that "a performance jump like this hasn't happened around this price point for a long, long time, and it's quite welcome."  AnandTech 's advises to spend an extra $40 for the Radeon RX480 with 8GB of VRAM. The RX480 reference card by AMD is based on a standard 'blower' design and come in 4GB GDDR5, and a more expensive 8GB VRAM varieties.  If you go for the more future-pro...

Laptop VS Desktop? Have both. What is a "graphics amplifier"? In essence an external GPU you can plug right into your system. Many companies have tried to release these onto the market, but sadly many haven't gotten past announcement phase. Users either resort to painstakingly building custom external graphics cards with components purchased all over the web or simply tossing aside their laptop and building a $10000 gaming PC for their graphics power needs. Both are acceptable, but Alienware and Razor (or any other company to announce one aain) give you another option: a mini-tower outfitted with a build-in PSU and cooling fan for your graphics power needs. Easier and More Flexible Wouldn't it be great to bring your laptop to work, coming back to your home office 2 hours later and gaming away as if it were that $10000 desktop? What a versatile workstation! No stray red, black and yellow cables sticking out of a shoebox or melted G...