The Nerd Next Door

Recently, Nvidia launched the GTX 1660 Graphics Card, designed for mid range buyers. Now that doesn't sound so bad but given that the previous releases were the 10 series (1050, 1060, 1070, etc.) followed by the 20 series, this name makes no sense. But in spite of it not making sense, I think Nvidia can get away with it, and here's the scoop as to how. Now, I'm a big PC Gamer, I emulate the old console games I own, and if there's a PC version availible I buy it on PC. When I hopped into PC Gaming I, like many, started with an Nvidia Card, the 750ti. It was decent and could run something like DOOM just fine. But I eventually wanted to get into better games and realized that I wanted something better,  so I picked up a GTX 1070. Now on second though, given I was only running 1080p and 60 frames per second, I should have gone for the GTX 1060 or 1050, but it ran well and that's all I needed. I only recently upgraded to the Vega 64 from AMD, so I have supported the...

Ask anyone what the best feeling in a video game is and you'll get a wide variety of answers, the thrill of winning and dominating your foes, the chaos you and a friend can create with a large sandbox, the feeling of discovering a world of lore and fighting their way through it, the terror of having to survive against overwhelming odds. For me though the best feeling in a video game is when the world feels like it could go on forever, that this stretch of world your in is just a small part of something bigger and who knows what lies over the next hill (answer: whatever assets the dev was too busy to delete). The first time I felt this was when I was 5 and got my first gaming console, a Nintendo Gamecube, along with a copy of Super Mario Sunshine . My mind was blown by just how big the world of Isle Delfino was, how you could see other islands in the distance and how you could swim in their direction, I wanted to see those places and go there. Well I was a dumb child who kept re...