ASUS Zen AiO Pro Z240IC Review: 4K All-In-One With Guts And Glitz

Asus packed the Zen AiO Pro with Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M graphics, giving the system some reasonable muscle when it comes to games. No AIO is going to be a graphics powerhouse, but it ought to be able to handle some light-duty gaming. To that end, we fired up three popular game titles.

Aliens vs. Predator
DX11 Testing

avp

At its native resolution (Ultra HD 3840X2160), the Asus Zen AiO Pro struggled with AvP. That changed when we backed the resolution down to 1920x1080, at which point the system started producing playable and even decent frame rates.

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
DX11 Testing

mordor

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor is a newer and more taxing game than AvP, so we weren't surprised to see the system have a harder time with this test. You'll have to lower the settings to enjoy a game of this caliber on the all-in-one but 1080p gaming is still a possibility.

Thief
DX11 Testing

Thief

Thief proved quite playable at 1920x1080 on the Zen AiO Pro. The system is clearly capable of playing today's games, although you may need to reduce image quality settings or resolution to enjoy smooth frame rate with the more taxing titles.

Joshua Gulick

Joshua Gulick

Josh cut his teeth (and hands) on his first PC upgrade in 2000 and was instantly hooked on all things tech. He took a degree in English and tech writing with him to Computer Power User Magazine and spent years reviewing high-end workstations and gaming systems, processors, motherboards, memory and video cards. His enthusiasm for PC hardware also made him a natural fit for covering the burgeoning modding community, and he wrote CPU’s “Mad Reader Mod” cover stories from the series’ inception until becoming the publication editor for Smart Computing Magazine.  A few years ago, he returned to his first love, reviewing smoking-hot PCs and components, for HotHardware. When he’s not agonizing over benchmark scores, Josh is either running (very slowly) or spending time with family. 

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