ASUS Maximus V Formula Motherboard Review

Max Payne 3 is a third-person shooter in which the player assumes the role of its titular character, Max Payne. Max Payne 3 features a similar over-the-shoulder camera as its predecessors, with the addition of a cover mechanic, while also retaining much of the same run-and-gun style of gameplay. Max Payne 3 also marks the return of bullet-time in action sequences, for which the franchise is notable.

In bullet-time it is possible to see every bullet strike an enemy in detail. New to the series is a “Last Stand” mechanic, which gives the player a grace period after losing all health during which time the player may kill the enemy that wounded them in order to continue playing, however this mechanic is only usable if the player has one or more bottles of painkillers in their possession.

For the last gaming test, we set anti aliasing to 2x and Tessellation to High. At these settings, the game demanded 1813MB of memory.

At these settings, this engine is very demanding although both systems can power the game across three screens. There is a little more headroom from the ASUS Maximus V Formula system, averaging 46 frames per second and maintaining a frame rate above 30 at all times.

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