ASRock ION3D (152B with Bluray) Review featuring Cyberlink

While this system will not be a first choice for gaming there is a good possibility that many users may be casual gamers, wanting to play some less intensive games on their 720p or 1080p HD television. Today we decided to use the Source engine powered Left 4 Dead 2 which is a relatively old engine now, but still looks great.

Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter game. It is the sequel to Valve Corporation’s award-winning Left 4 Dead. The game launched on November 17, 2009, for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in the United States; it launched November 20 in Europe. It builds upon the cooperatively-focused gameplay of the original and uses Valve’s proprietary Source engine, the same game engine used in Left 4 Dead. The game made its world premiere at E3 2009 with a trailer during the Microsoft press event.

In a similar fashion to the original, Left 4 Dead 2 is set during the aftermath of an apocalyptic pandemic, and focuses on four survivors fighting against hordes of the infected. The survivors must fight their way through levels, interspersed with safe houses that act as checkpoints, with the goal of reaching a rescue vehicle at the campaign’s finale.

We settled on the following configurations below for two resolutions. These settings were ‘playable' at each resolution, without dipping into the sub 25fps zone.

At both resolutions the game looked great and was smooth throughout. This isn't a gaming powerhouse, but less intensive game engines will be playable if you don't mind lowering settings.

Become a Patron!