Gaming all in one Style is here
It's funny:
All-in-one PCs are often considered "family computers." There are a lot of folks out there who assume that these touch-friendly machines are meant to stay in the living room or den and are solely used for homework, web browsing and, every once in a blue moon, streaming movies.
Spend 10 minutes with the MSI AG240, and you'll throw that "family friendly" monicker out the window. Don't let the all-in-one form factor fool you, this is a gaming PC.
And sure, it can be used for that other productivity stuff too, but there's an Nvidia GeForce GTX 860M graphics chip, 16GB of memory and a 4th generation Intel Core i7 processor inside that are begging to play BioShock Infinite and Assassin's Creed on their highest settings.
If that doesn't cement the idea that this is a gaming rig, MSI will give you six months of one of the best game-streaming services available, XSplit, for free – just as long as you don't get turned off by the anti-flicker, but-awfully-glare-laden, screen first.
Design an ultrabook struggles to match
Packed into an impressively slim 23 x 1 x 17-inch (W x D x H) box, the AG240 is the definition of lean. From bottom to top, the black, brushed-aluminum base meets a red metallic shell that houses two 5W Creative Sound Blaster speakers right before reaching the 2-inch-thick glass frame.
This brings us to the 23.6-inch non-glare, anti-flicker touchscreen that supports full 1080p (1920x1080) resolution. Anti-flicker, for those who are new to screen terminology, allows users to snap high-def photos of the screen without a purple-hued splotch in the picture. That's not the only trick up this screen's sleeve, though.
- CPU: 2.4GHz Intel Core i7-4700HQ (up to 3.4GHz with Turbo Boost)
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 860M (3GB GDDR5 RAM)
- Memory: 16GB DDR3L (1,600MHz)
- Storage: 1TB HGST HDD (7,200 rpm, 32MB cache)
- Optical drive: Tray-in DVD Super Multi / Blu-ray writer
- Operating system: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64‐Bit Edition)
- Power: 150-watt AC Adapter
- Camera: 2MP webcam
- Ports: Killer E2205 10/100/1000mbps ethernet port, 3x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0, 3-in-1 (SD, MMC, MS) card reader, HDMI-in, HDMI-out, VGA out, mic in and mic out
- Weight: 11 kg
- Size: 22.96 x 1.29 x 16.71 inches (WxDxH)
Day-to-day performance was more than adequate. I often could have multiple browser windows open, Spotify streaming in the background, a chat client open and my word processor sitting idly in the background without a hint of slowdown. But this level of performance should be a given in an all-in-one costing around $1,700, right?
That's why we put it to the test in last year's biggest and best games like BioShock Infinite and Metro: Last Light. While the AG240 couldn't quite trudge through Last Light on ultra settings, it made short work of the game on low settings and deftly handled intense combat scenes in the latest BioShock.
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