The CPU is joined by 8GB of memory, and the Acer uses the integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620 chipset. It’s a low-power part, and it still has four cores that use Hyper-Threading – so it can address eight concurrent threads. Its base speed of 1.6GHz is fine, and it reaches a Turbo peak of 3.4GHz. Still, the i5-8250U is not obsolete just yet. It’s an eighth-generation Kaby Lake chip, although it’s just been superseded by the i5-8265U and its better Turbo speeds. The model we’ve reviewed has a Core i5-8250U processor. Rise of the Tomb Raider: 7fps (1080p, Low) 12fps (720p, Low) Performance Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor: 16fps (1080p, Low) 28fps (720p, Low) Here’s how the Acer Aspire C24 performed in our suite of benchmark tests:ģDMark: Sky Diver: 3651 Fire Strike: 892 Time Spy: 357Ĭinebench CPU: 412 points Graphics: 38.3fps Acer has also installed TPM 2.0 here, but there’s no Intel vPro.
On the inside, you get dual-band 802.11ac wireless, Gigabit Ethernet and Bluetooth 4.2. The Acer’s connectivity is fine for basic desktop peripherals, but it’s not that good for much else. There’s no USB Type-C, no DisplayPort and only one audio jack. However, you only get two slower USB 2 connections alongside an HDMI output and the Gigabit Ethernet port. However, those ports use USB 3.1 Gen 1 not Gen 2, so they’re slower – and there are no more convenient ports on the sides of the system.Īt the rear you’ll find more ports. There are two USB 3.1 ports and an SD card reader that face up from the top of the component section, which makes them easier to access. The port selection is acceptable but not great. Hands-on time with the Acer reveals some practical areas where it’s a little more ordinary. To save the screenshots, I used the built-in hudless screenshot capture (hotkey is F12).The Acer Aspire C24 sports thin bezels around the screenĪcer’s machine looks good and feels sturdy, although it obviously can’t compete with PCs from Apple and Microsoft that cost twice as much.
Pixel Boost is our weekly series devoted to the artistry of games, and the techniques require to run them at high resolutions. Shadow of Mordor may not be the best looking game I've played in 2014, but it was surely the most fun. Seeing as that would surely cause my GPU to explode in a few days, I decided to keep the width to a maximum of 7680.
Since I can create a resolution as high as 5120x2880, I could take screenshots up to 10240x5760.
The resolution scaling feature will scale up to 2x your maximum desktop resolution. It would still look good in real-time though. Unfortunately this game has no anti-aliasing options, and any injected AA via SweetFX would not be captured in screenshots. That feature only removes the HUD if your resolution scale is set to something other than 100%. To save the screenshots, I used the built-in hudless screenshot capture (hotkey is F12). Here is a guide I created with a link to that cheat engine table: I combined those with the ability to freeze time in cheat engine in order to get the camera angles I wanted.
I was able to create my usual free camera and field of view hacks for Shadow of Mordor.
Gallery by James Snook.Īll screenshots were captured with max graphics settings including the ultra textures. Pixel Boost is our weekly series devoted to the artistry of games, and the techniques required to run them at high resolutions.