Review: Vibox Defcon 2

by Parm Mann on 20 March 2015, 11:00

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Benchmarks: System and Gaming

Overall performance is right in line with our expectations of a mid-range build, and Defcon 2's hardware is primed for full-HD 1080p gaming.

1080p Gaming Performance (Average FPS)

Game Image Preset
Vibox Defcon 2
(MSI GeForce GTX 960)
(MSI GeForce GTX 960)
(Nvidia GeForce GTX 760)
(AMD Radeon R7)
(Nvidia GeForce GTX 660)
(EVGA GeForce GTX 970)
BioShock Infinite Medium Quality
135.2
140.1
72.9
26.8
98.8
209.5
High Quality
115.1
120.4
61.5
22.5
89.5
183.6
Max Quality
72.0
74.7
36.3
12.7
54.4
114.6
Total War: Rome II Medium Quality
161.8
174.1
85.1
34.3
124.2
254.9
Very High Quality
86.7
90.9
40.0
17.4
56.1
135.8
Extreme Quality
46.2
46.2
20.3
13.3
25.3
71.9

Testing a couple of games reveals that image-quality settings can be cranked up to maximum, and at a popular 1,920x1,080 resolution, the GeForce GTX 960 will maintain smooth, playable framerates.