SUNBEAMTECH Airbox USB 3.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure Review

The Test System

All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit with all the latest updates installed. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. The Corsair DOMINATOR memory modules were run in triple-channel mode at 1600MHz with 8-8-8-24 timings. The ATI Radeon HD graphics cards were tested with 10.3 CATALYST suite drivers. The ASRock X58 Extreme3 motherboard was running BIOS version 1.4. The I7 930 processor was running at the default clock of 2.8 with turbo disabled.

Intel Test Rig
Processor	Intel Core I7 930	Live Pricing
Motherboard	ASRock X58 Extreme3	Live Pricing
Memory	6gb Corsair Dominator 1600MHz	Live Pricing
Hard Drive	2x Western Digital Black 640gb	Live Pricing
Video Card	HIS Radeon HD5870	Live Pricing
CPU cooler	ThermalTake SpinQ VT	Live Pricing
Chassis	None – Open Bench
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000	Live Pricing