Sunbeamtech Acrylic HTPC Case
Test Setup
Published: 29th February 2008 | Source: Sunbeamtech | Price: US$79.00 |
Test Setup
To ensure that all reviews on Overclock3D are fair, consistent and unbiased, a standard set of hardware and software is used whenever possible during the comparative testing of two or more products. The configuration used in this review can be seen below:
Case(s)
• Sunbeamtech Acrylic HTPC Case
Motherboard(s)
• XFX MG-630I-7159 (630i)
• XFX MG-630I-7159 (630i)
Processor
• Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "B2" 2.4GHz 2x2MB
Memory Modules
• OCZ FlexXLC PC2-6400 CL3 DDR2-800 (4-4-4-12)
Graphics Card
• GeForce 7150 IGPU
Hard Disk
• Western Digital 80GB SATA2 7200 RPM 8mb (RAID0)
• Seagate Barracuda 80GB SATA2 7200RPM 8mb (RAID0)
• 2 x Seagate 80 GB PATA 7200 RPM 2mb (Storage)
Operating System
• Microsoft Windows XP SP2 (Latest Updates)
Operating System
• Microsoft Windows XP SP2 (Latest Updates)
Cooling Performance
I will be measuring temperature at idle and load of different thermal zones around the Sunbeamtech HTPC Case. Temperature measurements will be taken from the following areas within the chassis:
* Hard Disk Drive
* Power Supply
* Graphics Card
* CPU and chipset
All temperature recording will be done courtesy of a digital thermometer. Ambient temperature at the time of testing was 26.5 Deg Celcius.
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