#1093 - SilverStone SG06 SFF Case Video Review

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The SilverStone SG06 SFF Case would be excellent for LAN parties since they are so transportable or a HTPC setup. The overall styling is nice, well constructed, one 120mm fan, 1x5.25" slim, 1x2.5", 1x3.5" and fits 9" long video cards. It even comes with a FSP Group 300W 80plus certified PSU.

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[ktonlai]

lmfao, for a sec i thought he created a new rating:

"rock-solid"

[richardh754]

Dam it! unfortunalty the motherboard tray is not removable!

[barf245]

@sharpanator this is a mini itx case

[sharpanator]

i think u showed the height of the case wrong because the position of the cpu on mini ATX mainbaords is near the PSU, so a large CPU Cooler will obviously dont fit because the PSU is in its way

[sharpanator]

i would add a 5850 too, so whats the difference between this and the sg05? is this just the new model or is the SG05 maybe even smaller?

[sveinape]

This case also comes with a 450w PSU option. Also it is quite possible to replace the PSU, you can even get room for a full size ATX PSU, though it will be a tightfit :)

[HeyItsMeDaniel]

@sveinape The SO-DIMM is a shame yes. 4x Sata is eneugh for this case tho. I saw someone who had an i7 and a HD 5850 running on this PSU.

[sveinape]

but its a mini itx system, i passively cool the GPU and have replaced the CPU cooler with a scythe ninja, i also remove the disc rack and flipped the PSU upside down to get that fan to stop making so much noise (also it stole cold air from the CPU). Im thinking about modding the PSU to allow bigger fag to cool it or maybe 2 smaller less noisy fans, also im thinking about making it so that air passes through the psu and out the top vent.

[sveinape]

@HeyItsMeDaniel The i3 uses 69-71w idle and 106-133w load. A phenom II X2 is equivalent with 71w idle and 119w load. With the 5770 you got 227w during load and roughly 70w for the rest. If you want to go for less power on the cpu to get some more power to the GPU then go for it. It's true that there are few am3 mini ITX boards, i went for the Asus M4A88T-I Deluxe, i think the only downside with this board is the SO-DIMM ramslots and just 4xSATA. There is a better one on the market though.

[HeyItsMeDaniel]

@sveinape Thats not true.

Also, there are no goof Am3 mini ITX boards. Getting a i3 with a 5770 is much better. The i3 used about 50 Watts and the 5770 has a TDP of 108 Watt. Your not going above 200W with this.

[sveinape]

why is the PSU not flipped so the exhaust hole on the top isnt blocked by the backplate of the psu? It will help with cooling the system. Maybe 3DGM did it because he wants the psu to pull hot air from the GPU and CPU, but this will degrade the lifetime of the PSU, and it will be getting hot fast and consequently make more noise, so bad when you want a quiet box. I would rather get a good cpu cooler that directs the airflow to the side instead of making the psu pull hot air from the box.

[sveinape]

With the 300w PSU it would recommend going for a low wattage GPU like radeon 5670, it pulls 67w at peak, combined with a Phenom II x4 and depending on the chipset on the mobo you will be pulling 300w at peaks.

Sure you can put a 5770 and the likes in the box and get it to run, but when the 5770 peaks youre going above what the PSU is guaranteed to deliver, you are basicly betting on not getting a bad unit. Also, the more wattage you use the harder it will be to cool the system.