SG13W

For a long time, computers have not gotten much faster with newer-generation of CPU chips. CPU clocks have maxed-out around 3-4 GHz, and have got only slightly improved IPC (instructions per clock) efficiency and quad-core has been the norm since 1st generation Core ships. There was rarely any much reason to upgrade based solely on performance, and the only real improvements were in power efficiency with smaller and smaller lithography, although these days, it's proving difficult to shrink any smaller than 14nm. With the new 8th generation Intel chips, facing steep competition from Amd Ryzen, Intel has upped their game with the only thing left to improve, upping the core count. Now with 6-cores in a mainstream desktop chip, there is finally a pretty good reason to upgrade. There is also another trend in new system builds, the small-form-factor. More and more users are building systems that are small, low-power and lightweight, with today's Mini-ITX motherboards, that are without largely without compromise featuring high-end overclocked desktop CPU and high-end graphics. Today, there are some solid choices for tiny cases, from as small as 7 Litres to about 25 Litres in size. The smallest possible case has an STX power supply, and the graphics on a riser, making it parallel to the Mobo, and a low-profile CPU air cooler. The largest ones have full-size cooler, a 5.25" bay and room for 3-4 hard drives. At 11.5 Litres, the Silverstone SG13 allows a liquid CPU cooler, decent air-flow and room for a hard drive. It's about as small as you can go, without making heavy compromises on cooling and performance. Unfortunately, most tiny cases do not have room for an optical device, because the standard 5.25" bay is bigger than it needs to be for an optical device, and it takes up way more space than the drive itself, with wasted extra width, to fit the mounting hardware. Silverstone makes several cases that feature a slot for a "slim optical" device, found in laptops, and the SG08 is a great choice for this. But these tend to be for a "media center" style PC, which feature fancy front bezel, and not as good for air-flow and cooling. A better choice is a tiny USB external optical drive. So if you can live with that, you can get an awesome tiny case, without compromise. I finally decided onthe Silverstone Sugo SG13, after reading a lot of case reviews, and watching review videos. This case, is simply the best choice I could find. The SG13 incorporates design improvements over years of development of the SG series. It's suitably tiny at 11.5L, has all the right air-flow, allows liquid cooling, and a graphics card up to 10.5" fits a GTX 1080 if you want. The SG13 has either a solid front, which looks nice, or a grille for better air-flow. With a 120mm fan at front, this case can achieve excellent air-flow and cooling, surprisingly as good or better than the air-flow in a tower case. This layout seems to be the optimal one for tiny cases: graphics card right next to an external vent, pulling in fresh air, cools it better than most larger cases. The power supply pulls its own fresh air and exhausts it without involving warm case air, and the CPU and Mobo is cooled by relatively huge air-flow from the 120mm fan in front. It works amazingly well. For liquid cooling, the front 120mm radiator pulls warm case air and expels warmer air straight out the front. Finally, the price, at $44 is just amazing, leaving you extra cash to buy a better CPU than you normally would. I'm super-happy with my choice, and I know this case will last me for years, even surviving several upgrades -- until we can finally get rid of solicon chips, go optical, or bio-computing or whatever. Viva la tiny computer.

I put together a computer for my partner who wanted something compact, and this case was a great choice. We fit a two fan graphics card in here with one front intake case fan (120mm) and a full size power supply. It would have been nice to use a small form factor psu to have more space for the cpu cooler, but it fits the AMD wraith stock cooler and temps stay consistent under heavy use, so there’s technically enough airflow. It did not come with the back plate needed for a smalller psu that so keep that in mind if you are installing one. Since there was no space for more case fans I set the graphics card fans to be always on, and that helps keep it cool inside. The psu is mounted with intake on the top and exhaust out the back. Overall I was expecting cable management to be a nightmare in here but it really wasn’t too difficult, they provide some cable ties to tuck things into the corners. I’ll probably need to remove the psu to switch out the gpu or basically access anything else in the case but that’s not that big of a deal, it’s worth it for the super small form factor while being able to use a lot of full size parts. Bonus points for the color :)

Great case, but be aware that calling it "compact" is an understatement. Initially I wanted to run a mini ITX build as my desk space was getting limited in my work bench. I use the bench for modding and as my pc desk, so I opted for something smaller. I had an issue with the Fractal Node case - one of the wires was exposed internally and shorted my powersupply and motherboard, so I did some research and went with this Silverstone. I wasn't expecting something this small internally - I noticed some individuals using a full size graphics card, however I went with a mini ITX form factor GPU 1070, as the more I looked at the dimensions, there was no way I could make it work with a full sized card, and a fan at the front of the case. Needless to say, no matter how well you can do cable management, it's going to go out the window. I'd rephrase it and calling "cable placement" as you can try (and you should) bundle cables where you can. The top of the case has an area for two SSDs, and the bottom features a small area for a third SSD or HDD. Here's where I had an issue. After settling everything inside, I noticed the top of the case wasn't able to clamp down with the two SSDs mounted. The metal detachment holding the SSDs is hardly a bay, it's a piece of metal with screw holes and fanned on the edges so it can slide above the fan, if you opt to install one. I found a workaround, as I had a spare SSD bracket lying around. I cut the end tabs off (saving space wherever possible), and used the SSD bracket on the BOTTOM of the case. Not only are now both SSDs standing vertically at the bottom, behind the motherboard, they are getting airflow, and the case closes fully. Everything in this case is a tight fit, but it was designed with minimalism in mind. There's no other fan port but the single front fan, whether you want intake or exhaust is your option, but your GPU will be facing a grill. If you want to try this case out, feel free, it's very straightforward, but don't expect it to look beautiful internally, unless this is just being used as a simple workstation that has onboard graphics built into the motherboard, otherwise things will get cramped! So far, I've had no issues. Since I work with electronics frequently as a hobby, modding, I swapped the back screws out with thumb screws for more accessibility. Here are my specs for those of you that are interested: Intel i7-6700 MSI Intel Skylake H110 LGA 1151 DDR4 USB 3.1 Mini ITX Motherboard (H110I Pro) Noctua Low-Profile Quiet CPU Cooler for Intel 115x Based Retail Cooling NH-L9I Kingston Technology HyperX FURY Black 16 GB 2133 MHz Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX OC 8GB GDDR5 2x PNY CS2211 480GB Pro Gaming 2.5” SATA III MLC Kingwin 140 MM Advance Series Long Life Bearing Fan Case The only reason I mention the CPU cooler is due to one reason: temperature. After benchmarking the system, the 6700(non-k) cpu idles between 30-36 celsius with the cooler. If you want a small build, and a reliable case, look no further! I use my PC for gaming and server testing. Cheers!

Well built case. Layout is excellent. The hardest part of the assembly is getting your heatsink and fan to fit. The tight space makes it hard to secure while keeping your thermal paste in tact. It looks great, takes up little space and doesn't weigh too much. Makes it a great LAN party option.

El case es de muy buen material, bien organizado, pero solo para motherboard ITX. Considera una fuente de poder de un largo máximo de 150mm o no cabra en el gabinete. Tarjetas de video largas tampoco cabran, checa en la página de silverstone el tamaño máximo. Finalmente el disipador de tu procesador tampoco puede ser muy alto considera uno compacto de Noctua o silverstone. Cómo verás son muchas restricciones pero si las cumples tendrás una PC super compacta, portátil y con mucho estilo. En mi caso definitivamente lo vale!

I love this case. Nice and compact but I would advise to 120 aio liquid cooling.

This is a very nice little case that fits my (very small) desk perfectly. I first built my system with an ATX PSU which works, but is tight and leaves you with a rats nest of wires inside the case. I then upgraded my power supply (it was too weak to support my new graphics card) and got a Corsair SF600. This SFX power supply is fully modular, has shorter and more flexible cables than my old ATX PSU, and comes with an ATX to SFX adapter which offsets the PSU upwards. I calculate that offset provides an extra 23mm of headroom for the CPU cooler for a total of 84mm. I'm not promoting Corsair. I only mention it because it comes with the ATX to SFX adapter included, and those adapters are very hard to find right now. My only complaints are pretty minor: thumbscrews on the back of the case and some kind of clip mechanism on the drive rack would make assembly/disassembly easier, and it really should have some air filters. The case is also designed to vent hot air out the top, which is annoying if you have people who are frequently setting things on top of your computer. Yes, I'd strongly recommend this case for a mini ITX desktop.

Es el mejor gabinete tipo cubo itx, las dimensiones son las necesarias para un espacio reducido, puedes tener una pc gamer pequeña y poderosa que corra todos los juegos en ultra a 1080p. es mas pequeño y barato que la competencia y le cabe lo mismo. PROS: -le cabe hasta una gtx970 sin problemas (evga, msi, pny, zotac o de referencia) gigabyte solo la version de 2 ventiladores, asus solo la turbo, la asus strix 970 no entra. graficas como 960 y similares entran perfectamente y sobra espacio, siempre y cuando no midan mas de 27cm, la 980 creo tambien cabe, siempre y cuando mida 27cm o menos (no probe con 980). -cabe un enfriamiento liquido de 120mm como el seidon 120, corsair H60, kraken x31. uno de 140mm cabe pero reduce mucho el espacio para la grafica. CONTRAS: -tiene poca ventilacion, con enfriamiento stock o disipador slim se puede agregar solo un ventilador de 120mm en el frontal, o 140mm limitando el espacio para la grafica. -no todas las fuentes de poder entran, hay que medir la profundidad de la fuente ya que algunas marcas son mas largas y si no son modulares no entrara bien todo el monton de cable. -es tedioso poner-quitar la tapa, ya que es una sola pueza que cubre los 3 lados, quizas fuera mejor que estuvieran independientes las tapas.