SilverStone Sugo SG07 Mini-ITX Case Review

Conclusion
Having the SG07 as the first Silverstone product that we’ve looked at officially at eTeknix, it flew through our extensive testing procedures with ease. This is down to every aspect of the chassis coming together, straight from the fantastic build quality that Silverstone pride themselves on to the amazing features that you’d normally find on a much bigger case. It really does seem that the design department took a lot of time in perfecting this little bundle of joy.

For user’s wanting the luxury of having a high-end gaming rig whilst still having space, the Sugo SG07 should be right up your street, but we personally feel it would be more suited for a nice little HTPC sitting on a shelf under your TV. Couple this case with an all in one motherboard solution; a couple of terabytes of storage, TV card and some wireless peripherals and you’re good to go.

The extreme ventilation means that airflow isn’t hindered in any shape or form and the stock cooling does the job perfectly with a nice transfer of cool air coming in as warm air is exhausted out of the sides.

Another nice feature is that this case can house some of the longest graphics cards on the market, such as the extreme dual graphics beast from AMD; the 5970 which shows that this case really is bigger on the inside. Doctor Who will be pleased!

The only thing that we would have liked to have seen was a modular power supply, but all of the cables that you’d need are there and ready to use and obviously extenders can be bought if any other connectors are needed, but it seems that Silverstone have anticipated the types of components a typical user will have installed.

Pros:

• Included power supply
• Good cooling
• Fantastic build quality
• Unique design
• Good CPU clearance

Cons:

• Price
• 12V rail is low

Results:

• Design – 9
• Features – 9
• Performance – 8
• Value – 7
• Overall – 8