SilverStone Sugo SG07 Mini-ITX Case Review

Features
Whenever a manufacturer releases a product, whether it’s a case or something else, they try to spice it all up with a bit of fancy wording and to shout about the main features and most importantly its main unique selling points. They sometimes try to give you some history behind the product and SilverStone do just that with the following statement:

The Sugo SG07, with a size that slots in between the venerable SG01 Micro-ATX SFF case from 2005 and the SG05, a powerful Mini-ITX case released in 2009, was designed to take the Mini-ITX platform to a whole new level. It is twice as powerful as the SG05 but only 37% bigger. Its custom 600W power supply, which is rated up to 50℃with 80 PLUS Bronze level efficiency and single +12V rail, was carefully chosen and optimized for SG07. Exhaustive testing was conducted to create unique VGA fan duct and exhaust vents that enable SG07 to not only accommodate the longest consumer graphics cards physically (up to 12.2 inches/310mm) but also capable of supporting graphics thermal profile of up to 400W through overclocking. For the CPU and motherboard area, a record-breaking use of 180mm fan (bigger than the Mini-ITX motherboard!) with vortex generating design was utilized to provide possibility of fanless CPU cooling of up to 95W (via CPU cooler such as SilverStone’s NT06-E). But despite having tremendous amount of cooling performance, the SG07 is easy to maintain as well. It employs positive pressure layout with all intake areas fitted with removable filters so dust will not accumulate inside. If the goal is to make the ultimate Mini-ITX system, the SG07 is hard to beat.

To be included with this statement is a list of special features which tells us (the consumer) exactly what separates this product from others on the market from the manufacturer themselves, but also from their competition.

• Class leading SFF chassis with 180mm fan and positive pressure cooling
• Ample space for CPU cooling (117mm in height)
• Elevated standoff for motherboard back side components
• Support for two 2.5” SSD/hard drives and one 3.5” hard drive
• Includes 80 PLUS Bronze certified 600W@50℃ PSU with single +12V rail
• Adjustable VGA fan duct for improved cooling efficiency
• Removable fan filters included for case fan, PSU, and VGA duct
• Support graphics cards up to 12.2 inches and 400W