Internal Design
Thumbscrews would have been nice on the SG01, but considering that there are a lot of normal screws which hold the system together, one would have to have a screwdriver handy to work on this case, so it’s not too big of a problem.
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This shot here gives a pretty good idea what one will see after opening the SG01. The first thing that became more apparent to us after opening the case is that the choice to place the optical drive bays on the same side as the power supply doesn’t seem to make much sense, as we thought that this would make it more cramped inside the case.
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Visible in both of the last two pictures is a space for an additional 60mm fan to be mounted at the top of the case near the side, which is probably designed to aid in the cooling of hotter video cards. In this second shot, we can also see a second support bracket for the power supply, which is a good idea since heavier supplies could put a lot of strain on the rear panel.
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Looking at the case from the other side, we see that the largest included fan in the SG01 is actually situated by the hard drive cage. The decision to put the hard drives on the bottom might create cable clutter, but considering that this case doesn’t offer any windows, this is only a problem if it also impedes air flow and causes temperatures to rise.
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Like the X-QPack, SilverStone had to get creative with the SG01 to fit everything into such a small package and still make it possible for a user to install and remove components without too much difficulty. This case uses slightly more removable parts to tackle the job, and because of this, there is quite a bit of free space in the SG01 after taking everything out.
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Tamale - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - link
exactly!cryptonomicon - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - link
reminds me of lian-lisegagenesis - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - link
But the final words say it all. Despite the nifty ideas like the hard drive cage with a fan (hard drives burning up would worry me most in a HTPC) and the ability to use a normal sized power supply... the noise would kill this off my list instantly. A noisy computer is one thing, but the whine from smaller fans really aggrivate me. I'll give them the fact its probably exceedingly difficult to put 120mm fans in a HTPC case, but I'll be damned if the thing is louder than my TT Armour.imaheadcase - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - link
Its a good thing actully that it uses a real power supply. The fail rate on Shuttle SFF power supply is VERY high, i currently have mine hooked up to a regular power supply (case cover off of course) because power supply failed.Just get a new PS you say? The cheapest one is about $60. a hundred more you can get a NEW SFF case/PS/Mobo. Its a vicious cycle. :(
Im just going to transfer CPU/RAM/Video card to a midtower case and be done with it.
just1ed - Sunday, November 11, 2007 - link
Hi imaheadcase,I'm interested to know how you modded a normal ATX to Shuttle's XPC PSU. They have some non standard heads. My XPC's PSU blew and I'm not interested in replacing it with another expensive PSU that might die in the near future.
BigSky - Friday, September 15, 2006 - link
I can't run a video card in my SS51G that requires an external power source. The wimpy 200W Shuttle PS can't do the job. I'm too cheap to spring for a new PS but have plenty of ATX PSs laying around and was thinking of doing what you did to power the Shuttle with an ATX PS. I see that the motherboard uses a 4 pin connector like the standard one for a peripheral vice the square 4 pin cable on most motherboards. Should I make an adapter from the ATX PS's square 4 pin to connector to the Shuttle MB 4 pin connector vice using one of the peripheral power leads? Seems this would be better from a power mgmt perspective. I don't understand if this ATX power lead is independent of the peripheral leads.bmartin1984@verizon.net
Thanks.
ProphetCHRIS - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - link
The problem of the manufacturers is just that they have to built these cases for "average" people. You can surely put own low-noise fans inside and it wont go off in flames. I have built once this kind of case with an old Lian Li. I put dampening material inside and only one fan. Sure it was a little warmer than normal cases but I operated it 24/7 for two years.I am sure this case has much potential with just a little help...
Tamale - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - link
aye.. but should a $150 case need any help? ;)