Silverstone SUGo SG05 *Quick Build* (pic heavy)

[MrToad]

Little computer I've built for my living room. Wouldn't go as far as calling it HTPC because the audio capabilities (just what the HD 4850 can stream through HDMI) are quite reduced, but I think it will serve it's purpose

I've titled it *Quick Build* because, apart from changing the intake fan, a little modification to the PSU cables and adding a fan to the GPU (I consider this a failure, and wasn't in the original plan, but hey, sometimes compromises need to be made...) there's been no work done to it. It's just completely stock.

List of components:

ZOTAC GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi
Intel C2D E8400
Kingston KHX8500D2K2/4G (2x2GB PC2-8500)
GigaByte GV-R485MC-1GI (Radeon HD 4850)
Seagate ST9320325AS 320 GB 5.4k rpm
Optiarc AD-7670S-01 DVD
Scythe "Gentle Typhoon" D1225C12B5AP-15 (Intake fan)
Scythe "KAZE-JYU slim" SY1012SL12L (GPU fan)
Scythe SHURIKEN Rev.B
Trust Wireless MCE Keyboard
MCE compatible IR receiver
Vista Ultimate 64 bit (Finally, after two years, I've found a use for the Vista license!!!)

This will be connected to the A/V receiver via HDMI.

First, the PSU itself, after a little hacking and slashing:



Side view, with the card as originally intended... It was idling (underclocked) @54 C with an ambient of 22 C, so... that was a no-go... oh well, it happens...



Top view without ODD/HDD tray, fronte bezel and PSU... all that room hey? Yeah, right



Side view with PSU in place... the cables start making their stellar appearance...



Top view under the same conditions



Side view with everything in place now. I'm particularly happy with that blue SATA cable... 10 cm long, right angle header and round cable, just what the doctor ordered If it would have been black instead of blue, it would have been perfect!
Home made speaker too (pulled that speaker from an old Samsung laptop)



Top view under the same conditions



Side view, this time with the fan mounted on the GPU (grrrrrrrrrrr...). Now it idles @ 31 C and loads (nothing extreme like OCCT, just running 3DMark Vantage) @ 72C with an ambient of 23C... Still, this fan is much quieter than any stock ATI fan I had the (dubious) pleasure of listening to, so, we'll have to call it "half-result"



Detail of the interior, with the "home assembled" speaker



Detail of the interior, different angle



Front with the case assembled (and my good old BenQ test monitor showing in the corner )



And finally, case rear, with the keyb receiver and the wireless antenna (slightly better gain than the bundled one) plugged in



That's all for today folks. There's nothing special on the sides and the top... It's completely stock.

Now I can stream from the NAS, play and other stuff in the living room. I've tried it, and is barely audible @ 2m with everything turned off, and indiscernible while watching movies, even on quiet scenes. Yay!

[ACE76]

I have almost an identical build except I put a Q9650 CPU, 4gb G.Skill memory and a blu-ray dvd optical...excellent case IMO...and I just recently put a SSD in mine for increased read/writes.

[BababooeyHTJ]

Good job!

I really like that case. I want one.

[MrToad]

I have almost an identical build except I put a Q9650 CPU, 4gb G.Skill memory and a blu-ray dvd optical...excellent case IMO...and I just recently put a SSD in mine for increased read/writes.

Nice CPU Are you having any issues cooling it?

I was looking at putting a SSD myself, but is a technology I'm not comfortable with yet... I have a 128 MB Samsung one here (comes from a "dead" MacBook), but then I read that you have to restore the OS every week or less to make the most of it and other various hassles and I really don't know if it's worth the bother...

[chinaguy]

Well for the audio use the Digital Optical out into your amp and you will get an excerlent sound out. I am looking at the same build but might use the Zontac 9300 Micro ATX board which is slightly bigger but a better audio chip set.

Then I look at at the Zontax Atom and think why bother and just buy the ALL IN ONE board to do it all for me!

[57.Christ]

a nice-looking case u have..it's so tiny

too bad the motherboard didn't available in my nation

there's something i want to ask,,ur harddisk is a notebook-type harddisk right? is the sata cable can connect properly to the hdd?

[57.Christ]

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[MrToad]

a nice-looking case u have..it's so tiny

too bad the motherboard didn't available in my nation

there's something i want to ask,,ur harddisk is a notebook-type harddisk right? is the sata cable can connect properly to the hdd?

Yep. Regular SATA cables (both data and power) fit fine in 2.5" (notebook) hard drives.

Is the notebook SATA optical drives the ones that need special cables (connector is smaller).

Well for the audio use the Digital Optical out into your amp and you will get an excerlent sound out. I am looking at the same build but might use the Zontac 9300 Micro ATX board which is slightly bigger but a better audio chip set.

Then I look at at the Zontax Atom and think why bother and just buy the ALL IN ONE board to do it all for me!

Well, after a few experiments the Radeon's audio solution is not THAT bad... Something I can live with

I looked at the Atom boards too, but they don't have much juice on them

[Jamesrt2004]

Yep. Regular SATA cables (both data and power) fit fine in 2.5" (notebook) hard drives.

Is the notebook SATA optical drives the ones that need special cables (connector is smaller).



Well, after a few experiments the Radeon's audio solution is not THAT bad... Something I can live with

I looked at the Atom boards too, but they don't have much juice on them

still why not just use the digi output ? better sound in generall :/

new zotac or POV ion boards are pretty snazzy =)

how come you got a 4850 instead of 4770?

going to be gaming on this setup?

[Olivon]

Sweet combo (Zotac ITX, 4850 passive, E8400, Scythe Shuriken ...) MrToad

SG05 is really a lil' good case

[MrToad]

still why not just use the digi output ? better sound in generall :/

I've tried both, and TBH it's indiscernible. Both make a rather average job... Which on the other hand is good enough for what I want it

new zotac or POV ion boards are pretty snazzy =)

how come you got a 4850 instead of 4770?

going to be gaming on this setup?

Yep, I wanted something more "comfy" and with a bit more "ooomph" than the laptop (which is a heavy and rather obsolete XPS Gen2) to play in the living room.

I don't play fps, I'm more of a rpg/adventure person, so the 4850 does a neat job.

I thought of getting a 4890 (vr-zone proved that you can power it with the 300W PSU), but the thing sounds like a chopper, more so in this case...

[bettyfromhell]

do you think a scythe mushashi vga cooler would fit into this case?

[5ILVgearX]

Really Sexy build you got here MRToad

do you think a scythe mushashi vga cooler would fit into this case?

It should fit, but you won't get enough room for the fans to do a proper job, so the gpu might heat up the whole case

A 4770 would be a great choice for such a small case