🖤 Small Case, Big Ambitions: Build Bold, Stay Cool
The SilverStone SST-SG13B is a compact Mini-ITX/Mini-DTX cube case designed for professionals who demand high performance in a minimal footprint. It supports standard 10.5-inch expansion cards, ATX power supplies, and single 120mm or 140mm liquid coolers, all housed behind a sleek mesh front panel that maximizes airflow and cooling efficiency.
Brand | Silverstone |
Product Dimensions | 35 x 29 x 26 cm; 2.4 kg |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
Item model number | SST-SG13B |
Manufacturer | SilverStone Technology |
Series | 12049 |
Colour | Black |
Standing screen display size | 10 Inches |
Computer Memory Type | DIMM |
Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 2 |
Wattage | 3600 |
Are Batteries Included | No |
Lithium Battery Energy Content | 2 Kilowatt Hours |
Lithium Battery Packaging | Batteries packed with equipment |
Lithium Battery Weight | 2 g |
Number Of Lithium Ion Cells | 5 |
Number of Lithium Metal Cells | 5 |
Item Weight | 2.4 kg |
Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
F**E
Versatile case with ample opportunity for modding
Brilliant value for money.I built a ryzen 5 3600 system in mine and have been very pleased with it.In terms of what you can get inside well this is an ITX case for ITX motherboards. There is a drive plate that sits at the front of he case on the top struts. On that you can mount either two 2.5 inch drives or one 3.5 inch drive.At the front left at the bottom of the case there is another mounting point for a 2.5 inch drive. However that being said there is enough extra room on the front right side of the case to vertical mount another 2.5 inch drive flush against the front panel. There are no mounting points there but I used some velcro tape for this purpose and it worked perfectly.The case supports a 140mmfront fan but be aware that if you're doing so the extra height on it will impact the top drive mounting plate position. You can fit it in but it will be misaligned with the screw holes in this case. So you're either going to have to drill a few more holes or take the easy option like i did of using strong velcro tape cut to the width of the struts.This case supports full sizeATX PSUs but I wouldn't recommend it as the clearance above the cooler is going to be very tight especially If you're using a stock air cooler. It's best to use a modular SFX power supply. It'll give you a lot more space for much needed cable management. However if you are going to do that please be aware that you will also need a ATX - SFX adapter plate to mount it. This is not included as standard with the case or even in many PSUs so this will likely be a separate purchase.If you're mounting a SFX PSU at the back right side of the case there is space there for another fan depending on the specifics of your motherboard configuration. You'll be able to fit a 92mm fan there but again this is not an official feature of the case and will take a little rigging with cable ties or more of my favorite velcro tape but it fits and works at least for me. Something to consider is how many fan headers you have your motherboard. If you've only got the one you'll probably have to run another cable and likely adapt it from a molex connector.As for the GPU the you're going have to your check sizes on that. 53mm max width and 280mm max length, 129mm max height (Any more than this on the height whilst it may fit in the case itself you'll struggle with fitting the PCIE connectors in the card and subsequently fitting the top drive tray in the case as it fits over it.)My last recommendation is buy lots of zip ties and a roll of velcro tape. You'll thank me latter as it very tight to build in. Getting good airflow is absolutely possible but it take a fair amount of trial and error with and it's good to have more zip ties so you can redo sections if you encounter any annoyances which will inevitably crop up. (At one point I had to remove just one stick of ram and I had to undo everything I had done!)Overall this is a very versatile case with ample opportunity for modding.
R**N
It's amazing. Here's some tips...
Hopefully this review will help inform anyone who is thinking of pushing the performance envelope with a build and using this case. The specs of mine that matter are i7 6700k, gtx 980ti, z170 itx motherboard, ssd, evga supernova gs 650w Psu and a kraken x31 aio cooler.I spent a lot of time thinking about what components to put in. Such are the restrictions with this case, I highly recommend you copy the cooler, reference style card and psu. I will try and explain my thought processes quickly. If you want to give yourself room to overclock, you simply must use a aio water cooler. It is what this case was designed for. The issue here is that you are limited in space as the psu comes close to the front of the case where the radiator is mounted.A thick radiator would be ideal as it will cool better. Unfortunately there isn't really enough clearance for a beefy one (unless you want the single fan to be practically touching the psu). You can give yourself some room by choosing a short psu. Silverstone strider is the smallest one of reasonable quality (140mm). However, as you will be using the psu to exhaust air out the back of the case (I'll explain shortly), ideally you want a more reputable psu. The evga supernova gs 650w is 150mm (all of the other decent psu's are 160+). This gives you room to put in a kraken x31 which has a slightly thicker radiator than most, and it does make a difference. With this combo, I can hit 4.6ghz+ and keep it under 70 degree c, which is quite impressive considering. Even with the psu cables going quite close to the fan, this combo gives good airflow and I literally think that this is the optimal set up for this case. The x31 is significantly better than the likes of the H60, and the psu is solid, reliable and can easily be used as an exhaust and remain mostly silent.You should really use a reference blower style gpu with this case as they are far more effective at ejecting hot air out of the case than the custom ones which just bounce it all around your case. In a larger case a custom one may be better, but not in this little shoebox.I won't lie and say building in this case is a breeze, but it isn't difficult if you think logically about what order to insert everything.This worked for me:SSD mounted to case floorRam and cpu added to motherboardMotherboard insertedRadiator + fan mountedPump mountedWires plugged in and left in logical places where they can be more easily managed after the next steps,Gpu inserted through the front (took 10 seconds for my reference gtx 980ti - easy)PSU mountedTry your best and manage those wires (don't buy a non modular psu, really..)And to finally sum up what I think about this case... It's amazing. I have a 4k gaming powerhouse which is quiet and sleek. With a set up like I listed above, it all stays nice and cool and gives you fairly substantial overclocking headroom. I'm never going to touch another ugly tower again and Silverstone should have charged more for it. I would have paid at least double. I haven't seen any itx case that hits all these sweet spots like this one does. It is an extremely well thought out design and I 100% recommend it.
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