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Review on SilverStone Technology Ultra Compact Mini-ITX Computer Case With Solid Front Panel Black (SST-SG13B-Q-USA) by Steve Hardy

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Great quality, great price and great compatibility

Lightweight is my case of choice, although given its size it was literally the most difficult system to build. I'm testing this like a pro, not a cheater, because I've managed to swap a full-size water-cooled i7 8700k to a Pro z370 (itx) overclocking motherboard, a full-size GTX 1070 sc2, a full-size ATX PSU, and a 3 .5 inch full size hard drive in addition to my hidden m.2 nvme ssd all in a case less than 15 letters. It's funny how cool this thing stays at full 5.2GHz overclocking with GPU and RAM overclocking, and is still quiet enough not to hear it's crazy unless you put your ear all the way down forward, and I recommend this case to all my customers considering this form factor. I'm just asking them if they'd like to experience what it's like to pack an advanced gaming rig into a small backpack with all the specs, and it's all for sale. as i am.update in about a year. I still highly recommend it, but I must stress that this is not a test bench, just a pressed steal. So if you take it apart once a week you'll knock out the rear screw holes and end up breaking the very thin plastic screws that hold the front panel. I must insist that anyone building something like this plan carefully ahead and plan a viable system that can be deployed and only run for a limited amount of time, and not repeat the mistake I made and this thing became Opened a dozen times in the first 2 weeks not because it didn't work well it worked great until I removed all 4 screws on the case and snapped off all 4 threaded tabs for the front panel messing around with various components but I managed to fix it with a bit of epoxy and a few small sets of nuts and bolts, and now it's much stronger and has reinforced screw points😎. ettal on the back, so there's at least minimal reinforcement and maybe metal screws on the front instead of plastic screws, except for those for bits and pieces. This case was very impressive, especially considering it's a simple metal box, nothing more, so I know the production costs aren't that high that they make these simple changes and still sell it for around the same $55-60 be able.

Pros
  • Looks good
Cons
  • Has issues