For people with an SG01

lego · 27 Jun 2007 at 01:38

After making my mind up to down size from my kandalf, I've opted for the Silverstone SG01. While the 03 offers better airflow to me it seems more like a mini tower than an sff.

M question is the the SG01 owners, is how do you find it for cooling. I'm planning on changing my opty165 to a 4300 (939 matx boards are hard to get hold of and 2 gig of decent DDR is over £100) to run along side my x1900xtx.

Just would like to know anyone with a similar setup (4300 / x1900) if they've experienced any problems, and if it's worth getting an after market cooler fot the gc

Thanks

Tute · 27 Jun 2007 at 02:14

That X1900XTX is going to kick up a bit of a fuss in that case, my X1950 is supposed to have a much better cooler but in shader heavy games it makes a right racket.

The processor seems to stay nice and cool though. I have the FX121 crossflow fan for the case but apart from that there's only the PSU fan near the CPU socket. I get high 30's idle and mid 50's load temps.

And I wouldn't worry about the size of the SG03. In practice it's like sitting your SG01e up on it's back - what you gain in height you certainly lose in footprint. After all, the SG03 still fits the Sugo Pack carry bag, and the SG01e is a pretty snug fit so it can't differ much in actual size.

Any more questions just shout.

Kezmo · 27 Jun 2007 at 08:16

That setup will be fine, i used to have a fx62 and a x1900xt in my sugo, tho the x1900 cards are very loud :s moving to a 8800 card there was a big drop in volume.
Its not worth changing the cooler on the graphics because nearly all the after market coolers dont vent the hot air out of the case and the 1's that do dont offer better temps

lego · 27 Jun 2007 at 14:45

Thanks for the replies, think i'm going to stick with the SG01 though. As i don't play games at all anymore the noise of the x1900 shouldn't be a problem, if it does start to annoy me though i'll just down grade to a quieter card.

Only other question is what cooler does everyone run, i know theres the NT06 which seems to be the popular choice but is there anything better?

Thanks

lsg1r · 27 Jun 2007 at 15:04

you can mod some of the larger nt06 style coolers from thermalright etc but the nt06 is a quality cooler straight out of the box.

TC1 · 27 Jun 2007 at 16:37

lego said:
Thanks for the replies, think i'm going to stick with the SG01 though. As i don't play games at all anymore the noise of the x1900 shouldn't be a problem, if it does start to annoy me though i'll just down grade to a quieter card.

Only other question is what cooler does everyone run, i know theres the NT06 which seems to be the popular choice but is there anything better?

Thanks

Let us know how you get on with the case mate. Pics etc would be great.

Kezmo · 27 Jun 2007 at 17:26

Zalman flower cooler in mine

jaykay · 27 Jun 2007 at 18:09

What version is it?
7000,7500 or 7700.

Kezmo · 27 Jun 2007 at 18:16

jaykay said:
What version is it?
7000,7500 or 7700.

7000 something :s the 1 with the blue light, think theve stopped making it.

*Edit*
CNPS7000B-Cu LED

Had to buy a separate bracket for a few £'s in order to fit it to my mobo tho.

"To use this product on socket 775, ZM-CS1 must be purchased separately"

TC1 · 27 Jun 2007 at 19:17

I have heard that the Zalman is audiable where as the Silverstone Heatsink does just as good a job at cooling but without the noise!

Tute · 27 Jun 2007 at 19:49

The CNPS8000 is totally silent. I'm sat about a foot from it and I can't hear it at all.

TC1 · 27 Jun 2007 at 21:20

Tute said:
The CNPS8000 is totally silent. I'm sat about a foot from it and I can't hear it at all.

Great. Read a review where it said it makes a whining noise on the low setting!

Tute · 27 Jun 2007 at 21:35

Not mine it doesn't. I have my Sugo on the desk right next to me and normally the only noticable noise it makes is when the graphics card spins up.

If it was that bad anyway, i'd have ditched it. I can put up with the noise under the desk, but not right next to me!

TC1 · 28 Jun 2007 at 07:49

Tute said:
Not mine it doesn't. I have my Sugo on the desk right next to me and normally the only noticable noise it makes is when the graphics card spins up.

If it was that bad anyway, i'd have ditched it. I can put up with the noise under the desk, but not right next to me!

I am undecided about the SG01 or SG03. I don't have much desk space but the pc needs to go on the desk. It is imperative that it is almost silent!! What fans have you got in yours? Are they silent? What about the PSC? Hard drive quiet? Any advice would be great. Pics too? Thanks

Tute · 28 Jun 2007 at 12:15

TC1 said:
I am undecided about the SG01 or SG03. I don't have much desk space but the pc needs to go on the desk.

Well the SG03 has the smaller "footprint" but it's taller. It's just like what I said, the volume of the two is pretty much identical, it's just that the SG03 is like the SG01 but it's been "upended".

TC1 said:
It is imperative that it is almost silent!! What fans have you got in yours?

I only have two fans in mine apart from the PSU. I don't bother with one on the HDD cage, and I took my FX121 crossflow fan out as well, as it was making a really nasty annoying rattling noise. The two above the graphics cards are 80mm Vantec Stealth fans, blowing down onto the graphics card, which exhausts out the back of the case.

TC1 said:
Are they silent?

Yes. I removed the fans that were noisy. Only the graphics card is audible at any point.

TC1 said:
What about the PSC?

PSU? Totally silent. It's why I went for that model - it was recommended for it's silence and efficiency and it's certainly got both of those.

TC1 said:
Hard drive quiet?

Well, sometimes. Raptors, you see, they get noisy when doing a random seek, but otherwise it doesn't really get noticed. I'd recommend not going for this drive if you want silence. The noise it makes is something I don't notice as i'm used to it.

TC1 said:
Any advice would be great. Pics too? Thanks

Any other questions just ask. Digicam is broken so pics might be a bit of a problem.

TC1 · 28 Jun 2007 at 13:13

Thanks Tute for some great info. Just got to decide between the SG01 and the SG03 now!!

malccy · 3 Jul 2007 at 09:46

Just finished my sugo build.

Spec is:

T2400
2gb OCZ
Asus board
x1900xt
FSP 400w

Sorry about mess.

jaykay · 3 Jul 2007 at 10:37

Wow controller city.

Nice setup though.

Tedandy · 18 Jul 2007 at 07:58

malccy said:
Just finished my sugo build.

Spec is:

T2400
2gb OCZ
Asus board
x1900xt
FSP 400w

Sorry about mess.

What is the SG01 like for noise / temps?

malccy · 18 Jul 2007 at 08:12

Noise is'nt too bad but depends on psu etc really. Only real problem I can see is that the psu sits just above where cpu is so are limited to small heatsinks.