am looking to use up the old parts from my pc before the mobo went bang, and am just wondering if the sg03 will cope with a q6600 and a 8800gts with cooling in mind as i would like to overclock them abit and dont want the parts over heating, also on another note what kind of rads cant fit in the front as i have a pa120.2 that i could use if possible
Silverstone SG03 thoughts
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i had a Sugo SG03. To be honest, it is difficult to keep it cool, as the CPU cooler cannot exceed a certain height (i think its 80mm, someone correct me if im wrong) and when i had my E6600 @ 3.2Ghz in it, it idled around 45-47'c and full load was 65'c+. I upgraded to a Q9550, and overclocked that to 3.2GHz, and it was way too hot. Cable management is also very difficult, and you will definitely need a modular PSU to keep the cables in check. If you leave them all over the place it'll reduce airflow, and your case will heat up big time. You'll probably need two fans in the front to keep the temps down as well. As for CPU coolers, i used this.
I've got a Q6600 overclocked to 3GHz with a silverstone ST06Lite cooler on it, temps are rather warm (70 degrees under load) but not had any stability issues 
My PSU is non-modular and whilst cable management is tight, its do-able if you take your time.
Imagine a Large graphics card with an extra power connector might be a bit more problematic but think it will still work. (I've got a 4670 in my SG03 - along with 2 hdds and a xonar with a cable connected too)
My PSU is non-modular and whilst cable management is tight, its do-able if you take your time.
Imagine a Large graphics card with an extra power connector might be a bit more problematic but think it will still work. (I've got a 4670 in my SG03 - along with 2 hdds and a xonar with a cable connected too)