Silverstone SUGO + FX121 fan

glitch · 8 Jan 2006 at 17:40

I'll be the proud owner of a Sugo within the next week or so, but have seen the FX121 SFF Cross Flow Fan as a "recommended accessory" and wondered if it's at all necessary.

It's relatively cheap, coming in at around £15, and apparently "facilitates the dissipation of heated air developed around the CPU voltage regulators and other motherboard components".

Which sounds nice but does it actually mean anything?

gacameron01 · 8 Jan 2006 at 18:21

glitch said:
I'll be the proud owner of a Sugo within the next week or so, but have seen the FX121 SFF Cross Flow Fan as a "recommended accessory" and wondered if it's at all necessary.

It's relatively cheap, coming in at around £15, and apparently "facilitates the dissipation of heated air developed around the CPU voltage regulators and other motherboard components".

Which sounds nice but does it actually mean anything?

Reading another forum i've seen negative comments against this kind of thing. It looks like old technology coming round again. Search for paddle fans

glitch · 8 Jan 2006 at 18:39

Any chance of a link-me-do if it's not too much trouble?

Apatche64 · 16 Jan 2006 at 12:32

i'm interested in this case too as an upgrade to my shuttle, how much bigger are they? let me know when you get it.

glitch · 16 Jan 2006 at 18:09

Unfortunately it'll be a long time as the buyer for my laptop has just pulled out.

Comparison between the Shuttle and the Sugo can be found here

FirebarUK · 17 Jan 2006 at 11:32

You wont need it, simple as that.

glitch · 17 Jan 2006 at 13:16

OK, but why won't I need it? I appreciate people taking the time to pop in but more detail wouldn't go amiss!

If you don't know the answer, link-me-do!

FirebarUK · 17 Jan 2006 at 16:45

I have a Sugo myself. A64 3800 X2 running at 2.4Ghz with a Swiftech MCX4900V with a silentX fan (1500rpm) on it keeps temps at 56C load.
As for ambient case temperatures, they are fine. My GTX on stock cooling is only 3C hotter than it was in an Antec P180 AND I have a PCI card right next to it (i.e; 5mm clearance or so).

glitch · 17 Jan 2006 at 17:09

Well, it's only £15 so I might just get it and test it out. Least that way we'll all know for sure.

Assuming someone buys my laptop and frees up the necessary funds!

Apatche64 · 17 Jan 2006 at 22:26

firebaruk how do you find the sugo as a case? easy to work with?

how does it compare with a shuttle for build and size?

FirebarUK · 17 Jan 2006 at 23:32

Its very easy to work with. Bit bigger than my SN25P was but the build quality is slightly better (less plastic in the design). Just what I needed, flexibility in a small case. Recommended 110%.