Behind The Mask
There are six plastic tabs that hold the face of the SG05 in place. Starting with the lowest tab on once and working on up is the easiest way to loosen the face. At this point, you need to cautiously make sure the wiring and PCB modules they’re plugged into clear the chassis face frame.
Once open, you’ll see the fan filter which can be slid up and out. If you use the system often, you’ll definitely need to access the front for periodic cleaning. While it’s not an ideal design for quick maintenance, it’s not exactly hard to do. Anyone will be able to do this without issue.
Installing Your Favorite ITX System
Our favorite ITX system includes the new ZOTAC 9300-ITX WiFi Motherboard. It’s the only one on the market that supports a full x16 PCI Express video card, your choice Intel LGA 775 Processor, and DDR2 memory.
The ideal thing to do is remove the PSU chassis support beam and the possibly the hard drive chassis support beam as well. Since, I only needed the lower slot, the tray can be removed by taking out the two visible screws. Then the tray slides out held in by three small slotted tabs. Then the motherboard can be screwed in to place, processor installed, and retail CPU cooler installed without fuss.
Finally, you can install the memory with ease and replace the PSU and bracket. You’re done!
Once the system is installed, you’ll notice that there’s about 2 inches between the PSU and retail CPU cooler. It appears a lower profile aftermarket cooler like those offered by Noctua can fit. Just make a note of the space between the memory placement and CPU cooler before ordering.
Flipping the case to the other side, you can see just how nicely a longer video card fits. The 9800 GT 512MB Synergy is rather lengthy card just narrowly missing the 120mm cooling fan which. This is why the chassis won’t work with a GTX 260, but a GTX 250 should be fine. Besides that, anything larger would need a larger PSU which isn’t a Silverstone option at the moment.