A look at the box of tricks
SilverStone's SG05B chassis remains a quality housing for a mini-ITX system. The front is relatively minimalistic, accommodating the slimline optical drive and a couple of USB2.0 and audio ports. There's no reason why the drive can't be supplanted by a Blu-ray model, albeit at a higher cost.
Dominating the front is a 120mm intake fan that's pre-fitted to the case and spins at a maximum 1,200rpm. What's conspicuous by its absence is a multi-card reader; there's just no space for one on the Sugo SG05.
Flick it around to the back and the twin DVI ports of the ASUS GeForce GTS 250 512MB card are immediately visible. Chassis venting is good, located on both the top and sides.
A closer look shows the gaggle of ports and sockets on the ZOTAC motherboard. HDMI is a must, making it useful as an HTPC. There's no FireWire support, though.
To the right of the I/O shield is the connector for the board's 802.11b/g WiFi that's integrated into the mobo and powered by a VIA chipset.
Open it up and you can see that Sugo uses the 300W-rated FSP SFF PSU. It can deliver just over 200W on the 12V line so we can see why Novatech opted for a low-power CPU and (relatively) low-power discrete graphics card.
