Silverstone SG12 Micro-ATX Chassis Review

Complete System

Building a system inside this chassis was an absolute breeze, although I did use a mini-ITX motherboard to better show the space available and it also makes routing the cables a heck of a lot easier. Of course, it’s up to you which size board you actually need. I’ve used the Sapphire 285 Tonga GPU, as this frees up even more space, something that would quickly become short in supply should you need to route cables to all of the hard drive bays this chassis offers. Of course, if you’re using less drives, you can use that space for longers GPUs, the choice is certainly yours.

I’ve only got a single drive to install in this chassis, so I’ve made good use of the top 2.5″ drive tray. You can also see that I’m not using a 5.25″ drive, so that means I can be cheeky and use that drive bay for a little cable management space, which will help improve the overall airflow.

The cable routing can be tricky if you’re not careful, but remember to use cable ties and loops whenever possible to keep your airflow as unobstructed as possible.

Despite the PSU being mounted above the motherboard, there’s still a good amount of clearance for an after market cooler. Your stock cooler will obviously fit, but we still had plenty of space above our Cooler Master Gemini II.

All panels back in place and everything looks neat and tidy. A perfect size chassis for a compact workstation or portable LAN gaming system.