A Closer Look - Inside

Unlike many SFF cases, which have one cover that spans the sides and top of the chassis, the Sugo 14 comes with four individually removable ones. With lots of parts and thus tooling we have not seen before in an SFF chassis like this, the interior of the Sugo 14 looks pretty unique.


Behind the front, which is held in place by clips and two screws that are accessible once the exterior panels are removed, you will find two 2.5" bays and the opening for a 5.25" drive bay.


The left side of the chassis is solely for the graphics card, while the other is for several different scenarios, including liquid cooling with up to 240 mm radiators if you forego hard drives, or an optical drive. For a more balanced approach, you could also place a mix of storage and 120 mm cooling here, or simply go for storage or an optical drive along with a single 3.5" drive, for example. As SilverStone has also included a 5.25" tray, you are welcome to install a 3.5" or multiple 2.5" units here if you need to granted you buy the right mounting parts for such a configuration.


The rear is reserved for the motherboard with that black 120 mm rear fan above it. If you were to install a tower cooler, the setup would be identical to those found in classic tower cases. A third 2.5" drive tray placed on the opposite end of this open space brings the total possible SSD placements without any compromises to a solid three.


The GPU may be installed in the three-slot expansion bay with its traditional screws, and SilverStone has included a support bracket that holds dual-slot cards, as well as an expansive clip element to pinch down thicker three-slot variants—a welcome inclusion as such GPUs are rather heavy, with beefy ones even more so.


The PSU bay is in the center of the front half of the chassis, which gives both the long GPU on one side and the optical drive or liquid cooling setup of your choice enough room. There are two sets of mounting holes, so you may choose which way the fans of the power supply will face. To install it, flip the chassis over and slide it in. For the motherboard, there is a removable bracket that may not only hold a 120 mm fan, but should also be pretty useful for an AIO liquid cooler of the same size. The mounting is offset by enough to give you all the room you need for any components installed on the right side of the chassis.


All the cables within the SilverStone Sugo 14 are of the expected variety, with black sleeving. SilverStone was thoughtful enough to limit the USB 2.0 port to the single-row connector—any remaining pins of your motherboard may be used by another device with such an interface.