A Closer Look - Inside

Both side panels are held in place by very nice, large captive thumb screws. The vented variants sport a magnetic mesh cover as well, which means all exterior vents have such a secondary layer.


The interior of the SilverStone SUGO 16 looks rather simple. There are no hooks for zip ties or elaborately shaped metal parts for additional storage possibilities. Overall access is fine, so you should at least be able to bunch the cables up out of the way of any functional elements. There is also a large cutout to access the CPU cooler mounting bracket directly if need be.


The PSU bay is quite straightforward, and any unit installed here will face the vented panel to draw cool air in. However, this also mostly prevents general airflow through the vent. There is a rubber piece the PSU will rest on if of a certain size. Looking at the front fan or HDD mounting position, there is lots of space, so SilverStone could have included simple plates for two more drives to be stacked and then placed there, for example.


The opening for the GPU in the front has a rubber-lined support bracket, which is useful if you happen to have a unit that is around 260 mm or longer. The fans of any graphics card will face the vent in the ceiling through which cool air will then be pulled in.


A quick look at the rear vent shows plenty of flexibility for vertical placement of a 120 mm fan or AIO. Especially those employing liquid cooling will like the easily adjusted placement.


SilverStone included a mounting plate for a single SSD on the floor of the chassis. It may be removed for easy installation and brings the maximum number of storage drives within the SUGO 16 to two.


All the cables you will find inside the SilverStone chassis are sleeved black and of the default variety, with the notable benefit of the USB 3.0 lead being flat for easier cable management. The power cord is all black on the exterior as well, but comes with a white interior on the plug itself.