My complete set-up. Looks like a regular SG13 build from the outside, but....
Previously used the Arctic P14 for the front intake but it was too thick. So I got a slim 140mm fan and the XT140 fits the bill. But since the fan uses 120mm fan's mounting holes, it thus sits lower and blocks the front I/O of the case.
A clearer view of how this fan blocks the front I/O.
The front panel mounted without the I/O. Looks ugly tbh. Needs addressing.
Used some EVA foam to close the hole.
Foam also helps in cable management.
Front view of the foam closing the front I/O holes.
My FSP PSU is non-modular, and to lessen the cables I need to deal with, I clipped some of them off and "terminated" them using some insulated heat shrink tubing. The zip-tie is just to ensure the heat shrink tube stays there, but now that I think about it, it isn't really necessary.
Initial set-up of the front PSU mod viewed from the side.
Initial set-up of the front PSU mod viewed from the top.
Initial idea on how to address the PSU gap left behind rear of the case. Cut some mesh filter and placed them there, tried to secure it by screwing it on the PSU screw mounting holes.
A view of the mounted filter from the front. Also tried to move the front I/O to the rear, held in place by some foam. Spoiler: This didn't really work well.
Initial idea was to put an 80mm fan (Arctic P8) at the rear gap left behind by the PSU. This... also didn't end well.
Another view of the P8.
V1 of my front PSU mod set-up with the P8 at the rear, viewed from the top.
V1 of my front PSU mod set-up with the P8 at the rear, viewed from the rear.
To accompany the P8, I also mounted a slim 92mm fan at the top panel so that hot air exhausted by the NH-L12s would be blown out from the case by this fan and the P8. Also, didn't work out. Fan used here is ID-Cooling's NO-9215.
Realized that the 92mm and 80mm fan doesn't perform well and produces way too much noise, I removed both of them and opted for a single 120mm Arctic P12 fan mounted to the top panel, and ensured that it was right about the top of where the L12s would be. This also helps to exhaust the heat from the GPU.
Had to redo the rear filter (previous one was damaged from having the P8 mounted on it). Since the regular ATX PSU gap needed too much filter, I opted to use Silverstone's own ATX-SFX PSU bracket, the PP08, to reduce the gap I needed to cover with mesh. Same as before, the mesh is mounted using screws, and I made a small cut-out for the PSU cable.
Another view of the rear. Sadly, the my cutting of the filter wasn't perfect, and resulted in a small gap at the bottom part. I decided that it was a minor issue, and didn't bother making it perfect.
Side view of the final version of my Front PSU Mod.
Top view of the final version of my Front PSU Mod.
Another top view of the final version of my Front PSU Mod.
Yet another top view of the final version of my Front PSU Mod. Tbh at the time I just wanted to "flex" my cable management/routing in this case since my PSU is fully-modular, and the cables were too long with very little spacing in between each components. Now that I look at it again, I think I could've done a better job.
A view of my MSI RX 5700 Mech OC that I deshrouded and replaced the stock fan shroud with 2x120mm slim fans from ID-Cooling. The specific fan model was ID-Cooling NO-12015. I couldn't afford the Noctuas at the time, and with the Arctic P12 slims coming soon, I might consider replacing these fans.
Rear view of the fully built case. The Arctic P12 was mounted to the top panel using rubber screw mounts I had from the XT140 fans.
Top view of the Arctic P12 mounted on the top panel.
The P12's cable was hanging there but didn't really touch the heatsink so it should be fine. I think I may have fixed this issue now, but I don't really know. This build was from last year so I don't think it matters if there was an issue or not by now, right?
That's it folks! Thanks for going through my build :D
SG13 Front PSU Mod
The Silverstone SG13 used to be the go-to SFF PC case for newcomers, and I was one of them. The case itself is not really great for air cooling components as it is optimized for AIO, and not many can afford that.
My mod is one of the more common mods for this case, which is to mount the SFX PSU at the front part of the case. This creates more room for larger coolers to be fitted into the case, but along with this comes several other caveats. Read the captions on the pictures for my step-by-step process of making this mod!
Ultimately, this front PSU mod helps to reduce the temps of my system despite not really changing any parts due to (I assume) better airflow within the case. Hope this build is helpful for some of you out there. Also, I already posted this on reddit before and you may refer to that original posting [url=here]https://www.reddit.com/r/sffpc/comments/jayka1/down_the_sff_rabbit_hole_an_sg13_odyssey_airflow/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3[/url].
My mod is one of the more common mods for this case, which is to mount the SFX PSU at the front part of the case. This creates more room for larger coolers to be fitted into the case, but along with this comes several other caveats. Read the captions on the pictures for my step-by-step process of making this mod!
Ultimately, this front PSU mod helps to reduce the temps of my system despite not really changing any parts due to (I assume) better airflow within the case. Hope this build is helpful for some of you out there. Also, I already posted this on reddit before and you may refer to that original posting [url=here]https://www.reddit.com/r/sffpc/comments/jayka1/down_the_sff_rabbit_hole_an_sg13_odyssey_airflow/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3[/url].
Color(s): Black White
RGB Lighting? No
Theme: none
Cooling: Air Cooling
Size: Mini-ITX
Type: General Build
Contests
This build participated in 2 contests.
| Rank | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| #716 | EK 10K Challenge | ended |
| #164 | SFFPC meets builds.gg Contest | ended |
Hardware
CPU
$ 84.88
Motherboard
$ 190.89
Memory
$ 72.51
Memory
$ 72.51
Case
$ 70.20
Monitor
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