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GIGABYTE GA-GC330UD Mini-ITX - Dual Core Atom Tested
TweakTown posted a review on the GIGABYTE GA-GC330UD Mini-ITX

First generation Atom processors were based around a very simple x86 core with a 512K L2 cache designed to focus on power savings rather than raw speed. The N270 clocked at 1.6GHz was able to do a very good job for many companies in their Nettops and Netbooks. Power consumption was reduced significantly, but the problem was that more demand was being placed on the core than it could keep up with. Even simple video play back would cause problems if you attempted to do any multi-tasking on them and HD video playback? Don't even bother trying. Neither the CPU nor the IGP could handle the amount of cycles needed for decoding.

Atom has now got a boost to its design. Originally it was designed with a single core using hyper threading; the same technology Pentium 4 used to turn a single physical core into two logical processors. But it still wasn't enough. It seems that there is no real substitute for a true second core. Atom 330 is Intel's answer to a dual core low power CPU based around the Atom architecture.
GIGABYTE GA-GC330UD Mini-ITX - Dual Core Atom Tested

Silverstone SUGO SG05 Review
Bjorn3D takes a look at the Silverstone SUGO SG05.

We've recently have tested a few really big computer cases like the Ikonik Ra x10 and the In Win X-Fighter. These cases are perfect for when you want to put it tons of components in it. The downside to these cases are they take up a lot of space. You definitely won't put them onto a table and as they are standing on the floor they are prone to get clogged with dust and other filth that we can find on the floor. At the opposite end of the scale we have the tiny mini-ITX cases. While being petite they on the other hand are severely limited in what you can put into them often not even accepting a separate graphics card or a regular CPU-cooler.

The case we are testing today, the Silverstone SUGO SG05, is a so called SFF-case where SFF stands for Small Form Factor. You could call it a compromise between the big cases and the tiny cases where you get the benefits from both and few of the negatives. Silverstone has a variety of SFF-cases but the case we are testing today is one of their first that combines the use of a mini-ITX motherboard with the ability to still use regular CPU-coolers and a modern graphics card.

In fact, the Silverstone SUGO SG05 is a good example that you do not necessarily need to sacrifice flexibility when selecting a small case.
Silverstone SUGO SG05 Review