Wednesday, May 20th 2009
Xigmatek Unveils First Midgard Medium Tower PC Chassis
Cooling expert and power supply maker Xigmatek today extends its range of interests and is now officially producing computer cases too. First Xigmatek case to enter retail production is the 53 x 502 x 563 mm measuring Midgard mid tower enclosure. The steel case is all coated in black, both from the inside and the outside, and targets gamers on the low budget. Up to five 5.25-inch optical devices can be installed in the case, as well as up to five 3.5-inch hard drives, the hard drive cage is also rotated 90-degrees to save space. No instruments are needed when installing components inside the case. For maximum cooling, two 120 mm Xigmatek white LED fans come with the case, one in the front and one at the back, but there are holes for up to five more 120 mm or 140 mm fans (two on the side panel, one at the bottom of the case, and two on top). Other neat features include water cooling holes, cable management system, and a big gap in the motherboard try, for easy processor cooling manipulation. The Xigmatek Midgard is supposed to ship on June 12, 2009 for the price equivalent of 60 Euros.
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PC Games Hardware
37 Comments on Xigmatek Unveils First Midgard Medium Tower PC Chassis
Great price, too bad that it will come in Greece on July:shadedshu (some noobs were saying about launch date into this week lol:laugh:)
Here's the product page: www.xigmatek.com/product/chassis-midgard.php
One improvement though...look at the right side of the case. You get latches on that side too! Not on the CM690!
Seriously if I were CM I wouldn't be worried, CM 690 has been around for a long time and CM's 2009 chassis: HAF 922, CM Storm Sniper, CM Storm Scout, have yet to be beat on features and performance. Its one thing to emulate and copy, and its another thing to innovate altogether.
Maybe one day CM will get Xigmatek to manufacture coolers whilst Xigmatek gets CM to manufacture their cases :roll:
Oddly enough there is no top fan though, but looking at the fairly cheap pricetag its not really an issue (black paintjob is nice too).
alot of good case designs are made by this parent company
www.nanopoint.co.uk/en/products/cases.php?pid=1_1_1
2. clearly a re-worked CM690
3. ug-lyyy
2. And yet it looks way better
3. Nu-uh:p
Its a metter of personal taste, and I find this case much more appealing than the 690.
i think the case is good for 60euros. but its ugly like a coolermaster at the same prize... cant remember the model
Xigmatek has a front filter, different feet, different tooless 5.25", no top fan, motherboard access hole, extra hole for cable management, honey comb grill on right side panel for hard drives and different hard drive rack.
Looking tempting for next case.
HDD tray with anti-vibration rubber and suitable for 2.5" and 3.5" HDD.
Removable intake airflow dust filter for PSU.
edit2: Some serious value in this case:
Fan Speed Control: Three fan speeds are adjustable synchronously by one
knob on back bracket.
www.xigmatek.com/images/midgard-bf06.jpg
That would be great for NB fan/MB backside fan/something else. should work for these covers:
www.xigmatek.com/product/chassis-midgardf17.html