Assembly

Installing the motherboard is done by traditional means through the use of board spacers. As you can see, the Asgard Pro can easily take on large CPU coolers and graphics cards, but the latter is only possible if you are willing to sacrifice hard drive bays.


Installing hard drives is quite straight forward as well. If you do plan to put an SSD into the special spot at the floor of the lowest 5.25" bay, you will need to make sure to install it before any other 3.5" drive because such a unit will block access to the underside of the 5.25" bay. The included locks will allow you to install traditional drives without the use of any tools. While these generally work, they do wiggle a bit, so you should really use screws to secure the drive in place properly.


To gain access to one of the front drive bays, one has to remove the entire front first. By doing so, the second 120 mm fan is revealed. Once free, simply slide the optical drive in and use the plastic lock to pin it in place. Just like with the hard drives, I would strongly suggest using screws to secure it properly.


Installing the power supply is done by traditional means through the use of the included screws. It works, fits, and does not move - move along guys, nothing else to see here.


With everything in place and a bit of time spent to group up cables, the case makes an alright impression in terms of cleanliness, but the lack of rubber grommets and the large gap between motherboard tray and hard-drive bays makes it tough to really hide something properly.

Finished Looks

With all the panels in place, the case makes a good impression. I personally am a fan of understated cases and the Xigmatek Asgard Pro pulls that off quite nicely. You can clearly see the large CPU cooler through the side air vent, and all the connectivity in the rear can be accessed properly, which is as it should be.


Interestingly enough, the Xigmatek Asgard Pro utilizes a green power LED, which seems a bit out of place. The large vent in the ceiling also allows you to take a peek at the internal components, but does, at the same time, allow for dust to enter and noise to exit unobstructed.