Xigmatek Utgard Review 16

Xigmatek Utgard Review

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Value and Conclusion

  • The Xigmatek Utgard can be had for 79.90 € at CaseKing.de. The windowed version will cost you just as much, while the one with a solid side panel clocks in at 69.90 €.
  • Great price / performance
  • Three cooling fans included
  • Six fan / two channel fan controller included
  • Plenty of options to install fans in the "mesh" model
  • Good screw-less system for expansion cards
  • Good locking system for drive bays
  • Dust filters on all active intake areas
  • Adequate construction quality
  • Four water cooling openings
  • Hole in the mainboard tray - easy access to cooler backplates
  • Removable hard drive cage
  • Anti-vibration on PSU bay
  • Adapter for 3.5 inch device
  • Good cable routing possibilities
  • Available in three flavors
  • Good packaging
  • No anti-vibration on the hard drives
  • Placing HDD cage back into a filled case somewhat tedious
  • Cable management "clamps" rather fragile
  • No need for two eSATA ports
  • Fans not the quietest around
The Xigmatek Utgard takes a lot of features of the Midgard and improves upon them. The most obvious is the locking mechanism for the expansion bay and the slight restructuring of the plastic clamps, which now hold the cables better without opening up under pressure. Besides that Xigmatek has expanded the fan controller to host a maximum of six coolers. The mesh side panel also allows you to add up to four cooling units, something we have yet to see on other enclosures of this price range. On the downside, there is really not too much to say. We do not understand the inclusion of two eSATA ports or the lack of a reset button, and those are aspects which can easily be overlooked. The great looking front along with the excellent placement of the I/O should makes the Utgard an easy choice, especially since it is available in three flavors. It only costs 10 or 20 Euros more than the Midgard but manages to supply an excellent overall look and feel.
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