Xigmatek Midgard Case - Introduction

Founded in 2005 Xigmatek have not been around for long but we have reviewed many of their products including heatsinks and several PSUs, often finding them to be excellent products. Lately they have also been releasing performance computer cases which are reasonably priced which makes them very appealing to a large number of consumers. As with their other products the cases use Norse mythology for a naming scheme and todays review product is named after "Midgard" - home of mankind and protected by Thor, God of thunder, and his hammer. The Midgard is a high performance case designed to offer enthusiast-grade functionality and performance at a very low retail price, let’s find out what it is like.

Manufacturer Features and Specifications

• Screw-less tooling for 5.25" bay installation.
• Screw-less tooling for expansion slot installation.
• Screw-less tooling for 3.5" bay installation.
• Preinstalled 120mm front and rear fans with white LED.
• Seven cooling fans are available.
• RPM speed control knob for three fans.
• Back window for easy CPU cooler back plate.
• Support water cooling system.
• Diamond cut surface aluminum I/O and reset buttons.
• Bottom PSU location for face-up and down installation.

Product Name	MIDGARD
Product Number	CPC-T55DB-U01
Dimension	Main Unit: 206x510x477mm / 8.1x20.1x18.8inches Box: 258x560x583mm / 10.1x22.0x23.0inches
Drive Bay	5.25" External x5 (One bay with 5.25" to 3.5" adapter, tool-free)  3.5" Internal x5 (Tool-free)
Expansion Slot	7 slots (tool-free)
Motherboard Support	ATX, Micro ATX (with easy back plant installation window)
Power Supply	Standard P/S2 ATX/EPS power supply unit 1. Intake airflow hole with dust filter. 2. Available for face upward and downward installation. 3. Within anti-vibration rubber.
Cooling System	Water pipe holes x 4 (with rubber cover)
	Front Fan: 120mm white LED with orange blades x1 (Preinstalled) (80/90/140mm fan is available)
	Rear Fan: 120mm white LED with orange blades x1 (Preinstalled) (80/90 fan is available)
	Side Fan: 80/90/120/140mm fan x1 (optional) 120/140mm fan x1 (optional)
	Bottom Fan: 120/140mm fan x1 (optional)
	Top Fan: 120/140mm fan x2 (optional)
	Fan Speed Control: Three fan speeds are adjustable synchronously by one controller on back of bracket.
I/O Panel	Top Panel: Power On/Off switch and reset button Front Panel: USB2.0 x2, e-SATA x1, Audio out x1, Microphone x1