Hardware Xigmatek Midgard II Review

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cases/2013/01/09/xigmatek-midgard-ii-review/1

A £50 case with all the features of a much more expensive chassis.

 

Would you say it's possible to mount a 45-50mm thick rad in the roofspace and mount exhausting fans underneath? Depending on the layout of your motherboard, it looks possible from the pics.

I do like this case - there's a lot on offer for the money.

 

By the looks of the mounting screw points for the MB I would doubt it as they seem to be as far to the edge as they can go. I'll wait for BT to confirm though...

 

If not Dogbert666, would it be possible to contact/request for a larger roof space unit instead to accommodate water cooling rads? Maybe even as a separate purchase although this would increase the overall cost and therefore affect the overall value.

 

Thanks, Dogbert.

I'm thinking that 120mm fans might fit, albeit overhanging the motherboard, I've done this before, in a different case. A lot depends on clearance for VRM sinks, the EPS 12v connector and possibly ram slots.

It looks like it would be easy enough to mod it, by removing the mesh and making a raised area from other mesh.

 

@Spreadie: Fare enough if you have to tools and the know how. I don't though. :-(

 

Nor does Spreadie really, he's just trying to look cool

 

Damn you, Shirty, damn you! I will have my revenge!

A pair of tin snips, some hot glue, with a bit of time and effort and you could make a decent job of it. It isn't that difficult. Shirty is just projecting his own ineptitude onto others.

 

Touché

Nice case for the money by the way, but I'm still happy with my sleepy little P182

 

There's plenty of room for a radiator even with standard philips screws. Use a slim 30mm radiator along with Scythe's 12mm fans and you have 8mm clearance left over!

http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/acc/068/sy1212sl12_detail.html

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1...rofile_Dual_120mm_Radiator.html?tl=g30c95s160

 

This brings up an interesting idea... How would 2 of those 12mm fans (doubled up) do compared to a single 25mm fan? Would they cause wind turbulence and would that have a negative effect?

 

Those Slipstream fans have zero static pressure and poor airflow = absolutely useless for a radiator, unfortunately.

 

i quite like the case,
looks very shinobi-esqe

 

Haha! I thought that was an 8 track sticking out of the top on the first page!

 

Thanks for taking the time to go back and check it out, Dogbert. It is appreciated.

 

Rep for going the extra mile Matthew

 

Great review, definitely a case to look when I get around to my next build.

On a side-note it's interesting the BT found the air cooling of the Corsair 200R to be so poor. I've just been reading a review of the 200R over at HardOCP, who found the air cooling to be excellent compared to other budget cases. Obviously there will be methodological differences between websites as to how they test air cooling, but it seems odd that their conclusions can vary so wildly?