http://www.xigmatek.com/index.php

After couple day browsing through "Casing & Modification" thread I notice that, there is none for XIGMATEK Chasis yet.
The company has produce few Chasis for consumer to choose from; "Midgard, Asgard & current latest is Utgard series.

I bought mine couple day before CNY Festival: (actually my intention was to get myself a Lancool Dragon Lord K62) browsing through Low Yat & Imbi Plaza, my eye caught the UTGARD series displaying @ one of Famous Imbi Retailer shop. After a brief of discussion with the sale personnel & giving me the chances to fiddling & peek the inner side of the chasis, I decided to get one for myself.

here goes;








XIGMATEK Philosophy is I.C.E = Impressive | Creative | Essential

My chasis came with pre-installed 2 x 12cm (front & rear) orange white led fan & 1 x 17cm (top) orange white led fan.
To compliment the chasis I got my self 2 x 12cm CM Green led fans (90cfm). The Front I/O panel came with 2 E-sata, 4 USB, Audio in/out & 2 knobs Fan controller.
Xigmatek also provide 4 water pipes hole for Liquid cooling for this chasis. Screw less tooling for 5.25' bay & expansion slot installation.

-The 2 Knobs Fan controller " in writting based from the Xigmatek site" is RPM speed control knobs for six fans. Even so, the 2nd Knobs (B knobs) I just can't make it work, perhaps its faulty.
-The so called screw less tooling for expansion slot, I slot in my ATI Radeon 4650 its seems unstable, even after fiddling with for almost 15 minutes, its just doesn't seems to grasp solid & stable. so I decided to screw it with a small nut rather than used the palstic clip holder.

Other than that, the case seems pretty much ok, the airflow are good & the case are rock solid steady. (its weight 9.3Kg tho)

Sorry for the picture quality tho, I haven't get my Digital Camera yet (still lurking for one tho).
Don't mind the cacing tho, I'm too lazy to do cable management.

Reviews:
CLICKS HERE

CLICKS HERE

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Video






Source from bit-tech.net
So Guy & Gals, please share your Xigmatek Chasis here, perhaps we could discuss & improve our Rigs in future & pimp your rig!

This post has been edited by beast921: Apr 29 2011, 12:01 AM


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Love your case

xigmatek case has some taste too,i love it

Thanks bro. We also can discuss about anything in regard of the case too. UTGARD series also provide spacious place on top of the chasis for water cooling rad. Later tonite I will snap a picture.



This post has been edited by beast921: Feb 26 2010, 08:15 PM

currently using Xigmatek Asgard

Xigmatek User mind snapping pictures & show us "your pimp rig"

ok
coming soon....

fast fast!!

i want to see it

looks like CM storm scout without handles..... but sexy too.......

actually there a xigmatek club but at Hardware section.

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1068643&hl=

my rig








the black ven slot is taken from CM Sniper

nice ... mind telling us , how is the airflow?...
what fans u using to compliment your chasis? I love the Blue & Black Theme.

I notice u have dual GFX inside your chasis, how the temp.

This post has been edited by beast921: Feb 23 2010, 06:50 PM

erm, the front intake is using xigmatek fan that bundled with it
and the blue LED fan is from CM 120mm
the air flow, so far so good

my main GC is GTX260 temp is around 55 Celsius degree when load
and 2nd GC which is 8600GT will be hotter,i dunno why . temp about 50 to 60 Celsius

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Added on February 23, 2010, 8:09 pmanyway
TS, what CPU cooler are u using now?
mind to tell us?

This post has been edited by happyfamily: Feb 23 2010, 08:09 PM

my CPU cooler actually is DeepCool Killer Whale, the Original Fan Rubber Damper that hold the fan, damage due to my Carelessness.
So I replace the actual fan with CM 12cm 90CFM.

Currently I unlock & mildly overclocked my cpu with Vcore 1.425 and my Viper running at 5-5-5-12 at 1.9v@1008Mhz.


cpu fan constant running @1800RPM & my (rear exhaust fan running @1800rpm also) "the power tab at probeII indicator"
the temp u can see @ the screen shot of the probeII

nice things u have there

thanks bro, am also upadting the first post, with some added pics.

This post has been edited by beast921: Feb 27 2010, 02:25 AM

wow
very nice

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Added on February 27, 2010, 5:19 pmwhy dont u put 2 x 120mm fan on top instead of 1?

This post has been edited by happyfamily: Feb 27 2010, 05:19 PM

yeah... the top exhaust fan its 17cm with 600RPM only, in future will do as your suggest, thanks for the suggestion

17cm?
looks small....

Nice, plan to change to utgard from midgard also, more convenient since I place my pc on the floor =X

if you dont mind posting your Midgard Chasis picture, before u swap to UTGARD series

Will do when I get back to Genting, my desktop is there =)

Go..go..go Xigmatek user

=) How's the performance of your utgard anyway?

Not bad I must say, the chasis compliment by 4 unit Fans (3 x 12cm & 1 x17cm) intake 2x12cm & exhaust 1x12m (rear)+17cm (top).
But am thinking to replace the Top exhaust fan with 2 unit of 12cm fan in future.

screenie below:


I decided not to make use of the 2 knobs fan controller, all fans connected to 4 pin molex connector PSU.

Will update again later under full load in a hot day with Ceilling fan only in my room.

This post has been edited by beast921: Mar 3 2010, 11:34 PM

any compilation of cons u can giv me on the xigmatek utgard? still wondering whether 2 get these or lancool k62

Let based from the site:

Lancool K62

&

XIGMATEK UTGARD

Dimension:

Lancool K62 = 214mm x 496mm x 498 mm (W, H, D) / Price RM345

UTGARD = 207(W) x 515(H) x 490(D) mm / Price RM309

Both Casing came with pre installed rear, front & top fans
Both casing design PSU allocate at the bottom.
Both casing design with so called "screwless installation in certain part"
Both casing design with liquid cooling Holes
Both casing desing with Transparent side windows
Both Casing design with Dust filter at the bottom (psu bay)
Both Casing design with Front mesh grill.

Slightly addtional is on UTGARD is the 2 knobs Fan Controller (can control 6 fan) + 4 USB port on the front O/I panel.
HDD panel/Bay :

UTGARD its slightly conservative & use " HDD in three 5.25" bay adapter, while Lancool K62 with much prefer HDD bay. (but that depend on user preference)

In term of price: UTGARD is slightly cheaper that Lancool K62.

I can't really give significant Con's on either Chasis. its Just that price comparison, UTGARD slightly had the advantage.

how bout build quality? its thw pci-e slot as strong as the one in lancool k62? is the construction of the lancool k62 strong?

UTGARD Chasis, is pretty solid, same goes as Lancool K62. (both chasis weight at 9KG++)

In term of the "PCI-E" experience, yes, its might be only me that face the problem. (UTGARD)
same as the Fan Knobs "B" that could be only me that face the experience, am sure there is others that are using this UTGARD Chasis, Perhaps they could enlighten us.

going to buy a CPU cooler
which 1 would u guys recon?
XIGMATEK Dark Knight
or
XIGMATEK Balder?

i ahve checked the Utgard at viewnet b4, looks like tthe HDD area(near the intake fan area) at below of the case, looks like gonna be no so good airflow the coz they look quiet stuffy there, in my opinion tat is. but i guess tat woulkd not be a problem if u have an extra below intake fan in the Utgard, coz i think k92 doesnt have below intake, only 1 intake at the front.

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Added on March 12, 2010, 9:41 pmplz bring this question at the xigmatek thread thr at the hardware section, this thread is only casing discussion, tq.

This post has been edited by selferino: Mar 12 2010, 09:41 PM

Perhaps others could assist you, I never experience Dark knight or Balder yet

Depends on you. I'm using the DK and running at 23C(lowest) idle and 37~38C(max) full load.

[quote=selferino,Mar 12 2010, 09:40 PM]
i ahve checked the Utgard at viewnet b4, looks like tthe HDD area(near the intake fan area) at below of the case, looks like gonna be no so good airflow the coz they look quiet stuffy there, in my opinion tat is. but i guess tat woulkd not be a problem if u have an extra below intake fan in the Utgard, coz i think k92 doesnt have below intake, only 1 intake at the front.

please refer to the screenie below:



my UTGARD currently running with :
1x12cm Front intake
1x12cm bottom intake
1x12cm Rear exhaust
1x17cm Top Exhaust

my CPU cooler is Killerwhale with 1x12cm CM 90CFM led fan.

waaa
what proc u using?
and are u OC?

550BE and mildly OC to 3.4ghz
But depends on your surrounding temp. That lowest temp was recorded in A/C room. If non A/C is around 28~29C.

This post has been edited by XiuKeong: Mar 13 2010, 11:21 AM

[quote=beast921,Mar 13 2010, 12:18 AM]
[quote=selferino,Mar 12 2010, 09:40 PM]
i ahve checked the Utgard at viewnet b4, looks like tthe HDD area(near the intake fan area) at below of the case, looks like gonna be no so good airflow the coz they look quiet stuffy there, in my opinion tat is. but i guess tat woulkd not be a problem if u have an extra below intake fan in the Utgard, coz i think k92 doesnt have below intake, only 1 intake at the front.

please refer to the screenie below:



my UTGARD currently running with :
1x12cm Front intake
1x12cm bottom intake
1x12cm Rear exhaust
1x17cm Top Exhaust

my CPU cooler is Killerwhale with 1x12cm CM 90CFM led fan.

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ah, ok, any chance the case will bend or wutever a.k.a bad build qualiity?

i cant find any xigmatek casing her at penang
anybody know where i can get it in penang???

Rest ensure, the build quality is
its will not bend or such.... unless u intend to do the bending out of any particular reason,
even so u will face challenges because chasis is a solid 0.7mm SECC steel.

but Lancool K62 solid 0.8mm SECC steel. slightly thicker than UTGARD

Perhaps penang forumer could assist u then.

This post has been edited by beast921: Mar 16 2010, 11:31 PM

try contact Hikari85

she might have it

Have you try to search at Nan Yang? PCDepot don't sell Xigmatek casing

this thread was so dead....

Kindda agreed with u, apparently not many Xigmatek User willing to share their pimp rig. I just can't keep posting my Rig pictures over & over again.
Anyway this upcoming weekend I will do clean up & adding up 2 x 12cm Fan for top exhaust, replacing the Led 17cm Fan.
will posted new pic once done.

ok
waiting for ur pikta

Update:

swapping top exhaust 17cm to 2x12cm



adding new 2x12cm normal non led fan for intake bottom & front





This post has been edited by beast921: Apr 4 2010, 02:01 AM

changed my cpu cooler abt 1 month ad
no time to up load haha
and sry for the blur pic

eh,ur casing is quite dusty leh that i can see

indeed they are, as am abit lazy to do clean up. saw your new Tunix. how was the temp?

when idle is 35 to 40 @ 2.66GHz
while 45 to 50 @3.8GHz

when load is 55 @2.66GHz
while 60 to 65 @ 3.8 GHz

for the asgard is it possible to just put the 120mm fans anywhere

bro,wanna ask u.to make a 2nd gpu dedicated for physx,do we need to use sli chipsets?coz my fren have 2 gtx 280 using gay gay bite ep45t extreme.can't see the settings to set 1 of the gpu as dedicated physx processor on the nvidia control panel.

y ur fren wanted to use 1 for main and the other 1 for physX?
just connect the bridge as SLI which is more powerful
and the physX is auto enable

This post has been edited by happyfamily: Apr 4 2010, 10:57 PM

what do u mean by anywhere?

coz i did mention it's a non sli mobo bro.

like anywhere as long as it follows the holes

like i seen some cases the 120mm fan is exactly the top while the bottom one is not

http://www.xigmatek.com/download/Asgard-usermanual.pdf

look under 120 mm fan placement

can't find the pc pic again

then i saw that the 120mm fan can be placed exactly at the bottom and other one not exactly at the top

(your rig from page one)

Correct me if I'm wrong, I believed the Asgard & Asgard II series, could only support 4 x 12cm Fan. front/Rear & 2@ side panel.

http://www.xigmatek.com/product/chassis-asgard.php

http://www.xigmatek.com/product/chassis-asgard-2.php

i am not talking about how many fans can u put but i am talking about the side panel fan placement

Then its a "Yes" side panel Asgard series can place 12cm fan x 2 @side panel top/below.

so can put it like almost anywhere as long as the screw go through the mesh???

Pretty much "yes".

nice league, im a Xigma fan myself, their fans rocked!

thanks. perhaps you also could show us your pimp rig

yeah good led life and good airflow

if only they made more fans

but i dont own a case of xigma, only uses their fan

t will be better and attract more people if there are reviews in this thread

can't really find them online

Yeah. true..true...

I can only do "preview" only. reviews required differ set of skill & in-depth knowledge, which I don't have.

den just insert 2 GC and ur mobo will auto enable the 1st one as main
and the 2nd one as PhysX


This post has been edited by happyfamily: Apr 6 2010, 10:01 AM

yes.
as long as ur screw can screw the fan

yes
even can put 80mm or 90mm fan

just add something or this thread is dead

thx

thx again

Perhaps others could assist & contribute also, its doesn't have to be a "review", its could more on discussion & such

Anyway here a reviews from "Overclock3D" about UTGARD series:
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cases_c...utgard_review/1

This post has been edited by beast921: Apr 6 2010, 09:40 PM

utgard can put 220mm fan?
where is the location?

nice a review

but the design of the utgard does attract a lot of people

Its only applicable toward version "Mesh Side panel" only. screenie below:





indeed they are. The "bonus" point is the 2 Fan Controller Knob which can support up to 6 fan & 4 usb port & E-sata port x 2.

6 fan means utgard comes with 6 control knob?

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Added on April 8, 2010, 9:11 amand i rather change it to 4 x 120mm fan instead of 1 x 220 mm fan

This post has been edited by happyfamily: Apr 8 2010, 09:11 AM

2 Knob which can control 6 fan.

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Added on April 12, 2010, 8:17 pmSee "Cacing" on left panel of my UTGARD!

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Added on April 17, 2010, 9:21 amAnother Reviews:
This one comparing with others profound & top line chassis manufacturer

Source - bit-tech.net

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Added on April 25, 2010, 1:48 amcome on guy & gal. this thread alost dead. Show us your Xigmatek pimp rig!



This post has been edited by beast921: May 1 2010, 10:38 PM

testing purpose:

Hook up a Kingston Hyper X Fan inside my UTGARD:







This post has been edited by ManoWar: May 1 2010, 11:32 PM

hi guys. i juz wanna share wif u guys this

Xigmatek Midgard White Knight to be release on June



Source

wow... white knight ...nice... hope they can do the same as for UTGARD series.

but i feel the white knight is too plain. mayb they should add some mesh around.

This post has been edited by cmgan72: May 13 2010, 10:37 PM

compare with cm 690 II mid tower , which 1 betteR?

which 1 u wanna compare wif ?

utgard vs cm690 ii which 1 nice ?? both like same design

i would prefer utgard. it has fan controller.

it looks more like Lancool K58 instead of CM690 II

This post has been edited by cmgan72: May 14 2010, 10:03 PM

wuts so bad bout cm 690 II?

CM 690 II lack of the fan controller ? beside than tat feature, nothing bad bout CM690 II. this depends on how u think bout the casing.

@the First page of this Thread , there is a comparison stats for both Chassis on CPU Stress & GPU stress test, (airflow & ventilation of both casing) its yield almost equally for both chassis.

The rest & extra features really depend on user preference.

need help! i cant decide!!! haf922 red or utgard which cheaper by 100! does the Utgard able to fit dual sli?

if i were u, i will go for utgard due to the fan controllers. n yes it should b able to fit SLI system.

well really depending on u actually, if u feel tat haf922 red is nice n has all the features u need then go for it. for me, i don really like the deign of haf922 red.

This post has been edited by cmgan72: Aug 8 2010, 10:56 PM

actually both also i like! haha.. i like the stealth black with orange trim on Utgard cool looking.. as for haf922 red very contrast and has all the thing i need, well that i know of.. its now the thing i want to pay extra RM100 for extra space and red in color lol.. i think cooling airflow pretty much on par isnt it?

oh ya bro, did you add 2x 12cm intake fans at the front? it comes with 1 only right.. its optional or you gotta mod it?

This post has been edited by kevafk: Aug 8 2010, 11:59 PM