Xigmatek Asgard 381 Mid-Tower Chassis Review
Peter Donnell / 12 years ago
Starting on the left side of the chassis we can see that it features a black side panel, held in place by two quick release thumb screws. Cut vertically in the panel are fan mounts for two 120/140mm fans.
Moving up from there we have a similar style top panel which again features two more 120mm/140mm fan mounts. So far things are looking pretty good for cooling capabilities.
Moving to the front of the top panel we find the main I/O area. From left to right we have; headphone, microphone, 2 x USB 3.0, HDD and Power LED’s, Reset and Power. There are some nice little style touchers here two, with a good quality textured back plate and good quality buttons that detract from the fact this is a budget chassis.
Moving down the front panel we see the first real style features of the chassis, Xigmatek have sent up the black/orange edition and while it’s not going to be to everyone’s tastes, I do think it adds a spark of interest to what I was expect to be a bland design. The high contrast colours are not unlike those we are seeing on a log of high end gaming chassis, so I know there will be a lot of interest in this style. Down the front we have 3 x 5.25″ optical drive bays and a ventilated front panel to provide airflow to the front fan mounts.
Not much going on with the right side panel, although this isn’t uncommon on most chassis anyway. We have a solid black panel which is held in place with two more quick release thumb screws.
Around the back of the chassis we can see the rear mounted 120mm exhaust fan, although this can be swapped out for a 80mm fan if you wanted to. Below that we have 7 snap-off expansion slot cover, a small ventilation area and the PSU mounting area.
The base of the chassis features four sturdy rubber feet, these provide good ground clearance and should help reduce any vibrations from the chassis. There are two air intake points on the bottom too, one for the PSU should you wish to inverse mount it and a second to provide airflow to a 120mm fan which you can mount internally.
