XPG Invader X Mid-Tower PC Case Review

Interior

The side panel glass is easy enough to remove via two thumbscrews at the back of the case.

It also comes with some strips of foam on the back of the side panel, ensuring it doesn’t vibrate against the frame of the case.

With the glass removed, you’ve got lots of room to get your hardware installed. and there are lots of massive cut-outs around the motherboard to allow for easier hardware installations of CPU coolers, cables and more.

At the bottom of the case, you’ll find an additional fan mount, allowing you to pull more fresh air through the bottom dust filter.

The PSU shroud covers about 2/3rd the bottom of the case and comes closed off at the back to hide all your cable gore. However, there’s an additional routing hole towards the back should you need it.

On the top, there’s room for your cables at the back, and an additional hole towards the front edge. The shroud also supports up to 2 x 120mm fans on the top, but keep in mind that one of these would cover the front cable routing hole.

There are a lot of holes here, but they’re bigger than most, as this motherboard supports motherboards that have the connectors on the back, a design that I suspect will become a lot more common soon.

Finally, on the right, you have the side panel cooling mount, with room for 3 x 120mm fans or up to a 360mm radiator.

Behind the motherboard, there’s a vertical mounting plate, allowing you to easily add a few SSDs or HDDs to your build for additional storage.

It’s held in place by three screws, with two at the top and one at the bottom.

And easy enough to use, as all the appropriate screw holes are clearly labelled for each drive type.

Down the middle, you’ll find five durable Velcro straps, as well as a plethora of cable tie loops, ensuring you can keep your cable routing in order.

With the drive mount removed, you can fully access the rear of the motherboard, as well as the area under the PSU shroud.

Removing the screws on the right side of the case also allows you to remove the front panel glass, which is going to give you even more space to squeeze in big graphics cards, cooling hardware, etc.

Finally, a few extra bits, as this case comes with stickers, replacement rear I/O covers, and a vertical GPU mounting plate for the back of the case.

There’s also this handy anti-sag GPU support, which comes with a magnetic base.

I’m going to use the vertical back plate with my build, so simply unscrew the standard ATX one (right).

And screw in the vertical plate, however, keep in mind you’ll need a riser cable and this limits your rear slots to four.