14 DAY TRIAL // Wireless charging isn't as prevalent as the media seems to paint it, but it's only a matter of time before it becomes a standard fixture of every other consumer electronic and PC-related device. Especially with things like Xigmatek's new case coming out.
Said new case is called Midgard III and happens to be the first with Qi wireless charging, which is known only to owners of high-end smartphones.
You see, wireless charging hasn't exactly caught on, because it's hard to implement, and expensive. Also, wireless doesn't mean long distance in this case.
Indeed, to actually use Qi wireless charging, you need to place the phone on a Qi wireless charging pad, because the range is of about an inch.
So really, in the end, it's mostly just a way to remove the need to plug the phone charger into a socket. All for comfort and ease of use. Not necessary or likely to be often used at all, since only a few smartphones have support for it.
Nevertheless, Xigmatek decided to include Qi wireless charging in the Mdgard III. Since the case is a high-end product, the company probably felt it didn't matter if one more cost-adding feature was thrown in.
The wireless charging dock is located at the top of the case and gets power from a conventional Molex connector, so any PSU will be able to power it. It draws 5VSB power, even when the system is shut down, which is a good thing, kind of like always-powered USB ports.
The Midgard III is large enough to fit ATX motherboards, since it measures 260 mm x 515 mm x 409 mm / 10.23 x 20.27 x 16.10 inches (tower form factor). And since it can hold ATX mainboards, it can hold micro-ATX and mini-ITX ones just fine too.
There are cutouts on the motherboard tray, near the CPU socket area and around the board, which help manage cables, keeping clutter at a minimum and internal airflow at a maximum.
Also, the interior is spacious enough for graphics cards of up to 330 mm / 13 inches, even with all the drive cages installed. On that note, CPU coolers can be up to 160 mm / 6.29 inches tall.
Furthermore, the Xigmatek Midgard II enclosure boasts three 5.25-inch drive bays (for optical drives, water cooling reservoirs, fan controllers, drive cages, etc.), and six 3.5-inch / 2.5-inch drive bays (HDDs/SSDs/HHDs/SSHDs), spread across two drive cages.
Finally, there are a number of pre-installed fans inside, like two 120 mm front intakes, a 120 mm rear exhaust, a 120 mm bottom intake, plus two 140 mm top exhausts. If you're so inclined, you can separately buy a 280 x 140 mm radiator for the top instead. Sadly, Xigmatek didn't say what price the Midgard III case has, or what ETA.
