Xigmatek Blast Arctic RGB E-ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case - White / 3 x Pre Installed RGB Fans, 1 x Pre Installed ARGB Fan / EN46360 / EN46360 + FREE DELIVERY !

The Xigmatek Blast Arctic is a white E-ATX mid tower gaming case that arrives with three pre-installed RGB fans and one ARGB fan already moving air through the chassis. Keeping component temperatures down protects both performance and component life, and the case is roomy enough for large graphics cards and full cooling systems while keeping a clean white finish.

The Blast Arctic supports E-ATX and ATX motherboards, so a standard gaming board and a wider high-end platform both fit the same chassis. That headroom matters if you plan to move from a mainstream board to a larger one later without changing the case around it.

CPU cooler clearance is 165mm, which covers the majority of tower air coolers sold for mainstream and high-end desktop processors. Knowing the figure up front saves the common mistake of buying a cooler that stops the side panel from closing.

The chassis supports up to ten fans across its mounting positions, four of which are already fitted. Ten positions gives room to build a deliberate airflow path with dedicated intake and exhaust rather than relying on whatever the case shipped with.

Power supply clearance is 200mm, enough length for the larger high-wattage ATX units rather than only short compact models. High-draw graphics cards usually pair with longer power supplies, so the extra bay length keeps that combination viable.

Graphics card length support reaches 410mm when no fan is fitted on the motherboard panel. That clears current triple-fan flagship cards with room to spare, so the card goes in without removing hardware to make space for it.

Maximum radiator support is 360mm, the size used by the larger all-in-one liquid coolers. A case that only takes 240mm forces a smaller cooler on a hot processor, so the full 360mm allowance is what keeps high-wattage CPUs an option here.

The Blast Arctic uses a premium chassis with dual tempered glass panels, showing the build from two sides instead of one. Against the white finish the glass makes the RGB and ARGB fans the visible centre of the machine rather than a detail hidden behind steel.

Panels install and come off without tools, so getting into the case for a cable change or a fan swap does not start with finding a screwdriver. Tool-free panels also mean fewer thumbscrews to lose during a build, which is where most rattles and missing hardware come from.

Airflow through the Blast Arctic is optimised for efficient cooling, with three RGB fans and one ARGB fan pre-installed to move air well inside the chassis. Getting air across the components rather than around them is what keeps parts from running too hot, which the source ties directly to better performance and longer component life.

A fan with a traditional blade design comes pre-installed on the rear panel. Traditional blades suit the rear position because that fan works as the exhaust, pulling warm air away from the CPU area and pushing it straight out of the back of the case.

Reverse blade fans are pre-installed on the motherboard panel side of the case. Reverse blades face their finished side outward, so fans mounted where you look straight at them through the glass present the clean face rather than the motor hub and wiring side.

The top panel accepts either three 120mm fans or two 140mm fans. Two 140mm fans move a similar volume of air at lower speed than three 120mm units, so the choice is really between maximum airflow and a quieter machine at the same temperature.

Fitting a fan on the motherboard panel drops graphics card support from 410mm to 285mm. It is worth deciding early which of the two you want, because a long flagship card and side-panel fans are competing for exactly the same volume inside the chassis.

Two 120mm fan positions sit on the PSU shroud, below the graphics card. Air pushed up from the shroud reaches the underside of a large card, which is normally the deadest air in a tower and the reason a hot card stays hot.

Fans and a radiator can mount on the motherboard tray provided the E-ATX board is no wider than 28.5cm. Wider E-ATX boards still fit the case, they simply cover the tray mounting area, so the width figure is the one to check before planning side-panel cooling.

Beyond the top panel, the case mounts three 120mm fans on the motherboard tray, one 120mm fan at the bottom when no SSD or HDD is installed there, and one 120mm fan at the rear. The bottom position is the one to note, since it trades directly against bottom-mounted storage.

Liquid cooling has three homes in the Blast Arctic: a 280mm or 360mm radiator on the top panel, a 360mm radiator on the motherboard tray with an E-ATX board up to 28.5cm wide, and a 120mm radiator slot at the rear. Two large radiator positions make a dual-loop or CPU-plus-GPU cooling setup practical in a mid tower.

The storage cage splits into two bays: the upper bay takes one 3.5-inch hard drive and the lower bay takes one 2.5-inch SSD. Separating the formats means a bulk mechanical drive and a SATA SSD can both be fitted without one blocking the other.

A dual-format bottom drive bay adds one more combo mount that takes either a 2.5-inch or a 3.5-inch drive. Using it means giving up the bottom 120mm fan position, so the decision comes down to whether the build needs another drive or more intake.

The top I/O panel carries a power button, a reset button, two USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 port, an HD audio output jack and an RGB LED switch. Putting the RGB switch on the panel lets you change the lighting without opening software, which is useful when the machine is doing something else.