Xigmatek Meta Mid Tower Gaming Case - Black / Supports Motherboards up to E-ATX / 4 x Pre-Installed Fans Included / EN45066 / EN45066

The Xigmatek Meta Mid Tower is a gaming case in black with an airflow system engineered to keep components cool through high-intensity gaming. Ample internal space and ventilation give a custom build room to breathe, and the layout is flexible enough to serve as the foundation for a system chosen around performance rather than around chassis limits.

The Meta uses a chassis with dual tempered glass panels, showing the build across two faces instead of through one side window. Glass on both visible sides suits a case designed to sit out in the open, and it means the components and any lighting inside read from more than a single viewing angle.

The motherboard panel fan cover is removable, and that choice changes the fan count: with the cover in place the panel takes two 120 mm fans, and with it removed the panel takes three. It is a straightforward trade between a cleaner covered look and an extra intake fan aimed straight at the board.

Dust filters come pre-installed on the top, the bottom and the right side of the chassis, so the intake paths are screened from the day the case is unboxed. Filtering the air on the way in is what keeps dust off the heatsink fins and fan blades, where it otherwise builds into a slow, measurable loss of cooling performance.

The Meta's airflow and ventilation design is optimised to carry cool air across the components and hot air out, which is what holds temperatures during long, high-intensity sessions. Ample internal space plays into the same result, because a clear path through the chassis is worth as much as the number of fans mounted in it.

A standard fan blade configuration comes pre-installed on the rear side of the case, giving the build a working exhaust before you add anything. The conventional blade is the efficient shape for that position, where the fan pushes hot air straight out behind the motherboard and is not on display through the glass.

A reverse blade fan comes pre-installed on the motherboard panel side, feeding air directly across the board. Reverse blades turn their finished face toward the viewer, so the fan that sits in the line of sight behind the glass looks deliberate rather than showing the frame and hub a conventional fan presents from that angle.

The case allows CPU cooler clearance up to 175 mm, which takes in large dual-tower air coolers rather than only mid-height models. That headroom means an air cooler remains a serious option here instead of a compromise, so a liquid loop is a preference rather than a requirement forced on you by the chassis.

Maximum GPU length support is 400 mm, which covers the long triple-fan cards at the top of the current range. Card length is the specification most likely to block a build, so confirming 400 mm of clearance up front removes the main physical constraint on which graphics card the system can carry.

The Meta supports vertical GPU installation, turning the graphics card to face the glass instead of sitting edge-on in the expansion slots. On a chassis with dual tempered glass panels that puts the most visually interesting component on show, which is the main reason builders choose a vertical mount in the first place.

The power supply unit limitation is 220 mm, which comfortably covers full-size ATX supplies including longer high-wattage models. Depth in that bay is not only about the unit itself: it leaves space behind the supply for the cable bundle, so the leads are not crushed into a tight bend the moment they exit.

Motherboard support runs up to E-ATX, so a wide board with extra expansion slots and heavier power delivery mounts without modification. Smaller standards use the same tray, which keeps the chassis useful whether the build starts on a compact board now or moves to a larger platform in a later upgrade.

The Meta is compatible with ATX back plug motherboards, which route their connectors out of the rear of the board for a build with no visible cables. Listed compatible models include the ASUS TUF B760M-BTF WIFI-D4, the ASUS TUF-Gaming-B760M-BTF-WIFI-D4, the MSI Z790 PROJECT ZERO and the COLORFUL CVN B760M-BACK FROZEN-WIFI V20, with more models to follow.

The top takes three 120 mm fans or two 140 mm fans, the motherboard panel takes three 120 mm fans and the rear takes one 120 mm fan. Those three banks let you set up a full intake and exhaust path, with the motherboard panel feeding air straight onto the components that generate the most heat.

Liquid cooling support covers a 280 or 360 mm radiator on top, a 240 mm on the motherboard panel for E-ATX boards up to 28.5 cm wide, a 120 mm at the rear and a 120 mm at the bottom. Four positions mean a large all-in-one cooler does not have to displace the case's main exhaust.

The hard drive cage has space for two 3.5-inch drives, which is enough for a pair of high-capacity mechanical disks used for game libraries, recordings or backups. Keeping the bulk storage in a dedicated cage means those drives sit clear of the airflow path rather than blocking it midway through the chassis.

A separate SSD cage holds two 2.5-inch drives, so solid state storage mounts independently of the mechanical cage. Running the two cages apart means a boot SSD and a second fast drive can be fitted without disturbing the hard drives, and it gives the build four total drive positions across both cages.

The front-mounted I/O carries a power button, a reset button, one USB-C port, two USB 3.0 ports and an HD audio jack. Having USB-C on the front panel matters for current phones, portable drives and headsets, since it saves reaching around to the motherboard's rear I/O every time one of them is plugged in.