MGE XG Dragon Aluminum Case

Opening it up

Continuing our journey, we remove the side panel to the XG Dragon and venture on into the insides.  The thumbscrews made the side panel a breeze to remove.  They were easily unscrewed and the panel slipped right off.  The entire chassis is composed of aluminum.  It feels very solid and durable while remaining lightweight for easy transport.

As you can see there are five exposed 5.25" bays, two exposed 3.5" bays, and four hidden 3.5" bays.  The aluminum at the top makes wire management quite easy as well, allowing you to tuck your wires up behind that with the provided clamps.  There is also an 80mm fan positioned in front of the hidden 3.5" bays as an intake.

One minor drawback here is the lack of a removable hard disk rack.  This is only a minor drawback because there is plenty of space inside this case.  The tool less HDD Clamps that ship with the case were also extremely easy to use, and made the HDD installation even easier than expected.

As we make our way back toward the rear of the case, you can see the tool less PCI slots.  There are seven expansion slots available.  Also included inside the case was a box with tool less drive clamps, a power cable, a manual, and some clips for easier wire management.

  

Next, in my opinion, is where this case really begins to shine.  If we remove the four thumbscrews that we discussed earlier, we can slide out the removable mainboard tray.  As you can see, the removable tray slides in on an aluminum track.  The mainboard tray fits perfectly in the track.  It slides easily, but there is no unexpected rattle or vibration.  The removable tray is surprisingly light-weight, as is the rest of the case, and has holes drilled to support a standard ATX or a Micro ATX form factor board.

  
 

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