Packaging

The Arctic Xtender VG ships in a brown cardboard box using blue ink to separate itself visually. The front has a fairly detailed image of the chassis and the rear lists all the general specifications. The sides only focus on legal details, but also sport QR codes to download a digital manual or learn more about the case. A white sticker will let you know which variant of the Xtender chassis is inside the box. In our instance, that is the Xtender VG in black with tinted glass.


Two thick Styrofoam spacers and a plastic bag protect the case during shipping and transport. While we did receive our chassis in one piece, the exterior box was not in the best of shapes and both Styrofoam spacers were cracked or broken apart. For a larger case like this of over 15 kg, it isn't too far-fetched to wonder if it is sufficiently protected to withstand the forces of shipping.

Contents

Alongside the chassis, you will receive two rails to allow 120 mm fans to be installed in the positions intended for 140 mm units. One of these comes pre-installed in the case ceiling, but as the Xtender VG is equipped with 140 mm fans on the side intake, the second rail is placed loosely inside the case itself. On top of that, there is a compact but useful box with all sorted screws, the seven expansion slots as well as five Velcro strips instead of single-use zip ties. On top of the box, Arctic has placed the QR code for the manual once more, making it convenient for you to scan and download it during the assembly process. Last but certainly not least, Arctic also sent us their Liquid Freezer Pro 420 A-RGB, as the Xtender chassis is one of a relatively low sub-set of enclosures that can fit a 420 mm AIO. This is a larger version of the 360 mm variant we reviewed in the past, that uses three 140 mm fans instead of 120 mm.