The Xigmatek Refract S1 comes in with an eco-friendly cardboard box wherein the case is cushioned by polystyrene and protected by a sheet of plastic.



The Refract S1 sports two tempered glass panels with the front glass panel having a mirror-like finish. The chassis is majority black with the front tempered glass panel having a silver colour. The full-window tempered glass panel on the left side has a dark grey colour which is getting common in tempered glass cases nowadays to hide certain interior details while highlighting lighting. The chassis has a solid tempered glass with mirror-finish as the front panel, the front cooling fans take its intake air from the sides of the front panel. A Xigmatek branding is found at the bottom of the front panel.



On the other side is just a solid aluminium side panel with a convex design that gives more interior space for cabling behind the motherboard area compared to a flat side panel.



The front panel I/O is located on the top of the front panel and features a USB 3.0 port, two USB 2.0 ports, a set of audio ports, a reset switch, and power switch. The power and reset switches are spring-loaded and the USB ports and audio ports come with protective rubber inserts.



The top panel has a honeycomb mesh panel for ventilation that’s covered by a magnetic fan filter. The top can support up to two 120mm cooling fans or a 240mm radiator.