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PC Cases: Buying Advice, Tips, and News
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RGB-packed bling box? Aquarium-style glassy chassis? The right PC case makes or breaks your PC build. Here's what to look for in a new tower chassis, plus reviews of our highest-rated models.

By John Burek
Asus ProArt PA602

The smallest PC cases you can buy are also today's most diverse and complex. Here's how to shop for a compact PC chassis, along with the best ones we've built in at PC Labs.

By John Burek
InWin POC One

Fancy a PC in a glass-sided case? Asus' Back to the Future (BTF) initiative one-ups MSI's Project Zero for cable-free PC builds by incorporating a special graphics card with no power wires. We give it a go.

By Thomas Soderstrom
The Asus TUF Gaming GT302 ARGB

Methamphetamine is not a recommended PC component, but Australian police detected 220 pounds of it hidden inside boxes of PC cases that came in from Malaysia.

By Michael Kan
PC case with drugs
4.0

An unusual pivoted power-supply mount sets apart the Lancool 207, a Lian Li mid-tower PC case. A low price and a handsome aesthetic bolster its value cred.

By Thomas Soderstrom
The Lian Li Lancool 207
4.0
Editors' Choice

A lushly appointed compact gaming case, Fractal Design's Era 2 is an excellent combination of internal design genius and external styling mastery.

By Thomas Soderstrom
The Fractal Design Era 2
4.0

Asus' TUF Gaming GT302 PC chassis supports the company's Back to the Future (BTF) cable-hiding scheme and offers great cooling, offset by ho-hum noise control in its stock configuration.

By Thomas Soderstrom
The Asus TUF Gaming GT302 ARGB
4.0

A little pricier than some competitors, SilverStone’s Fara 514X ATX case offers plenty of effective, good-looking fans and a mostly solid build experience.

By Thomas Soderstrom
The SilverStone Fara 514X
4.0
Editors' Choice

Artistic flair is what Streacom’s unique DA6 XL is all about. It’s an open-frame Mini-ITX PC case that will reward careful component selection (and cable-hiding judo) with a stunning compact build.

By Thomas Soderstrom
Completed Streacom DA6 XL turned on
4.0

A gaming-PC ATX case with a slick look, the 2024 iteration of the H5 Flow is a modest refinement of an NZXT classic, now with room for a bigger radiator up front.

By Thomas Soderstrom
The NZXT H5 Flow (2024)
4.0
Editors' Choice

Corsair’s 3500X ARGB delivers solid build quality, flashy fans, and a good mix of convenience features in a midtower chassis distinguished by cool wraparound glass.

By Thomas Soderstrom
The Corsair 3500X ARGB
4.5
Editors' Choice

For a mere $65, Montech's Air 903 Base ATX PC case hammers the basics hard enough to smash most of its better-known rivals on value.

By Thomas Soderstrom
The Montech Air 903 Base
4.0

It's all about the big GPUs: SilverStone's Sugo 17 MicroATX case delivers high build quality in a low-ceiling design, making for a solid chassis for compact PC builds centered around one giant card.

By Thomas Soderstrom
The SilverStone Sugo 17
3.5

InWin's small-footprint POC One Mini-ITX case is a pricey oddity, but it makes a great conversation piece and adds a fun DIY layer to your compact-desktop build.

By Thomas Soderstrom
The InWin POC One

From mighty full-ATX towers to tuck-it-away Mini-ITX compacts, these are the best PC cases we've tested for appearance, ease of building, thermal and acoustic performance, and practical features.

By John Burek
Fractal Design North XL

At Computex 2024, the Swedish firm also showed off a new Era 2 PC compact case with wood trim, and Scape, its striking entry into the gaming-headset market.

By John Burek
Fractal Design Mood
4.5
Editors' Choice

Most buyers will be drawn to NZXT’s revamped H7 Flow for its striking aesthetic and build quality; its cooling performance in our tests made us perk up. It’s a winner of a midtower PC chassis.

By Thomas Soderstrom
The NZXT H7 Flow (2024)

Plus: The very metal PC-case and power maker could be the last maker of HTPC cases standing.

By John Burek
Silverstone Alta D1 and T1

This limited-run kinetic mega-chassis will have an “if you have to ask...” price, but we bet you'll want one. We checked it out at Computex.

By John Burek
InWin Infinity

The smash hit PC case, unavailable due to short supply of its unique screen, relaunches as the Y70 Touch Infinite, in milk-themed colors and with a new, brighter panel. We checked it out at Computex.

By John Burek
Hyte Y70 Touch Infinite First Look