Best PC case 2025

Hyte Y70

Best PC case overall

Hyte Y70 specifications:

The Hyte Y70 Touch is the best PC case overall because of its striking design, its incredible potential for water cooling, and its gorgeous interactive 4k screen. Featuring a 60Hz refresh rate and 1,100 x 3840 resolution, this IPS touch screen is really flashy, and in addition to widgets that give you an overview of your PC, you can also use it as a second display, which is pretty nifty.

Fancy screen aside, this is just a great-looking case that has loads of capacity for building a really powerful PC, so just getting the standard Hyte Y70, rather than the Y70 Touch is still a great choice. Crucially, it can do this while continuing to look amazing thanks to its dual-chamber design that makes it easy to hide all your cables. Vertically-mounting your graphics card is also easy in this case, which both looks great and can be a safety upgrade for really heavy cards that would need support if mounted horizontally.

Along with being a fairly expensive case, though, one thing to note is it doesn't come with any fans, so unless you're planning to reuse fans from another setup, you're going to have to fork out for new ones. It is also somewhat unforgiving on color matching all your fans and components, as you get such a clear view inside.

Read our full Hyte Y70 Touch review.

Jonsbo D30

Best micro-ATX PC case

Jonsbo D30 specifications:

The Jonsbo D30 is our pick for the best mATX PC case, as it offers a smart and compact design, includes three 120mm fans, and has great mounting options for both air and water cooling, all for a low price.

The secret to this case's design is that it moves the power supply from the bottom, where it sits in most cases, to the top front of the case. This means that when the case is on a desk and you're looking down through its main window, it's your graphics card that's highlighted at the bottom, rather than a bulky power supply or power supply shroud.

What's more, this arrangement means you get clean airflow to your graphics card from the ventilation grille that runs the whole length of the bottom of the case - it's ideal for through-flow GPU designs.

The downside to this case is that the power supply position is a bit awkward and can be unsightly if you don't have something to cover it up at the front of the case. Jonsbo has lots of pictures of the case showing it with 2.5-inch SSDs mounted in front of this section but who uses those these days!? Instead, we'd recommend filling this space with an image or colored panel.

Because of its airflow design, this is also a case best used with a 240mm AIO CPU cooler, rather than an air cooler. Despite these caveats, we really like the combination of style, cooling performance, and price that this case delivers.

Read our full Jonsbo D30 review.

NZXT H7 Flow RGB

Best large ATX PC case

NZXT H7 Flow RGB specifications:

The NZXT H7 Flow has been around for some time, but the updated 2024 model is head and shoulders above what came before. The most notable upgrade is the addition of a vertical PSU mount, which gives more room for liquid cooling radiators and therefore makes it better suited for overclocking than its predecessor.

The mount also makes room for extra fans, but it is somewhat limited in that area. During our testing, we found it was two degrees warmer than the NZXT H6 Flow RGB, and even with the addition of extra fans in the rear, roof, and base mounts it barely brought the temperature down by a degree.

Nonetheless, where it fails in airflow, it succeeds in cable management. With a glass panel, you want your setup looking tidy, rather than like an unpleasant jumble of tangled wires. Not only can you stow things away in front of the PSU, but it comes with plenty of velcro cable anchors, and there's a generous cable-stowing area under the fan mounts (although this could be better hidden).

If you're keen on having a quiet setup, this is definitely one of the less noisy models we've seen over the years. There is a very slight high-pitched sound coming from the fans when running at full speed, but if you run them at 75% it's essentially silent. At 50%, which would be fine for most ordinary operations, it won't make a sound.

Of course - the RGB lighting in this case is a big selling point (one that you're paying more for). If you're not a fan of that aesthetic, you can go for the non-RGB version of the NZXT H7 Flow, but we reckon it's a rather stylish-looking case. The build quality is fantastic too, and you can tell it's been made with premium materials as soon as you get your hands on it. If you've got a carefully decorated gaming space, this'll fit right in.

Read our full NZXT H7 Flow RGB (2024) review.

NZXT H6 Flow RGB

Best small dual chamber PC case

NZXT H6 Flow RGB specifications:

Dual-chamber cases are all the rage these days, with the ability to hide your boring power supply and cables in the rear chamber and bring your exciting, expensive, RGB-filled components to the fore. Plus, these cases allow for much better airflow directly from the bottom of the case, to aid GPU cooling, and can allow for two glass panels - front and side. Most are quite large, though, which is where the NZXT H6 Flow RGB comes in.

This case is notably more compact than the much wider Hyte Y70 or taller NZXT H7 Flow. Not that it can work miracles. This is still a wider case than a standard ATX tower, but instead of the extra bulk being at the front, NZXT has hidden it at the back, adding an angled panel to the to the corner that not only slims the look of the case but provides an extra fan mounting area.

This means you get some of the best overall case airflow we've ever encountered in a case of this sort of size. In particular, unlike many dual-chamber cases that prioritize GPU cooling, this case provides fantastic CPU cooling too, and its GPU cooling is still excellent as well.

Add in the clean, simple design (in black or white), good build quality, and general ease of build in this case, and it's a real winner, all for a great price.

Read our full NZXT H6 Flow RGB review.

Corsair 4000D Airflow

Best ATX PC case

Corsair 4000D Airflow specifications:

If you're just looking for a clean-looking, well-built PC case with a conventional layout - none of this dual-chamber stuff that needs dozens of fancy-looking fans to look good - then the Corsair 4000D Airflow is it.

With masses of cooling options and a clean, simple interior, it's easy to build a system in this case that looks smart but not fancy, with many of the fan mounts being hidden enough that using cheap, non-RGB fans won't ruin the look of your system. You do only get two included fans, so you'll need a few more to get the most from this case - as is the case with most of the cases in this guide - but it's enough to get started.

There's space inside for even the largest modern graphics cards and you can vertically mount them too, though this isn't an ideal case for vertical mounting as airflow is restricted in this configuration.

Ultimately, this case isn't reinventing the wheel but it's just a solid, dependable option for those seeking a standard ATX case for building a smart-looking but non-nonsense powerful gaming PC.

Read our full Corsair 4000D Airflow review.

Fractal Design Torrent

Best case for out the box cooling

Fractal Design Torrent specifications:

The Fractal Design Torrent has three features that make it really appealing. The first is its sleek design. While it might not be to everyone's taste, we think the angular lines on the front ventilation grille and the rounded over corners make this case standout from the crowd in all the right ways.

Its second big feature is an upside down layout. Like many dual-chamber cases, this case has the bottom of the cases dedicated to ventilation, with the motherboard mounted lower down, bringing your graphics card closer to that ventilation. However, unlike dual chamber cases, it doesn't move the power supply to below the motherboard tray but puts it at the top of the case where it remains surprisingly well hidden.

The final big feature of this admittedly big case is its inclusion of two massive 180mm fans in its front panel. Due to their size, these can spin slower than 120mm fans while still delivering lots of airflow, for a quite yet impressively cool setup right out of the box.

It's not the most optimized for water cooling but for a standard air cooler or AIO cooler on your CPU with a standard graphics card, it's a great case.

Read our full Fractal Design Torrent review.

Fractal Design Terra

Best mini-ITX case

Fractal Design Terra specifications:

The Fractal Design Terra is the perfect combination of compactness, style, and performance. This mini-ITX case is just a stunning design, especially in this now iconic jade green and walnut color combination. However, the appeal of this case isn't just skin deep.

This clever case does away with the need to have essentially any case ventilation by just having ventilated panels on the top, bottom, and sides. Air is drawn in from the sides by the SFX power supply, CPU cooler and graphics card fans and then just vents out the top and bottom.

Building inside this case is inherently tricky because it's so compact but Fractal has eased things by allowing the whole vertical motherboard mount inside to move side-to-side, so that you can fit different size CPU coolers and graphics cards.

Key limitations with this case are its requirement of an SFX power supply, rather than ATX. You also need to use a low-profile CPU cooler, such as the Noctua NH-L9. It also can't be fitted with a window so you can't have a showy interior that's visible. It's also quite expensive, but this is reflected in its stunning build quality - that's solid wood on the front - and great performance.

Cooler Master Cosmos C700M

Best E-ATX case

Cooler Master Cosmos C700M specifications:

If money is no object to you, the Cooler Master Cosmos C700M is the case you're going to want to get. Its curved glass side panel looks absolutely fantastic, and this is a rare example of a PC case that has RGB lights both inside and out. If you've got one of the best gaming motherboards, you'll even be able to synchronize the lighting across them.

Its enormous size means that you can fit practically anything inside it. If you know how to overclock your CPU and GPU, you know that the extra space will be essential (though it is less convenient for anyone with a simpler setup). Heck, it even has space to install a DVD drive, which is going to be good news for anyone who wants to play their old physical games, or just wants to be able to watch their movie collection on their gaming PC.

Of course, this is a very expensive choice, so it's not going to be for everyone - but let us reassure you, you get what you pay for. There are toolless drive slots, spaces for 5.25-inch bays, and the cable management on this thing is fantastic. The perfect PC case may not exist, but this thing comes pretty darn close.