Best PC case in 2024

The Be Quiet Dark Base 700 is a mid-tower, with a beautifully slick design and RGN lights running down the trim, plus a large side window that allows you to gaze at the majesty of your gaming PC. It’s a spacious case that should have no trouble housing all your components and has been designed with easy cable management in mind. Beautiful inside and out, you might say (unless you put some rubbish CPU in it).

As the name suggests, this is a case with a strong emphasis on silent operation. Have you got several of the best CPU coolers all keeping your PC at an optimal temperature while you play some of the most powerful games of our time? Well, that might make a lot of noise, and that noise could break your immersion and ruin the gaming experience. This case has you covered on that front.

This is one of the larger cases we’ve got on this list, which is great if you want to squeeze one of the best AIO coolers in there, but it’s not so great if you have a smaller setup and don’t have that much space. If you need a larger one, then this is fantastic, but check out some of our other recommendations if you’re working with something smaller.

What sets the Hyte Y70 Touch case apart from the other cases on this list is its truly fantastic display screen. Featuring a 60Hz refresh rate, a massive 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.

However, while we were impressed by the addition of the screen, there were other aspects of this case which were a little bit disappointing. For example, 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 now ones. Meanwhile, when using a vertically mounted GPU, it can be kind of awkward accessing the motherboard.

However, the problems with this case aren’t going to be problems for everyone, and it does look absolutely fantastic. Meanwhile, its large size lends itself well to the use of large components, and the overall design is perfectly suited to water cooling, which we know will be a selling point for some gamers. All things considered, there’s a lot more to admire than there is to dislike.

Read our full Hyte Y70 Touch review.

Nobody likes to see loads of cables strewn all over the place. It’s not only unsightly but also unsafe. The NZXT H6 Flow RGB managed to help you avoid that problem with the addition of a large cable stowing area which helps keep everything tidy. It’s also quite an attractive case, which will help to further boost your gaming room’s decor.

It is a rather large case though, which might be off-putting for anyone dealing with a smaller space.  But to be honest, there’s a lot more to love than there is to dislike here – there’s an excellent built-in cooling system (including three 120mm fans) which saves you from having to shill out for extra coolers. However, if you want to overclock your PC, there is plenty of room for loads of additional fans to keep even the most powerful setup running smoothly and quietly.

All the uglier parts of your CPU (e.g. PSU and storage drives) are kept in a hidden chamber behind the motherboard, giving you a pretty view through the glass panel. The whole thing has plenty of ventilation holes throughout that’ll help keep everything cool too. All around, it’s a well-made case.

Read our full NZXT H6 Flow RGB review.

The most expensive PC cases will set you back an enormous amount, but you can get a pretty reliable piece of gear for a relatively low price. Building a custom gaming PC doesn’t necessarily have to cost you the moon, and many of the best cheap gaming PC builds will have been put together with this case in place.

While it could use a little extra space for HDDs, for the price you pay, this is a pretty fantastic piece of gear. There’s plenty of room for a 120mm AIO cooler, and its design doesn’t trap an enormous amount of heat, so even when you’re using it for something that pushes your PC to its processing limits, you needn’t worry too much about overheating.

It’s kind of a case of function over form in that it doesn’t look particularly exciting, but we also wouldn’t like to say that it’s ugly, per se. The slick black design with a small selection of customizable RGB lights looks absolutely fine, but it’s not as flashy as some of the other PC cases we’ve seen. Still, it’s a fantastic design with a small price tag, so we strongly recommend it if you’ve spent most of your budget elsewhere.

Sometimes you just want the prettiest option. If you’ve got a gorgeous gaming room all setup and looking just the way you like it, then you’re going to want to make sure you’ve got a suitably delightful PC case too. These Fractal Design North cases are some of the nicest we’ve seen, and with a variety of designs to choose from, we’re sure you’ll find one to match your aesthetic.

To clarify, this is not a case of style over substance. The mesh substance used for its panels means that it’s naturally good at keeping cool, with a decent pair of 140mm fans in there too. Admittedly, they’re not the best at noise insulation, and it can get a bit noisy sometimes, but that’s one of only very, very few flaws.

It’s also one of the cheaper options on the list. Its look perhaps might not exactly scream “gamer” but it does scream “cozy space in a beautiful home” and we think it’d look great in a slightly more mature gaming setup.

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.

One of these cases will help you to cut down the size of your PC without some of the sacrifices to airflow and PSU compatibility that you often get with smaller mini ITX variants. With a flashy glass side panel that allows you to show off any RGB components, plus a steel frame, this is a pretty impressive piece of work.

While it is advertised as having room for a 240mm AIO cooler, it’s actually pretty difficult to get one in there, so we would advise against it, which is pretty disappointing. All in all, it’s not bad for smaller setups, but you do need to be extremely conscious of measurements with this one, and keep in mind that you’ll have limited orientation options for certain components.

Nonetheless, it’s a decent price and a fantastic option for a Mini-ITX chassis. It’s also available in a few different colors, so, despite the slightly bland design, you shouldn’t have any trouble getting it to match with everything else in your gaming room.

Have you been burned (literally and figuratively) but a custom PC setup that didn’t have sufficient airflow? Well, if you want to be completely sure that you can avoid this happening again, we recommend going for this case. Its front panel is designed to take in as much air as possible, and it has room for three 120mm fans or even a 360mm AIO cooler.

Its biggest drawback comes from the fact that its side panels are quite difficult to remove. If you’re somebody who routinely adds new components to your gaming PC, this is going to get irritating fast. You might also struggle a bit when it comes to fitting things into the upper regions of the case, where spacing can get a bit tight. It could do with a better I/O selection as well.

We don’t want to end a negative though – this is a beautifully designed piece of hardware that is unrivalled when it comes to airflow. This option will not only look fantastic as part of your setup, but it’ll keep everything cool even when you’re playing the most processing-intensive of games.

Read our full Corsair 4000D Airflow review.

Do you have a stunning games room filled with a beautiful display of RGB lights? The Corsair iCUE 4000X RGB will be right at home. With the iCUE hub, you have complete control over its RGB displays, allowing you to synchronize it perfectly with any other devices, or components that are displayed behind its glass panel.

We should mention that a few users have reported that the glass panel shatters quite easily. We can’t say that we have experienced this ourselves, but it is something to be conscious of. As long as you are careful (as we suspect most gamers already are around their custom PCs) we don’t anticipate that this will be a problem.

Meanwhile, this case is not only a treat for the eyes but also a treat for the ears. Though it doesn’t keep things quite as quiet as our top choice on this list, it has to be said that this case is very good at keeping noise distractions to a minimum. While it could have been better designed to facilitate airflow, if you’ve got a few coolers, they’ll easily fit and then there’s almost nothing bad to say about this case.