- Jan 24, 2011
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Location, location, location! These high-end PC enclosures are stacked and feature-packed
Are mid-towers the future of PC chassis design? Used to be that a mid-tower case was a compromiseâan admission that you were willing to sacrifice a few features for a rig that could fit under your desk (or on top of it) without making drastic changes to your decor or furniture. Based on the products weâve seen in the Lab over the last few months, those days are all but over.
The five chassis you see here are all gorgeous on the outsideâin red, white, black, and blueâand packed with luxurious amenities on the inside. From a half-dozen (or more) hard drive bays to room for the longest videocards on the market to multispeed fan controllers, USB 3.0, and fans aplenty, these mid-towers can accommodate a full gaming build with aplomb.
As always, we evaluate cases based on build quality, aesthetics, ease of installation, and features. In this roundup, weâre also introducing quantitative thermal testing to the mix in order to determine whether slapping a half-dozen fans into a chassis makes a difference compared to, say, two fans.
Read on to learn more about five of the hottest (or coolest) cases around.
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Are mid-towers the future of PC chassis design? Used to be that a mid-tower case was a compromiseâan admission that you were willing to sacrifice a few features for a rig that could fit under your desk (or on top of it) without making drastic changes to your decor or furniture. Based on the products weâve seen in the Lab over the last few months, those days are all but over.
The five chassis you see here are all gorgeous on the outsideâin red, white, black, and blueâand packed with luxurious amenities on the inside. From a half-dozen (or more) hard drive bays to room for the longest videocards on the market to multispeed fan controllers, USB 3.0, and fans aplenty, these mid-towers can accommodate a full gaming build with aplomb.
As always, we evaluate cases based on build quality, aesthetics, ease of installation, and features. In this roundup, weâre also introducing quantitative thermal testing to the mix in order to determine whether slapping a half-dozen fans into a chassis makes a difference compared to, say, two fans.
Read on to learn more about five of the hottest (or coolest) cases around.
Read more
