Cooler Master, a leading innovator in the world of PC components and peripherals, today unveiled two revolutionary products that will reshape the PC gaming landscape: Cooling X and Sneaker X. These groundbreaking desktop PCs cater to a wide range of user needs and showcase Cooler Master's commitment to pushing the boundaries of innovation.

The Cooling X, a high-performance plug & play desktop PC with a fully integrated liquid cooling system, is designed for gamers, creators, and businesses who demand top performance without the time or expertise to build their own PCs. The Sneaker X, a stylish desktop PC inspired by iconic sneakers, is perfect for sneaker enthusiasts, collectors, and gamers looking to showcase their style alongside their gaming passion.

The C4-SFX case was developed with focus on strong cooling and high-end hardware compatibility—while being as small as possible. This case uses a heavily optimized classic hardware layout. The list of features is long—280 mm radiator support, big air cooler up to 145 mm in height, indirect GPU cooling, ITX, deep ITX, DTX, 3.9 slot full length GPU, SFX & SFX-L Power Supply support, s.o. All this is packed in an elegant enclosure with 14L made by Lian Li. In terms of hardware support there are nearly no limits. This case is the perfect match for SFF (Small Form Factor) enthusiasts, developers who require a case with a smaller footprint due to limited desk space and gamers who want a high-end PC experience in their living room.

The case allows for tower heatsinks with 120 mm fan up to an height of 145 mm like the Noctua D12L or very big top blow heatsinks like the Noctua C14S. For these configurations it is possible to mount the power supply 90° rotated. With the radiator bracket it is possible to install 120, 140, 240 or 280 mm radiators with 25 mm thick fans for the best cooling results. You can install 3.9 slot GPUs with a length of up to 336 mm. Two 120 or 140 mm fan mount points at the top of the case allows for indirect GPU cooling if you remove the preinstalled GPU fans.

Phanteks has unveiled its latest product, the Eclipse G300A, a compact ATX chassis that offers exceptional value. Small in size and big on features, it boasts a range of impressive features, including high airflow performance. The G300A chassis features a sleek and minimalist design that combines high-quality materials making it the perfect fit for any environment. The chassis can accommodate ATX motherboards and large GPUs, like the ASUS RTX 4090 STRIX, that can fit perfectly even with front fans installed. Effortlessly cool high-end CPUs with support for front 360 or top 240 radiator while providing ample space for a powerful system build.

The G300A chassis features a unique I/O panel with two USB 3.0 ports (1x Type A & 1x type C) and a microphone / headphone jack, allowing for easy access to all your peripherals. The chassis also includes a tempered glass side panel, which allows you to showcase your build and adds a touch of elegance to your setup. The G300A chassis is optimized for airflow, with a mesh front panel that provides maximum ventilation and a dust filter that keeps your system clean and free of debris. The chassis also includes cable management features, allowing you to keep your cables organized and out of the way for a clean and professional look.

GAMDIAS, a leading manufacturer of PC gaming hardware, today announced the release of the ATHENA P1 and ATHENA P1 LITE. These cases are specifically designed for gamers who demand the best in performance, aesthetics, and functionality. The ATHENA P1 Series features a perforated mesh design for top-tier airflow configuration, along with a spacious interior with an advanced cable management system that ensures a clean and organized setup.

The ATHENA P1 and P1 LITE cases are compatible with the latest GPU, accommodating lengths of up to 405 mm, with 7 reusable PCI-e slots offering flexible options to mount the graphic cards vertically. These cases also include an integrated cable routing cover for a more intuitive and clean building experience. The series offers the option to house up to 9 fans (3x120 mm / 3x140 mm fans in the front, 3x120 mm fans / 2x140 mm fans at the top, 2x120mm fans on the side, and one 120 mm fan in the rear). As for water cooling, the case supports up to a 360 mm radiator in the front and at the top. Measuring at 460 x 225 x 485 mm (DxWxH), the case is compatible with ATX, micro-ATX and Mini-ITX motherboards.

Lian Li has updated the impressive V3000 Plus case to a beautiful new white finish. The Lian Li V3000 Plus White is the ideal choice for the enthusiast who wants plenty of space to build a custom white gaming PC. Boasting an impressive ability to facilitate three different modes of interior layout, this case is an ideal foundation for a wide range of builds.

New Look for an Old Favorite
The Lian Li V3000 Plus White keeps the same outstanding styling found on its black counterpart. The V3000 Plus has kept the impressive glass panels on each side, but made them crystal clear, alongside changing the finish to a pure white. Thanks to these two factors combined, you can build a clean gaming PC that highlights your components.

SilverStone today unveiled the ALTA F2, its flagship gaming PC case. The case features a unique internal layout that maximizes component cooling using stack-effect cooling. The motherboard tray is rotated 90° such that its I/O faces the top of the case, while airflow from three large 180 mm Air Penetrator 184i PRO fans with air-channeling surfaces, direct air drawn from the bottom of the case onto almost all surfaces inside the case. There are three ways to orient your graphics card. The first of course sees it installed directly onto the motherboard, with its I/O facing the top, the next one sees it rotated, with its I/O still facing the top, but its fan vents facing the side-panel. The third and most unique orientation, sees the graphics card installed with its I/O pointing to the rear, but tilted sideways at a 11-degree angle.

The bottom chamber of the case is mostly empty, and serves as an air source for the 180 mm intake fans, but there are four 3.5-inch/2.5-inch mounts, should you want a handful drives located there. Three additional 2.5-inch drives can be mounted along spots on the motherboard tray, while four 3.5-inch drives can be mounted in a cage located in the front side. You get a total of 17 expansion slot possibilities—9 along the motherboard tray, 4 with a portion of it rotated, and 4 toward the rear.

Thermaltake, the leading PC DIY premium brand for Case, Power, Cooling, Gaming peripherals, and enthusiast Memory solutions, is glad to unveil the launch of the CTE C750 Full Tower Chassis Series in black and snow versions. The CTE C750 series is an E-ATX full tower chassis that comes with Thermaltake's innovative CTE Form Factor design, which stands for Centralized Thermal Efficiency, and is focused on providing high-level thermal performance to critical components. The chassis is pre-installed with three of the latest CT140 cooling fans and can support up to 420 mm AIO radiators. Equipped with a pre-installed pump and reservoir bracket on the bottom, the CTE C750 also is a superlative showcase for custom liquid cooling builds.

To deliver more efficient airflow pathways for advanced hardware, the CTE Form Factor Series utilizes a 90-degree rotation of the motherboard, allowing CPU and graphic cards, the critical heat sources, to have independent airflow paths by being moved much closer toward cool air generated from the front panel and the rear panel respectively. The CTE C750 series can house up to fourteen 120 mm/140 mm fans and 420 mm AIO radiators on the front, rear, and the motherboard side, enabling cold air draw from three directions to optimize heat convection. The CTE C750 series includes two selections. The CTE C750 TG ARGB Full Tower Chassis comes with a tempered glass front panel and pre-installed CT140 ARGB cooling fans; the CTE C750 Air Full Tower Chassis has a perforated metal front panel and pre-installed CT140 PC cooling fans, is a more ventilated case.

Cougar today unveiled the MX330-G PRO, an ATX mid-tower case with provision for up to two 5.25-inch drives, and an airy mesh front panel. The 5.25-inch bays are designed to offer minimal intrusion into the case, with just a stub for the front screws of 5.25-inch drives on their left side, and with the right side integrated with the motherboard tray for the entire row of screws. This metal stub can be removed to enable installation of large 360 mm radiators along the front panel, where the 5.25-inch bay covers retain the mesh surface of the rest of the front panel.

The MX330-G PRO features a conventional horizontally-partitioned layout, with the motherboard tray serving up room for graphics cards up to 38.5 cm in length, and CPU coolers up to 16 cm in height. Fan mounts include three 140/120 mm front intakes, either three 120 mm or two 140 mm top exhausts, and a 120 mm rear exhaust. Radiator mounting options include up to 360 mm along the front, up to 360 mm along the top, and a 120 mm along the rear panel. Besides the two 5.25-inch drive bays, you get two 3.5-inch trays, and up to three 2.5-inch drive mounts. Front panel connectivity includes a USB 3.2 type-C with 20 Gbps capability (20-pin key-A header), two USB 3.1 type-A, one USB 2.0 type-A, and a 4-pole headset jack. The case measures 209 mm x 495 mm x 475 mm (WxHxD). The company didn't reveal pricing.

Cooler Master, the global frontrunner in PC components and peripherals, proudly reveals the triumphant entries of the Case Mod World Series 2022. This annual contest, which began in 2009, continues to captivate the imagination with trailblazing custom PC creations from artists across the globe.

This year's winner of the Best Tower Mod category is Timeplay who wowed the judges with a breathtaking Cosmos C700M mod that redefined the classic Full Tower case in an ITX form factor. In the Best Scratch Build category, Keir Graham took home the top honors with his PowerCore build—a remarkable custom liquid-cooled system that showcased both intricate detail and ingenious design.

Raijintek today introduced the Arcadia III, an ATX mid-tower case that's designed to be taller than it is deep. The case measures 210 mm x 410 mm x 485 mm (WxDxH), and is made mainly of SECC steel. There are two variants based on the side-panel, the Arcadia III with its 4 mm-thick tempered glass panel; and the Arcadia III ST with an opaque SECC steel panel. Both feature airy mesh front intakes. Both cases only include one fan, a rather premium 120 mm spinner with hydraulic bearings, 43.2 CFM, but with 3-pin DC control.

Inside, the Arcadia III offers a conventional horizontally-partitioned layout with the bottom partition having a cutout for the PSU label to peek through the side-panel. The main chamber has up to 36.5 cm of length clearance for graphics cards (if no fan or radiator is mounted on the front panel); and height clearance of 16.5 cm for CPu coolers. Fan vents include two 140 mm or 120 mm top exhausts, three 140 mm or 120 mm front intakes, a 120 mm rear exhaust, and interestingly, two 120 mm bottom intakes. This gives you room for a radiator as large as 280 mm on top, and as large as 360 mm on the front (not big enough for 520 mm). The bottom vents aren't convenient for a radiator. Storage options include two 3.5-inch bays in the bottom compartment, and three 2.5-inch mounts. The company didn't reveal pricing.

AQIRYS, the trending Romanian gaming brand, announces the expansion of its high-end PC case portfolio with two new midi tower models, SARGAS and NAOS PRO. The models announced today, compatible with ATX motherboards, offer elegant features and a beautiful user experience in building and using a high-end gaming PC. Named after two impressive stars, the new SARGAS and NAOS PRO use mesh-type metal front panels for minimalist looks, consistent fresh air flow, and light grey tinted tempered glass side panels to reveal the PC interior mysteriously and unobstructed.

Both models include four 120 mm fans equipped with dedicated 3-pin ARGB and 4-pin PWM connectors for ARGB lighting and PWM-controlled speed and a hub controller with a wireless remote to control and synchronize case lighting with other components easily. The ample interiors of SARGAS and NAOS PRO - protected by removable, easy-to-clean dust filters - are ready to accommodate the latest and most demanding hardware components. Furthermore, the specific cut-outs and the integrated cable management system on the back of the motherboard tray allow for a neat appearance with no bulk of wires in sight on both models.

ADATA today released a revision of its XPG VALOR AIR mid-tower case that it had originally launched in May 2022. The revision sees the case bundle four of the company's XPG Vento 120 case fans, three of which are pre-installed along the front intake for positive air-pressure, and one at the rear exhaust. Each of these fans features a 60,000-hour rated rifle bearing, 45.3 CFM of airflow at top-speed of 1,200 RPM, and a low maximum noise output of just 23 dBA (fans with similar specs typically generate around 26 dBA noise). This aside, the design of the XPG VALOR AIR remains unchanged. The new revision could go by region-specific markings. The one bound for Japan, for example, has the name XPG VALOR AIR JP2. These cases could go on sale from mid-March, the company didn't reveal pricing.

Thermaltake today unveiled LCD Panel Kits for the Ceres 500 mid-tower case the company had launched in January. The cases have a preparation for this optional accessory, but don't include them. The company released black- and white- color variants that match the variants of Ceres 500 cases you have. The LCD Panel kit replaces a portion of the horizontal partition of the case, with a 3.9-inch color LCD display panel with 480 x 128 pixels resolution, that faces the left side. This panel interfaces with TT RGB Plus 2.0 software over an internal USB 2.0 connection, and can be made to display just about anything. By default, its home-screen puts out weather data that TT RGB Plus 2.0 pulls from the Internet, but the screen can be made to put out real-time system monitoring stats for system cooling, among other interesting things. The LCD Panel Kits for Ceres 500 are expected to be available from March 16.

SilverStone introduced the RM51, a 5U rackmount case meant for servers and workstations, which can be tilted along its side to be used as a tower-type case. It supports motherboard form-factors that include SSI-EEB, SSI-CEB, E-ATX, and smaller. There are two PSU bays on offer, the main one being a conventional ATX/PS2; while a second SFX PSU can be deployed by replacing a 3.5-inch bracket. Internal drive bays include four 2.5-inch, and up to four 3.5-inch. You get room for a graphics card up to 455 mm in length, and depending on whether you use the expansion slot retainer, either 157 mm or 198 mm of height. The same goes to CPU coolers—181 mm with it, and 192 mm without.

The cooling setup of the SilverStone RM51 includes a mesh-type front intake that can hold either three 120 mm fans, or two 180 mm fans. Two 180 mm Air Penetrator 184i PRO are included with the case. The rear fan-cage holds two 80 mm, and there's another 140 mm vent at the rear I/O. You can mount up to a 360 mm radiator along the front intake, and a 120 mm radiator along the rear exhaust. Including the rear fan-cage, the case measures 440 mm (W) x 220 mm (H) x 485 mm (D). The case should be available in Asia and North America from the second half of February, priced at USD $489.99, with European availability expected in March.

Sharkoon Technologies is an international supplier of high-quality, high-performance PC components and peripherals. With the M30 Black and the M30 RGB, Sharkoon introduces new models, following on from its popular M25 series. Thanks to its unpretentious yet elegant design, the M30 Black should be able to be integrated harmoniously into any work environment. The M30 RGB, on the other hand, should primarily appeal to gamers thanks to a gaming-styled look with an RGB fan and a side panel made of tempered glass.

Both the M30 Black and the M30 RGB have an elegant, rather minimalist appearance with a clearly purposeful design. The center of attention is the front panel with rounded edges and a large perforated, mesh surface that should enable a strong airflow. Near the front of the top panel, both case versions have a modern USB Type-C connection for fast data transfer. There is also a generous amount of options for cooling: Each case offers space for up to seven 120-millimeter fans, and if the installation of a water-cooling system is desired, there is enough room for a radiator with up to 360 millimeters either under the top of the case or behind the front panel.

With a massive mesh front and metal panel design and flexible configuration options, Antec Inc. presents the latest two additions to the Antec Performance Series: the P20C (with glass side panel) and the P20CE (with sound-dampening side panel). Both versions are now commercially available from 124,99€ (suggested retail price including VAT).

The P20C / P20CE allows limitless possibilities for building a show case. The new flagship is ready to provide users with a more flexible layout as it features seven reusable PCI-E slots for vertical GPU installation. By supporting dual CPU motherboards with a width of up to 330 mm, the P20C / P20CE is the evolution of compatibility. The new chassis adopts a unique metal design, providing a massive airflow. With the full-size dust filter, the case reaches the balance between cooling and easy maintenance. The pin-type metal front panel is effortlessly removable, and the clip-on dust filters make the cleaning process a walk in the park.

At first glance, the HYTE Y40 may seem like a short and stout Micro-ATX tower, but up close, it's actually an ATX mid-tower that just so happens to look stout, and ready for the latest generation of CPU cooling solutions and 4-odd slot graphics cards. The Y40 retains HYTE's essential design language of making sure the front-left panel seems like a contiguous glasshouse. The case is horizontally partitioned, with the bottom compartment having the PSU- and drive bays, while the upper compartment has a spacious motherboard tray. This is where things get very interesting.

The HYTE Y40 is unconventional in that all the 7 expansion slots of its motherboard tray are half-height (low-profile), while there are four full-height vertical slots, which is where you're supposed to install your graphics card. HYTE includes a PCI-Express 4.0 x16 riser with the case. All other expansion cards need to be half-height. Most aftermarket non-graphics add-on cards these days, such as WLAN cards, 10 GbE cards, USB/Thunderbolt cards, or even some sound cards, are half-height and include low-profile brackets anyway. The case is much longer than the motherboard tray itself, which opens up room for a 280 mm radiator mount along the plane of the motherboard tray. The Y40 offers clearance for graphics cards up to 4 slots thick, up to 94 mm tall, and up to 42.2 cm in length (the ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 should fit). There's also room for CPU coolers up to 18.3 cm in height.

In Win is always a stand-out attraction at PC trade-shows, and at the 2023 International CES, they presented a vision for what PC cases could ship like in the near-future. PC cases, particularly $20-50 ones, are incredibly uneconomical to ship, as they take up vast amount of spatial volume for the market-price. The new In Win POC isn't exactly an entry-level case, but adds a heavy DIY element to it, similar to what you'd find with Ikea furniture.

The In Win POC case comes in completely knocked down kits, with nealy all its metal panels flattened. There are cutouts on the panel, along which you manually bend and fold the sheet-metal to construct 3D shapes, as shown in online instructional videos made by In Win. A few bends and tightening of joints later, your case is ready for the hardware to be installed. The knocked-down case comes in an incredibly compact box that's a fraction of the volume of what would've been for a factory-assembled case, and needs much less protective Styrofoam. The concept carries on to the Dubili, a rather upmarket-looking ATX mid-tower which, although doesn't come with "fold here" sheet-metal, remains in a completely knocked-down state out of the box, with mostly flat bits that you join using a series of thumb-screw joints to give the case its 3-dimensional form.A video presentation by In Win follows.

Thermaltake in its CES 2023 booth, showed off a new line of PC cases that introduce its proprietary-design CTE (centralized thermal efficiency) "form-factor." Don't worry, you'll not need a new motherboard type to go with these cases. Thermaltake's idea here is to not just rotate the motherboard 90° clockwise (pointing all its I/O upward), but also position the motherboard tray itself toward the center of the case. This way, the front-, bottom-, and rear panels are dedicated entirely to fan-vents that can either be set up to maintain a high positive air-pressure, or hold onto radiators. On some of the larger models, there's plenty of room between the motherboard's top and the front-panel, so an additional column of fans (or an additional radiator) can be mounted along the vertical partition.

The CTE C750 Air is an example of a large case, with the CTE position of the motherboard freeing up four positions for radiators that are at least 360 mm and as big as 420 mm in size. This particaular case has two additional 120 mm mounts along the top panel, so a total of 14 fan mounting positions are opened up. The CTE C700 Air is a slightly lower-depth variant that lacks the side-mounted row, and instead gives you 3x 120 mm mounts along the front- and rear-panels; 2x 120 mm along the bottom panel, and a 120 mm along the top. The CTE C700 TG and CTE C500 TG are smaller cases still, but still have mounts along the front- and rear-panels.

iBUYPOWER (iBP), a leading manufacturer of high-performance custom gaming PCs, today, announced the latest offering in its Trace series of cases, the Trace 7 Mesh and Trace 7 Mesh Pro.

A new generation of iBUYPOWER in-house cases
The latest installation of iBP's Signature Trace series of cases, the new Trace 7 Mesh and Trace 7 Mesh Pro feature a metal mesh down the center of the front panel flanked by two mirrored tempered glass segments. With three included addressable RGB (ARGB) 120 mm fans installed behind the front panel and one fan in the rear for exhaust, the addition of the mesh feature on the Trace 7 Mesh will ensure systems run at ideal temperatures. The Trace 7 Mesh Pro will come with upgraded fans with PWM control and HYTE Nexus software to manage lighting and provide an even more spectacular display.

hermaltake, the leading PC DIY premium brand for Case, Power, Cooling, Gaming peripherals, and enthusiast Memory solutions, is excited to announce the launch of CTE Form Factor Series at CES 2023. CTE, which stands for Centralized Thermal Efficiency, is focused on providing high-level thermal performance to critical components. The series includes CTE C750 Air, CTE C750 TG ARGB, CTE C700 Air, CTE C700 TG ARGB, CTE T500 Air and CTE T500 TG ARGB, giving plenty of options for your next build.

The CTE Form Factor Series breaks the conventional chassis design with its newly reimagined body created from the ground up by utilizing a 90-degree rotation of the motherboard, which provides more efficient airflow pathways. Such design gives the CTE Form Factor chassis a lead in cooling configurations. As the TDP of new graphics cards and CPUs increase, we thought to move the critical heat sources closer to intakes, achieving thermal extraction benefits as the CPU location has been moved slightly towards the front panel and the GPU closer to the rear, providing an independent cold air induction to your components. The overall approach has allowed CTE to provide better and more efficient intake airflow through the placement of main components and cooling, as well as optimization to heat extraction for the system.

With the new NV7, Phanteks has understood where things are headed with 600 W enthusiast-segment graphics cards, 300 W processors, and motherboards with enormous VRM heatsinks, and decided to craft a case that—with a little thoughtful design, gives you room for gigantic high-end graphics cards with plenty of room for their cabling; as many as four liquid-cooling radiators, large E-ATX motherboards, and plenty of room to spare for DIY liquid-cooling components such as pump-reservoirs and hard tubing.

Available in black and white trims, the Phanteks NV7 has a two-sided glasshouse, with radiator mounts along the top-, bottom, side-, and rear-panels. Three of these can hold 360 mm radiators, while the rear one is good for a 240 mm radiator or a distro-plate like the one shown in the example build below. The PSU bay is located sideways on the top, such that an entire half of the case needn't be partitioned out for it. The case also features some nearly-executed embedded addressable-RGB strips, and includes an ARGB controller.

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced the ROG Hyperion GR701, a completely reimagined full tower gaming case that offers an uncompromising vision of luxury and performance, engineered to take DIY builds to new heights.

A new benchmark for airflow
The world of PC building has changed. From next-gen graphics cards like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 to faster-than-ever USB data rates and charging, a PC case needs to support the latest and greatest technologies. ASUS built the ROG Hyperion to be a durable, elegant chassis that is ready for the future of DIY gaming rigs—with an airflow-focused design that keeps components running in top shape.

YEYIAN Gaming, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of innovative pre-built gaming PCs, peripherals, and computer components, is proud to announce the market launch of their brand new Micro-ATX PC Gaming Case, HUSSAR. This micro-ATX and Mini-ITX chassis fully supports the latest NVIDIA RTX 4000 and AMD Ryzen 7000 series graphics cards with up to 350 mm clearance. In addition, HUSSAR offers a perfect thermal solution allowing users to install six 120 mm cooling fans and two 240 mm AIO radiators. HUSSAR is crafted with cable management and connectivity built-in. It is an excellent choice for gamers looking for a smaller form factor PC case with a spacious interior without sacrificing any of the standard gaming rig options they've come to expect.

"There is a new trend in the market that shows an increasing number of gamers prefer smaller and more compact gaming PCs, provided they can still get uncompromised GPU power. YEYIAN HUSSAR is a gaming case created to meet this demand. The case is tiny in size but supports all of the gaming PC essentials. Such as a spacious interior supporting NVIDIA RTX 4000 and AMD Ryzen 7000 series GPU, excellent cable management, tempered glass for RGB lighting, and maximized ventilation across six cooling fans and two 240 mm radiators. In short, HUSSAR is designed to be practically compact but powerful enough for modern gaming PC builds. " said Frank Lee, the VP of YEYIAN.

Thermaltake, the leading PC DIY premium brand for Case, Cooling, Gaming peripherals, and Enthusiast memory solutions, will be kicking off the new year at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Thermaltake is ready to deliver the latest chassis, power, cooling, memory, and gaming solutions to PC DIY enthusiasts, modders, and gamers worldwide. The Thermaltake CES 2023 Exhibition will take place at the Venetian Resort Hotel Las Vegas, Lvl 2, Veronese 2402 Suite, from January 4th to the 7th.

Thermaltake, a pioneer in PC cooling innovation, is introducing a new event theme, "Stay Cool, Game On," which focuses on bringing users cutting-edge thermal advancements. In recent years, the demand for high-performing PCs has skyrocketed to fulfill the heavy workloads required for hardcore gaming, professional streaming, and video editing. These PCs require the most advanced cooling solutions. Thermaltake's team of engineers has developed new technologies and software that will revolutionize traditional PC DIY & cooling. Besides cooling-centric designs, visitors can expect to see PC MOD masterpieces from the world's top modders and other innovations on show. Meanwhile, Thermaltake will host several prize giveaways. More details can be found on Thermaltake's social media.