A Closer Look - Inside

Accessing the interior of the HYTE Y60 does take a little extra work. While you may pull off the side panels after removing the thumb screw holding each side panel in place, the two smaller glass panels are secured by screws you must remove in order to detach them from the chassis body. As you can see, the metal side comes with a full plastic layer that holds a fine mesh dust filter which lines up with the unique air-vent design. The same can be found on the panel in the top. HYTE also warns that in this disassembled state, the chassis cannot carry any excess weight, so you should not sit on it, for example.


Looking into the interior, the HYTE Y60 has the same general layout as other side-by-side enclosures, including for the side intake or AIO placement possibility. Several areas of the case interior have a 45° angle as well, like the corner for cable management or cutout for the CPU cooler backplate. There is also lots of HYTE branding within, some of which you will never get to see outside of the build process.


The side intake can hold either two 120 or 140 mm fans. It is recessed enough to easily provide room for an AIO without worrying about it getting in the way of any expansion cards. That said, the Y60 can only take low-profile horizontal ones, so you may opt for a thick radiator in combination with a push/pull configuration as long as you stick with an ATX sized motherboard. The Y60 also features two sets of embedded grommets in the corner of the motherboard tray. These are uniquely shaped, but why HYTE went this route isn't clear. As you can see, these don't really keep you from seeing the wiring in the back, so it may be that HYTE hopes you will give the cables enough play for them to come in at that angle towards the motherboard.


Towards the rear, in the main area of the Y60, are the aforementioned expansion slots. The PCIe riser cable is perfectly embedded into the floor of the chassis, right above the two fans. On top of that, the connector for the motherboard is encased in a white shell with the company branding and another 45° design element. HYTE could have really taken the opportunity to place ARGB LEDs behind its logo for that added splash of color, but odds are the cost for something as small as that wasn't worth it. Above that is the previously mentioned 120 mm exhaust fan with plenty of space in the ceiling for a liquid-cooling setup.


The space towards the front on the backside of the motherboard is clearly taken up by the side fan/AIO intake area. Interestingly enough, HYTE added a little plastic spacer to the top half, separating the mounting frame from the rest of the case for some reason. This could be structural, or help direct airflow, but if the latter, it should have extended to the bottom. A large opening underneath gives you access, and space for the cables to be routed through, but several more openings along the bottom are actually better-suited for keeping things clean and tidy here. Looking at the grommets from this side, several slightly extending parts seem to guide the cables through at a flatter angle to the motherboard.


The PSU bay is pretty straightforward, with ample space below it for cable storage. The floor of the chassis seems to be an area where HYTE could have added some additional 2.5" storage for good measure. Speaking of storage, the two cages can either hold two 3.5" drives in total or up to four 2.5" drives. While this is fine for those opting for an NVMe SSD as the boot and program drive coupled with 3.5" spinning rust for larger capacity storage, having one or two dedicated 2.5" slots could have been useful in some build scenarios.


Looking at the floor of the Y60, the same type of air vent as on the exterior panels is found here. While quite nice, it will be slightly restrictive in regards to airflow, though. There is an opening along the bottom edge of the motherboard for cable routing, and the hole next to the PCIe riser cable seems to be for PCIe power cable routing, which will nicely hide the cable from view. In the ceiling is the mounting bracket for cooling. Once again, a large cutout enables cable routing above the motherboard. While you should have no issues in regards to blocking motherboard components as there is clearance, the cable-routing opening will mostly be blocked by any fans installed here.


All the wires within the HYTE Y60 are of the usual type, with the added benefit of the USB 3.0 wire being flat. In addition to that, the case wiring comes in one handy, unified connector instead of individual pins. Hopefully, more brands will opt for that in the future.