Editorial Team

NZXT’s H5 Elite bridges the gap between pretty glass and component-cooling airflow–by adding one to the front of the case.

The Roccat Kone XP Air does a pretty good job at drawing attention to itself with its eye-popping RGB and ergonomic design, but its $170 price tag is steep.

The Azza Aero 480 case offers a boatload of RGB for less than expected, but in testing, its thermal performance wasn’t as good as you might expect.

The IRISLabs JRIS65 is a fantastic barebones mechanical keyboard kit for the price of $165 and it’s a great option for any newcomer to the hobby.

Montech’s Sky One Lite packs RGB, a hinged tempered glass side panel and a mesh front for about $100. But does its performance stand up to the budget case competition?

On paper, the Ssupd Meshroom S looks like the most versatile SFF case ever. But it’s expensive at $160, and complicated to build in if you veer from a traditional ITX layout.

The Akko ACR Pro Alice Plus is a mainstream interpretation of the highly coveted Alice layout that features a fantastic gasket-mount design and a boat load of accessories.

Lots of mesh and four 140mm fans

Need a hand with your gaming?

The Fractal Design Pop Silent is impressively quiet thanks to sound-dampening foam, but we’d prefer better cooling, even if that meant adding a few decibels.

Packed with features and silicone!

Phanteks’ Eclipse G360A makes it clear that a case doesn’t have to cost a lot to be truly great. With good airflow, three PWM aRGB fans and a light strip, there’s a lot to love here for $100.

Quiet airflow? Count me in.

The Mountain Everest 60 is a compact 60-percent keyboard with a detachable numpad that can attach to either side, for work or play.

Lian Li’s latest RGB PSU extension cables are its best yet, providing a vibrant light show, but one that’s fairly expensive.

Despite enthusiast features like a gasket mount design, screw-in stabilizers and QMK/VIA support, the Keychron Q3 seems unfinished compared to the company's other releases.

The Mode Eighty isn’t your average tenkeyless board. The isolated top-mount and stack-mount layout feel amazing to type with, but the price is hard to swallow.

The Hyte Y60 is a unique spin on the ever-popular Lian Li O-11 Dynamic, with its panoramic glass side panels. However, its air-cooled thermal performance isn’t enough to dethrone the king.

Keychron’s K8 Pro brings some enthusiast-tier features to a more subtle design, but it suffers from quality control issues.

Has a learning curve.

At least it has backlighting

Corsair’s RGB-blazoned iCue 5000T is pretty, bright, and pricey, but the company hasn’t skimped out on performance or practicality.

Cooler Master’s HAF 700 Evo is a unique case that does a great job combining the HAF legacy of excellent cooling with modern features, but the high price somewhat spoils it.

Your teammates (and referee) will love you.

Fractal takes its popular airflow-focused Torrent design and trims it down a bit with the Torrent Compact. The 180 mm fans impress, but there isn't a lot of extra room for storage or stray cables.