Your house, according to the legendary advice of George Carlin, is the place where you put your stuff while you go get more stuff. But a PC tower case is not just the box where you put your PC components while you earn money to buy better ones. (These days, given the cost and tight supply of many cutting-edge CPUs and graphics cards, that may not even be possible.) It matters much more than that.

If you've built your own PC in the past, you know that having the right PC case can make or break the whole process. It's not just a question of fitting the parts inside—it's easy enough to match up the motherboard size, count the bays, and make sure the chassis has the front-panel ports you want. It's the small stuff that separates a good PC case from one that makes your build easy—or even makes it sing. That can be intangibles like cable-routing features, or the position of the power supply or the drive bays relative to the other parts. It can be the look; the case defines the identity of your PC.

Also, a PC case may be rated to accept a given motherboard—ATX, MicroATX, and so on—but that's no indication that you'll have enough room inside to build a system with ease. Clearances around the edges of the board may be tight, cable cutaways for routing wires behind the board may be scarce or ill-placed, and you may need to sacrifice drive bays to accommodate long video cards. Here's what to know when assessing PC cases.

NZXT H7 Flow

Pros	Cons
+ Excellent cooling performandce	- No reset button
+ Good noise control	- No drive-activity LED
+ Comprehensive dust control
+ Supports dual oversize radiators
+ Easy snap-on panels
+ Great cable selection
+ Reasonably priced

Why We Picked It

Will a chassis be a visual treat, but building in it, a difficult feat? That's why you read PC case reviews. Some PC builds are easier than others, and much of it comes down to the specific PC case you choose. So it’s always nice to open and dig into a PC case in which every component fits without lining up flaming hoops for you to jump through. We’re not going to name any particularly difficult products, but will instead point out that NZXT's H7 Flow is the very opposite of those...anonymous transgressors. Here we have an ATX mid-tower with a bit of Extended ATX (EATX) capability, and no obstructions evident in our test build. For a straightforward, clean, and modern-looking PC buildout that performs as well as it looks, the H7 Flow is just that simple, earning an Editors' Choice award among ATX mainstream chassis.

Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact

Pros	Cons
+ Lightweight, yet solidly built	- No RGB LEDs (a negative for some shoppers)
+ Attractive rumpled-metal aesthetic	- No tool-free mounting system for drives
+ Three USB ports on front/top panel	- Fifth and sixth drive mounts require optional hardware
+ No RGB LEDs (a plus for some buyers)
+ Reasonably priced, and iuncludes three fans
+ Easy to build in

Why We Picked It

We’ve lost count of how many big PC cases we’ve reviewed, but among mainstream mid-tower models, Fractal Design’s $109.99 Meshify 2 Compact case is one of the best. It’s not what we’d call a perfect case—we’ve yet to see one of those!—but it falls short of that mark only by omitting a handful of features that we feel a perfect case should have. Don’t be fooled by the “Compact” in the name; this is not a space-saving Mini-ITX chassis by any means, but one for full ATX boards. The quirky name aside, it’s one of the strongest mainstream ATX-case efforts of recent years. It lands our latest Editors’ Choice award for ATX mid-tower PC cases.

ADATA XPG Valor Air

Pros	Cons
+ Ultra-low price	- Merely so-so cooling and acoustic performance
+ Full-length front dust filter	- Thin materials
+ Includes four fans

The Bottom Line:

ADATA's XPG Valor Air ATX PC case does a fine job of packing full-size components into a midsize box at a small, small price.

Why We Picked It

While the XPG Valor Air's tempered-glass side panel might scream “look at me,” an ultra-low price is the last thing casual observers would glean from a glance at ADATA’s latest PC chassis. Indeed, the low, low $59.99 price of this ATX gaming case is almost a hidden feature. It's only obvious in the handling. Opposite its 3mm-thick glass side, an ordinary steel panel hides cables behind the motherboard tray. Steel is heavy, and a case that weighs only 10.9 pounds after adding a glass sheet, four fans, and a screw pack has scant substance that can reinforce the body. But for the money, this chassis is hard to beat as a budget-friendly pick for packing in big PC parts and looking good doing it. With its bang-up budget credentials, consider this PC case an uncommon Valor and an Editors' Choice winner among low-end tower chassis.

Deepcool CL500

Pros	Cons
+ Strong feature set for the price	- A few more ports on the front panel wouldn't hurt
+ Sturdy built quality	- No RGB LED lights
+ Tempered glass window
+ USBC on front I/O panel
+ Easy-to-remove magnetic side panels

The Bottom Line:

Deepcool's CL500 is a well-built mid-tower ATX case with a strong feature set for its price.

Why We Picked It

If you’re looking for a flashy PC case that catches the eye of everyone that walks into the room, Deepcool's CL500 ($79.99) is not the chassis for you. Featuring a two-tone paint job and a complete lack of RGB LED bling, this mid-tower ATX chassis simply isn't a flashy entry into the PC DIY stakes. It paints in a palette of grey, glass, and black. But that doesn't mean that this case is plain to the point of invisibility. Quite the contrary—the CL500's design comes off as both edgy and industrial. The case also has a quality feel that belies its low price. It looks—and builds—better in person.

Corsair iCUE 5000T RGB

Pros	Cons
+ Holds up to three triple-fans (360mm) radiators	- Pricey
+ Cable cover acts as side ducts for motherboard component cooling	- Limited power supply space with lower drive cage in stock position
+ Includes extra component for cleaner installation of thick front-panel cooler	- Alternate drive cage placements impinge on side and/or front radaitor space
+ Has four Type-A USB 3 ports in addition to Gen2 TypeC	= Right side panel feels a little filmsy, givenc ase's heft
+ Included RGB/fan controller supports full Corsair iCue software control

Why We Picked It

Memory-module mogul Corsair has not produced a “true” high-end PC case ever since it dipped its toe in the market a dozen years ago with the Obsidian Series 800D. That drought ends with its decidedly high-end $399.99 iCUE 5000T RGB. But Corsair isn’t relying on tradition in the design of its new case: Instead of old-fashioned black anodized machined aluminum plate, fully controllable RGB lighting is the star, highlighting modern finishes on formed steel panels. Even the plastic top panel has a painted steel skin. If you're all about massive RGB effects paired with massive air or liquid cooling, "queue" on up.

Fractal Design Torrent RGB

Pros	Cons
+ Exceedingly easy to build inside	- Front panel is filmsy plastic
+ Effective use of rare top-mounted PSU	- Feet and top panel are also plastic
+ Premium stylish aesthetic, with two tempered-glass windows
+ Easy cable management
+ Excellent airflow, aided by silent aRGB fans
+ Supports oversize and E-ATX motherboards

Why We Picked It

Seldom have we had such mixed feelings about a PC case. Fractal Design’s Torrent RGB ($189.99) has an impressive design that we can’t help but love in many ways. Its set of five vibrant RGB LED fans are the quietest bundled fans we’ve ever (not) heard, and the case’s internal layout makes building or upgrading a system around a full-size or larger motherboard about as easy as it can possibly be. If it were not for the plastic front and top panels, paired with the price, we’d likely be looking here at the perfect oversize ATX or Extended ATX (E-ATX) chassis. Alas, large chunks of this case's body are purely plastic, which makes the Torrent RGB feel, at times, cheaper than the near-$200 price should suggest. Call this one a near star, a PC-case pick that could be improved greatly with a price cut. Or more metal.

Cooler Master MasterBox 520 Mesh

Pros	Cons
+ Two mounts for triple-fan radiators	- Mesh filler panels act as front dust filters
+ Fil-up top panel	- Only two USB ports
+ Updated to included UBSC port
+ Glass panel features drop-reducing hardware
+ Supports motherboards up to 10.7" deep

Why We Picked It

With roughly 20 years of PC case manufacturing experience, Cooler Master proves its skill at mass-producing moderately priced quality once again in its MasterBox 520 Mesh ($129.99). Smooth edges, tight gaps, and superb finishes are found throughout, and the firm even designed a glass side-panel system that reduces the likelihood of builders dropping this somewhat fragile piece during hardware installation or maintenance. Updates for this model include a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C front-panel port, ARGB fans, an integrated ARGB controller, and a mesh face panel to show off those ARGB fans. It's a quality chassis for enthusiasts who favor airflow and RGB glow.

Corsair iCUE 7000D Airflow

Pros	Cons
+ Spacious interior	- Quite heavy and cumbersome to move around
+ Three included 140mm fans, plus room for plenty more	- Expensive
+ Dedicated fan controller
+ 10 total drive mounts
+ Hinged side panels
+ 5 USB ports on top, I/O panel

Why We Picked It

With the spread of M.2 SSDs, 10TB-plus hard drives, and the death of optical drives, PC cases (even ATX towers) are trending smaller these days. Then there’s Corsair’s iCue 7000D Airflow, which did not get the memo: It’s one of the largest mainstream PC cases we have reviewed in some years. The massive size has its pros and cons, but it ultimately means you can fit a lot of high-end hardware inside, including multiple 360mm or even 480mm water coolers and all the drives most mortals can afford. The case’s weight makes it difficult to move, especially once it is built out with a slate of high-end, full-ATX hardware. But apart from the mass, we found little to complain about, and the case is well worth considering if it's in your price range. (That said, it might not be, as it’s priced at the luxury end of the scale, at $259.99 MSRP.)

Fractal Design Pop XL Silent

Pros	COns
+ Triple intake fans included	- No removable front-panel dust filter
+ Sound/vibration damped panels	- USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C cable must be purchased separately
+ Room for oversize motherboards, larger liquid coolers

Why We Picked It

Call it a big-case ace. Fractal Design’s $99.99 Pop XL Silent surprises us by including four fans, support for triple-fan front and dual-fan top radiators, noise damping, and a single tempered glass panel (which does a great job of reflecting noise). It’s no cut-rate PC case in other respects, either, having eight expansion slots on an inset slot panel and nearly 24 pounds of material to beef up the body. That combination of features and price makes it a stellar value, and a new Editors' Choice pick among budget PC towers.

SilverStone Seta Q1

Pros	Cons
+ Space for motherboards up to 13" deep	- Audio combo jack doesn't include headphone/mic spilter
+ Includes enough standoffs for E-ATX and SSI-EEB boards	- Steel plus asphalt equals heavy
+ Supports two large radiators
+ Quiet design

Why We Picked It

You had one—no, make that two jobs! The key missions of any desktop PC case (beyond housing your system's parts, of course) are to keep noise in and let heat out. Other functions such as EMI shielding can be important, too, but we've seen too many chassis that throw the basics to the wind to improve style. SilverStone's $219 Seta Q1, a midtower case designed for quiet operation, doesn't make such compromises. One reason is that, with all the silencing sheets that line the case, there's simply nowhere to put windows or any other trivial trappings. This is a serious black box for serious PC builders, and it does its two jobs well.

Razer Tomahawk ATX

Pros	Cons
+ Removable glass doors on both sides	- Heavy steel, as opposed to aluminum, construction
+ Pre-installed RGB LED "ground effects" lighting runs on Razer's Chrome ecosystem	- Only one pre-installed fan included
+ 3 USB ports on front I/O panel, including USBC	- A ittle pricey, given the steel build
+ Neatening panels behind right-side glass
+ Easy to build inside

Why We Picked It

When you're looking at Razer gear, "Cheap!" is seldom the first word that comes to your lips. The company’s new Tomahawk ATX gaming chassis won't change that tendency—but you might let slip a "Nice!" instead. This $199.99 PC case won't be in the budget zone for most system builders, but it’s worth considering if you have a host of Razer gear to match, or if you like classy, understated transparency. The case provides you with a straightforward building experience, leading to (if you take your time) a clean, finished look with a little LED bling. It will appeal especially to Razer loyalists who own a passel of matching serpentine Razer hardware. We're not in the snake cult, but we are smitten with the right-side cable-neatening features, which any aesthetically minded PC-building buff will exult over—if they can handle the case's price and the size.

Thermaltake The Tower 500

Pros	Cons
+ Room for oversize motherboards, power supplies	- Certain hardware will block lower chamber covers
+ Large clear-front area for max display impact	- 360mm bracket set requires lower chamber coverrs to be installed
+ Includes side-mount kit for big radiators	- Supports only two front intake fans
+ Cheaper than competing showcase cases

Why We Picked It

Twice as wide and the same height as the average Extended ATX (EATX) full tower, The Tower 500’s dimensions focus more on component visibility than component count. There isn’t, for example, any space for a second power supply or other unusual redundancies, but the space it has is instead devoted to providing a full-frontal view of a single motherboard that’s up to 13 by 13 inches in size. PC cases that offer that level of component visibility usually run at a luxury price, but The Tower 500's $169.99 list price puts it on a level that's more in line with the average enthusiast chassis.

Fractal Design North

Pros	Cons
+ Class-leading CPU and voltage-regulator cooling	- Ho-hum temps around GPU
+ Buyer's choice of tempered glass or mesh left panel	- Slightly pricier than class average
+ Mesh version includes side-mount radiator bracket
+ Supports motherboards up to 10.8" deep
+ Walnut trim provides pleasant aesthetic

Why We Picked It

Wooden accents are far from new to the PC industry, yet they’re so rarely used that their appearance almost seems novel. The wooden slats of Fractal Design’s new North series ($129 for the wood-faced model we tested) set it apart from competing products, adding an air of opulence to an otherwise mundane product class. Previous trend-setters have included brushed-aluminum finishes and tempered-glass side panels, so will other companies copy the design theme? We hope so, but for now, the North is a solid tower in a class nearly of its own. If most of what you'll see of your PC is the front face, it's hard to find a more distinct, classy panel to expose to the world.

In Win Airforce

Pros	Cons
+ Delivers the joy of assembling your chassis yourself	- No air intake filter for the power supply
+ Mild amount of color customization possible	- Acoustic performance could be better
+ Four premium fans included	- The time lost ot self-assembly
+ Room for enormous motherboards, larger liquid coolers
+ Low CPU and voltage regulator temps in testing

Why We Picked It

An IKEA-style flatpack PC case? You may see that as a fun challenge, or as a threat: lots of screws, lots of bits, and a whole bunch of instructions. If you’re allergic to the kind of DIY that leads users to assemble their own bookcases or Millennium Falcon models from parts, stay away from the In Win Airforce. This build-it-up PC case ($209.99) has a fine layout for large system components and good airflow, but some minor shortfalls (such as high noise when fans are mounted as intakes) make it difficult for it to live up to its price on performance merits alone. If you’re in it for the fun of the build, though, it’s a tempered-glass case like no other. It comes in fun colors, and we look forward to seeing how modders change it to fit their needs. Whether it makes sense for you really depends on how you balance raw performance and fun.

Why Should I Buy a Tower Case?

In our experience, tower cases tend to alleviate many of the space-related ails when building a PC. It's not rocket science why: They're simply bigger.

Most offer adequate room for cable routing and long video cards, and they should have room for enough drives, given today's per-drive capacities, to satisfy most needs short of a server's. If you have the room for one, a tower is an ideal platform for a new PC build or as a case upgrade for an existing system that's running out of room inside for drives or card expansion.

In the last few years, we've seen some clear trends among tower cases, too. Aggressive sci-fi and mecha themes were big for a while, but that has given way to subtler aesthetics: clean designs with neutral themes and an emphasis on the quality of external materials. (That said, you still can find those out-there PC-case designs in places, if you want them.) For a while, it looked like the DIY PC-case market was shifting over entirely to a blinged-up, geeky gamer aesthetic, but the design winds have shifted a bit. Over the last few years, we've seen a major move to glass and acrylic side panels, as well as the integration of mood lighting, whether one-color or programmable RGB.

What's also shifted: the definition of a tower case. "True" towers—with huge banks of drive bays and bodies more than 20 inches tall—are still around, but the lines have blurred between these and larger mid-tower chassis, which tend to lie in the 18-to-20-inch height range. But even these are seeing their own splintering and hazy categorization: Just about all mainstream big cases, for example, have eliminated front-facing 5.25-inch drive bays altogether, assuming that buyers won't be opting for internal optical drives anymore. These really minimal cases were a subclass of their own a few years ago but are now the norm, not the exception.

As 5.25-inch bays have vanished, the really large towers have fallen out of favor with many buyers who aren't doing elaborate modding or liquid cooling. Another reason why: limitations to video-card SLI that emerged in 2016 and keep accelerating. With its 10-series "Pascal" video cards, Nvidia put the official kibosh on multiple-video-card configurations of more than two cards. One of the traditional big reasons high-end PC builders would opt for a large PC case is to host multiple video cards in an Nvidia SLI or AMD CrossFireX array.

With Nvidia's "Ampere" (RTX 30 Series) cards the toast of the video-card world for the last few years, SLI has become even less likely an option for the bulk of users; only the ultra-expensive GeForce RTX 3090 can be paired up in SLI (technically, "NVLink"), and the cost for two of them is eye-popping. With today's decided shift to using just one video card, more moderate-size towers have been in the offing for most folks, but with a late-breaking twist: The latest GeForce RTX 40 Series cards in the "Ada Lovelace" line, headed by the titanic, enormously thick GeForce RTX 4090, are making the case for big towers again at the very high end here in 2023.

Of course, you can still build out a PC with more than two older cards in an AMD CrossFireX arrangement (or using legacy Nvidia cards). But AMD is de-emphasizing CrossFireX, too. So, giant tower cases with slot positions to take four double-wide video cards are best considered a niche within a niche, though users of GeForce RTX 4080s and RTX 4090s may need three slots or even four for just one card, depending on the card design!

Picking the right tower PC case for your build or upgrade is a complex interplay of the parts you have, the parts you may install someday, and the space you have available to stash the chassis itself. Here's a brief rundown of the things to look for before we get deep into our favorites. (Also, for a primer on PC-case lingo, check out Buying a PC Case: 20 Terms You Need to Know.)

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Motherboard Compatibility: ATX and More

Most towers, by definition, will support ATX-form-factor mainboards. If you're looking to install a smaller MicroATX or Mini-ITX motherboard, a tower may not be the right choice. (That is, unless you know you need a tower's wealth of drive bays, and you have the means to connect a heap of drives via that smaller board's Serial ATA ports or a controller card.)

Larger tower cases may support additional form factors that are bigger than ATX, such as XL-ATX or Extended ATX (EATX). These are mostly seen in server-grade boards and one-off high-end consumer enthusiast/flagship models. Motherboards, especially, for AMD's and Intel's high-end desktop (HEDT) classes of processors, like the Ryzen Threadripper, tend to come in these oversize form factors due to extra RAM slots and the bigger actual CPU dies they host.

Support for these form factors are an indication that the case will be big; if you don't need that kind of size, steer for an ATX-max case.

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CPU Cooler, Graphics Card, and PSU Clearance

First, think about CPU coolers: If you're using liquid cooling in your PC, this won't be an issue, but if you're using an elaborate air-cooler that has a tall heat sink and fan assembly on top (performance coolers from companies like Noctua are what we're talking about), you'll want to measure the height of the cooler involved. PC case makers typically list the maximum cooler clearance on the case's spec sheet—check it if you're air-cooling. (More on liquid-cooling in a moment.)

As for video cards, this is a simple length measurement. Depending on the case design, the longest video cards—typically high-end ones measuring more than 11 inches front to back—may bump up against the drive bays or other case structure in front. If you're using a monster video card, keep an eye on this spec.

A few years back, we saw the emergence of some highly able "short board" versions of Nvidia's Pascal (GTX 10 Series), Turing (RTX 20 Series), and now Ampere (RTX 30 Series) cards. (Check in with card makers like Zotac, MSI, and Gigabyte; they tend to offer the occasional short design.) AMD's card partners, to a much lesser extent, have followed suit, but we haven't seen any short-board versions of RTX 40 Series cards yet. (Not by a long shot!) That means you can put a powerful but compact card into a relatively trim chassis with less regard for length issues.

The power supply unit (PSU) is the last element to consider. Almost all tower cases will make use of an ATX form-factor power supply, as opposed to the compact SFX and SFX-L form factor used in some compact cases. The main spec to pay attention to is the power supply's physical length. Some cases mandate a maximum length that can fit without interference; this is less common in towers than in more compact cases, but it is still worth paying attention to before you buy.

Also worth looking into, but hard to discern from simple spec sheets: the reach of the eight-pin or four-pin CPU power cable. In a few really big tower cases, it's difficult or impossible to stretch this cable to the max to reach a far-flung CPU power port on the mainboard. An extender may be required. This is where reviews of cases, detailing their nuances and quirks, come in.

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Drive Bays and Front-Panel Ports

The drive-bay equation is pretty straightforward: You need as many 2.5-inch, 3.5-inch, or 5.25-inch bays for SSDs, hard drives, or optical drives as you have drives, plus an allowance for future ones you might install. Many tower cases these days have dedicated bays for 2.5-inch drives (primarily for solid-state drives) and 3.5-inch drives; in most, the 3.5-inch bays also support smaller 2.5-inch drives via differently positioned screw mounts.

Note that, as we mentioned above, most cases, even big ones, are doing away with 5.25-inch bays altogether, under the assumption that optical drives are now passé. If you need an internal DVD or Blu-ray drive in your build, be aware of that as you shop. Also, most big cases now favor mounting spots for large liquid coolers instead of the big banks of 3.5-inch hard drive bays that cases of the past often featured. Expect two to four 3.5-inch bays for hard drives in most towers these days.

Front-facing ports, on the other hand, don't vary too much among recent tower cases. The usual mix is a pair of USB 3.0 ports, possibly a pair of USB 2.0 ports, and headphone and mic jacks. Make sure your motherboard has the proper mixture of headers for the ports on the chassis. That's usually not a problem, though some really old motherboards may not have the 20-pin connector for USB 3.0 front-panel ports. A few cases may have four USB 3.0 ports and thus require two USB 3.0 headers to connect them all; many boards have just one such header. You may need an adapter to hook up the second set to a USB 2.0 header—be warned. (It will run at slower USB 2.0 speeds.)

One hit-or-miss feature in current PC cases is support for front-panel USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C ports. Chassis and motherboard makers have agreed on a header connector for USB Type-C, and the header connections are on most late-model motherboards. Some chassis will have a single USB Type-C port that interfaces with these Type-C headers, but you may need an adapter to bridge things for a while between these ports on a chassis and your motherboard. Neither case makers nor motherboard vendors tend to bundle these, and not all new boards even here in 2023 have a Type-C header, which is quite different from the 20-pin USB 3.0 connector.

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Cable Routing

This is a tough area to assess outside the context of a review and actually building a PC into the case in question. It comprises two key areas: cutaways in the motherboard tray for running cables behind the case's tray, and clearance behind the (usually) right-side panel. The latter is often ignored, but it's important. Running thick cables such as the 24-pin main power-supply cable behind the right panel can be tricky if there's not enough room back there and it needs to crisscross other cables.

As a result, you'll want to pay close attention to our test build experiences to see how cable jockeying shakes out with a given case. Some cases will come with nicely pre-routed case cables or Velcro restraints to control cable excess, or have well-placed niches in which to stash extra-length or unused cables. A few, such as the Razer Tomahawk ATX, even have interior covers behind the motherboard tray to collect and cover up messy cables, allowing a clean view into both sides of the case through side-panel glass.

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Liquid Cooling and Air Cooling

If you mean to install liquid cooling for your processor or graphics, you'll want to examine the specifications for the size of radiator (or radiators) you can install. There are two aspects here: the radiator's thickness, and the overall radiator length, measured in millimeters.

The thickness spec is to ensure that the radiator, its fans, and other hardware do not interfere with components on the mainboard because of overhang. The length is usually expressed as a multiple of the standard-size fans you install (which are, in most cases, 120mm or 140mm). So, you'll typically see specs for mounting a 120mm-, 240mm-, or 360mm-long radiator unit. Match up what the case can accept with what you plan to install. Huge 360mm radiators are one of the main reasons old-school, really big towers still exist.

As for air-cooling, how many fans are included in the case and how many you can install are two different things entirely. In most tower chassis, you will get at least a couple of pre-installed fans; additional ones are cheap, so we wouldn't make the fan count a deal breaker. (If you're doing liquid cooling, you may need to remove some of the installed fans, anyway, to make room for the radiator hardware you need to mount.) That said, be mindful of the sizes of fans that are included and supported. Replacements for nonstandard sizes like the 200mm whoppers used in some of the largest or widest towers are harder to come by than more standard 120mm and 140mm fans.

And then there's fan filters. Anyone who has dismantled a tower PC that's been in service for some years knows about the dust, the dust, the eternal dust: caked on the case's fan filters, rolling around inside the case in dust bunnies, and clotted on the fan blades. Better that it be caught in a cleanable filter: Look for removable filters over the intake fans (usually, the fans on the front) and over the power-supply intake (not the exhaust), which will be on case bottom or top.

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So, Which PC Case Should I Buy?

Once you choose your case, check out our roundups of the top graphics cards overall, the best graphics cards for 4K gaming, and our top-rated M.2 solid state drives. These are the most likely parts you'll be shopping for next. We've outlined our latest-favorite PC cases below, with an eye to ease of build and attractiveness. (Or, if you prefer to skip the build process altogether, take a look at our top-performing prebuilt desktop PCs or gaming PCs.)