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hence quiet) speeds.
Water-cooling

support: The rise of
sealed all-in-one

coolers have made
liquid-cooling more
popular than ever. If

you plan to water-
cool your PC, pay fine
attention to the

support provided by
your case. You
probably won’t be

able to use liquid- Let there be light. Or not. It’s up to you!
cooling whatsoever

in most mini-ITX cases, and many mid-tower hardware, albeit at the cost of air flow. It’s
cases only support up to 240mm radiators— gorgeous, but brittle—handle with care!
and placement of that liquid-cooling radiator You’ll start to find tempered-glass options

may be limited to only the top or bottom of around the $70 range, though they’re
the case, depending on the case’s more common around $100.

dimensions. Integrated lighting: Customizable RGB
If you want a beefy 360mm radiator, lighting is 2018’s biggest craze in computer
you’ll often need to step up to a full tower hardware, and that includes PC cases. You

case, though unusually large mid-towers like either love RGB or you hate RGB (go.
the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv X ($200 on pcworld.com/lvht). Either way, it’s easy to

Amazon [go.pcworld.com/evlv]) can find cases that meet your aesthetic tastes.
sometimes squeeze them in as well. Some You can even watch us build an RGB PC (go.
pricier cases also have large swatches of pcworld.com/rgpc)—that was fun!

interior space dedicated to liquid-cooling
reservoirs for custom loops. OUR FAVORITE PC CASES

Tempered-glass panels: Many newer We don’t do many formal PC case reviews at
PC cases include panels consisting entirely PCWorld, but we’re constantly building PCs
of tempered glass, presenting an in all sorts of rigs. Here are some of our

unfettered look at your PC’s inner favorites in each price point. (Note that the

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