13 PC cases that are guaranteed to make you stand out, even among nerds
27.7.2016
Translation: machine translated
Cases are THE figurehead of every real PC gamer. With tinted windows and disco lighting, they make even the cars from "The Fast and The Furious" look old. A personal selection of really wicked cases.
PC enclosures used to have just one purpose: to house components. Of course, this is still one of their main tasks today. Technically and especially in terms of appearance, however, they are worlds apart. 20 years ago, there was exactly one look: Square block in depressive grey, yellowed white or valium beige. Fortunately, this phase is largely behind us. Nowadays, there is a huge selection of cases in all sizes, shapes and colours. As tastes differ (nonsense. Mine is right, yours is wrong 😉), I present my selection here. My decision was primarily based on visual rather than technical criteria.
Vector VD01
Giant and yet space-saving. With this desktop case, you always have the colourful inner workings of your PC in view and you can even sell your old desk. You'll really need the money, because the Vector isn't cheap.
Deepcool Tristellar S
If it were still glowing green, you could also suspect a small nuclear reactor in it.
NZXT Manta Window
Source: Gamernexus
Who's fat here? That's because of the concentrated load of POWER packed into the box.
In Win H-Tower
Costs as much as a complete gamer PC, but it doesn't get much more spectacular than this. And if you go to a LAN party with it and the other players win completely undeservedly, just start the transformation. Then they can show whether their reflexes are just as good at PC catching as they are at "CS: GO"
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Corsair Spec-Alpha
Looks piratesque and that's one of our company mottos after all.
Thermaltake Core P5
Unfortunately, you have to retrofit the water cooling yourself and the open structure is also likely to be susceptible to dust. But it is definitely an eye-catcher.
Thermaltake Level 10 Limited
Unfortunately, you can no longer buy the limited edition version. There is a similar model, the Level 10 GT, but it can never compete with this monster. The modular design somehow reminds me of Hal 9000 from "2001: A Space Odyssey".
Source: Wikia
Cougar Challenger
Simply because the case kind of reminds me of the mushroom zombies from "The Last of Us" - yes, yes, they're not zombies, they're infected. Bliblablubb 😉.
BitFenix Aegis
The design is rather inconspicuous, but bright yellow is just my thing.
AeroCool Xpredator Cube
The design is inspired by Captain America, but it reminds me more of Optimus Prime. And not the tin bowl from the films with Schaja Labööf, but the striking leader from the cult 80s animated series.
In Win 805 infinity
Source: Gamernexus
The blue LEDs create an ingenious portal effect. That's the end of the story for me. It would be perfect if you could create the same effect on the back, but with orange LEDs.
Corsair Graphite 380T
Source: Techpowerup
Better known as the Pummel. Can also be used as a pet carrier or lunch box thanks to the handle. Simply remove all components and off you go.
In Win H-Frame 2.0
Industrial design, toxic yellow and a huge front window to show off. All you need is one of the new GTX 1080 cards with RGB lighting and the party can start.
My own case is a NZXT H440 and unfortunately not quite as spectacular.
But I can see I've got myself into something again. After browsing through these sleek cases, I now want a new one too. Hmm, but it's only worth it if I also buy new components. Damn, that's what you get for it 😃.
You can also find most of the cases presented here
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Philipp Rüegg
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Philipp.Rueegg@digitecgalaxus.chBeing the game and gadget geek that I am, working at digitec and Galaxus makes me feel like a kid in a candy shop – but it does take its toll on my wallet. I enjoy tinkering with my PC in Tim Taylor fashion and talking about games on my podcast http://www.onemorelevel.ch. To satisfy my need for speed, I get on my full suspension mountain bike and set out to find some nice trails. My thirst for culture is quenched by deep conversations over a couple of cold ones at the mostly frustrating games of FC Winterthur.
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