Myles Goldman

While expensive, the Cougar FV270 is a unique, solid alternative to cases like Phanteks NV7.

The new NZXT H7 Flow’s design has undergone some changes, adding room for more fans and a new mesh front panel.

Combining a unique wood-and-mesh front and lots of airflow-focused features at an affordable price, Fractal's North case stands out both in design and airflow performance.

The Lian Li O11 Vision is a decent case, but it’s a bit expensive for a pretty a glass box.

It’s a little loud and odd-looking, but NZXT’s H6 Flow RGB is a great case for those who want to show off their components while also keeping them cool.

The Hyte Y70 Touch is a very ambitious case due to its 4K touch screen. And if you like the idea of having a big screen, it’s a pretty solid option.

The Corsair K70 Max RGB comes with all of the bells and whistles its older sibling shipped with. However, the K70 Max RGB features magnetic switches that are incredibly smooth and highly adjustable.

The Be Quiet Shadow Base 800 FX is an excellent choice for anyone looking for great airflow, RGB, and silent computing.

The Cooler Master CK720 is a simple, entry-level hot-swap mechanical keyboard.

Gigabyte’s C301 mid-tower case is a solid performer but lacks impressive or eye-catching features.

The Corsair K70 Max RGB comes with all of the bells and whistles its older sibling shipped with. However, the K70 Max RGB features magnetic switches that are incredibly smooth and highly adjustable.

Phanteks’ NV7 is well equipped for massive components and sports unique features for an extremely clean look. Just be sure to budget extra to bring your own fans.

Drop's Sense75 looks good and has great keycaps, but for a gasket-mounted mechanical keyboard that's this expensive, there's lots of room for improvement.

Even at $69, the Monoprice Dark Matter Hyper-K Wireless isn't worth it with cheap construction and weak battery life.

The Alienware AW420K is an overpriced, uninspired mechanical keyboard that has no stand-out features to distinguish it from every other boring, black gaming keyboard.

The Angry Miao AFA (Adjustable Flex Alice) is a leaf spring mechanical keyboard with many expensive features that back its near $800, but if you use the right shift key, look away.

Combining a unique wood-and-mesh front and lots of airflow-focused features at an affordable price, Fractal's North case stands out both in design and airflow performance.

The Lian Li Lancool 216 is not the average budget case. It’s one of the best budget case sof all time.

The Fractal Design Ridge is a unique and slim ITX case, but its design limits CPU cooling performance.

The Melgeek Pixel offers the most customization of any mechanical keyboard that I’ve seen to date — but only because it’s made of legos.

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?