Articles by: Niels Broekhuijsen

Best PC Cases 2021: Our Tested Picks for Your New Build

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 6 December 21

Here are the best cases for custom PC builds. Our recommendations factor in cooling and noise. Many sell for less than $100.

Best Mini-ITX Cases 2021: Our Picks for Space-Saving PC Builds

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 2 November 21

Save some space without sacrificing performance or looks with these compact PC cases.

NZXT H510 Flow Review: Better Airflow, Higher Price

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 22 September 21

NZXT brings a mesh front intake to its new H510 Flow, but by today’s standards, it’s far from a perfect case.

Lian Li Q58 Review: Best ITX Case Yet?

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 17 September 21

Lian Li’s mini-ITX Q58 case delivers a brilliant layout to achieve a compact, yet thermally capable ITX system. It looks pretty great, too.

Lian Li PC-O11 Air Mini Review: An Easy, Sophisticated Alternative

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 10 September 21

Lian Li’s PC-O11D Mini is coming out in an Air variant, and it’s the more practical alternative to the weird and wonderful O11D Mini.

Cooler Master NR200P Max Review: Plain ITX Brilliance

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 10 September 21

Cooler Master’s NR200P Max takes the original, moves some stuff around, and throws in a mighty 280mm AIO and 850W SFX PSU & Gen 4 riser cable.

Hyte Revolt 3 Review: Now This is Something Special

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 1 September 21

iBuyPower is opening the Revolt 3 chassis up for purchase under the Hyte name, without a full system inside it, and it might just be one of the best ITX cases you can buy.

G.Skill Z5i Review: Shake Your Memory Maker

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 28 August 21

G.Skill’s Z5i isn’t the most practical Mini-ITX case nor is it a great performer, but its bent glass panels look absolutely stunning.

Fractal Design Torrent Review: Totally Different, Totally Cool

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 18 August 21

Fractal Design’s Torrent offers a totally different design from what we’re used to, but the end result is a pretty unique and powerful chassis.

Testing Phanteks’ T30-120: Dethroning Noctua’s Finest

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 12 August 21

Phanteks’ T30-120 fan stunningly upsets Noctua NF-A12x25 in our testing. But it takes a bit of extra thickness to get there.

Antec P82 Silent Review: Silence on a Tight Budget

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 6 July 21

Antec’s P82 Silent isn’t an exciting chassis, but sometimes that’s exactly what you’re after.

Corsair 7000D Airflow Review: New High-End Workstation King?

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 29 June 21

Corsair’s 7000D lays the red carpet for your hardware, offering an excellent foundation for building a big, mean, business machine.

Antec P10 Flux Review: The Fridge Aesthetic Case You’ve Always Wanted

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 28 June 21

Antec P10 Flux: the most likeable boring case.

Montech Air 100 Review: A Case and 4 RGB Fans for $70?

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 18 June 21

Montech’s Air 100 is a decent all-round Micro-ATX chassis that offers good value for money.

Blue Shift: Building a Custom-Cooled PC in the Spectre III Case

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 23 May 21

After assembling Singularity Computers’ stunning but pricey Spectre III chassis, we built a fitting system into it, including custom cooling and sleeved cables.

Working With a $1,400 PC Case: Assembling Singularity Computers’ Spectre III

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 9 May 21

Today we’re assembling Singularity Computers’ Spectre III in preparation for a high-end build.

Phanteks P200A Review: Simple $70 ITX Glory

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 5 May 21

Phanteks’ Eclipse P200A might not be the most adventurous ITX case, but it is an impressively good all-rounder for a friendly price.

Thermaltake The Tower 100 Review: Affordable ITX Weirdness

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 30 April 21

Although Thermaltake’s The Tower 100 isn’t the most practical case, it’s joyfully weird and doesn’t cost much.

Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Black

Thermalright Outs Compact-Ish Dual-Tower CPU Cooler

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 15 April 21

Thermalright's latest cooler offers a neat 120mm fan based dual-tower design for efficient CPU cooling.

I Want This Custom, Low-Profile AIO Liquid Cooler For My Next ITX Build

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 9 April 21

A Vietnamese modder made a tiny, low-profile liquid cooler that doesn't need an external radiator.

Thermaltake Divider 300TG ARGB Snow Edition

Thermaltake Divider 300TG Review: Dividing Opinions

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 4 April 21

Thermaltake’s Divider 300TG is attractive, but lacks the quality and performance needed to stand out in today’s market.

Louqe Raw S1 Review: the Future of Minimal Mini-ITX

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 2 April 21

Although Louqe’s Raw S1 doesn’t come with a lot of basic amenities, it’s a stunning display of ITX minimalism, design, and craftsmanship.

PC Fan Faceoff: Noctua NF-A12x25 vs. Thermaltake ToughFan 12

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 23 March 21

Noctua’s NF-A12x25 is the result of almost 5 years of development at Noctua, but how well was Thermaltake able to replicate the end result with the Toughfan 12?