Looking to renovate your PC for a whole new look, or restarting from zero? A new PC case is the fast path to a PC makeover, and we’re in the midst of a golden age of chassis creativity. Plus, with Intel’s and AMD’s CPU platforms all firmed up for the near future, and Nvidia’s highly anticipated GeForce RTX 50 series cards coming soon, the needle on gamers’ and desktop enthusiasts’ upgrade-o-meter just got a huge jolt. Maybe it’s been a while, and your PC isn’t in with the latest case trends: lots of glass, maximum visibility, and elegant basic materials like aluminum and the occasional hint of wood. (Excess RGB and space themes are out.)
The mid-year Computex trade show is usually the big launch party for the DIY and hardcore PC-component crowd. But many of those same vendors exhibit at CES, and they tend to bring a few flashy new flagship products along for the ride. 2025 was no exception; here are the best 10 we saw.
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Corsair Frame 4000D Modular Case
Corsair’s revamped Frame 4000D reimagines the company’s well-regarded 4000D chassis with sleek design updates and a focus on customization. Available in configurations around $100 (depending on the fans installed), this ATX case offers swappable front panels, adjustable fan mounts, and a removable motherboard tray. Corsair showcased a bunch of possibilities for this case, such as optional wood, glass, and RGB-lit front panels, that show this case’s promise as a DIY builder’s playground. One standout option will be readily available: The $249.99 Xeneon Edge, which sticks an elegant touch panel in the side of the case to elevate the aesthetic, big-time. Many of its accessories remain prototypes for now, but the Frame 4000D promises future-ready versatility. (See our first look.)
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InWin Shift
The best lab-friendly chassis we’ve seen in ages, the Shift is an open-air, lightweight aluminum case built for hardware testers and PC tinkerers. Usable vertically as a display model, or horizontally as a workbench, it offers easy access to components, support for two power supplies, adjustable side wings for mounting liquid-cooling radiators and fans, and sturdy construction. Its handle (great for grabbing when you need to stand the Shift up, or lay it down) and mobility-focused design set it apart from most bulky, awkward open-frame cases. Pricing and availability are still to come, but the Shift promises to be a dream for overclockers and part-swappers alike. Sign us up for two. (See our first look at InWin’s CES lineup.)
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InWin Prism
If you know and love InWin’s highly distinctive cases, it’s even odds that you recall its iconic, mirror-clad Tòu case from some years back, a buzzy, limited-edition mega-tower that was all angles, mirrors, and attitude. This is the Tòu for the rest of us–the Prism blends the same reflective elegance with modern practicality. Priced at $130 (far from the Tòu’s $800), the Prism features two-way mirrored panels that hide your components when off and reveal them when lit. Spacious and versatile, it supports up to 11 fans, 360mm water coolers, and dazzling interior lighting setups. A standout showpiece for PC enthusiasts, the Prism is set to launch in Q2 2025.
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Thermaltake The Tower 600 (Future Dusk)
Thermaltake’s existing showcase model, The Tower 600, gets a striking update for 2025 in “Future Dusk,” a deep purple with gray accents that channels Blade Runner vibes when paired with RGB lighting. Thermaltake designates a special annual, limited-time colorway for a subset of its cases, and this mysterious, moody hue for 2025 joins a vibrant, Toy Story-inspired “Light Year Green” option for a playful contrast. Both designs, priced at $169, continue Thermaltake’s tradition of bold, offbeat hues like Bumblebee (yellow and black) and Gravel Sand (copper and leather), making them perfect for builders who want their rigs to stand out from the crowd. (See our first look at Thermaltake’s CES lineup, including its seriously out-there liquid-immersion prototype cases.)
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Thermaltake The Tower 250
Thermaltake’s Tower 250 is a variant of the existing The Tower 200. It debuts in cheerful, yummy two-tone hues—Butter Caramel (yellow with brown interior) and Mint Strawberry (something of a light teal, but pink inside)—for $129. These stylish cases offer angled clear front panels and an upgrade from The Tower 200, with more room for radiators (up to a 360mm liquid cooler). They’re perfect for adding a pop of personality to your next compact Mini-ITX PC build.
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XPG Invader X Pro
A revamped version of the Invader X, the X Pro is a gaming chassis that takes on a whole bunch of case trends full-throttle: curved glass, reverse-connector motherboards, and USB Type-C connectivity. This model supports both Asus BTF and MSI Project Zero for cable-clearing, clean design. And you’ll want that, as the visibility factor here is super-high. The glass is tempered and curved in two places, at the front and back left corners, for some serious elegance when viewed from either angle. (One curve in a glass sheet is generally enough to make a case “premium,” given the relative difficulty and fail rate in producing curved glass.)
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XPG Starfighter
Technically, the Starfighter is still a prototype chassis, but it’s likely to hit the market in 2025. XPG describes the overall design of this small-footprint Mini-ITX chassis as an “exoskeleton”, with a slant-cut, four-piece shell surrounding it. It calls to mind SilverStone’s classic Fortress series of chassis, but with all different angles. A single 160mm fan ventilates the full chassis, and the case supports 360mm radiators and is sized for the latest RTX 5090 cards. The key set-apart feature is the easy access to the interior afforded by the removable panels.
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Cooler Master MasterFrame Series
Cooler Master’s MasterFrame series seeks to redraw the limits of case customizability with a fully modular aluminum frame that, in theory, encourages free-form, or at least freer-form, PC building. Available in three sizes (Mini-ITX, ATX, EATX), it allows DIY-ers to reconfigure interior components mounted on adjustable cross-rails. Magnets hold on its customizable exterior panels; Cooler Master showed off striking swappable replacement panels in ribbed and textured glass, slate, and wood in varied tones. With pricing starting at $199.99 for the ATX-sized MasterFrame 600, the case offers flexibility in fan mounting and some real potential if Cooler Master commits to the bit. MasterFrame’s success will hinge on Cooler Master delivering enough diverse accessories to support this bold, open-ended concept. (See our first look.)
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MSI MEG Maestro 900L PZ
Yes, this is a heavily, heavily modded version of MSI’s new Maestro mega-chassis. No, you can’t buy it built out like this. The Maestro, though, looks to be a master class in a premium case designed for maximum visibility, if you’re willing to take on this formidable building challenge. First of all, the overall design, a flat, panoramic plane, is unusual. Tempered glass abounds, as you’d expect, but the case comes ready for serious business: Extended ATX motherboard support (including 90-degree rotatability), twin power-supply bays, and room even for a second (Mini-ITX) system inside for streaming, capture, or dual-barrel AI processing. Detail is evident even in the case’s diamond-cut edges. You get capacity for up to 16 (yes, 16) fans, two 420mm radiators, and an adjustable front I/O with extra USB-C ports that can be allocated to your second PC. It looks like a powerhouse for ambitious builders who can afford to fill it.
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Gigabyte Aorus C500 Glass AI TOP
The C500 as a family isn’t new, but the AI TOP branding on this particular variant is. AI TOP is Gigabyte’s line of hardware dedicated to DIY AI workstations; the line now comprises high-end motherboards (including Intel and AMD high-end mainstream boards, and workstation boards such as Threadrippers), AI-transfer-optimized SSDs, and workstation-grade graphics cards designed to be installed in banks of several cards. The C500 Glass AI TOP is a derivative of the company’s C500 gaming chassis, but with a toned-down front panel design more suited to professional environs, and airflow optimized for high GPU utilization in AI tasks. Gigabyte was showing off a pair of high-end systems built out with the C500, in concert with the company’s AI TOP utility, which was being demoed with a feature linking the two systems via Thunderbolt and the two sharing the load of AI processing tasks.
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About John Burek
Executive Editor and PC Labs Director
