Some PC manufacturers consider the shell to be nothing more than a necessary utility for organizing components. Buy the cheapest black rectangle that can hold the CPU and GPU without experiencing thermal problems, and then you are ready to go. However, others see them as blank canvases for expressing ideas and interests. These people really think outside the box and think about fusing technology and art together to create something that is not only beautiful but also practical.
We dug into some of the weirdest, wildest and coolest PC cases and case modules ever. You will notice that some are made by capable DIYers, while some are (or were) sold by PC hardware manufacturers.
Stay with me. Yes, what you saw above is a specimen of beaver. So why does it appear in the list of the best PC cases? Because in Dead Beaver are all the components needed to run Windows! I don't fuck you. This is Compubeaver, an amazing but a little disturbing work by artist Kasey McMahon.
Compubeaver was made in 2007, so you won’t find the RTX 3080 behind those buck teeth, but the system had good specifications at the time, including an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB of RAM, and a 160GB hard drive. It is reasonable for you to ask the fucking McMahon how to complete this work, but it is not necessary, because the artist left us a detailed (and very interesting) guide on how to build your own Compubeaver (because it is very Obviously, you have been thinking about it).
Let's take a break from the last one and continue to discuss the PC case manufactured by the gaming hardware company. You would think this is more "normal", although it is not a rodent, but InWin Diéy looks like it could explode at any time if it decides not to become conscious. Looking at these possibilities, this sci-fi sphere is very beautiful.
The large full-tower case reminds me of the lights we saw at IKEA, except for the RGB scales covered with plexiglass. InWin calls these "wings" and 80 of them open up so that you can access the components. Diéy powers HAL 9000 and supports virtual assistants with offline capabilities.
Have you seen a combat robot? Well, the next PC case looks like a challenger. This biped PC was made by the Brazilian military police Diego Gutierrez and was inspired by Robocop's ED-209 robot. "ROBO RONE" is made of acrylic and PVS. There are two rotating machine guns on the front, and there are RGB luminous pistons on the upper shell, which can pulse up and down.
The robot with a machine gun is equivalent to a standard ATX case, which contains components suitable for this threat machine at the time. These include AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X CPU, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GPU and two 240GB SSDs.
Video games usually inspire PC construction, but few cases are as well-designed as "Doom 3: Project Mars City". Built in the early 2000s, before and after Doom 3 was released, the vision of this case was to create a structure that looked like it belonged to the Doom universe. The construction started with a simple Antec case, and then evolved into something that seemed to be directly realized from the classic game magic to the real world.
We can write articles about this build, but the creator Paul Capello did the hard work for us. He posted his build log on TheBestCaseScenario forum and uploaded multiple YouTube videos showing the build from all angles (480p , So please forgive the top lens). We encourage you to view high-resolution images-the level of detail is shocking.
PC gamers may be familiar with the gaming hardware brand Corsair, and may even have heard of its Bulldog mini-ITX living room PC, but they may not know that someone has turned this case into a car. Not just any car, but an American muscle car: a Pontiac GTO with mandatory flame paint. Appropriately, the components that act as the PC engine are installed under the hood, and the grille is used for ventilation.
Completed is the hydraulic system to keep the hood open (there are no pillars here) and work headlights. This hot rod was created by module maker Lee Harrington and was exhibited at Computex in 2017.
When you have a motorcycle like this, you can park the car in the garage. Inspired by Kawasaki H2R, this pink PC looks like it may leave you at any time. On the contrary, it has powerful components enough to play modern games at high frame rates, including Ryzen 7 3700x CPU and ASRock Radeon RX 5600 XT GPU. Unfortunately, this motorcycle shell is not for sale (trust me, I checked), but at least we can appreciate its beauty through this YouTube video.
The next case is not something from a Star Wars movie, although I won't blame you for thinking so much. Deepcool Tristellar may not look like something from this world, but you can buy one for your own build at some point. The three-pointed star consists of three compartments, covered with a textured steel cover, and the mesh wire completes the futuristic look.
The list of this case can still be found on Amazon and Newegg, although it is out of stock everywhere we check (like everything in the PC manufacturer world right now). We don't want it to start selling again, but if you need this terrible three-point structure like we do, you can try these links (or look for links to the aftermarket).
Long before Voltron: Legendary Defender, the original animated TV show Voltron had kids in the 80s sticking to their CRT TVs. If this gives you a touch of nostalgia, then you may remember the lion castle, the Altais battleship, and the home of Princess Alula. Well, this is to transform some castles and some ships into fully functional PCs.
The creator of this version is @voltronPCguy (very appropriate, right?). He found an old lion castle toy in his mother's attic and spent three years transforming it into a desktop computer. All the components are neatly placed in the central chamber, and the components from the fan to the power cord maintain the colorful visual effects of the 1984 toy. You can view more images on PCPartsPicker.
For cars, motorcycles, and now on boats, Lianli PC-Y6B is a luxury yacht-shaped PC case. When it entered the market six years ago, it was expensive ($440) and impractical, but you can buy it on Newegg or even see it in Micro Center, a fact that distinguishes it from the other products on this list Come. This is a refreshingly ambitious and totally unnecessary product: we hope there are more things now.
At Computex 2019, I stumbled upon this gem in a series of non-mainstream PC versions. What impressed me in this particular case was how all the materials used, from copper pipes to chrome-plated I/O boards, complemented the old typewriters. When old technology meets new technology, I am also a fool, and the construction of Mark's Fabrication is an amazing example.
CyberPowerPC’s Syber Cube is another unique PC case with a cube design and covered with tempered glass, so you can stare at the package inside. Having witnessed this case with my own eyes, I can prove that it dominates the room. Yes, there is RGB lighting inside, but the real highlight is how the shell tilts the cube at an angle to get a more aggressive posture.
Want a case that you can actually buy? This Louvre-like pyramid sells for US$400, which is more affordable than the other pyramids on this list. This aluminum ATX prism is composed of four tempered glass pieces arranged in a triangle. The RGB fan on the top illuminates the vast interior with colorful lights.