Hands-on with Hyte’s Y50 RGB case: Premium looks at an affordable price

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Hands-on with Hyte’s Y50 RGB case: Premium looks at an affordable price

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Quite a few glass cases are heavily tinted, preventing you from getting a clear view of your fancy build. But with the Hyte Y50, the glass is as clear as day. That’s good, but it does mean you’ll want to do as good a job as possible organizing and hiding any cables in your build, as well as opting for attractive components. This design is obviously all about showing off.

Despite M.2 drives having long-since overtaken SATA in popularity, Hyte hasn’t forgotten about SATA; sleds are included that can hold a very respectable 6x 2.5-inch or 2x 3.5-inch drives. So, if you’re looking to add lots of storage, you can use more than your motherboard’s M.2 ports.

From the back of the case, you can see the mounting holes for adjusting the height of 120 mm exhaust fan, as well as where the SATA storage sleds slot in, above the horizontal power supply mounting location.

The front IO is the typical pair of USB Type-A (5 Gbps) and a single Type-C (10 Gbps) connector, along with an audio /mic combo jack. I wish Hyte included an RGB control button, but the company, of course, wants you to use its robust Nexus software suite for lighting control.

Obviously, with a case like the Hyte Y50 RGB, support for water cooling has to be abundant, and it is. The top of the case allows for radiators as big as 410 mm long and 46 mm thick. The side can accommodate up to 360 mm, and the rear supports 120 mm, where the included exhaust fan lives.

Since this is a dual-chamber case, you get a ton of room for cables around the back, without having to worry about your side panel bulging outward. While I only installed the minimum amount of hardware here, I could have loaded this case up with storage, expansion cards, and more and still closed the side panel with ease.

Hyte has made a name for itself in the PC building space as a brand that prioritizes aesthetics first – and usually that means most of its products have landed on the more expensive side of the spectrum. But the rising cost of RAM, storage, and GPUs means enthusiasts are looking for a bargain anywhere they can find one. And for $99.99 with three glass panels and four RGB fans, plus space for high-end components, there’s a lot of value here for those who want to show off their increasingly expensive PC parts.

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hotaru251 nice case. too bad it cost a fortune to build anything worthy in it atm. Reply

Mindstab Thrull An I the only one that noticed: But enough of those cases, because we’re talking about the Y50 RGB, which comes in four colors (snow white, pitch black, black cherry, strawberry milk and taro milk), and is a more budget-friendly solution, priced at $99. … and saw FIVE entries, not four? That being said, looks like a useful case where you don't really need to pick up anything additional for the case – unless you really want to, of course. Inexpensive, decent-quality cases don't tend to come with four fans. I'm just waiting to see a proper review of it as opposed to a "first look" article. Mindstab Thrull Reply

thestryker hotaru251 said: too bad it cost a fortune to build anything worthy in it atm. I offloaded a case onto a friend of mine so I had justification for a new case without doing a new build. I highly recommend it if it's an option because at least the fun of building a machine and a new case is there. Reply

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