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Alas, as I sat baking in this insufferable Bri'ish heatwave, with caffeine-induced mirages and rippling hallucinations rife around me, I'd all but given up on finding any decent chassis deals—the kind of deal that drives us PC building enthusiasts into a lucid frenzy of clamor every Prime Day and beyond. Just as I'd lost all hope, that's when I saw it…
Slithering through the deal page mists, a sprite effervescently made its way into my periphery. 'The Hyte Y70 for $170,' it whispered, 'Fish tank design, vertical GPU, Amazon, any color you'd like, and $50 off to boot.'
Oh, what a blessing! Nothing sings to me more than a case that defies expectations, and makes a name for itself by doing something uniquely different, something bold, something not wholly standard. Hyte's Y70 line is exactly that.
A relative newcomer in the world of big metal boxes we like to put our expensive NAND into, it's a brand that's quite rapidly become a household icon in the world of PC gaming enthusiasts. With the Y70's three-glass-panel design, extensive cooling support, dual-compartment build out, and quirky vertical GPU support, it's not hard to understand its popularity.
I've built inside it myself. In fact, more than that, it acted as my personal test-bench and work machine for well over a year before I bid farewell to its bright red form in favor of something new. And I must say, outside of possibly Havn and the ridiculously over-engineered HS 420, there are few chassis out there that I've tested that have filled me with quite as much joy.
It's the small details that matter. The generous amount of cable management routes, the floating storage sleds in the rear, and the masses of cooling support the Y70 offers is genuinely impressive. It's not perfect, mind you—For instance, you're limited to a vertical GPU only, and the riser is capped as a PCIe 4.0 connector, and alright, yes, you can technically mount three bottom fans in the Y70, but I found it particularly bothersome to secure them in place. For what its worth though, these are minor inconveniences compared to this PC case's boons.
I actually prefer the standard Y70 over the Touch Infinite. The original design (the Y60, which our Dave reviewed) had thicker bezels top and bottom. The Y70 Touch Infinite shook that up with a slimmer design to better fit its integrated angled screen. Fortunately, a few months on we were graced with the display-less version at a far more affordable price. That's just as well as that 2.5K touch display is overkill, complete with a pixel density that would put most of our best Prime Day monitor deals to shame (it also constantly steals your mouse cursor when you're not looking).
No, this screen-less version is the best of the bunch. Not just because it's affordable, but because it makes sense. Oh, and well, you can get it in so many colors (my personal favorite is that vigorous matcha green above). If you're looking for a big ol' beastie to house all your hardware, and you aren't already considering one of our best PC cases, the Y70 is a seriously good shout at this price. Now, forgive me, for I must return to the fields of PC-lysium in search of yet better deals.
👉Take a look at Amazon's entire PC case line-up this Prime Day👈
1. Best overall: Corsair Air 5400
2. Best budget: Corsair 3200D
3. Best midrange: Thermaltake View 380
4. Best budget compact: Thermaltake S100 TG Snow Edition
5. Best Mini-ITX: Fractal Design Terra
6. Best Micro-ATX: NZXT H3 Flow
7. Best full-tower: NZXT H7 Flow
8. Best for airflow: Havn BF 360
