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I've been running our Computex 2026 liveblog throughout this year's show, and as a result, I've had a front row seat watching all of our reporting rolling in. It's been an excess-filled event full of exotic hardware releases, but out of all of them, I think the product I want the most is the new Corsair Warthog.
Not the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 Edition 20, I hear you cry? Well, go on then. If you really insist. But I'll be honest, I've been in the market for a new PC case recently, and Corsair's latest effort has lots of design touches that make it stand out from the crowd.
Some of it's a bit OTT, I'll admit. And I don't like the Warthog in the Halo-inspired olive green colourway it's often shown in. But in black, with a nice dose of single colour RGB beaming out the side? Yeah, I think it's actually quite a handsome thing.
Those carry handles intrigue me, too. I'm not one to move my rig around too often, but I like the idea that when it does come time to move, I can grab it with ease. As design features go, there's something kinda... Batman, about those angles, don't you think? I dig it.
In fact, it's the utilitarian-with-a-sci-fi-flair design that's really got me going. And sure, it's got a silly "remove before build" flight tag that's definitely going straight into a drawer, never to be seen again. But otherwise, the chonky switches, the rugged nature of the thing, all tickle my inner nerd in ways that most case designs don't.
I'm a little less positive about how much of the internals are covered up by the small case window. I like looking through the side of my machine to see the hardware within, and something tells me this particular design would be more obstructive than I'd like in person. And at a mooted $200+ price point, it's not particularly cheap.
But I can't help but admire the little design touches, at least from the photos. Especially the fact that one of those front-mounted switches turns on a little light at the back, so you can see the rear I/O.
I know, it's such a small detail. But I like that it's been thought about. I like that Corsair has done something different, and I like that it's combined utility with angular design features that make a statement without venturing too far into the silly.
Again, though, that's just from the photos. I'd have to get one in front of me to give you the real skinny—and as I've been back in Blighty this year rather than on the show floor itself, I haven't had an opportunity to sneak one into my luggage.
Not that I would ever do such a thing, Corsair. Honest. But if I could pick one product this year that I'd really like to take home from the specs sheet and pictures alone, it'd be this one. It might not be to everyone's tastes, but screw it.
I'm the one who has to look at my PC every day, and in this case, I think I'd be rather pleased.
1. Best overall: Havn HS 420
2. Best budget: Phanteks G400A
3. Best midrange: Lian Li O11 Vision Compact
4. Best budget compact: Thermaltake S100 TG Snow Edition
5. Best high-end: NZXT H9 Flow RGB+
6. Best Mini-ITX: Fractal Design Terra
7. Best Micro-ATX: NZXT H3 Flow
8. Best full-tower: NZXT H7 Flow
9. Best pink: Hyte Y70
10. Best looking: Phanteks Evolv X2
11. Best for beginners: Be Quiet! Shadow Base 800 FX
