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Merry X-Mas: Towers of high quality and performance

We look for the best towers of great quality and excellent airflow, suitable for all budgets.

Our tower solution will delight all users, as there are options for all tastes and colors. A minimum of quality and an elegant design have always been sought, something that is also in high demand among users. With a few exceptions, most have a clear methacrylate side panel or tempered glass panels. Obviously the more features and more quality we want, the more we will have to invest in our towers, but all of them can offer us an optimal solution for our hardware regardless of our budget.

We have always opted for brands with prestige and recognition within the hardware industry, leaving aside brands that offer products of medium or low quality. Another aspect that we have looked at is that they have a good air flow system, which is very important when it comes to expelling heat. If the air flow is good, it can reduce the internal temperature of the chassis by a few degrees and that logically influences all the components that we have installed.

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Less than € 75

Bitfenix Comrade White

We have chosen this base chassis because it seems to us an interesting option for an entry-level gaming equipment. We are going to install small format motherboards, therefore this tower as it supports mini-ITX, micro-ATX and ATX motherboards, it becomes an ideal option if we consider the quality / price ratio. This tower has dimensions of 185 × 470.5 × 428.55mm, with which we will not have great problems to install the components that we choose. It has three 5.25 "drive bays, three 2.5" drive bays, and three 2.5 "drive bays. It has a rear 120mm fan. Connectivity is limited as it only has one USB 2.0 port and one USB 3.0 port.

Nox Hummer ZS Zero Edition White

We raised the bar a bit with this tower. We have chosen this Hummer, because it has a very good price and has a side window, something interesting for those who are interested in mounting entry-level or mid-range equipment and that the hardware can be seen. This chassis supports ATX and micro-ATX motherboards. It supports two 120mm fans on the front and has one installed, a 120mm rear fan that is included, a 120mm fan on the top and two 120mm fans on the bottom. Supports RL in all three spaces. Supports graphics cards of maximum 380mm in length and heatsink of maximum 120mm in height. It has two USB 2.0 ports and two USB 3.0 ports, card reader, audio and microphone connectors and fan controller.

BitFenix ​​Shadow Lights Black

We highlight this tower because we liked the design, since BitFenix ​​works very well on the chassis and makes them elegant and also has an interesting strip of LEDs at the bottom of the front, very interesting. It doesn't have a side window, I know it's fashionable, but flies don't get in in the closed tower ... This chassis supports ATX, micro-ATX and mini-ITX motherboards, it also has three bays for 5.25 "drives, seven bays for 3.5" drives and a bay for 2.5 "drives. It includes a 120mm fan on the front and on the back and a 120mm fan can be installed on the top. It has two USB 3.0 ports and two other USB 2.0 ports, in addition to the audio output and microphone input.

NZXT S340 Window Black

We return to the window chassis, with this excellent tower of high quality and a simple and elegant design. This chassis supports mini-ITX, micro-ATX and ATX motherboards, as well as internally it has two plus an optional 3.5 ”bays and two 2.5” bays, as against the contrary it does not have bays for 5.25 ”drives. It has two pre-installed fans, one on the back and one on the top, which by the way, supports 140mm fans. We can install two 120 / 140mm fans at the front. It supports graphics cards with a maximum height of 364mm and heatsinks with a maximum height of 161mm. It has two USB 3.0 ports and audio output and microphone input.

More than 75 €

Corsair Carbide Spec-Alpha White / Red

This chassis, due to its different design, is succeeding a lot and we wanted to put it because we find it very interesting and it has a side window. In addition to this red version, there is the NVIDIA black and green version that you can find by searching the web a bit. This tower supports mini-ITX, micro-ATX and ATX motherboards, also internally it has three 3.5 ”bays and four 2.5” bays. It supports 120mm fans on the front, rear and top, including three, two on the front with red LEDs and one on the rear for great airflow. It supports graphic cards of a maximum length of 380mm and heatsinks of maximum 156mm. Regarding connectivity, it has two USB 3.0 ports on the front and the traditional microphone inputs and audio output.

Aerocool P7-C1 Glass Edition White

Spectacular tower with an elegant and futuristic design, with interchangeable colored front LEDs in eight different styles via a button on the chassis I / O panel. This is the white version, but you also have it in the black version. This chassis supports mini-ITX, micro-ATX and ATX motherboards, plus it has two 3.5 ”drive bays and four 2.5” drive bays. We can install graphics cards up to 400mm if we remove the front fan and the maximum heatsink height supported is 165mm. It supports three 120mm fans or two 140mm fans on the front, the cover supports two 120mm fans and a 120mm fan is installed in the rear area. The base of the chassis supports 240/280 / 360mm liquid cooling radiators. It has two USB 2.0 ports and two other USB 3.0 ports, microphone input and audio output, as well as an SD card reader.

Cooler Master Cosmos SE Window

The towers of this brand are among the best on the market, of high quality materials and finishes and although it may not seem like it, it has a large side window. Supports ATX, micro-ATX, and mini ATX motherboards. Internally it has three 5.25 "bays, eight 3.5" bays and no less than eighteen bays for 2.5 "drives. Regarding the fans, it admits 120mm fans on the front, which are included and with blue LEDs, it has a 120mm rear fan and at the top it has space for two 120 / 140mm fans, including a 140mm fan. With the hard drive bay, it supports graphics cards of 276mm in length and if we remove it it expands to 265mm and we can install a 175mm high cooler. Regarding connectivity, this chassis has a microphone input and audio output, two USB 3.0 ports and two USB 2.0 ports.

In Win 805C Red

Medium-sized tower with sides and front made of 3mm thick aluminum. The chassis supports ATX, micro-ATX, and mini-ITX motherboards. It has two 3.5 ”/2.5” bays and four 2.5 ”bays, while it supports 320mm long graphics cards and 164mm high processor heatsinks. The front part supports two 120 / 140mm fans or 120/140/240 / 280mm radiators with a maximum thickness of 60mm, the rear part includes a 120mm fan and the bottom part, if we remove the hard drive bay, supports two 120mm fans. Regarding the connections, it has a USB 3.1 Type-C port, a USB 3.0 port, two USB 2.0 ports and a microphone input and audio output.

Special for E-ATX motherboards

Lian Li PC-O8SWX With Black Window

Lian Li's solution is in this selection not because of its price, but because of the technical quality of the tower, since it is made entirely of brushed aluminum for the chassis and tempered glass for the side and front windows. Internally it is divided into two parts, a first for the motherboard, processor, cooler and graphics cards and another hidden where the power supply, the hard drives and the heatsink will be installed. This is very interesting, as it allows for greater temperature efficiency. This chassis supports E-ATX, ATX, and micro-ATX motherboards. For cooling, it has a right front area for three 120mm fans or 120/240/360 radiators with a maximum thickness of 70mm, the hard disk area supports two 120mm fans, the top panel supports two 120mm fans or a 120 / 240mm radiator and the rear area a 120mm fan or a 120mm radiator. It supports two 2.5 "drives and has a modular bay capable of holding six 3.5" drives. We can install graphics cards up to 370mm in length and a heatsink up to 170mm in height. The patch panel is four USB 3.0 ports and microphone input and audio output.

NZXT H440 Window Black / Red

This opens the ban on the large towers, designed to install any motherboard that we want. This particular tower supports E-ATX, XL-ATX, ATX, micro-ATX, and mini-ITX motherboards. It has four 5.25 "bays and eleven 3.5" bays, of which eight are adaptable to 2.5 ". The upper area supports three 120mm fans or two 140mm or two 200mm fans and one of them is installed on the motherboard, the front includes a 200mm fan, the bottom supports two 120 / 140mm fans and the rear It supports either a 120mm fan or a 140mm fan, which is included, and the bottom supports a 200mm fan which is included. All fan zones have dust filters and can also support liquid cooling systems. It has two SUB 3.0 ports and four USB 2.0 ports, as well as microphone input and audio output.

Corsair Carbide Air 540 High Airflow Silver Edition

Similar to Lian Li's solution, but at a lower cost, especially since it does not have the tempered glass panels, which lowers costs. The left panel has a large side window that allows us to see the internal hardware. This chassis supports E-ATX, ATX, micro-ATX and mini-ATX motherboards, with which we can purchase any motherboard on the market. Internally it is divided into two areas, one for the motherboard and the rest of the elements, such as a graphics card with a maximum length of 320mm and a cooler with a maximum height of 170mm. The secondary area where the power supply is installed has two 2.25 "bays, four 2.5" bays and two 3.5 "/2.5" bays. Regarding cooling, this tower supports three 120mm or two 140mm fans on the front, including two 140mm and supports 120/240 / 360mm RL radiators, the top supports two 120 / 140mm fans, admitting a radiator of 240 / 280mm RL and a 120 / 140mm rear fan and includes a 140mm fan and supports 120mm RL radiators. Regarding connectivity, it has two USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.0 ports, microphone input and audio output.

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Robert Sole

Director of Contents and Writing of this same website, technician in renewable energy generation systems and low voltage electrical technician. I work in front of a PC, in my free time I am in front of a PC and when I leave the house I am glued to the screen of my smartphone. Every morning when I wake up I walk across the Stargate to make some coffee and start watching YouTube videos. I once saw a dragon ... or was it a Dragonite?

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