30 PC Cases Compared – From Micro ITX to Tank ATX

I have always been interested in how computer cases vary in size (and price) a LOT. I mean, the Inwin BK623 is a fan favorite of the small-form factor community, measuring just 14cm / 5.5″ wide and 32.3cm / 12.7″ tall. But you then have a ‘desk ATX’ (i.e. full tower ATX) case called the Phanteks Enthoo Elite which is 27cm / 10.6″ wide and 75cm / 29.5″ tall. Why do they vary so much? And if you are looking to buy a new PC case, which should you buy?

Well in this video I compare 30 different PC cases, covering everything from mini ITX to micro ATX (SFF and MFF) and beyond. I cover some of the most popular cases such as the NZXT H6 Flow mid-tower ATX, and also the popular tiny cases like the SAMA IM01 Pro and Inwin version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSkbXXOE8fc

If you prefer text over video, please read on for the guide/transcript version of this video.

Video Transcript And Guide

Hey everyone! Computer cases come in all different shapes and sizes. For example, my AeroCool Micro ATX case is smaller than my Corsair Carbide Micro ATX case, but these are both a lot bigger than the InWin Micro ATX cases, of which they have some of the smallest ones on the market. Equally, you then have ATX cases like the CiT Galaxy case I have, which is clearly bigger than this Corsair Carbide Micro ATX case. But this ATX case, which is a mid-tower one, is a lot smaller than the Fractal Design North case, and it’s substantially smaller than the Phanteks Enthoo Elite, which is absolutely massive – it’s as tall as many people’s desks!

So, in this video, I wanted to show off all of these different computer cases and show how they compare to these ones so you can better visualize their size. The dimensions are below, but please feel free scroll on for a fuller case-by-case view:

Case	Price (Approx)	Type	Height	Width	Length
MasterBox NR200	$94 / £80	mITX	27.4cm / 10.8″	18.5cm / 7.3″	37.6cm / 14.8″
Dancase A4 H2O	$155 / £150	mITX	24.4cm / 9.6″	14cm / 5.5″	32.6cm / 12.8″
MasterBox NR200p Max	$400 / £300	mITX	29.2cm / 11.5″	18.5cm / 7.3″	37.3cm / 14.7″
IQUNIX ZX-1 (Air)	$220 / £160	mITX	21.7cm / 8.5″	14.9cm / 5.9″	33cm / 13″
Phanteks P200A	$60 / £70	mITX	36.5cm / 14.4″	20.5cm / 8″	40cm / 15.7″
SAMA IM01 Pro	$60 / £60	mATX SFF	39.1cm / 15.4″	20.5cm / 8″	32.5cm / 12.8″
Jonsbo Z20	$90 / £70	mATX SFF	29.5cm / 11.6″	18.6cm / 7.3″	37cm / 14.6″
Jonsbo C6	$55 / £50	mATX SFF	29.5cm / 11.6″	20.2cm / 8″	26cm / 10.5″
Mechanic Master C26	$120 / £90	mATX SFF	26.5cm / 10.4″	16cm / 6.3″	31.5cm / 12.4″
Inwin BK623	$90 / £100	mATX SFF	32.3cm / 12.7″	14cm / 5.5″	30cm / 11.8″
Zalman P30	$95 / £100	mATX MFF	42.9cm / 16.9″	23.5cm / 9.3″	45.3cm / 17.8″
Fractal Design Meshify 2 Mini	$140 / £110	mATX MFF	40.6cm / 16″	20.5cm / 8″	39.6cm / 15.6″
ASUS AP201	$70 / £85	mATX MFF	37cm / 14.6″	20.5cm / 8″	46cm / 18.1″
Lian Li 205M Mesh	$70 / £73	mATX MFF	40cm / 15.7″	21cm	40.3cm / 15.9″
Aerocool CS-106	$30 / £20	mATX MFF	35.3cm / 13.9″	19.9cm / 7.8″	34.1cm / 13.4″
Corsair Carbide 88R	Too old!	mATX MFF	44cm / 17.3″	19.8cm / 7.8″	37.8cm / 14.9″
CiT Galaxy	$40 / £35	ATX Mid-Tower	43.8cm / 17.2″	20cm / 7.9″	35cm / 13.8″
Fractal Design North	$140 / £110	ATX Mid-Tower	45cm / 17.7″	21.5cm / 8.5″	43.4cm / 17″
Corsair 4000D Airflow	$80 / £75	ATX Mid-Tower	46.6cm / 18.4″	23cm / 9″	45.3cm / 17.8″
darkFlash DLX22 Neo	$70 / $100	ATX Mid-Tower	48.8cm / 19.2″	21.6cm / 8.5″	41.2cm / 16.2″
Fractal Design Torrent	$230 / £180	ATX Mid-Tower	53cm / 20.9″	24.2cm / 9.5″	54.4cm / 21.4″
Fractal Design Torrent Compact	$160 / £135	ATX Mid-Tower	46.7cm / 18.4″	22.2cm / 8.7″	45cm / 17.7″
Lian-Li O11 Dynamic	$175 / £145	ATX Mid-Tower	44.6cm / 17.6″	27.2cm / 10.7″	44.5cm / 17.5″
NZXT H6 Flow	$110 / £100	ATX Mid-Tower	43.5cm / 17.1″	28.7cm / 11.3″	41.5cm / 16.3″
Fractal Design Meshify 2 XL	$165 / £180	ATX Full-Tower	56.6cm / 22.3″	24cm / 9.4″	60cm / 23.6″
Corsair 7000D Airflow	$240 / £235	ATX Full-Tower	60cm / 23.6″	24.8cm / 9.7″	55cm / 21.7″
Lian Li O11 Dynamic Evo XL	$235 / £230	ATX Full-Tower	53.2cm / 20.9″	30.4cm / 12″	52.2cm / 20.6″
Phanteks NV-7	$220 / £180	ATX Full-Tower	58.6cm / 23″	25.3cm / 9.7″	53.2cm / 20.9″
Thermaltake W200	$540 / £500	ATX Tank-Tower	67.7cm / 26.7″	47.5cm / 18.7″	67.8cm / 26.7″
Phanteks Enthoo Elite	$900 / £800	ATX Desk-Tower	75cm / 29.5″	27cm / 10.6″	61.5cm / 24.2″

MasterBox NR200 and NR200P Max (Mini ITX)

Starting off with the NR200, which is a Mini-ITX case, it’s really small. As you can see, it’s much smaller than my Corsair Carbide Micro ATX case, and inside, you’re not going to have much room for the actual build itself. But that means that outside, it’s such a small build. You can see it’s much smaller than either of my two other Micro ATX cases. It comes in both black and white, and it also comes in a “P Max” variant, which is on screen now. This actually has more water cooling support. It’s a lot more expensive, unfortunately, and it is a little bit bigger to actually accommodate the water cooling support. But basically, it comes with its own all-in-one air cooler and a few other really nice features including the radiator, meaning that if you want to do a water cooling build, this is a really good Mini ITX case.

Dancase A4 H2O (Mini ITX)

Next, we come to the DanCase A4 H2O case, which actually supports a triple-slot GPU, and it has clearance for 240mm all-in-one water cooling, which is really cool. It obviously supports various case fans as well. Inside, you’re not going to have much room. Of course, it is going to be a tricky build, but that’s the whole point of Mini ITX, and you do end up with a really small, really sleek build at the end of it.

IQUNIX ZX-1 Air (Mini ITX)

Next, we come to the ZX-1. This is the air model, although there is a slightly bigger water cooling model. It’s got a really cool, sleek design. As you can see, it’s got this nice white and red design. It is very, very small as well. Inside, unfortunately, I couldn’t get a very good picture of it, but it’s got various cable routing holes and everything else. It’s not that difficult to do a build in it, but obviously, it is a small case, so it’s going to be harder than some builds.

Phanteks P200A (Micro ATX)

Next, we come to a much bigger case from Phanteks. It is still Mini ITX, but it’s a heck of a lot bigger. They probably could have fit a MicroATX motherboard in here; I don’t know why it is just limited to Mini ITX. You can see that you’ve got a lot of room for your… well, everything else really! You put your motherboard in on the left, and then for everything else, you’ve just got loads of room for all your drives and even water cooling stuff.

Inwin BK623 (Micro ATX)

Then we come to the InWin BK623, which is a very popular option for Micro ATX builds. From the outside, it’s quite sleek and simple looking, but from the inside, what you can see is it’s got this panel-based design. So you actually do part of the build on a panel on top – you almost build in the case around your computer components. It does lead to a very small case with a much smaller footprint.

SAMA IM01 Pro (Micro ATX)

For example, it’s much smaller than the ‘IM01 Pro’, which is a very popular Micro ATX case, but it is a bit bigger than the InWin one that we just looked at. But with this case, it’s actually got more support for water cooling and things like that. It also comes in both white and black models, so the design is a little bit less opinionated than some of the other cases because you’ve got that choice of what color case you actually want to go for.

Jonsbo Z20 And C6 (Micro ATX)

Then we come to two Jonsbo cases, which are smaller than some of the ones we’ve just looked at. Again, they’re Micro ATX. This was the Z20. It’s got nice carry handles, so once you’re done with your build, you can just carry it around, which is quite a nice idea. Inside, as you can see, there’s not that much there. You’re not going to fit loads of hard drives and water cooling components, but you’re still going to end up with some really amazing builds.

We then come to the C6, which is smaller and slightly more budget-friendly. It’s got more of a cube-based design; it’s a bit more of a square, and there’s no carry handle here. But there’s a lot of mesh allowing a lot of airflow through. Inside, because this is much smaller, again, it does support Micro ATX, but the motherboard will take up nearly all the room, and then you’ve just got your fan and your GPU – just about, if you can fit that in there [/s].

Mechanic Master C26 (Micro ATX)

Then we come to the C26 Mechanic Master. This is similar actually to the other Jonsbo case we looked at – the Z20. It’s a lot smaller, it’s got a carry handle, which is quite nice – you can move it around. Inside, as you can see, it supports both Mini ITX and Micro ATX, and you’re not going to have that much room for water cooling and things like that, but if you want an air-cooled build, this will work really well.

Zalman P30 (Micro ATX)

We then come to the Zalman P30, which is a really nice looking case, especially for the money. It’s got windows on both the front and the side, which is really nice, and it leads to some really nice looking builds inside. It also has support for a triple-fan radiator, which is really nice for all-in-one cooling, and it supports quite big graphics cards too. So this is a very popular case which is still quite small.

Fractal Design Meshify 2 Mini (Micro ATX)

Now we come to a slightly smaller case, which is the Fractal Design Meshify 2 Mini. It is quite expensive, but it has this really nice look – the nice mesh in the front and then the side panel. It supports seven fans as well, which is pretty good, and it’s got the PSU shroud, so it’s going to look pretty clean. You can see all of the cable routing holes and grommets there as well, so this is quite a popular option as well.

ASUS AP201 (Micro ATX)

Then next, we come to a case from ASUS. This is not as tall as the case we looked at before, but it is slightly longer, which I’d say is depth in this case. But it’s quite a good price, quite a sleek design, and then inside, you can see you’ve got lots of room for your motherboard and cable routing holes and everything else. It’s not going to look as flashy as some of the previous builds we’ve looked at, but this will get the job done, a bit like my CiT Galaxy case, to be honest.

Lian Li 205M Mesh (Micro ATX)

We then come to a popular Lian Li option, which again is Micro ATX. It’s quite a budget option. It’s got that nice front panel with the two fans, you’ve got the side panel as well, and the PSU shroud. As I said, this is quite a popular option. Inside, you’re again going to have quite clean-looking builds, a lot of cable routing holes and PSU shroud, and obviously a lot of airflow due to all the fan support and things like that.

darkFlash DLX22 Neo (ATX Mid Tower)

And then we come to ATX builds, and this is the Dark Flash case, which is quite impressive because it supports up to E-ATX motherboards, which is quite impressive considering it’s not actually that big of a case. It’s got a nice side panel to it, and if we look inside, you can see it supports up to two graphics cards if you’ve got space. And again, this supports up to ATX and also E-ATX motherboards, and there’s lots of cooling support as well, including some back fans.

Fractal Design North (ATX Mid Tower)

Then we come to the Fractal Design North, which has this really nice wood effect on the front, and it’s a fairly small ATX case – slightly bigger than my CiT Galaxy case, but still quite small. This is a very popular option. You’ve got that nice tempered glass side panel, a PSU shroud, lots of cable routing holes, and the case is a little bit expensive, but it’s not super expensive either. So this is quite a popular option.

Corsair 4000D Airflow (ATX Mid Tower)

And now we start getting a bit bigger with the Corsair 4000D Airflow case, which has loads of different airflow or water cooling options, and it’s actually fairly low cost as well. Corsair is quite a good case manufacturer, and this is quite a good case to build in as well. It’s got some good cable management features and lots of airflow options as well. So that’s the 4000D Airflow case, which is an ATX mid-tower.

Fractal Design Torrent & Compact (ATX Mid Tower)

Then we come to a bigger case, which is the Fractal Design Torrent, which is, as I said, a big case. It’s got lots of cooling potential again, with lots of water cooling support. It’s got that nice front panel effect but also the big tempered glass side panel as well. The PSU here is hidden partly in the back and partly in the front, so it’s not completely on show, and all the cables will pop out in the back, and then you just pop them out as you need, which leads to really clean-looking builds.

But if this is too big for you, you’ve got the Torrent Compact, which is again a mid-tower ATX case. It’s a bit smaller. In this particular variant, it doesn’t actually have a tempered glass side panel – you can get a variant with the window. And then the side view, you can see it there. Again, lots of water cooling and airflow support, and lots of cable routing holes as well for a really clean-looking build, but in a smaller version.

Lian-Li O11 Dynamic (ATX Mid Tower)

Then we come to the O11 Dynamic, which is more of a cube type shape, and again, very sleek design. You’ve got that nice window all the way along, and this leads to it being quite a popular option. This supports loads of different solid-state drives and hard drives in the right-hand side, but you’re also going to have a really clean-looking build. And again, the PSU is going to be a bit more hidden away in the back here, which is really nice. This leads it to be a really popular option.

NZXT H6 Flow (ATX Mid Tower)

But not as popular as this, which is the [NZXT] H6 Flow. Lots of streamers and tech YouTubers actually use this. It’s a really nice case, comes in a white variant as you can see here, and it’s a little bit bigger than some cases, but it’s really nice. You can do some really nice-looking, sleek builds in this, and it has lots of water cooling support, as you would expect, especially since it’s called “Flow”.

Fractal Design Meshify 2 XL (ATX Full Tower)

And then we come to the Meshify 2 XL, which is much bigger than some of the other Fractal Design cases we looked at, and that’s because this is an ATX full tower case. It’s got a nice sleek design on the front and the tempered glass side panel, as you’d expect, and it supports the full range of motherboards. It also has lots of cooling support, it’s got the PSU shroud so everything’s hidden away, and this leads to some really nice, sleek builds.

Corsair 7000D Airflow (ATX Full Tower)

And then we compare that to the Corsair 7000D, and you can see this is a much bigger case – much bigger than my mid-tower CiT Galaxy case. This has support for multiple radiators if you want to do water cooling, or you can actually fit in 12 different case fans if you wanted to do that instead. And it supports very big graphics cards as well, up to 450mm, meaning they would fit an RTX 4090. So you can fit a lot into this.

Lian Li O11 Dynamic Evo XL (ATX Full Tower)

And then we come to another Lian Li case, which is the Dynamic Evo XL, more expensive than the other option we looked at and a lot bigger as well. You’ve got the RGB strip, which looks really nice, you’ve got lots of room inside, and it’s all shown off by the big tempered glass windows. And again, inside you’ve got lots of different support for cooling options and lots of different cable management options too.

Phanteks NV-7 (ATX Full Tower)

And then we come to the Phanteks NV-7, and this is a highly rated case with those two massive windows on the front and the side, an RGB strip inside, and lots of different cable routing support inside. It also comes with a GPU support bracket to actually prevent sag and things like that. And again, the PSU is going to be more hidden away; it’s not going to be on show in the middle of your case like it is with my cheaper ATX case that you can see on the screen.

Thermaltake W200 (ATX Full Tower)

And now we come to a big tank – that’s all I can really describe it as. This is the W200. It’s an alternative to a server rack, and the reason I say that is it can actually fit two computer builds inside of it. It also has loads of support for hard drives and solid-state drives, and as I said, this is more for servers where you actually want to do two different builds and have loads of different storage or whatever else available to you.

Phanteks Enthoo Elite (ATX Full Tower)

And then we finish off with the Phanteks Enthoo Elite, which I mentioned at the start. This is as big as many people’s desks. It’s insanely tall, and you get absolutely tons of room inside of it for your builds. But it comes at a massive cost – I mean, it’s close to £1,000 or $1,000. But the massive amount of space inside of it means you are going to be able to do some really custom, really amazing builds inside of it. And it’ll be as tall as your desk, so then you can put your coffee cup on it easily enough!

So this video took quite a long time to put together, and I hope you found it useful. If you wanted to check out a review of the AeroCool case in more detail, you can click here, and if you wanted to look at a review of the CiT Galaxy case, you can check it out here.