This Is A $150 Case? Hyte Y40

[@BPSCustoms]

I no longer have a standardized hardware setup for case testing, so I chose to omit thermals from this review as I have nothing to compare it to. For what it's worth, the setup I used here was an R7 7700X and a 7900 XT, and I didn't notice any thermal issues at all. The case is also fairly quiet, but again I was using very good/expensive fans. What is your experience with this case?

[@craigbossard8351]

Would you recommend this over the Montech Sky 2?

[@atlantic_love]

Is it cost that prevents you from doing proper hardware setup for case testing? I imagine it would be difficult to continuously buy different hardware components for a video or two, and not get your money back in some form or another.

[@Oceanborn712]

That looks like a pretty great case. The lack of included fans doesn't really bother me. I always use a full set of RGB fans anyway and even if I plan for something without RGB, I'd still take a full set of fans from one brand or another to keep the visuals clean and coherent. Having two included fans actually seems optimal for that as you can put them both in the bottom where nobody will see them anyway and fill the remaining case with your own. This actually saves money for two fans.

[@jpcab94]

You can use the one below cuz it's hidden as fuck underneath

[@vh9network]

I think this case as well as the larger Hyte Y60 would be a lot better if it was not built to be vertical GPU mount only. There are some GPUs that look better vertically mounted to show off the sides, and with the way this case and the Y60 is designed with the wrap around glass would make your setup a nice show piece. I seen horror images of people forcing vertical mounts with these Hyte cases on Reddit. They had to cut into the aluminum case. A sad showing because Hyte should have build the PCI slots to be switchable.

[@sdtx1112]

I just finished a build for my son who insisted on this case. Your review is pretty much spot on. The lack of grommets on a case that was designed heavily on aesthetics is puzzling. Also, in my build the bottom fan did not seem to really do much. Maybe a 2 degree difference with installed or not. Hyte should have just not included fans and lowered the price accordingly.

[@rare6499]

Great overview - good to see one air cooled! It’s a shame you don’t get the option for standard GPU alignment but I understand that’s part of the whole aesthetic.

[@1soupasaurus]

Fractal Torrent Compact seems to be hard to get too. Especially at MSRP. I have a white y40 coming in the next couple of days. Pretty excited to build in it.

[@jonathanmiller3613]

I appreciate the video. I have a Y40 sitting in a box getting ready for a build and I whole heartedly agree on the fan portion of your commentary. I've been researching fans like crazy trying to find what will work the best with this setup and an AIO.

[@Nite-Lite-Gamers]

Sorry dude a bit off topic here but I just watched you over a PCWORLD under the "Outrage Pony" and so decided to look at your video mentioned in it over on your channel I have never been so Proud of a KZbinr saying what to did. This needed to be said as its all about the clicks. Bigger KZbin channels have to get this under control by setting an example like the way you did in your video. You have earned a sub today. Thanks for saying what you did as it needed to be and I think both AMD & Nvidia & Intel fans will agree..........

[@rpospeedwagon]

I got the white and black Y40. It's the best looking case along with the Lian Li 011 Dynamic. I never thought I'd get a vertical GPU mount, but this is high quality stuff. Just note that you'll probably want to add two or three fans. The quality though makes up for price tag. Edit: Also, this is remarkably easy to build in. By far the easiest case I've worked with because of the removeable panels.

[@knuckleheadcomputers]

Beautiful case I’m going to be picking this one up for my son

[@BeeWhere]

As a builder that prefers air coolers, I'm just not that interested in the the back panel intake style, but if someone was already planing an 240 or 280mm AIO, then I'm glad Hyte saved the money by excluding fans that are going to get replaced by an AIO.

[@SantoValentino]

Just got a LIAN Li and it included so many accessories. The build quality was great. I was impressed

[@atlantic_love]

Which exact model did you get? I'm looking for suggestions, and an excuse to stay up all night lol. Do you think the one you got would be great for someone who: * is not into liquid cooling or dual systems * wants lots of room for running cables * has ample number of SSD trays and an optical drive bracket * has 'some' glass so that I can appreciate the effort and money being put into it???

[@SantoValentino]

@@atlantic_love I got the 216 RW. It’s a heavy case. Bigger than my usual phanteks p300. It comes with 2 160 RGB fans and is super white. I’m just impressed with the quality and accessories.

[@SantoValentino]

@@atlantic_love kzbin.info/www/bejne/np3ZpXSMatV3l7c I got the white version with RGB

[@atlantic_love]

@@SantoValentino Thanks :) I just watched that video. I love the amount of options, and am concerned about issues with clearance for RAM and limitations on where fans can be put based on motherboard and graphic card. Choices!!! :D

[@Xsorus]

I love my Hyte Y60, going to keep it for as long as possible.

[@RafitoOoO]

I think they should make a version without the riser card using regular expansion slots for 100$. It'd be a hit for sure. Vertical GPUs can look cool, but not everyone likes it, so giving the options to the customer is always a pro in my eyes.

[@loquacious1956]

I just finished a build in the Lian Li Mesh III .... It fits my NZXT Kraken Z63 and my Rog Strix LC 3090ti comfortably.

[@hquest]

How would you rate this case for a custom loop with GPU/CPU like those on your system? Doable or is the case on the small side for all needed radiators?

[@Psymah]

I went with air cooling as well, (everything is still coming in though. In terms of cooling would you put two 120mm exhaust fans towards the back of the top of the case to help with airflow? Or would you just do the two 140's in the front intake? Im gonna run the Ryzen 7 7700x and the power color 6800xt.

[@poeticsilence047]

I personally am a legacy builder. I still use and prefer optical drives. I do like nvme, but I still like having physical media, especially muisc.

[@atlantic_love]

Same here. Optical drives are great, too, for booting and loading Linux ISO's.

[@epicmike3915]

Yep. The Fractal North isn't available anywhere I looked. Gave up and bought an NZXT H7 Flow.

[@Kelekona_808]

Great critical insights. Many reviewers seem to play up the positives and omit the negatives for this case.

[@atlantic_love]

That's because they throw objectivity out the way in favor of clicks and subscribes. It's pathetic, and my two primary triggers for blocking channels are soy face thumbnails and videos where someone goes out of their way to showcase uber positivity and bla bla bla.

[@cj_zak1681]

Good job, great points you made, very helpful 🙂I think I still prefer the traditional method of fan intakes from the front - I just like knowing that cool air is kinda blowing across the mobo. Putting an AIO at the side would mean warm air coming in, unless you set its fans as exhaust but then you would have a weird extremely negative pressure scenario? I dunno seems like a weird design to me, maybe I'm just old-fashioned and stuck in my ways 😅 (have only ever used the fractal meshify-c and now love my corsair 4000D airflow that replaced it)

[@antoniocantatore3195]

Case looks sick but considering the 150 (which is over 200 in some countries in EU) I feel like there's a lack of options for customers. I mean I come from a Lian Li mini and a NR200P and I just loved the way you can choose how to build it. Obviously you know what you are buying with the Y40 but I would love a case with same design that at least gives the option of both veritical and horizontal GPU mount and leave a couple of cm on the bottom to mount fans.

[@onseki1774]

So I guess these are not actually "bottom to top" cooled cases like the Y60 (??) since they only have a single 140mm clearance in the basement? Also it blows right into the dead space. I got two Noctua chromax fans and I'm thinking I'll order 5 more and cover up every slot just for the hell of it

[@kamata93]

I want that case but its not available in my country. I can find the Fractal North which is my other choice but something pulls me to this more. I dont like the side panel design on the North.

[@atlantic_love]

Excelllent, excellent job critiquing this case. I'm thinking this case won't be one for me, considering issues with fan cooling (I'm not ever going to get into liquid cooling), with one caveat. I could see using this for a Linux (general use) / home server build where the graphic card is never going to scream about anything. Being that I am also never going to be interested in storing loads of videos / images, it doesn't seem that lack of space / grommets for wiring would not be an issue, but I definitely think it will be an issue for others. I've subscribed as I appreciate the straight-forward, no bullshit presentation :)

[@tonkatoytruck]

I would rather a case not come with fans anyway. They are usually garbage compared to quality fans and are never enough. The Y40 looks even better than the Y60, IMO. Thanks for the review. The red unit is definitely high on my next build list, since I already have a white and black system(s).

[@Dan-Simms]

I quite like the case, something a bit different from the normal box.

[@Kinegos]

Would’ve like to see actual testing of thermals and comparison to other cases in this price/market segment.

[@BPSCustoms]

Fair, I address this in the pinned comment

[@donbasua7440]

To change the video card you need to remove the cooler?!

[@welshinu]

Nice case but i prefer my mesh O11 D 😁 👍

[@abritabroadinthephilippines]

Why didn't they make the front glass stop at the top of the bottom power "hideaway" ? There could of been a CD/DVD/BR player there which is what I would want. Seems like a wasted opportunity and best of all it would of still looked great. I don't know why cases don't have drive slots no more it's stupid. I would of bought this but am buying the Fractal Pop Air XL instead.

[@KinGDGaminG63]

Love this guy's content

[@aisle9]

A "dongle-sorting mechanism"? I had one of those. I called it my wife.

[@OlettaLiano]

This is a cute case, but it's way too small for my taste. I currently have my main PC in a Thermaltake View 51, that is until Thermaltake's new CTE C750 hits the market. Then I'm grabbing one of those suckers.

[@atlantic_love]

In looking at case after case after case, one thing I see that I wish were different, is the industry's insistence on moving the motherboard as close to the top of the case as possible. I'd prefer it be more center to create more space around the motherboard.

[@OlettaLiano]

@@atlantic_love I agree. With motherboards moved so close to the top there's only room for 30mm thick radiators. I have a couple 64mm rads I want to use, but there's no room them. Also, if you don't have the EPS cable connect to the motherboard before you up the radiator in, you're in trouble. LOL

[@atlantic_love]

@@OlettaLiano Admittedly I don't do liquid cooling, and as beautiful as it is I'm not willing to take the risk of leaks and don't really want to deal with the maintenance part of it. Are radiators useful for fans in some way? I know that most wire routing goes off to the side and behind the motherboard, but I do think it can look pretty depending on how it might be routed around the motherboard hence my want for space there.

[@poorNOOB]

@@atlantic_love Then you better wait for Lian Li O11 XL EVO, that case has a reconfigurable mobo tray that can be moved up or down, and it looks rather symmetrical with middle tray config.

[@atlantic_love]

@@poorNOOB No disk drive option. Deal breaker for me.

[@cutcorners6005]

the pcie4 riser by itself is like $70-80 value.

[@blaisenielson9143]

Why does the thumb nail look like he spotted an unattended 5 year old

[@AlphaMachina]

I got my Phanteks Enthoo Evolv X in Anthracite Grey for $130 (open box), so I'm extremely happy with that purchase. Nothing wrong with the case, everything was included, so I'm happy.

[@dominiksolski]

It's a shame that there aren't more reversed or reversible fans on the market. Those bequiet stickers stick out like a sore thumb compared to the black interior of the y40

[@inmypaants]

Black circular stickers are easy to find and work well to cover up the labels of fans in my experience. Reversed fans are cool but no doubt cost a premium, sometimes the simplest and cheapest solutions are the best.

[@Brian.M]

Phanteks d30-120 coming soon. Looks pretty promising.

[@atlantic_love]

@@Brian.M Wouldn't it be cool to use CUSTOM COLORS (ie, use color-picker from within an RGB app)?

[@poepflater]

I'd rather spend $150 more on CPU or GPU

[@atlantic_love]

I'm sure there's a few Gateway computers lying around you can steal cases from :D

[@poepflater]

@@atlantic_love lol my oldest case is from the 90s.

[@jayireland561]

Idk. To me, these Hyte cases give me "lanboy air" vibes.

[@deviantbuilds]

They need to lose the cheap fans and adjust their pricing. They are not competitive at all. Y60 on sale was a decent option but at 200 and this at 150.... pass.

[@ers-tj4to]

I don't like the HYTE cases. Too clunky looking. I'm more into the NZXT H9 or the new upcoming cases from Phanteks.

[@atlantic_love]

Agreed. I saw some cases today (might have been Fractal) on Amazon, and I'm thinking WFS plastic everywhere, funky looking handles, slats that you'll never keep clean. And none of that stuff helps a computer run.

[@mysticqro950]

Good for u. I love my y60 😏

[@JosePto]

Not at €180 :(

[@DragonlordXV]

looks like a fish tank

[@lifebidesign]

Horrible designed integrated air filter in the back panel and the dust filter on top can not be removed for better exhaust airflow. Bottom no room for the wiring the fan will get in the way. 150.00 Nah for 50.00 more can get a better premium case.

[@wvman2374]

Agreed. The Y60 has dual compartment setup so the PSU is behind the motherboard, leaving the bottom of the case free for full on air intake fans, giving significant bottom to top air flow. The Y40 with the PSU in the bottom combined with the side fan intake really limits the intake airflow. For $80-100 this would be a good case, figuring that there won't be expensive and hot running GPU and CPU in there that can get by with the worse airflow.

[@phillysupra]

I had commented on his ces coverage video about hyte and I was saying it was overpriced and so were the y60 accessories. People had commented back that I was ruining it for other people. Long story short, this case is still overpriced

[@itsdeonlol]

$150 is a bit too much...

[@bobbymoss6160]

If you're gonna spend that much on a case, just buy a Lian-Li...

[@rpospeedwagon]

Also a good option. But the riser cable here is awesome, and the quality is premium as well.

[@alexlin6398]

when NZXT release H9, I can't understand why people still "love" this HYTE Y40, what's good for Y40 then H9? What's Y40 has buy H9 doesn't? Oh, yes, RED Color?