Cases & PSU
PC case and PSU news — new designs, efficiency standards, and cooling tech.
Antec Flux Pro Noctua Edition: $400 Buys You 8 dB Less Noise and the Best Stock Fan Lineup Money Can Buy
Noctua and Antec teamed up to ship a full-tower with four NF-A14x25 G2 and two NF-A12x25 G2 fans pre-installed, and the noise floor drops up to 8 dBA over the stock Flux Pro. At $400 it is not cheap, but the bundle math actually works out — and the airflow path is genuinely well-engineered.
MSI MPG Ai1600TS PCIE5 — 1600W Titanium With a Built-In Kill Switch for Your GPU
MSI's MPG Ai1600TS PCIE5 is a fully modular 1600W ATX 3.1 unit with 80 Plus Titanium efficiency and a GPU Safeguard+ system that monitors both 12V-2x6 connectors in real time — giving your RTX 5090 a three-minute warning before it hard-cuts power to save your hardware.
Thermaltake TR300: The Front-Mounted PSU Returns — and the Airflow Math Actually Works
Thermaltake's new TR300 mid-tower mounts the PSU at the front of the chassis with four user-selectable positions, supports a 360 mm top radiator and 410 mm GPUs, and ships in TG glass and WS wood-trim flavors. The unconventional layout is actually a thermal upgrade if you understand the airflow math.
Lian Li B4-mATX Lands April: 21.3L, 360mm AIO, $85 — DAN Cases Collab
Lian Li and DAN Cases finally ship the B4-mATX this month: a 21.3-liter pedestal microATX chassis that swallows a 360mm AIO and a 358mm GPU for $85. The thermal math is genuinely interesting — and the compromises are exactly where you'd expect them.
Linklieo Ships Full 80 PLUS Ruby PSU Lineup: 1600W to 5500W at 96.5% Efficiency
Linklieo just rolled out a full Ruby-certified CRPS lineup spanning 1600W to 5500W, with 96.5% efficiency at 50% load and power factor approaching 0.999. The thermal math on AI racks just got a lot more interesting.
Gigabyte's T-Guard PSUs Put a Thermistor Inside the 12V-2x6 Connector — Finally
Gigabyte's new GAMING series PSUs embed thermistors directly inside the 12V-2x6 connector, throttling GPU power when the cable starts to cook. Cybenetics ETA Platinum, 135mm FDB fans, sub-20dB(A) noise, and a 10-year warranty across 750W, 850W, and 1000W SKUs.
ASUS ROG Equalizer Cable: 17A Per Wire, 73°C vs 146°C in Thermal Testing
ASUS is shipping a 12V-2x6 cable with active current balancing, 17A-per-wire ratings, and gold-plated spring contacts, claiming a 72°C advantage over standard cables in stress testing. Bundled with ROG Thor III and Strix Platinum PSUs in Q2 2026.
darkFlash DY460 Lands at $125 — Angular Design Goes Compact with BTF Support
darkFlash shrinks its angular DY470 design into a 23% smaller mid-tower with four ARGB fans, bent glass, and BTF motherboard support at $125.