Hyte’s fun, funky X50 comes in a host of quirky colors and looks like no other PC case on the market. Its bubbly look and moderate pricing make it a superb pick for easy, casual PC builds.
The Hyte X50 may have the shortest name for a PC DIY product that we’ve seen in years, but it’s long on value and eye appeal. The X50 targets buyers seeking a fun, unique look for their next desktop build, but who are unwilling to sacrifice on cooling space. Cartoonishly rounded, the X50 is as far from squared-off as PC cases come. Also available in an X50 Air variant that replaces the glass with perforated metal for $30 less, the X50 comes in eye-catching colors like bright red, light green, light pink, and purplish blue with similarly savory names like Wild Cherry, Matcha, Strawberry Milk, and Taro Milk. (Pitch Black and Snow White are also options.) This case’s one-of-a-kind look, aggressive price, and sturdy frame make it an easy Editors’ Choice pick for casual builders looking for a “basic” tower that’s anything but basic-looking. We can forgive it a few noise and dust-control sins.Design: A PC Case All-Rounder
Our X50 sample is the Taro Milk flavor, something of a lavender. As you can see, it’s that shade inside and out. The X50 turns the trend of wraparound PC case glass on its end with a window that wraps around the top of the chassis, matching the curves that surround the front panel to give the final design something of a pillow shape. (Indeed, the X50 Air version’s wraparound mesh makes it look even more pillowy.) Ball-tipped feet that are visually cut into the bottom panel’s curved sides complete the puffy, bubbly aesthetic.
Handgrips on both sides allow those panels to be lifted off keyhole mounts; the mostly mesh front panel uses snaps to attach. An offset center “bar” makes up the portion of the X50’s top panel that isn’t a part of the side panels. Two USB 3.x Type-A ports and one Type-C are positioned between the power button and the headset jack near the front…
A clear diffuser ring for the power-on indicator LED surrounds the color-matched power button, and the four-pole headset jack can alternatively be used with a stereo (three-pole) headphones or a headphone/microphone splitter cable.
Hyte fills the X50’s rear panel with rotated louvers to create a somewhat rigid grill that covers both the 120mm fan-mounting area and the space below it. The power supply’s bay sits above the motherboard and the rear fan, and a Hyte “H” logo fills adjacent open space. Paired metal loops that run down one edge of the rear panel are designed to hold included cable straps, giving users a chance to flex their cable-management skills on external peripheral cables. That’s a nifty new touch.
Six strong permanent magnets attach the X50’s sole dust filter to its bottom panel, and grooves at the base of its feet lock one edge into place.
