Best PC Gaming Cases 2012 - Desktop Tower Reviews

In this hub we'll feature the best gaming cases for 2012. We'll break them down into 5 different categories; Top Rated, New release, Budget Cases, High-End, and Antec PC Gaming Cases. If you don't find what you're looking for here, then be sure to check out this article on the Top 50 Gaming PC Cases.

Any true gamer knows that performance is of utmost importance when building a gaming pc, but there's also a reason for all those LED lights. Style points count too. For gamers who like to go to tournaments, LAN parties, or just show off their builds, their attachment to their computer is similar to a man and his first car. They like what's under the hood most, but the way the car looks on the outside is what truly makes everyone envious of them.

Where to buy a gaming case:

Despite what some may say, we recommend Amazon for purchasing your gaming case as they seem to have equal or lower prices to any of their competitors. This is because on Amazon you can purchase from a wide variety of wholesalers who bid against each other. Multiple competitors means, in general, the lowest prices available. Many of these cases are also available for Super Saver shipping, so it's a win-win for gamers.

Cooler Master HAF 932

We'll feature many more of our favorite gaming cases below, but featured to the right are our favorites for 2011.

Why we chose the Cooler Master HAF 932 as our top rated gaming case for 2012.

Options, price, and air flow! You could expect to pay well over $200 for a case this nice. It could be more stylish for sure, but it will keep everything under the hood nice and cool!

What Gamers are saying about the HAF 932 gaming case:

"This is by far the best pc case I've ever owned. High air flow is an understatement. Massive fans in front, side and top provide all the cooling you'll ever need and best of all you cab barely tell they are even running" and "This case is amazing. It surpasses cases worth two to three times as much, and many of them don't even have half the features the HAF does. In a nutshell, this is a computer builder / tinkerer's case."

We like how easy it is to move things around inside the case when you are working on your build, rather than having to squeeze everything in all the time.

Cons to having such a large pc gaming case:

In all reality this is a very large case (nicknamed the refrigerator by some), so if you want to be able to easily move around, consider it's brother the Cooler Master RC-922M or another mid-tower case for LANs and gaming tourneys.

Other Featured Gaming Cases :

Rosewill Challenger, Rosewill Armor, Xion AXP-ARM001-BL, Thermaltake Level 10, NZXT Vulcan Enthusiast, Thermaltake Element G VL10001W27, and the Rosewill Cruiser.

Even though this gaming case has been around for a couple of years, it's hard to beat the time tested 5 star reviews that have come in from gamers everywhere. The Antec Twelve Hundred Gaming case is the predecessor of the Antec nine hundred. In the twelve hundred they added more cooling, capacity, and convenience.

*New for 2012 consider the twelve hundred V3 - comes with two rear blue LED 120 MM fans and 3 front blue LED 120 MM fans!

Manufacturer's Details for the Antec Twelve Hundred Gaming Case:

• Motherboard supported up to ATX form factor
• 7 Motherboard I/O Expansion Slots
• Front Ports: USB 2.0 x 2, Audio in/out, eSATA
• Gamer Tower
• 12 Drive Bays

Manufacturer's Details for the New Twelve Hundred V3 Gaming Case:

• 13 drive bays and seven expansivion slots
• Front-panel USB 3.0 port
• top 200 blue LED cooling fan, two rear blue LED 120MM fans and three front blue LED 120MM fans
• space for graphics cards as large as 17.5"

While we can't possibly review every gaming case on the market in a single hub, we've highlighted more of our favorites below. We've also included some great budget pc gaming cases for budget buyers.

Antec Gaming Cases

Antec has many of the best gaming cases on the market today.  They offer cooling solutions and quiet computing at a price range that many competitors simply can't compete with.  They've been a worldwide market leader in gaming cases since 1986.

Here are a few computer cases that you might not have seen before, but you will soon. Most of these cases were released in the last couple months and as such are compliant with the newest technology available. Since many gamers will be upgrading to the Sandy Bridge CPU Processors and motherboards this year, these cases from Antec and Rosewill are sure to be in the bestsellers list soon.

If you look around you can sometimes get a computer case that may not "look" as cool but has just as much functionality as some of the higher-end cases listed in this hub. See our list below of top rated gaming cases for under $50.

We hope you've enjoyed this hub on the best gaming cases of 2012. If you have, then please leave a comment. Also, let us know if we've missed any new release cases for 2012.

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