Hyte Y40 review
Hyte kinda blew up in early 2021; its Y60 chassis changed the game in the world of PC cases in a wild way. As soon as you could blink an eye, every media outlet, influencer, and PC enthusiast had one of those shiny fishbowls strapped to their Instagram page, complete with the latest hardware. And for good reason.
The thing is, with some of the more mainstream companies, they tend to err on the side of caution when it comes to radically altering their chassis designs. Certainly over the years. Predictability in sales is far more important than radical features and ideas that might flop or cause a major loss. These things take time and money to design and manufacture, so return on investment is key. Hyte, sister company to the system builder iBuypower (one of the best gaming PC manufacturers out there currently), took that very idea and went «to hell with it», launching the Y60.
It revolutionized the scene at the time, with angled glass panels, default vertical GPUs, and a whole host of innovative new design tech and cooling solutions that really took things to the next level. It effectively created a whole new case segment and form factor known as «fishbowl chassis» that, although technically started by Lian Li and the now legendary PC O11 Dynamic, was really cemented in place by little ol' Hyte. In fact, even today, manufacturers are still playing catch-up with the idea.
Here's the thing: the Hyte Y60 is a seriously chunky case, and although highly successful and eventually leading to the equally wild Y70 Touch, complete with an in-built 2.5K vertical IPS monitor, it didn't quite pin the market for that traditional staple mid-tower form factor that PC gamers know and love. That's where the Hyte Y40 comes in.
Form factor: ATX Mid Tower
Dimensions: 43.9 x 24.0 x 47.2 cm
Motherboard support: ITX, mATX, ATX
Expansion slots: 4 vertical, 6 horizontal (half-height)
Front IO: 3.5mm jack, 2x USB 3.0 Type-A, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
Total fan support: 7
Fan count: 3x 120 mm
