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Update June 4, 2026: Dave has been chatting with Gigabyte about the laptop panel Gigabyte has used in the prototype mATX system it had on display at Computex. It's a 165 Hz IPS panel, with a peak brightness of just 300 nits, but that release displays would be brighter. The unit on the stand was mostly there for market research with Gigabyte looking to gauge folks' reaction to the chassis. We said if anything it could probably do with at least being touchscreen.
The companies that attend Computex love to shove screens on things. Last year, we had tonnes of panels slapped on the side of coolers, cases, and more. This year is no different, but this time, it's a fairly sizable screen. Gigabyte is slapping almost an entire gaming monitor onto one of its cases.
The Gigabyte Aorus C510 Glass Infinity is a microATX case, complete with a 16-inch display on its side. It can support up to RTX 5090-size graphics cards and, outside of the whole 'screen on the side' thing, looks like a fairly standard PC case.
AORUS C510 Glass Infinity PC Case:Form factor: Cube-shaped ATX caseMain feature: Swappable side glass panelDisplay option: Full side-panel true-color displayDisplay function: Can work as an independent display when connected to the GPUUse cases: Show system stats,… pic.twitter.com/JZGqLOjllWJune 3, 2026
Gigabyte says this case has a "portable design for more immersive and adaptable system experiences", which I can only assume means you are encouraged to bring it along to play with at LAN parties.
The display can reportedly work independently, and plugs directly into the PSU, which means it won't just mimic your main monitor or need an external plug. That could make it a good media screen for lining up your next song or watching a video. It can also flip from portrait to landscape, depending on how you decide to use the case.
The case itself comes with a handful (pun intended) of handles, which should make it relatively easy to carry around. Still, to me, the whole thing seems very niche. Should you keep your PC on your desk, with its side panel facing you, and the display quality is decent enough, I could see some sort of use case (pun not intended this time).
That's assuming it doesn't reflect the lights of your room too hard to actually notice. I can understand wanting the panel for system analysis or showing off chat while streaming, but the size still feels a tad big for that.
However, for me, I feel like I'd never actually use an integrated monitor in my PC case. The price point will be the difference between 'niche but fun' and 'not worth it', but Gigabyte hasn't given us that just yet. We also don't know its release date, just a "coming soon" on its website.
We've seen a few fun cases this year so far. DarkFlash has shown off a version of its Floatron case that looks like it was ripped straight out of an evil scientist's lair, and Corsair has revealed the Warthog, which is a military-themed case with flight controls on it. Speaking of Corsair, it has also announced wooden front panels for its 5000D line of PC cases, including a ripple one I'm unsure I like.
But perhaps one of my favourite cases from this year's Computex is one from Amiiba, which has a Venom-like ferrofluid display in the top left. It's sensitive to both magnets and sound, and seems like it would be oddly fun to play with.
The memory crisis may have taken the joy out of some of this year's offerings (like a Galax next-gen RTX card with Swarovski crystals), but there are still some good finds out there.
1. Best overall: Havn HS 420
2. Best budget: Phanteks G400A
3. Best midrange: Lian Li O11 Vision Compact
4. Best budget compact: Thermaltake S100 TG Snow Edition
5. Best high-end: NZXT H9 Flow RGB+
6. Best Mini-ITX: Fractal Design Terra
7. Best Micro-ATX: NZXT H3 Flow
8. Best full-tower: NZXT H7 Flow
9. Best pink: Hyte Y70
10. Best looking: Phanteks Evolv X2
11. Best for beginners: Be Quiet! Shadow Base 800 FX
