Hyte Gundam Wing Y70 Touch Infinite Review

When Gundam Wing aired on Toonami in 2000, I became an instant fan of the franchise. Unfortunately, as with many anime at the time, there was a dearth of merchandise. While Star Wars kids got an absolutely tidal wave of figures, models, playsets, and more with The Phantom Menace, I was left printing out images of my favorite mecha from fan sites and staring at them wistfully. So, it’s a bit surreal to see the Hyte Gundam Wing Y70 Touch Infinite in person. It’s over-the-top in the best way possible and showcases the Wing Zero with vibrant art and a matching color scheme. It’s a Gundam Wing fan’s dream come true, but how is it from a PC enthusiast’s perspective?

Hyte Gundam Wing Y70 Touch Infinite PC Case Review

Of course, the Hyte Y70 Touch Infinite isn’t a case for everyone. It’s not a utilitarian enclosure for you to throw components in and stick under a desk. Unlike many cases, which serve to highlight and contain the parts within, the Y70 IS the show. If you don’t have space to let that big, beautiful Wing Zero boldly show its face, then you’re missing the point. However, the Y70 is unabashedly a big boy, and most buyers will have to make some effort and concessions to give it the place of honor it deserves.

As stated above, you’ll find the Y70 is big enough to fit most any build inside. It’s a dual-chamber design, which I’ve always found makes installing components and managing heat much simpler. It can accommodate a GPU up to 390x105mm and two 360mm radiators. Alternatively, you can stuff 10 fans into this bad boy (which you must provide yourself as none come pre-installed). The Y70 only supports a vertical-mounted GPU (up to 4 slots), but thankfully, it includes a PCIe 4.0 riser cable. However, if you’re one of the few people to rock SLI still, you’re out of luck here. There are also no provisions for the growing number of rear-connect motherboards, so you’ll need to stick with traditional designs.

As for storage, the Y70 Touch Infinite has two floating storage sleds in the rear of the case. These can handle either 2 3.5-inch or 4 2.5-inch drives. These days, most enthusiasts will have an m.2 drive or three as their primary storage, but for those of us who like to drag every hard drive kicking and streaming to the next build, this is a pretty low capacity for such a large case. Fortunately, this is a dual-chamber design, so you can get sloppy and throw a bunch of SATA SSDs in the PSU side if the sleds aren’t enough. 

The Y70’s most unique feature is the 14.9-inch integrated touchscreen. It functions as a second monitor and uses the included DisplayPort cable to connect to your GPU via a rear-panel port. As such, it can do pretty much anything a regular monitor can, albeit at a non-standard resolution of 682×2560. It’s surprisingly useful, and you can customize it with Hyte’s Nexus software to do a wide range of things. It can host your Discord chat while you’re gaming, function like a built-in Steam Deck, show system info, or you can use Wallpaper Engine to display animated art.

So now we come to the elephant in the room: the price. The standard Y70 Touch Infinite retails for $399.99, and the Gundam Wing edition is an additional $100. For most, $499.99 (on the official website) for a case is going to be way out of budget. Most enthusiasts think of a case as just a container to house “the important stuff,” and there’s nothing wrong with that. However, for diehard Gundam Wing fans, this is the perfect enclosure for their PC.

Disclosure: Review sample provided by Hyte PR.