A river of RGB light runs through the iBuyPower Trace X case, piercing up from the bottom of the gamer PC tower’s side panel through the top exhaust vents. Through the looking glass, shrouded in glow, this jumble of glass, aluminum, and silicon is like a fish tank swimming with light.
This variety of elegant “fishbowl” PC cases has become popular these past few years. The Trace X, in particular, is the kind that would make the preteen version of me swoon. Then, you open up the side panel, expose the RGB light strips underneath, and find it nearly impossible to access the power supply cables underneath. That’s not to knock iBuyPower’s latest tower too hard. It’s likely the most appealing of its 2026 Gen 10 prebuilt gaming desktops and a solid PC in its own right. It’s just a reminder that the Trace X is made to be ogled first and fiddled with second. 4 iBuyPower Trace X This prebuilt PC may not be as easy as other pre-configured desktops, but its certainly more beautiful because of it. Pros Beautiful look Clean cable management Powerful with the right specs As expensive as all PC parts separately Cons Need to install GPU PSU difficult to access A fingerprint magnet With the supplied components, including a top-end AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D gaming CPU, 32GB of RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, the iBuyPower Trace X (RGB R01) would cost $3,450 as of early May 2026. Who knows if the cost of RAM will push the price of this PC even further. Just half a year ago, you could have built a similar PC for less. When I put the same components into BuildCores, I come out with a PC that costs about the same. The end result is that preconfigured PCs are now not only easier on the end user; they may also save you money as well as time. That’s the kind of statement that seems anathema to the entire notion of PC gaming, but that’s where we’re at. At the very least, the Trace X will look far better on your desk than most other metal or plastic towers.
