Cooler Master MasterCase H500M ARGB Airflow ATX Mid-Tower with Quad Tempered Glass Panels, Dual 200mm Customizable ARGB Lighting Fans, Type-C I/O Panel, and Vertical GPU Slots (MCM-H500M-IHNN-S00)

This case is amazing in nearly everything besides a few cosmetic issues Ill go over later. First a rundown of specs, some results and my opinion. Ryzen 3800x/Gigabyte X570 Aorus Pro Wifi/32gb 3600 Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB/EVGA 1080TI Hybrid SC2/Scythe Mugen5 CPU fan/Sabrent Rocket NVME PCI4.0 1tb/Win10 Pro/Added a little bling/cooling with 2 LLSeries 120mm Corsair Fans for the top exhaust. Pros: Easy to build in - lots of room for all my components, great cable management, RGB front intake fans are quiet and were plugged in very easily, the most silent PC Ive ever owned, keeps my PC cool - CPU Idles around 36-37C and peaked (so far) at 68.6C. GPU hit 59C max (so far). Cons: This is just a nitpick and is probably just my case, but the paint job is sorta fragile. I was very careful building this PC and just screwing in the radiator to the back of the case caused some paint to chip off. Its ok since its behind the screw and cant notice it. Another obvious con is the glass panel is a total fingerprint magnet, but yea its worth the extra cleaning for the looks. One thing I want to mention is the included clear front panel looks nice but will severely decrease airflow and is not recommended to use unless you live in a really cold climate. Keep the mesh front panel on. None of these are worth taking off a star imo. If youre on the fence on this case, Id say get it. It has the best combination of looks, cooling, and price. My pictures dont do the case justice. Tons of people complaining about high temps on their Ryzen 3000 series CPUs. This case combined with an aftermarket cooler will keep your CPU nice and cool. Couldnt be happier with this case. Edit: Well for the last 3 weeks I didnt like my temps on my GPU. Its got an AIO cooler, but with the rad on the exhaust fan spot on the case it was basically taking in all the heat exhaust from the CPU cooler. Would cap out at around 58-59C which is well within temp limits, but not normal for this card. After re-arranging the temps are way better accross the board and the GPU temp dropped about 8-9C just put moving the rad up top as exhaust. (1st 2 pics have rad setup as rear exhaust, last pic is with the rad on the top)

Most of this case is pretty well thought out. I love having space for four 200mm fans (good cooling without loud noise). The case is really solid construction internally, though some of the external parts (like the front cover) seem to come off pretty easily. It was nice that the case came with a bracket to support longer graphics cards. The screws on the side open/close inconsistently- it seems to take a bit of trial and error to get them aligned properly to take the glass side off. The backside isnt quite deep enough to do a great job of cable management (not deep enough for a glass side that shows it off). The RGB controller that comes with it seems like it was an afterthought- using the reset button to change programs (as the manual suggests) is esp. challenging- as the front case cable only barely reaches if you install the controller where it is supposed to go. A modular power supply is a good match for this one- there isnt a lot of room under the power supply cover if you also use the hard drive cage. Pretty good space for a 360 mm radiator on the front. I did a custom water loop install without space issues. If you need to move the case frequently, this isnt a great case for that- if you avoid lifting from the front (to avoid knocking off the front cover), your hand will naturally go to the rear back- where the slide out filter for the power supply air vent is located- which provides no stability in the case lifting process.

USB Ports were good the first year and a half, ever since then I’ve been dealing with on and off ports that would heat up for some random reason and then on top of that would cause the PC to freeze for a second everytime I had my controller plugged in and was playing a fast paced game. It wouldn’t really happen playing casual games or casually playing. I play Bluetooth now, but even then, the Bluetooth devices are faulty now too, and I feel like it’s also due to the ports maybe causing the Bluetooth drives to overheat and probably malfunction. Now my controller won’t stay connected to the computer even if it’s fully charged. It will connect for a few seconds and then disconnect immediately.

Lets get the positives out of the way: - Great airflow from the front, cooler temps are virtually guaranteed because of the mesh lets in a lot of air even with the fine dust filter - Long cable lengths - Simple, easy, elegant SSD mounting mechanism Moving on to the negatives: - Cable management is a horror show; my fingers were bruised trying to get the cables to behave and to be able to fit the cable cover on the back side; needs to be forced in, pressing heavily on the cables. - You cannot easily fit a 280mm rad (e.g. Kraken X-63). I had to remove the vertical plate that provides the attachment point for the GPU anti sag bracket. - For 280mm rads, you cannot mount the fans below the rad in a pull config (or a push/exhaust); only option is to put the fans on top, leaving just about an inch of clearance between it and the glass top panel, which brings me to the next point - For this price, you should also provide the option for a mesh top panel like in the front. Putting glass panels everywhere just cuz you think it is cool at the expense of not actually helping keep the case cool is anything but cool. Top mounted radiators will have poor airflow. - The 200mm fans are quiet at low RPM but set it full speed and you will hear a periodic hum. Also the fans wobble. They are not PWM either and the included controller is for ARGB only and not even a fan controller. - Biggest gripe is the front panel has alignment issues; the plastic panel doesnt attache properly and the right side keeps popping out. (see pics). Im sorry but for this price this is unacceptable. - Also unacceptable is the build rigidity; take off the side and top panels, and yank the case a bit and the underlying metal frame bends and distorts so bad; the case depends on putting all the other pieces in to gain rigidity; this in my opinion is poor structural design. The motherboard tray also bends easily. The last 2 negatives and not having an option for a mesh top panel are pretty much are deal breakers for me as it should for anyone not wanting to overpay for something that should have been a $100 cheaper. And at exactly 100 cheaper you get the Phanteks Eclipse P600S. Ive tested it, it performs equally or slightly better than this case in terms of cooling and building in that case is a pleasure I would pull everything out and put it back in just for that! As a bonus it has noise dampening material built in that keeps noise close to the rooms noise floor!

Pros: - the glass sides allow for a great view inside the PC - I like that it comes with both mesh and acrylic screens for the front of the case - comes with 2 200mm aRGB fans and a 150mm exhaust fan - lots of holes and ports for routing cables - there are “shields” that cover the PSU and HDD/SSD store for a cleaner look - there’s also shields to cover the cables on the backside - no SSD mount needed as there are tons of places to simply screw them in all over the case. - aRGB chip for front fans already installed, in case you don’t have a controller. Haven’t figured out how (or if) you can control it. - there’s a little arm to support the GPU and prevent sag. Cool idea. Cons: - the mobo mounts don’t totally fit into the case? I had issues with the holes for the mounts being too small to screw them in. I’d get them to stick the best I could, but several times they just fell out while I was trying to get the motherboard in. Right now, my motherboard isn’t supported everywhere it should be. - the cable shields on the reverse side of the case are a little small. It’s really difficult to jam all of the cables in there, though it is doable.

One of the best cases I’ve ever used.

Had a cooler master case before but it was a mini case that looked more like a guitar amp than a tower. It had poor airflow so I upgraded to this and my average gaming temps (cpu) went from 85-87 degrees Celsius to 68-70 degrees. The two 200mm fans on the front are extremely quiet to be so large. I replaced the rear case fan with a Corsair, but the cooler master fans it comes with work great and are quiet as well. The case is pretty heavy but it’s also very sturdy and well put together. My favorite part by far is the trays that store the ssd’s/HDD’s. They just slide in and out and the wires go straight to the back side where they’re hidden. No complaints about this case at all.

This case quality is 100% and will fit any every brand motherboard or power supply the weight is about 23 kg and the collers the curves the style man am telling you in real life is way better then you see it in youtube . Get it and thank me later

I dont care for case. I have an old Antec which I am satisfied with. But this H500 is epic. Evolution happened for a very good reason for this case. I loved almost every aspect of this case. And I am completely satisfied. I was hoping to go with mini-ITX and make case disappear. But I am gladly I ended up with H500. 1. Light. It is a HUGE case but it is still light. That is important. 2. Handle works. Handle was of the key feature I was looking for. This has handle and not just for cosmetics, it actually is usable. And it does not stick out. 3. 200mm fan. It is wonderfully quiet and well integrated. Best fan I have ever come across. 200mm if you have to build such size is AWESOME. It is running around 400-500rpm. 4. Real glass side panel. I dont care for looks much. But this glass screams I am fancy. It is real heavy glass. It adds most to the case but whole case isnt heavy so the look and feel of real glass adds much more than its weight negatives. 5. Cable management. It can be improved but I had so much fun cabling this. It has plenty to tidy up your cabling. I wont be spending any money with ARBG and other fancy lighting but I enjoyed with what came with. 6. Power button and front USB. I had older case and the placement of power button and USB made this case so much more comfortable using it. H500 is in short supply. They want $150 for this $100 case and again market is correct. It is worth $150. But I wouldnt spend that. I bought used and it came with one faulty back 120mm fan. nothing $5 wouldnt fix. I wont blame Cooler Master for it. H500 is AWESOME CASE. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Im NOT a fan-boy or a paid shill. Im just a guy that likes to build computers. I was searching for an extremely large case for a water cooling build with a full size E-ATX (12x13) server motherboard (SSI-EEB) I had already purchased 2 large format cases and returned them both due to poor engineering and design. (TT Tower 500 and a Cougar) After 2 failures in a row, I bought this CoolerMaster 700 HAF with a good bit of anxiety. Im absolutely amazed. The first thing that stood out was they actually put thought into removing this behemoth from the packaging box. Its big, bulky, and very heavy. You cant simply slice open the top of the box and yank it out of there. Its a beast. CoolerMaster (CM) designed the box with 4 little squeeze tabs at the base. You slice the top tape and then pinch to remove each of the 4 little squeeze tabs around the base of the box. Then you simply slide the box up and away from your new case. Talk about EASY!! The next thing that shocked me was how easy it was to remove both side panels. There is a single thumb screw in the back of the case, at the top. You remove that with your fingers, and then slide the top part back about 1 inch. The side doors pop off with a gentle tug and the entire top comes off if you slide it all the way back and lift up. At that point, the case is wide open for your build. No tools!! The top part is held in with the thumb screw and the doors snap into place with metal clips in the case. The side doors go back on just as easily. As I said earlier, Im building a massive server board with a bunch of water cooling. Ill have (5) radiators in this thing and it will hold them ALL. It has room for dual 480mm rads on the top and a 360 rad in the front as well as the bottom. It also has clear room for a 240mm in the back and I think I could stuff a couple tall skinny rads here and there. It has room for at least 3 good size pump/res combos or plenty of room if you wanted to separate those parts out and hang your reservoirs up high with pumps spread across the floor. You could get 4 pumps on the floor easily..... and thats just the front side. It has brackets for mounting your pumps and reservoirs too. They remove with a simple twist of the thumb lock. No tools. Its a massive case and built for anything you can throw at it. As such, it comes with a giant rack for your HDD. Im not using those at all so I dont need this rack. Im using dual NVME on the MB for my OS, and quad 2.5 SSD for storage. I wanted the HDD space to mount a pump/res combo. It comes completely out with a simple thumb press on a metal tab!! 2 seconds and its out. No tools! Giant hole for almost any other type of hardware you can imagine. Awesome. CM includes a single 360mm radiator bracket. Its in the bottom of the case but removes with a simple twist of a thumb tab. Again, tool-less removal and installation. I got to looking around inside the case and discovered that if you dont want that 360mm radiator on the floor of the case, you can flip it over and mount it into the top or the left side!! (maybe you want pumps and reservoirs down there?) How cool is that?!?! They made the case with the right slots and tabs so that you could move the 360mm radiator bracket into any of 3 different positions inside the case. It does come with 5 fans. There are (3) 120mm fans (back and rad bracket) and (2) of their 200mm fans in the front. It does come with 2 different RGB/PWM control boards. Im not sure how that will work with my SSI-EEB server MB since I dont have RGB headers. I do want to try and work with it, but Im prepared to rip it all out and replace with a Razer system. Ill have to wait and see what happens when I get that far into the build. It DOES have the stuff in there if your MB is compatible. It also comes with a plastic case for the included hardware, and theres a LOT of it. Im just super impressed. Its clear to me that CoolerMaster actually put thought into the design. Its all modular. It all makes sense. Stuff lines up and is put together in a logical manner. 5 stars across the board. Way to go CoolerMaster!!!