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)

The disk holders for my Corsair mini case literally disintegrated. It was far too small a case in the end. Too little space above the MB for a radiator, too little space behind it for cabling, and I found myself opening it and closing it so often that I started to lose case parts I could not replace. The front fans of this model are true ARGB, which worked directly with my MSI motherboard. I used the enclosed ARGB controller to cheat and create a second ARGB zone, instead of for the front fans. PC is dead silent except for GPU fan noises, which is not the fault of the case. In the pic above you see 3 additional Cooler Master 120 mm ARGB fans, the two on top are attached to an EK radiator. The CPU block is Phantek and the green inner light is coming from 2 LED strips from Airgoo

EASY BUILD, EASY CABLE MANAGEMENT, TOOL LESS, MODABLE, I mean, this is a fools case for making yourself look like a professional cabler outer. IT keeps everything nice and cool and quiet. Not a fan of the master cooler sotware but wont knock the case. Comes with 4 Sickleflow fans.

I figured the larger the fan the more air it would pull in right? Well, it appears that the plate opening that the 200mm fans are screwed to allow only about half the fan to be exposed so the intake is seriously hindered. I would think swapping them out for triple 120s would be far more efficient (I did not try this). Even with that, using a liquid cooler I placed the radiator on the top as the airflow was better and even though the radiator was getting hot air pushed through it the CPU temp never rose over 70C. Im not sure what they mean by warmth, but the CPU never rose above 70C as said and the GPU never hit 80C, which would be... not optimal. And the rear fan is really small (seems so) to efficiently expel the hot air so the majority of your exhaust is going to be top. You may want to think about a 360 setup. Im only using the 240 the AIO came with, but the top could fit a 3rd 120. It is roomy, but with the radiators and fans stacked on the top they just nudge the memory cards.

I decided to buy this case even though I already had the first version because of the mesh front, Im running two 3090s and they get really hot when rendering for several hours and this case has some of the best airflow. It also has a pre cut out spot for a front radiator plus fans, I was able to fit two 360 radiators and fans but had to take off the back fan cause of the way I designed it I liked most things about my h500 but the more version feels so much nicer. Also having the top glass rather than plastic is a big improvement cause the plastic seemed to scratch reeeealy easy. So easy to make a super clean build with this. The one thing I have a gripe about is the water cooling mount. It didnt fit my d5 pump from ek so I had to drill a few holes to get it to sit right.

I am extremely happy with this case. There is a video around somewhere on YouTube where they did review on cooling with this and like 20 other cases. Not only did it come out near the top but it was also one of the cheaper ones. It definatley lives up to that. The cooling is great. I only added one extra 140mm fan at the top vent and set it as an extra exhaust fan. I have a 2080 nvidia and an i7-9700k processor with a cpu cooler that is probably not good enough for that CPU. I run a temperature tracking program and my cpu and gpu dont get hotter then about 62c during heavy gaming at max settings. Its all very quiet too. My old gaming laptop seems like a loud boiling jet engine now. For my first pc build i found the directions were easy to understand. The important screw holes and cords in the case are also labeled so its easier to know what to do when putting it together. The carrying handle feels sturdy so far, i transport the desktop around to friends houses to play vr games. Overall highly satisfied.

First thing I did was trash the trashy fans and replace them w/ nocuta everything. Not the easiest to atatch the front 200mm w/ the rubber mounts and was able to get it done with tweezers and floss. Besides that, case is super easy to build. The gpu mount has a flippable switch and you can remove the guards by lifting them up. Due to the mechanism bulk, it makes installing big gpu like 4090 strix a bit tricky since it borders obtructing installation due to the size of the gpu heatsink.

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.

There was a lot of thought put into the versatility of this case. You can swap a mesh front panel with a tempered glass panel. You can remove a cutout to expose your power supply. You can remove another cover to allow you to front mount a 360mm radiator if you choose. One of my criteria was that I needed at least 380mm of radiator bracket space on top to mount my Alphacool Eisbaer 360mm AIO. The end tanks on this rad are larger than most, necessitating approximately 380mm of lengthwise mounting space. Most cases that advertise the ability to top mount a 360mm rad are very difficult to actually get it to fit while having the clearance for your RAM and the rear I/O shroud on the motherboard. The H500M, with its removable radiator bracket and spacious domed top panel makes mounting even the largest and thickest of 360mm radiators a breeze. You could even do a push/pull config if your fans arent too thick. The included 200mm intake fans, while being only 3 pin fans and operating at a single speed, are virtually silent while also giving you aRGB functionality. The included adjustable GPU bracket is a nice option too as well as the water pump mount. On the back side of the motherboard tray, there are three removable wire covers that help clean up unsightly cables. These trays could be a little deeper to give you some additional clearance, but I got them to fit back on nonetheless. I would give overall wire management a 7 on a scale of 1 to 10. It would be nice to have some cable port grommets like most Fractal and Phanteks cases do. And it would be nice to have some port holes in the top of the PSU shroud so you could route your 8 pin GPU cables from directly below. Overall this is a terrific case, and the overall quality is better than average. Any price below 200 dollars is a good deal IMO. This case does what good cases do, it gives you the option to be as creative as you want to be with your build.

This is a good case, even better when you consider the price. The image I induced is with an additional single strip of RGB lights attached along the top of case on the glass side of the top fan mounts. If it were perfect, I would like the top magnetic filter to be a smooth piece of plastic to cover the top to aide forcing the air out the back, but its a only a 100-120 dollar case. I would like it to have ARGB fans in the front, again it is only a 100-120 dollar case. I would like a nicer latching system than the system used to hold the glass side panel on, again its a 100-120 dollar case. The rear fan is not ARGB or RGB, again it is a 100-120 dollar case. All of complaints are really things that would make it perfect for me and are unreasonable for case at this price. Many of those things are features of the more expensive version. This case even comes with the an option clear acrylic front panel! This is case was nice to build in, cable management was very easy. You would really need to intentionally make mess of your wires to have a rats nest with this case. I can name a half dozen nitpicks, but that is what they are. Im really impressed because there are more expensive cases that are not this nice. This is legitimately a nice case that cools well with the included fans. The included fans are quiet and move a decent amount of air. Things that may be useful to know. The included RGB controller was not connected when the case arrived and I did not use it. The included controller connect to a SATA power cable and has a place for connecting the reset or power switch for changing modes. It is tiny and uses standardized connections so Im going to use it in an older computer. I connected the included fans to my Gigabyte Z370 Gaming motherboard using the 12v 5pin RGB header using an adapter cable and a 4 pin fan header for the spinning part. The motherboard fully controls the fans. To do this you will need a cable that goes between the Gigabyte style header and the stanardardized 4pin RGB that fans use. The cables for the spinning function of the fans is industry standard and even comes with a splitter already connected. I configured the motherboard to use voltage control to ramp the fans up and down. The power supply shroud comes out with only a single thumbscrew, there are also two sets of hols to mount the power supply either way. In my build the only drive is NVMe on the motherboard so the PS shroud going all the way would have been nicer I think, but the 2x3.5 HD cages comes out with a single thumbscrew. There are plenty of places for zip ties and moderate room behind the motherboard. The magnetic filter for the top is, functional. Its not substantial enough and so looks goofy since it is wavy and not a smooth even surface as a result of a thin piece of plastic with a magnetic frame. With the fans in the front blowing in there should not be dust entering from the top anyway. I had an issue with what sounded like coil whine, it was from running the back case fan too slow and it sitting there rocking, so I had to change my custom fan settings and now it spins all the time, it is pretty quiet anyway. Some positives are that the PS shroud is so easy that you can easily remove it to work on the headers at the bottom of the motherboard. There is good room at the top for working with headers by the CPU power header. So to sum it together, it is a good airflow case with nice looks and uses industry standard conoectors for the fans so you can connect to your motherboard or third party controllers if you want. That is a big bonus because my friend who bought smaller and less expensive case is looking at replacing his included fans because they dont have standard connectors and so run at full speed all the time, which means he will end up spending more money than I did. I really like there is nothing goofy or weird, its all industry standard.

For 100 dollars, this case really is one of the best out there. You get a full fan layout (2 front fans, 1 rear fan). It comes with a PSU shroud as well. The tempered glass is very high quality. There is plenty of room in the back for cable management, and the back panel has a great mounting mechanism with two thumbscrews. This case also comes with some accessories like an RGB controller and zip-ties for cable managing. When it comes to airflow this case might be the best performing. The two massive 200mm fans on the front pull a tremendous amount of air through the case, while still being quiet. The design is quite nice as well, with a handle for moving it around. There are two dust filters, one for the PSU and one for any top mounted rads/fans. Overall very, very nice and worth every penny. The only con I can think of is how the tempered glass panel is held on by slotted screws instead of philips. Still pretty easy to tighten though, can be done by hand. But I think the fact that the panel has a resting ledge so it does not fall off when you unscrew it makes up for the odd screw type. 10/10 would buy again, and probably will for future builds.