TD500

I haven't upgraded my own case in about 6 years. It was about time, as I was upgrading my PC parts, and this really was the only case that STUCK out. That fractal design on the front and tempered glass look super nice, and a lot of reviews looked splendid. I honestly avoided most RGB cases, I didn't want to be all "Flashy" and have that "Epic Gamer" set up, I enjoyed my 2 separate fans up front, that just worked. no set up. but this case made setting up RGB on the reset switch on the front panel super easy. Plenty of different Motherboard adapters for the RGB controller as well, which come nicely labeled. Everything was already plugged in and set up to run off an adapter so I only needed to plug a single fan header in. SUPER convenient, as I was building 3 PC's that night, that was a total time saver, along with that adapter being labeled so neatly. This case was off to great start, It was super easy to work with, had everything I needed set up pretty much out of the box, and it looked pretty sick. I did have to look up a review online to see how to mount my SSD, as the case only came with screws and zip-ties, no manual, unless I missed it somewhere... But that's really minimal. The whole design is very sleek, and the inside is VERY spacious, My current parts a bit big, they took up most of my old case, as I have a asus ROG GTX 1080 ( 3 fans on this GPU, so she's a loooong boi) and I also have a Nocture D15S to cool my CPU, and that's a pretty sizable cooler, but it fits perfectly in this case, I still have plenty of wiggle room, if that's any idea of how much room you might have. I still have space in there. Plenty of spots for cable management with Zip-ties, or twist ties, whatever you use. Honestly really cleans up well back there. The air flow is TOP notch, with those 3 fans in the front, they do a really good job, my PC breathes VERY well with this case, as there's just a lot of air flow. Honestly, the whole case felt very catered to my needs. Glad I purchased, and I hope if you buy, you feel the same! It's a really great case! Thanks Cooler Master!

My Review: As you read in the title, this case should cost way more. For the $100 price you get every creature comfort you will see on cases double the cost. It has a spacious PSU basement, removable drive trays because who needs HDDs when you can get ridiculously large M.2 drives and 2.5” drives nowadays, plenty of cable management space, and just all around next level looks. I bought this case first and foremost because it looked cool but when I fit my rig into it I was taken away by how low my temps were, my rig is running a Ryzen 7 2700x cpu and a Radeon RX5700XT gpu, all overclocked, and my temps are like 20 degrees cooler than with my other case just going off the standard air setup. This case is definitely worth the money and should be anybody’s go to when they need a quality case for an air cool build. Pros: - Great Temps - Great Looks - All The Creature Comforts - Ample Cable Management Room Cons: - Side Glass Panel is Not Tempered (the reason for this is so they can do the engraving you can see in the pictures) - Doesn’t Come With an Exhaust Fan at The Back Final Thoughts: Overall, if the opening review or the title hasn’t hooked you then you must hate having a good PC case. This case is hands down the best case I have ever owned. I mean, it should be considered illegal to spend $200+ on PC cases when something like this exists that includes everything those cases have just with, admittedly, less of that glorious RGB.

For what you're paying this is a solid case considering you're also getting 3 argb fans along with it. Mine arrived in good shape unlike other reviews have mentioned. The case is fairly light while still feeling solidly built. The airflow of the case is great with all the mesh present on the case. It also looks great with all the lighting when running and really stands out. The design extending to the tempered glass is really cool as well and stands out from other cases with glass panels. The magnetic filter on the top is a nice touch but the PSU filter on the bottom feels like an afterthought. The ssd mounting options are clever and easy to use. The HDD cage being removable would be nice but at this price point isn't a deal breaker. The biggest downside as others have mentioned is that the cable management isn't the best. You don't have a lot of room under the PSU shroud for cable management especially if you are working with a non modular PSU. It's all still manageable and workable though and the front of the case that you can actually see looks great even if things are a bit cramped behind the scenes. Honestly this is a good case with a few small nitpicks that don't take away from the overall quality and value at this price point. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to others.

This was the case I choose for my first PC build and I absolutely love it so far. Mine arrived in perfect condition and I have not had any issues with the stock fans making weird noises, like other reviews have mentioned, but I'll update this if anything changes. Anyway, this thing looks amazing. Super sleek and very well-suited for an all-black gaming build. Plenty of room for more fans (I added three of CM's halo 120s) so everything has been sufficiently cool so far (idles around 35-40 and gpu runs at a cool 65 even for heavy load gaming). You can remove the slots for the hard drive bays, which is nice and helps for getting your cables in on the psu, although your best bet is hooking your psu cables up before actually installing it. With it installed, the angle was too weird and difficult to make work plugging stuff in, but again. Just doing that before screwing it in fixes that tiny issue perfectly. Also, the tempered glass (and yes, it is tempered glass if you get the cheaper mesh option on this listing) is veeeeery pretty and I love the cuts on it, really makes the rgb look even more visually interesting. I may replace the stock fans at some point but so far they do the job and they're very quiet! (Although the ambient noise is pretty loud in my house to begin with, so idk). Anyway, great case!

I had an old Cooler Master Centurion 690 that I tried to re-use in a newer build. The system consists of an X570 board, a 3900X, a GTX1080, and a GTX2060 Super. Since it's a production box mainly used for compute, it's frequently at 100%, drawing 500 watts. While the old Centurion technically worked, it needed too many fans (and made too much noise) to be practical. The search was on for a newer high airflow case! While I wanted to get a Phanteks case, I decided on the Cooler Master MasterBox TD500 Mesh Black ARGB (MCB-D500D-KGNN-S01) instead. It came down to looks (subjective) and price. The TD500 arrived in a pretty beefy box, with no shipping damage. I got my first good look at the front panel as I unboxed the case. Well, if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I hope Fractal Design is REALLY flattered! It's a pretty blatant copy, only marred by the "Cooler Master" badging (but, hey, it's their product). The bezel on the front panel doesn't look nearly as nice as the mesh (which looks great). The inner frame is pretty nice, staying out of the way for anything you want to do. Sure, that's so you can pack the thing with exotic radiators and fans, but that's for a future build. For THIS build, the PSU tucked neatly into the bottom tunnel. The 8-pin was easy to route, EVEN WITH the motherboard in place. The PCIe 6/8-pin power cables and 24-pin motherboard power connector route through the passthrough gaskets well. The case jumpers come through the PSU tunnel passthroughs. I found cable management to be pretty easy, even without a modular power supply. The only bad thing, really, is the lack of gather points on the back side of the motherboard tray. I don't really care about that, though. You can see what the configuration looks like in my attached photos. The beveled glass is a neat touch, but it's not really my style (although YMMV). The worst case feature, from a practical standpoint, is the use of pins to mount the bottom front fan, though I guess they did that for clearance reasons. My main goal was to drop my component temps and noise level. The TD500 did both quite well, without breaking the bank. Excellent. Eventually, I'll stick a massive radiator on the front and some fans on the top. In the meantime, I'm still happy with my choice. Recommended

Overall, this case is very nice looking and has excellent airflow, and I am happy with it. However, it has one characteristic that I think everyone should know about (but many are not aware of): It uses the ARGB standard (3-pin, 5V), not the RGB (4-pin, 12V) standard, for its fan lighting. What that means is: If you (like me) happen to have a motherboard that supports RGB (but not ARGB), you will be unable to control your lighting effects via motherboard. Instead, you will be limited to controlling your case fan lighting via a small physical controller device that comes with this case (that you can tuck away inside your case, or alternatively link with your reset switch so you can control it via the reset button on the front of your case). But you will be limited to a relatively small number of lighting styles that can only be changed via physical button clicks, rather than infinitely customized via software. Interestingly, it seems that the ARGB standard is actually more modern (and flexible) than the RGB standard. However, one should be aware that many motherboards only natively support the older RGB standard, rather than the newer ARGB standard. In case anybody is interested and has read this far: There are a very small number of ARGB-to-RGB converters (e.g., Razer and DeepCool) available on the market to resolve this compatibility problem, but they do not appear to be completely reliable and safe, so I may not use them. Alternatively, one can perhaps buy a separate controller that accepts ARGB and plugs into USB apparently. (I'm still researching this.) However, bottom line: For full software control of the ARGB fan lighting that comes with this case, be sure your motherboard natively supports the ARGB standard, rather than only the RGB standard.

I needed a new case for my ATX build and this fit the aesthetic I was going for at a great price. There is an ARGB hub on the back of the mobo/cable routing panel that allows fan/argb header for the included 3 front fans and with room for two more ARGB and 1 more fan. I connected the ARGB for my top fans to that hub and the fan pwr connections to the mobo itself. The ARGB hub has fan/argb connectors for the mobo and an on/off tied to the case panel switch. I will also mention that I used the Corsair RM850x SHIFT PSU and the side modular cables fit perfectly by tucking the extra length behind the unit.

This is a great case for people wanting to build their own computer! The case has a nice power cord shroud to hide the wires in and lots of space for everything you need. Overall the build quality is good the bottom dust catcher is a little annoying since it's a cut out of mesh and easily falls out when moving the computer around and the back panel can be a chore to get on once all the cords are run. The case looks sharp and allows my computer to breathe and does a good job of looking sleek when finished. (Will try to remember to post pictures of it)