Cooler Master Mastercase H500M

Darksaber · May 29, 2018

The Cooler Master Mastercase H500M is not simply an updated version of the H500P with addressable RGB fans. Cooler Master has taken the opportunity to tweak the case in almost every area. While this makes it a bit more expensive, the result is like night and day.

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Assimilator · May 29, 2018

"Once swapped, the Cooler Master Mastercase H500M looks even nicer as it now offers glass on all four panels of the chassis." - I don't think that's correct...

Only two 3.5" drives, though.

The pins for the 2.5" drives are one of those "it looks good on paper" ideas, don't know why CM didn't just go with the standard slide-in trays that are secured with a screw.

Joss · May 29, 2018

I hate glass, RGBs, shrouds and lack of HDD mounts ... which makes most modern towers a no-buy to me

R0H1T · May 29, 2018

Joss said:
I hate glass, RGBs, shrouds and lack of HDD mounts ... which makes most modern towers a no-buy to me

You won't be the last either, I have no idea when this fad will go away, for good!

Caring1 · May 29, 2018

Still including drive cages for legacy 3.5 drives :shadedshu:

One day people will move on and update to larger SSD's, this will increase useable room internally and make for a neater build.
Not a fan of the top panel overhanging the rear, it makes it look like a panel is missing off the back when viewed from the side.

Caelestis · May 30, 2018

When I saw the first versions of this case last year, I was kind of excited. But after I saw Steve's (Gamers Nexus) initial review of the H500P, I am not really interested any more. Too much went wrong with the first version.

Assimilator · May 30, 2018

Caelestis said:
When I saw the first versions of this case last year, I was kind of excited. But after I saw Steve's (Gamers Nexus) initial review of the H500P, I am not really interested any more. Too much went wrong with the first version.

Um, if you read this review, you'll see that it explicitly mentions that most of the issues are addressed by the H500M.

System Name	Meshlicious Monster
Processor	Intel Core i5-10600T
Motherboard	MSI Z490I Unify
Cooling	NZXT Kraken Z53 with 2x Noctua Redux 1300 RPM PWM fans
Memory	ADATA 16 GB 3200 Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
Storage	TeamGroup 1TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Asus ProArt 27" 1440P, 75Hz
Case	ssupd Meshlicious with mesh side panels
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion 660 W Platinum ATX
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro Wireless
Keyboard	Microsoft Sidewinder X4 Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Home

System Name	Firelance.
Processor	Threadripper 3960X
Motherboard	ROG Strix TRX40-E Gaming
Cooling	IceGem 360 + 6x Arctic Cooling P12
Memory	8x 16GB Patriot Viper DDR4-3200 CL16
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Ventus 2X OC
Storage	2TB WD SN850X (boot), 4TB Crucial P3 (data)
Display(s)	3x AOC Q32E2N (32" 2560x1440 75Hz)
Case	Enthoo Pro II Server Edition (Closed Panel) + 6 fans
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion+ 2 Platinum 760W
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Razer Pro Type Ultra
Software	Windows 10 Professional x64

System Name	H7 Flow 2024
Processor	AMD 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus X570 Tough Gaming
Cooling	Custom liquid
Memory	32 GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	Intel ARC A750
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 2TB.
Display(s)	AOC 24" Freesync 1m.s. 75Hz
Mouse	Lenovo
Keyboard	Eweadn Mechanical
Software	W11 Pro 64 bit

Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Motherboard	ASRock AB350 Pro4
Cooling	Cryorig H7 via Noctua NF-F12
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport LT white 2x8GB, DDR4-2400
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte R9 390 G1 Gaming via Arctic Accelero Xtreme III
Storage	Samsung 840 250GB (OS), Crucial MX300 750GB
Display(s)	Samsung 40" LED 1080p TV
Case	Fractal Design Define S - Front: 3x Noctua NF-P14s redux-1500, Back: Noctua NF-P14s redux-1500
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair Vengeance 650M
Software	Windows 10 Home

System Name	Firelance.
Processor	Threadripper 3960X
Motherboard	ROG Strix TRX40-E Gaming
Cooling	IceGem 360 + 6x Arctic Cooling P12
Memory	8x 16GB Patriot Viper DDR4-3200 CL16
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Ventus 2X OC
Storage	2TB WD SN850X (boot), 4TB Crucial P3 (data)
Display(s)	3x AOC Q32E2N (32" 2560x1440 75Hz)
Case	Enthoo Pro II Server Edition (Closed Panel) + 6 fans
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion+ 2 Platinum 760W
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Razer Pro Type Ultra
Software	Windows 10 Professional x64

Cooler Master Mastercase H500M

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