Thermaltake S500 TG

Darksaber · Sep 30, 2019

The Thermaltake S500 TG aims to bring the essential feature-set and look and feel of the A500 to the masses at a fraction of the price. With its bold material mix of plenty of steel and a glass panel, the S500 TG is one of the heavier cases out there, but its mass market price tag makes it worth taking a detailed look.

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FreedomEclipse · Sep 30, 2019

Im sure designing the top of the case the way they have will restrict airflow. you're forcing the flow of air to bend at an 45' angle and that is never really a good thing.

RainingTacco · Sep 30, 2019

Looks like a ripoff of NZXT H700.

mcraygsx · Sep 30, 2019

What is the point of having dust filter on TOP when most will use the top portion to exhaust warm Air out of the Case.

Is it to filter the outgoing air in the room or to keep dust from falling in when system is not in use?

RainingTacco · Sep 30, 2019

mcraygsx said:
keep dust from falling in when system is not in use?

Yes.

Assimilator · Sep 30, 2019

@Darksaber neither you nor TT can count. There are 6 drive mounts, not 5: 2x 2.5" behind the motherboard tray, 1x 2.5" on the PSU cover, 1x 2.5" on the top of the HDD cage, 2x 3.5" in the drive cage.

For 100 bucks this is a pretty solid contender. Guess the almost-identical A500 at $250 isn't moving as many units as TT hoped (surprise surprise).

That said, the vertical mount (unique though it is) and tempered glass are out of place in a $100 chassis. They should've dumped the glass for acrylic (or even a solid side panel) and used the cost saving to include a shroud - having visible HDD cages in 2019 is a big no-no. I guess you could use the single 3.5" mount behind the motherboard tray, but that limits you to a single 2.5" drive on the PSU; I just wish TT had kept up with their style of mounting 3.5" drives vertically at the front right of the chassis.

Still... 100 bucks with the ability to fit 420mm rads in the front isn't something you see every day. I do wonder about the cooling, because the A500 wasn't great in that department.

Tsukiyomi91 · Oct 1, 2019

$100 or not, this case has serious airflow issues. Temps is gonna be toasty inside the case.

RainingTacco · Oct 1, 2019

IDK h700 doesnt have much problem with temps, this also shouldnt be too bad. Its not greatest but its far from bad.

GlacierNine · Oct 1, 2019

UPDATE: In his last 25 Case Reviews, @Darksaber has given a total of 32 Awards and tested Thermal Performance 0 Times:

7 Great Value Awards
12 Highly Recommended Awards
9 Editors Choice Awards
4 Innovation Awards

Only 5 Cases Reviewed of 25 did not receive awards.

In his last 50 Case Reviews, Darksaber has given a total of 58 Awards and tested Thermal Performance 0 Times:

8 Great Value Awards
23 Highly Recommended Awards
21 Editors Choice Awards
6 Innovation Awards

Only 7 Cases Reviewed of 50 did not receive awards.

In his last 75 Case Reviews, Darksaber has given a total of 87 Awards and tested Thermal Performance 0 Times:

13 Great Value Awards
33 Highly Recommended Awards
35 Editors Choice Awards
6 Innovation Awards

Only 8 Cases Reviewed of 75 did not receive awards.

In total, the TPU review archive has 465 cases in. Of those, 403 have won awards.

222 Editors Choice
180 Recommended
56 Great Value
6 Innovation.

Vader · Oct 1, 2019

Am i missing something or is there an unfiltered opening in the bottom of the front panel? So much use of air filters, yet components will get dirty anyway.

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