Cooler Master MasterBox TD300 Mesh Review 2

Cooler Master MasterBox TD300 Mesh Review

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System Parts for Case Reviews
Processor:ATX: Intel Core i5-11600K
mATX/ITX: Intel Core i5-10600K
Provided by: Intel
Motherboards:ATX: Gigabyte Z590 AORUS PRO AX
ITX: Gigabyte Z590I Vision D
Provided by: Gigabyte
mATX: ASRock B560M Steel Legend
Provided by: ASRock
Graphics Card:Gigabyte Radeon RX 6600 Eagle
Provided by: Gigabyte
ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Twin Edge OC
Provided by: Zotac
Memory:16 GB XPG SPECTRIX D50 3200 MHz
16 GB XPG SPECTRIX D60G DDR4 3000 MHz
16 GB XPG GAMMIX D20 DDR4 3200 MHz
Provided by: ADATA
HDD:Toshiba MG08ADA400E 7200 RPM SATA III
Provided by: Toshiba
SSD:ATX:XPG SPECTRIX S20G 500 GB
mATX: XPG GAMMIX S50 Lite 1 TB
ITX: ADATA Falcon 512 GB
ADATA Ultimate SU800 512 GB
ADATA Ultimate SU720 500 GB
Provided by: ADATA
Power Supply:ATX: Fractal Design ION+ 650W 80 Plus Gold
SFX: Fractal Design ION SFX-L 650W 80 Plus Gold
Provided by: Fractal Design
Cooling:be quiet! Pure Loop 120/240/280/360
Provided by: be quiet!

Assembly


Installing a motherboard within the MasterBox TD300 Mesh is pretty straightforward. Things are a bit on the compact side as there is no real space below the board's bottom edge, which is not an issue because of well-placed openings in the shroud for cable-routing to the right spots. As you can see, the chassis can easily hold a long GPU.


Adding an SSD requires no tools. Just pop the rubber grommets into place, screw the pin-style screws into the drive with your bare hands, and push the drive in. While this works well, I would be cautious when moving the system longer distances in this setup.


Adding a 3.5" drive does not require tools either as you simply attach the plastic rails and slide the drive into place until it snaps down.


Adding the power supply is done by traditional means. Simply slide it in through the side and use case screws to hold it down. Things are pretty tight, but the 650 W unit fits, which means most users won't have to worry about this aspect either.


To install an AIO, pick the front or top of the case. In the top, the 240 mm unit fits nicely, albeit a bit tightly. You do still have access to the connectors on the top edge of the motherboard.


With everything installed, the inside of the MasterBox TD300 Mesh looks nice and clean also because of the included grommets. I tried routing the cables away from the openings, which was possible as the zip-tie hooks all around make for a clean view from this angle.

Finished Looks


Once everything is assembled, turning on the MasterBox TD300 Mesh, we clearly see the lighting elements built into the hub of the two fans in the front. This is nice but not as bright as those we saw on the MB311L ARGB, for example. On top of that, the power button lights up with a nice white LED around it when the system is running.


You can clearly see all the components inside the case even without any additional lighting as there is little to no tint on the window panel, while the rear is exactly as expected for a current mid-tower chassis. With the included ARGB controller, you may toggle through various lighting effects and colors with the reset button on top of the chassis.
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