The Tower series from Thermaltake garnered a lot of attention, especially the cute Tower 100 which is an ITX variant. While there is also the Tower 900, it is far too massive for most, but the fact that such a huge case exists does not surprise as Thermaltake does at times like to go all out. Thus, the Tower 500 aims to fill that gap to sway those usually opting for an ATX mid-tower. The Thermaltake Tower 500 may not be as deep as most classic enclosures, but is rather wide, so consider that when it comes to your desk space. But you get that cool unique look and system visibility from three sides in return.

On the exterior, Thermaltake checks off all the main boxes with clean 4-mm thick glass panels, vented elements, and dust filters on literally all of them. On the interior, the case makes really good use of the additional volume with surprisingly flexible engineering. While the chassis ships with two fans, you have plenty of space to add more, and if you opt not to, most of those areas can be utilized for up to a massive maximum of 12 storage units. Naturally, doing so would limit you in terms of GPU length or AIO options, but it is nice to have such flexibility regardless of how unlikely the configuration would be.

The 90° rotated motherboard brings along a few drawbacks, like higher thermals for the GPU, but the ability to install a 360 mm radiator for the CPU to hover inside the case could help with airflow and thus lower graphics card temperatures as well.

Overall, if you opt for the Tower 500, you end up with a unique ATX case with lots of space, thoughtful design details, and plenty flexibility. All at a price that feels like it doesn't break the bank for something out of the ordinary, which makes it recommendable despite the slightly higher operating temperatures.