Cooler Master MasterCase H500M ARGB Airflow ATX Mid-Tower with Quad Tempered Glass Panels, Dual 200mm Customizable ARGB Lighting Fans, Type-C I/O Panel, and Vertical GPU Slots (MCM-H500M-IHNN-S00)

The disk holders for my Corsair mini case literally disintegrated. It was far too small a case in the end. Too little space above the MB for a radiator, too little space behind it for cabling, and I found myself opening it and closing it so often that I started to lose case parts I could not replace. The front fans of this model are true ARGB, which worked directly with my MSI motherboard. I used the enclosed ARGB controller to cheat and create a second ARGB zone, instead of for the front fans. PC is dead silent except for GPU fan noises, which is not the fault of the case. In the pic above you see 3 additional Cooler Master 120 mm ARGB fans, the two on top are attached to an EK radiator. The CPU block is Phantek and the green inner light is coming from 2 LED strips from Airgoo

This is a really great case and love that it came with two dedicated hdd slots for my 3.5 drives. Its easy to assemble and disassemble. The filters have easy access as well. Really wish the side glass didnt require a quarter or a flathead to remove everytime. Although, I just hand tighten it so its not so bad. Thermals are good and everything is stable. Im of my biggest issue is with the LED lights in the front. There is no software to adjust it. I dont want to open the back panel everytime I want a different color. I dont know what the developers of this were thinking but it would have been a whole lot easier if they had a dedicated button in the front panel of the case. I went from a HAF X to this so its a world of difference. Would I recommend this case? Depends on your project but this should be sufficient for most cases.

Built like a tank, spacious, premium. However, there are small things that add up to a disappointing experience. Normally, I wouldnt be so picky about such minor things. But I also dont normally spend $650 on a case. The fit for the seem on the glass panel near the top where the two metal plates meet at the front of the case form an S bend and dont join neatly together, causing them to overlap. This has an effect of making it look cheap and poorly manufactured. The grommets inside the case have a tendency to bunch up toward the center of the opening. Instead of them being firmly against the opening, they slide off. Everything in this case is tool-less. Except the main retention screw that you need to remove in order to take off the top panel. The top panel is the lynch pin, permitting access to the the rest of the case by allowing you to remove the side panels. Youd think it would be a retention screw on something this expensive. Not so. Hopefully you dont lose this one important screw thats effectively holding together your entire case. The glass inserts on the front panel of the case are exceptionally dirty, requiring me to use some window cleaner and microfiber cloth to get them to a satisfactory appearance. This is despite the many plastic peel films on each side of the glass inserts. In fact, it made the effect stand out more. Dirty and clean glass clashed, making the foggy glass apparent even from 5ft away, especially when lit. Even though this case is large enough to house an enitre smaller computer within its cavernous interior, it lacked enough width to let me use my noctua NH-D15 with both fans (one raised up due to ram) on the cpu cooler. I was honestly shocked since this case is all about airflow. How could you not let the premier air cooler fit in what is intended to be THE airflow case? All in all, Im satisfied with my purchase. Sadly, Cooler Master decided to forgo the final 10% of effort required to polish this case to a masterful product and at this price point, it hurts a lot more. Ive seen more attention to detail in cases 1/3rd the price. If it werent the fact I had already purchased the case now armed with this knowledge, I would have likely gone with the lian li o11 dynamic and saved myself $400.

The Aorus master has a 3 pin and 4 pin d-led slots. The H500 has a pre-installed ARGB splitter- with 1 cable that reads ASUS-MSI, and another that reads GIGABYTE. But that gigabyte cable? Doesnt fit properly to the 3 pin slot. So what? do you use only 3 of the 4 pins on the 4 pin slot? Or do you use the ASUSMSI 3 pin cable (which will fit on the 3 pin d-led)? Yep.. Use the asus cable. Yes it works fine with gigabyte mobos- its just a cable after all. Someone at COOLERMASTER needs to get the memo about this apparently, cause frustratingly enough- they have a faq for the 3 pin fans to the 4 pin connectors, but NOT the ARGB situation. I havent seen it cleanly explained ANYWHERE, so there ya go. Even the manuals for gigabyte and the h500 were of little help on this confusion situation. I hope I just saved a lot of you 12+ hours of dizzying hair pulling stressful research. You are welcome internet. Soo how is the case? Well its the first pc Ive built since 2014, so maybe everything has gotten really good in that time but I dont know. I just know its incredible. The cable management. The space. The cooling. The housing for psu and ssdhdd. all of it is such a big win! Its soo quiet my jaw hit the floor first time I fired it up. Seriously HOW IS IT THIS QUIET!? I paired it up with a noctua d 15 which is also impossibly quiet. In low mode (which is when you are in windows not gaming) its but a tiny whisper. When gaming it gets louder but still a big improvement from my old coolermaster case from eons ago. LIGHT SHOW! The giant fans look downright industrial neon city. I am instantly addicted to 200mm fans and leds now. With how spacious this case is (this would have been called full tower at one time I bet lol) and how gorgeous the fans and lights are, with the glass side I am surprised how good it looks in person, and you better believe it looks great in a dark gamers room. STURDY! Wow is it heavy duty. The steel on this thing is thick. I dont think Ill have any issues with durability on this, at least not on the frame. Front Port panel- This is one the reasons I chose this over other 200mm case fan models (like the monotech). I love how the front panel is slanted, and works great for my needs. Having the case on the floor its perfect to see what i am plugging into. 4 usb ports is plenty for anything I want to do, and the microphone port is on the side I want and need (less cable stretching) BREATHE- Vents vents vents, everywhere cept the back side panel (which is normal among cases). This case is soo big it has no problem breathing and keeping your stuff cool. CONS- The only con I can find- is the 200mm fans are soo quiet, I can hear some tiny wobble in both of them. I dont think its a defect, more like normal operating noise you simply would not hear with normal noisy fans. CONCLUSION- I never imagined spending 100$ on a case before, now I cant imagine spending less. The h500 argb is incredible, and its fun to see how much case tech has advanced in the past 10 years. Even if you are like me (not an expert pc builder) its neat how easy its getting to make sweet looking towers that make all those console kids pretend they are not impressed). This is all just part of PC MASTER RACE PRIDE! And what a proud day it is to be a member of this fine race of superior gamers. Dont buy a cheapy 40$ case that cant breathe then stuff a 3080 in there! Esp if you dont have AC in the summer =D. Thank you coolermaster- but please update your instructions (esp on your web site), cause they utterly failed to mention the asus cable can and SHOULD be used for some gigabyte mobos.

Overall great case. The two front fans look great and work great. Cable management space is adequate but could be better and I do wish the 3.5 rack was further to the right to leave more space for cramming cables in to the psu bay. I do have one problem with the case and that is the RGB connector for the fans. It comes with a controller but for gigabyte Mbs like the one I had it said to use a different connector and plug it straight into the board via an RGB connector. The problem was that no connector on the board fit the connector so I ended up having to use the included controller which wasnt a problem but if you are someone who likes to frequently change colors of you pc and dont want to have to take the back panel off every time then I would recommend a different case.

I purchased this almost 2 years ago and would still give a 5* rating. Good - Assembly went well and was relatively easy. Cable management was also easy - Cooling is great through the mesh covers - Its relatively easy to clean the dust out of said mesh covers. Remember the one under the power supply too - No malfunctions in the fans, LED lights, or with the front USB panels. Neutral - I filled all the drive bays and wanted to add another 2.5 SSD. It was easy enough to use Velcro strips to securely hide it behind the bracket that runs down the case, next to the motherboard. Only do this for SSD drives, not standard spinning hard drives. Bad - One of the screws for the tempered glass side panel wont screw in all the way. Its been an while, so I forget if it was the screw or the threading on the hole for it, and it holds well enough, its just not pretty. - This one isnt CoolerMasters fault, but the RGB standard they use is different from the one my Asus motherboard uses. The included controller works fine - with some cable management work, I got mine to sit mostly hidden beside the motherboard, where I can slide the top magnetic filter mesh aside and poke the controllers button from above.

The Case is actually really nice. I was skeptical as i worry when i buy things. The material is a good portion plastic but it is sturdy plastic and dosnt bend. The glass panel is nice and easy to remove to do some work inside and the rear has good space for cable management or if your like we, just zip tie the cables. The front Fans are amazing and are good, careful with the led cables for them as i fried one of mine. The noise is my only issue, it can be annoying at times HOWEVER it isnt anything bad when you game or watch youtube. Honestly amazing buy and i do recommend

Lo suficientemente grande como para una 4090 y bonito

First off, case looks great. Airflow seems fine, but its just highlighting flaws in the build with its inability to mask much of the noise in the chassis, so much that Im considering just getting another CPU cooler to quiet it back down. Im also having some wonky connectivity issues on the front panel USB connectors, to the point that Ive had to swap USB cables to another slot to actually get a proper connection when docking with my phone, otherwise it just keeps going between charging, disconnected, charging, forever. Also have an issue with the fans built-in ARGB connector; it goes over the Rainbow controller pins on my MSI board, but VERY loosely, to the point that it doesnt really feel like its properly connected, but it is. I will say, theres plenty of space in the backside to hide messy/stretched (make it work!) cabling; never had an issue taking panels off or on, and the front panel screws on and off easily by hand, so accessibility gets an A+ from me. Rear IO is easy to reach around and access. Just wish USB connectivity on front panel was a bit better (Front Panel is all USB 2, by the way, bit of a sad feel there. A C-type or even a single 3.0 would be appreciated. With stock cooling, GPUs running about 65c under load, and CPU toasts up a bit higher, 74c-ish. Im happy enough with the case that Im considering just getting a better cooler instead of seeking out another case, so thats something. Also, handle! Thats nice. The case is a bit heavier than youd initially think looking at it, so that comes in handy, forgive the pun. I wish more cases had this! Nice big fans are pushing plenty of air through the case... overall, pretty solid with a few flaws that can start to highlight inner component flaws. I think its a bit expensive at list, but if you can get this for around $80, its a solid buy.

I have built over 20 pcs and this is by far one of the best cases I have used. You would be hard pressed to find many cases with better thermals and the ones that do are not by much. The use of 200mm fans provides a huge volume of air with much less noise. Even at max rpm this case is very quiet. Cable management is great, 2 3.5 hard drive expansion bays, and 2 2.5 hard drives can be added. The only very small issue I have with the case is Im not a big fan of the power supply shroud but thats a really small gripe. Its not terrible but can be a pain to install after removing. This case will easily handle a high powered build and liquid cooling for a gpu is really unnecessary. A 240mm AIO easily fits on top.