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)

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.

This is a really cool and unique design for a PC case with the 2 200mm fans in the very front. It is extremely easy to build in and has a very large amount of room for cable management in the back. The design of the glass side panel is also very well thought out with the 2 large screws that can be twisted by hand and the ledge that holds the glass in place to prevent you from dropping it before you can get a good trip when removing it. The 2 included fans are very quiet and functional, and do have RGB. However, the RGB only has a couple of settings and is overall a bit bland. Youll want to buy your own 200mm fans if you want them to sync up well with the rest of your RGB. My particular case came with a very small chip in the black paint (upper right hand corner next to the glass panel) that has gotten slightly larger over time. I suspect this would be fairly easy to cover up. Overall, if you like the design of the case its definitely worth the money. Build quality is great and it seems to be well thought out. Its a beautiful center piece for any gaming center in your house.

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.

I could see where others have a problem setting up the RGB, Luckily my x570 has connections for it. Its quite large so space may be an issue for some. I originally had a Cooler Master H500 with a ml240r AIO (3700X). I swapped to the H500M with a ML360 AIO. Didnt see a drastic temp change at idle, but under load it dropped around 8-10C. The biggest difference was the GPU temp. Id average 75C playing BFV on ultra. (Red Devil 5700XT) After the case and AIO swap, Im seeing 65C max. Junction temp stays around 80C. I didnt change any fan settings, but I do have it set to 100% when it hits 55C. Cable management is easy enough. Not near as many tie down points as the H500, but there are 3 large covers on the backside. There are 0 cables exposed on the backside of my case. TLDR CPU and GPU temps dropped a lot. Easy cable management. Lot of screws to remove to fully disassemble. Overall, 10/10 would recommend.

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.

Lots of space and tie down points for cable management, extra stand-offs for mini and micro ATX boards, pre-installed ARGB wiring and ACTUAL AIRFLOW. If you hate airflow and want to suffocate your components on purpose, CoolerMaster even includes an acrylic front panel to replace the front mesh panel, if you ever feel the need to do that. Still, a nice addition from CM. Large 200mm fans push a great deal of air while still being low noise. I run the 12V fans on their full 12V power and theyre still overpowered by the sound of my Noctua NH-D15 fans. 120mm fan in the back is non-ARGB, but still pushes a great deal of air around while being relatively quiet. CoolerMaster purposely also leaves room for up to a 240mm radiator on top, and for good reason. You really dont need a 360mm radiator, even while OCing your CPU to the max. With the 2x 200mm fans in the front supplying more than enough air for a chunky air cooler like a Noctua NH-D15 (which fits, just FYI!), a 240mm in a vertical orientation is more beneficial to the case temperature-wise than putting a 360mm rad in front and then having 2x 140mm fans in the top, or moving one of the included 200mm fans to the top instead. Regardless of what you do, theres enough extra screws in the box for all your mounting needs. BUY THE ONE WITH THE HANDLE. The more expensive ones have the same amount of airflow, just with a premium finish. Also, the handle is actually quite sturdy, integrated into the base of the metal chasse. Still, I would suggest a two-handed over-under carry if you care about your back. If you want a great airflow case, this is the one right here. NZXT and Lian-Li, eat your heart out.

First thing I did was trash the trashy fans and replace them w/ nocuta everything. Not the easiest to atatch the front 200mm w/ the rubber mounts and was able to get it done with tweezers and floss. Besides that, case is super easy to build. The gpu mount has a flippable switch and you can remove the guards by lifting them up. Due to the mechanism bulk, it makes installing big gpu like 4090 strix a bit tricky since it borders obtructing installation due to the size of the gpu heatsink.

I chose this case based on Linus and TechPowerUps reviews because I dislike the process of building PCs and just want a case that makes it as easy as possible, considering my E-ATX motherboard and tendency to use 360mm AIOs (and possibly AIO cooled GPUs in the future). My case before this was the Lian-Li PC-O11D XL, and this absolutely dwarfs it. Pros: + Cable management GOAT - the motherboard area bulges in towards the left side panel, creating a lot more space behind it. In terms of cable management its by far the easiest build I have ever done. + Fits E-ATX motherboards without sacrificing cable management + Excellent airflow out of the box - 2x 200mm front intakes, 2x 120mm rear exhausts, also a disconnected 120mm bottom intake which you shouldnt use because its a sleeve bearing fan which means it wont last long mounted horizontally down there + Bottom fans/radiators install onto a bracket, so that you can install them outside the case. Top fans/radiators can also be installed outside the case by removing that part of the top panel (a structural component though). + Overkill levels of water cooling potential + Easy tool free installation and removal of front panel, both side panels, and top panel. Like many modern cases, the top panel prevents the side panels from being removed, and it is secured by just one thumbscrew. Side panels are tool-free, and to remove the front panel you just hold a latch on the bottom and then pull it off. + Ample front connectivity + Best expansion card installation Ive ever come across in 15 years of PC building. In just about every other case Ive used, including various Lian-Li models, theres slight misalignment with the screw holes when installing a graphics card. The HAF 700 omits screws in favor of a big brute force clamp which holds my RTX 4090 just fine. + Tool free PSU installation, easy 2.5 drive installation (and presumably 3.5 in that cage, didnt check), and can hold tons of drives + Vertical GPU support, though I dont use it + Comes with a fantastic PWM fan+ARGB controller. The fan connections are all PWM, each one has an ARGB connector, and it supports 7 or so fans! It connects to a PWM motherboard header and SATA power. This powers all my fans except for my CPU fans. + Despite the size its not heavy because its mostly plastic Cons: - So big but theres nowhere to really grab it by and no casters, so I basically have to waddle it about because I have short t-rex arms - In typical HAF fashion, theres no front dust filter. This is the only source of intake and its unfiltered. I stuck a Demciflex magnetic filter inside the front panel, but there are some gaps. Good enough. - Accessing the bottom dust filter requires removing the left side panel, which requires removing the top panel - Expansion slot covers use tiny flathead screws that require a long skinny screwdriver to reach, which I didnt have in my toolbox. They should have used something more standard here. - Flimsy cable grommet installation - my 24-pin ATX cable pushed one of the rubber grommets clean off and its a pain to get back on, this never happened to me in a case before - Not really a con but you cannot fit Noctua 200mm fans in place of these front 200mm fans. The Noctuas are too thick.

EASY BUILD, EASY CABLE MANAGEMENT, TOOL LESS, MODABLE, I mean, this is a fools case for making yourself look like a professional cabler outer. IT keeps everything nice and cool and quiet. Not a fan of the master cooler sotware but wont knock the case. Comes with 4 Sickleflow fans.

I replaced my 8 year old Nzxt Phantom case with this fantastic piece of equipment, and what suprized me the most has got to be those 200mm fans and how effortlessly they push air through the case at such low rpms. Half of me was honestly expecting them to be very gimmicky and mediocre, boy was I suprized and at full rpm they push some serious air.