Cooler Master HAF 500 PC Case: Mid-Tower, 2 x 200mm Pre-Installed ARGB Fans for High-Volume Airflow, Rotatable 120mm GPU Fan, Versatile Cooling Options, Tempered Glass Side Panel, Removeable Top

I’ll start by saying I’m completely in love with this, and I’m devastated that I’ve built this for somebody else! I build PCs as a hobby / for fun / for family & friends / to make my own families gaming lives better. Started over 20 years ago when the graphics weren’t demanding, and if I could run World of Warcraft smoothly I was happy. I spent far too much money as a teen / young adult on gaming PCs for WoW… Fast forward to today, and I’m now a mom of two who have also picked up on the gaming bug, and their dad loves gaming too. Their version of gaming right now is Roblox and The Sims, but they still want it to run well and we as parents with high standards need good stuff in our PCs. Bringing me to this build. This one is for my other half, and it makes me happy and sad. Happy because I get to still see it, sad because I know he’s going to live on it so I won’t get a look in. First things first, this was a whole new rebuild. Old case is pictured next to this one. It is absolutely enormous. This can’t be said enough. Make sure you have got space. Second, it is HEAVY. 29kg heavy. And that’s empty. If you’re wanting this PC to be upstairs, I’d suggest building it upstairs if possible. For the build itself, I’d chosen the following for the games which my fella plays; not too demanding but enough here to start him off: *MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Plus Motherboard ATX *Intel Core i9-11900KF *Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML360 Illusion Processor Cooler *GeForce RTX 3060 12GB graphics card *16GB RAM x2 (generic) *PSU from previous gaming PC The build itself was actually extremely enjoyable. The inbuilt cable management system makes everything look tidy, and it is once of the easiest builds I’ve done for quite a while. It made a difference having all the space and complete access from multiple angles. The top of the case is held in place with a single screw, and then you slide it off. This then allows you access to both side panels with no awkward screws or sliding side panels; they’re either on or they’re off. The fans that come with the case itself are great, perfect for the build that I was completing. It’s got room for further cooling and lots of options for where you place specific components. It’s all extremely well thought out. Having a USB-C port on the front was a nice addition, I didn’t actually see this when I was reading up on it. The case came with a vertical graphics card holder, however this was something that my fella didn’t want so it hasn’t been installed on this build. I am quite intrigued by this though so I will be using it on my next build; it seems straight forward enough! Setting up the Iris system was something my fella wanted to do himself but I ended up doing. The instructions didn’t work for him but they worked fine for me, and I completed the drivers easily. Once set up, this tiny little screen has so many options in MasterPlus+. He now has his toggling between CPU temperature, the time and a few pics of us and the kids. The MasterPlus+ also has millions of options to change the lighting sequences, there’s probably actually millions. You can make it look like there’s a disco in your room, or have it look nice and twinkly. You can pick the colours from a palette. I mean, literally millions of options. It’s quite insane. Noise wise, this one is actually quietly than its predecessor (the little one pictured). How, I don’t know. But considering its size you would expect it to generate more vibration noise with the amount of fans. It’s actually whisper quiet and I’m so happy with this. This is by far the most expensive case I’ve ever bought. However, it is also the best case I have ever built a PC with. My logic was that its size and capacity would last years and many upgrades, and this in itself would be a worthwhile investment. I know a lot of people see gaming PCs and go “ooo flashy lights take my money” but the lights on this are purely an advantage; if it had no lights I’d still have bought it for its design alone as it was a joy to build with. If you can afford it, and you want to build your perfect PC, get this. You won’t regret it. I just regret I didn’t buy it for myself…!

Great case for people that want to fit all there equipment in with no hassels, glass is strong and looks awesome. the fan controller is very helpful with alot of room for expansion synced all my extra fans. my favourite location for fans are the base ones that blow up at the graphics card my 4090 never gets above 60.c even in the most demanding games. would recommend this to anyone looking for a easy installation just make sure you have the room for the thing.

Case is big. Good airflow, lots of fans. Also look nice

I love this case Athletically. But it also kind of sucks for multiple reasons. 1: £300 case with no dust filters. 2: The tool less I/O bay, is kind of a massive clamp which prevents you from using a lot of 3rd party accessories like GPU mounts, and the tiny screws that stick out as mounting pins need can be removed but if you don't realise it you can damage Accessories. Like I did with their Cooler master vertical bracket. 3: you have to remove the top before you can remove the front panel for cleaning. 4: moving it is a 2 man job. 5:200mm fans are awkward to replace. But it also has a lot of positives. 1: it's a huge steel box that allows a lot of room for air flow/parts. and case itself lends to cooling to some extent. 2: its got a lot of hard drive space, 9 bays, 3 2.5" on the back with a swing out drive bay with 6 slots for 2.5"/3.5" hard drives. 3:It hides your cable management sins behind tool less covers in the back. 4: the back panel is actually spacious for once because the case is set up as 2 chambers. 5: it's got a crap ton of radiator space. you can put 2x420mm radiators in the top 2 1x420 in the front mounted either behind the front panel or the rear wall, an adjustable 360 mount bracket on the bottom and a 240 radiator can be up on the exhaust. 6: it comes with a little tool box that comes with fabric cable ties and replacements for all of its screws. That's a very nice thing to have. But still doesn't Justify the not having Dust filtration. 7:200mm intake fans are virtually silent and move a lot of air for cooling. It's just a colossal case beauty of a case. Only down side is it's a Damn high end case that doesn't have basic dust filtration on it's Many Many Vents. also the HAF logo looks like crap but I can deal with that. Seriously thou for a £300 you'd expect at least a magnetic dust filter for the front panel. it's not a deal breaker but I mean honestly. I've had that from £40 cases.

I needed more space inside of my computer case due to the size of my GPU, so I did a lot of research and found this beast of a case. Even though this case is quite pricey, it's well worth it in the end, you will have enough to fit in your case. It has the best cable management I have seen in a case so far. You can fit plenty of fans to keep everything cool and running for as long as you want. I recommend this case to anyone who the spare cash to afford it.

Case is massive, however very well built, has lots of space for both parts and extra fans, easy mounts for various parts. LEDs and display in front makes it look fancy. Very satisfied.

Let me start by saying i absolutely love this case. It does everything a perfect case should do i used a CoolerMaster HAFX case for years and loved that to. This case is beautiful and far more superior to my old case. one thing i did have a problem with but nothing to do with the case was. It has two 19/20 pin USB plugs and my motherboard only has one. So i can only use 2 front USB 3.1 ports but I can live with that. Something a new builder should think about if buying a new Motherboard for the case. I will be using this case for many years to come i'm sure. It is so well built in every way i can not see me with any better case for years.

Kasa harika. Fanlar max. olmasına rağmen ses hiç rahatsız etmiyor. Kasa geniş ve kulanım harika.

I’ve gotten so many compliments from my computer friends!

200mmファン搭載のケースだが、肝心のファンが殆ど販売されていない。 当のCooler Master自身が早々に200mmファンの製造を終了してしまった。 フロントに140mmファンを搭載するためのブラケットもパーツ販売されておらず使いづらいケースになっている。

En verdad que no te haces una idea de lo grande que es, hasta que la tienes delante. Tanto de ancha, como de alta y de fondo, te deja asombrado por su volumen. Para espacios pequeños puede ser un problema, pero para mantener una mejor temperatura de todos los componentes que se vayan a instalar, es la mejor opción. Impresionantes los dos ventiladores frontales de 200 mm. ARGB. Es curioso que venga con un ventilador de 120 mm para ayudar a refrigerar la tarjeta gráfica, el cual, creo que hace un buen papel en ese sentido. Sin olvidar el ventilador trasero ARGB de 120 mm. He añadido dos ventiladores Corsair de 140 mm. en la parte superior, para extraer el aire del interior. Se nota el buen caudal de aire existente desde el interior, hacia los componentes, y hacia el exterior. Lo que no me convence mucho es el tacto al presionar los botones del panel superior, aunque espero que sean durables. Tampoco me gusta que carezca del típico botón "reset", que tan necesario es en determinadas ocasiones. Presioné el que pensaba que era para esa función, dándome cuenta que su función es hacer cambios en los efectos de color de los ventiladores. Aún así, le he puesto las cinco estrellas, por lo que me gusta esta caja, la cual admite todo tipo de tamaño de placas base. Muy satisfecho, esperando que perdure en el tiempo. Gracias a Amazon por enviar lo mas rápido posible.

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