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Cooler Master Announces the MasterCase H500

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2018/07/03 09:25:31 (permalink)
http://www.guru3d.com/new...e-mastercase-h500.html
 
For gamers that prefer mesh, added portability, and a straightforward building experience, the MasterCase H500 offers a practical alternative that still keeps the series' essential features. The MasterCase H500 will be available to purchase at local resellers in Europe from 25th July -2018 for suggested M.S.R.P 99,00€. If you're not going to make a massive build then this case might be perfect for you in my opinion.
 



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    Re: Cooler Master Announces the MasterCase H500 2018/07/03 19:24:13 (permalink)
    Gamersnexus did a review on this case.   It's on my short list for my next build.  The pic you have there shows the plexiglass front which he said choked the 200mm fans, but a mesh front is also included in the box that you can swap out for the plexiglass.
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    Re: Cooler Master Announces the MasterCase H500 2018/07/03 20:33:08 (permalink)
    i like mesh better for air flow

      


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    Re: Cooler Master Announces the MasterCase H500 2018/07/15 16:40:17 (permalink)
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    i like mesh better for air flow




    +1  It's a really nice case. Worth getting for people who want a good case.

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    Re: Cooler Master Announces the MasterCase H500 2018/07/15 17:03:45 (permalink)
    Mine arrives Wednesday.


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    Re: Cooler Master Announces the MasterCase H500 2018/07/15 17:28:19 (permalink)
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    Mine arrives Wednesday.




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    Re: Cooler Master Announces the MasterCase H500 2018/07/17 13:22:50 (permalink)
    Got it in today.  The major reason I bought it was because of the 200mm fans.  I'm a bit disappointed because it's apparent that this is a case that was designed for 140mm fans and adapted badly to accept 200s.  The front fans are 1/3 blocked by the case which still has 140mm pattern fan mounts.  The top is supposed to accept a 200 also was designed for two 140mm fans (mount patterns there).  To fit a 200, you have to literally wedge the fan between the motherboard platform and the top of the case.  It will be impossible to mount a protective grill onto the fan as is. The case needs to be 3/8" taller to accommodate the fan with grill properly.
     
    Edit... after thinking about it for a minute, those 140s are probably there for radiator support and the top would work well for that, but it does not work well for the claimed 200mm fan capability.
     
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    Re: Cooler Master Announces the MasterCase H500 2018/07/17 13:37:25 (permalink)
    200mms are meh.  They're just for 'some' air flow.  If you want more air flow or push for rads, you'll surely need 120s or 140s but 120mm are the best for that.

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    Re: Cooler Master Announces the MasterCase H500 2018/07/17 15:14:50 (permalink)
    Depending on what I see for temps when I build, I may replace these.  Looks like you can do three 120s or two 140s in the front, and two 120s or 140s in the top.  It's actually a pretty good looking case.  The fan thing just kinda deflated my bubble a bit.  It's set up well for water cooling too with what appears to be 120x360 radiator support in front and 120x240 or 140x280 on top.  I wish you could buy an accessory panel to replace the glass that would accept a fan... Hmmm... There's a custom glass shop in town.  I bet I could get them to drill a fan pattern into the glass panel.  I could put a 120 right on top of the GPU.... I might get accused of overkill and ruining the aesthetics of the case.  <insert evil grin>


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    Re: Cooler Master Announces the MasterCase H500 2018/07/18 16:59:49 (permalink)
    I hooked the power supply and the fans up this evening.  With the Tt 200mm up top and the stock 120 in the back as exhaust, and the two stock 200s in the front as intakes, it's a negative pressure system.  I'm definitely going to have to do something different with the fans.  I might replace the 200s in the front with something with a little more pressure or flow.  Anyone need some 700 rpm 200mm RGB fans?  LOL


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    Re: Cooler Master Announces the MasterCase H500 2018/07/19 13:41:19 (permalink)
    A little more information...  In reconfiguring the fans, I discovered that the stock CM 200mm fans are 25mm fans instead of the 30mm fans that are fairly standard for that size on the market and the top fan slot is designed with 25mm fans in mind.  They didn't provide enough room for the thicker variety.  I have a CM 200mm megaflow that should arrive today.  It's a 30mm fan also, so I'll put that and the Tt in the front and move one of the stock fans to the top and recheck to see if it's still negative pressure. 
     
    Edit:  it's still negative.  The front fans are so blocked that they can't keep up, even with the anemic stock 200 as exhaust up top.  It's right at neutral without the front bezel, but the dust screen in the bezel provides just enough restriction to tip it to negative.  I'm either going to cut out the front radiator mount to unblock the fans or put some loud 120s or 140s in it.  Cutting it out is cheaper, but there's no going back to try the 140s if it doesn't work out.
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