Cooler Master MasterCase H500, grau, Glasfenster

This case is not so similar to the HAF I remember. Cases sure have come a long way since then. The only similarity is the 200m fan up front and this one has 2 of them. And they are RGB, not just red. The HAF 500 name is a blast from the past but is far from that time as it can get. The cooling is earned its HAF title quite easily. The 2 front fans move a ton of air. Even though if you look closer at the pictures the fans seem to be blocked by the chassis somewhat. I don’t like that it is causing resistance to the airflow and putting extra stress on such a large fan. But a lot of air still makes it through the front panel. Another cooling highlight is the GPU fan. It is situated right behind the front panel and can pivot to provide the right angle of air flow to you GPU. This is feature that is almost a must for the new 3000 series cards. Lastly, the rear fan pushes all the air right out the back.

The Cooler Master Mastercase H500 is the base model of the fully sized H family, as the lack of a letter after its model number also shows. It is what Cooler Master envisions the pure mass-market unit to be. Its comparatively low price tag really shows this as well, as the case tends to sell for as little as US$100, while the fancier models go as far as coming in at well over US$200.