GameMax F15M Gaming Case (Budget Cooler Master H500M)

mr1000 · 3 May 2020 at 20:38

sgoaty said:
The glass front does look great hopefully it doesn't hurt airflow too much.

PC has been on all day, fans set to low. Current Case temp is 30C.

Turned fans to max for a couple of hours, and its now at 28C (CPU is reporting 26 though, so not sure how accurate those readings are....)

So for my purposes airflow is fine on low, I imagine the full mesh version would be a couple of degrees lower.

TNA · 3 May 2020 at 22:35

Full mesh all the way I say!

Bacalhau said:
Ok. Here's my H500M:

Very nice. What CPU cooler you got there? Also nice RAM. In the future I may get a smaller cpu cooler and rgb RAM.

mr1000 said:
Here's a quick video (cant work out how to embed it!)

https://imgur.com/3Cb6CBH

Looks much better on a video. Love the lighting effects on the fans

Bacalhau · 4 May 2020 at 02:42

TNA said:
Full mesh all the way I say!

Very nice. What CPU cooler you got there? Also nice RAM. In the future I may get a smaller cpu cooler and rgb RAM.

Looks much better on a video. Love the lighting effects on the fans

Thanks.
I´m using the Scythe Mugen Max as cooler. Since this cooler comes with a round 140mm fan ( with 120mm fan holes), had to drill 4 extra holes on the Cooler Master 140mm Argb fan.

Minutes later of doing this, just found this fan with 2 holes in each corner...lol:

https://www.silentiumpc.com/en/product/stella-hp-argb-140-pwm/

TNA · 4 May 2020 at 21:02

Got to say this case really is value for money. I am enjoying having something new, even though what I had was great.

Still not heard back from their support team regarding the rattling fans, I get the feeling they do not have a support department with the prices they charge, either that or it means cheap fans equals they all rattle so they are just ignoring me. Might need to contact the retailer.

sgoaty · 4 May 2020 at 21:30

I'll let you know about mine when I'm home and the system is built.

Might be worth asking on mikes hardware unboxed YouTube channel mean time. He's pretty good at replying.

TNA · 4 May 2020 at 21:39

sgoaty said:
I'll let you know about mine when I'm home and the system is built.

Might be worth asking on mikes hardware unboxed YouTube channel mean time. He's pretty good at replying.

Thanks. I have two types of rattle, one that is at all times but you either need to be in a rather silent room or put your ear up against the fan to hear it. The other starts and stops which is much louder rattle. If the later stopped I could live with the former I suppose.

mr1000 · 6 May 2020 at 18:22

TNA said:
Notice the magnetic strip on the side? It is a GameMax one and was only three quid, currently hooked to my mobo. But like an idiot I did not realise they had ARGB ones for a couple quid more and I could have had that work on the fan controller and change at the same time as the 3 fans. Lol. Oh well, might just buy one of those also as they are so reasonably priced. All depends on how good their support is, as I have contacted them about the fan rattle to see what solution they can provide. If their support is good then I will buy two and also sing their praises here and elsewhere

I bought a couple of the ARGB ones and plugged them into the case fan controller. Here are the results! (The second strip is on the top pointing down that you cant see)

https://i.imgur.com/OcK7Xa5.mp4

TNA · 6 May 2020 at 23:25

mr1000 said:
I bought a couple of the ARGB ones and plugged them into the case fan controller. Here are the results! (The second strip is on the top pointing down that you cant see)

https://i.imgur.com/OcK7Xa5.mp4

Super. Going to do the same

Kind of don’t fancy giving them any more money due to them not replying back to my questions, but I am going to give them the benefit of the doubt with covid-19 and the fact that their stuff is cheap relative to their competition. Will just contact the retailer about the rattle.

sgoaty · 6 May 2020 at 23:31

I've got the kamikaze pro ( F15M on the way) I bought a game Max velocity fan for my cpu cooler to match the system fans but for some reason the LEDs are going anti clockwise instead of clockwise like this others. Anyone offer any suggestions?

Delta3D · 6 May 2020 at 23:36

I'd be curious as to what noise levels are like with that front mesh design actually

TNA · 7 May 2020 at 09:06

Delta3D said:
I'd be curious as to what noise levels are like with that front mesh design actually

I have not tried but I on the review the guy says that they can be pwm and can get the mono to control them. On dc on low setting I would not say they are whisper quiet but you mainly hear the air being pushed (unless you get rattle like my fans). On my last case I had my fans hooked to mono and they were on lower rpm when browsing, you literally could not hear them unless you put your ear near the case.

sgoaty · 7 May 2020 at 19:33

Not the F15 but shows the ARGB strip
https://youtu.be/9DBZ1UR9xU8

TNA · 7 May 2020 at 19:51

sgoaty said:
Not the F15 but shows the ARGB strip
https://youtu.be/9DBZ1UR9xU8

Did you miss mr1000’s post?

I may just order one and put my RGB strip at the top as from what I can see it does not make as much impact.

cjbagnall · 7 May 2020 at 20:18

Delta3D said:
I'd be curious as to what noise levels are like with that front mesh design actually

I usually find cases with mesh fronts quieter, due to the extra air flow you can turn down your fan speeds.

Delta3D · 7 May 2020 at 20:20

cjbagnall said:
I usually find cases with mesh fronts quieter, due to the extra air flow you can turn down your fan speeds.

Good point that I didn't really think about, although I guess it requires a PWM fan at the same time

sgoaty · 7 May 2020 at 21:54

TNA said:
Did you miss mr1000’s post?

I may just order one and put my RGB strip at the top as from what I can see it does not make as much impact.

No but I wanted to show off my handy work

I think a single colour strip might be better. It shouldn't take away from the fans as much.

TNA · 7 May 2020 at 22:55

sgoaty said:
No but I wanted to show off my handy work

I think a single colour strip might be better. It shouldn't take away from the fans as much.

Ah fair enough, it did not occur to me that was your case. Thought it was some random link from youtube, my bad

I ordered a ARGB strip, so will have one of each, can always swap over from top to bottom when I want

mr1000 · 8 May 2020 at 15:04

On that slippery slope.... AIO cooler next.... well, that big hunk of metal just spoils the look doesn't it?

Looking at 240mm rads, case supports up to 360, but only in the front. I want to mount to the top, so 240 is the official limit. (Though in this vid he suggests a standard depth 280 should also fit...)

TNA · 8 May 2020 at 20:02

mr1000 said:
On that slippery slope.... AIO cooler next.... well, that big hunk of metal just spoils the look doesn't it?

Looking at 240mm rads, case supports up to 360, but only in the front. I want to mount to the top, so 240 is the official limit. (Though in this vid he suggests a standard depth 280 should also fit...)

Haha.

Post pics when it's done

TNA · 12 May 2020 at 13:06

sgoaty said:
I think a single colour strip might be better. It shouldn't take away from the fans as much.

I have installed the ARGB LED Strip that I ordered recently and I think you may have a point, it can be a little distracting having them on at times and it does seem to detract from the fans. Maybe I just need to get used to it. Will leave it like this, but if it does not sit well with me eventually I may put the ARGB strip to the top and put the RGB strip to the bottom.

I guess there is a fine line between tasteful RGB and too much RGB, feels like I may have crossed the line with the ARGB strip at the bottom