MASTERCASE H500M

opethdisciple · 3 Mar 2020 at 12:49

I am thinking of purchasing the Cooler Master H500M case from OcUK.

My question is regarding my existing hardware. I have a Noctua NH-D14 cpu cooler. The Noctua website lists this case as compatible but I thought I'd double check just in case as it is a huge cooler. Also GPU wise does this case have any restrictions on GPU sizes? As I plan to upgrade in the future to a 3080 Nvidia card when they release do you think there would be any concern over this case? For example does a 2080ti fit in this case?

Also at this price bracket are there any other cases people recommend?

Thanks

Bacalhau · 4 Mar 2020 at 04:28

I have a mammoth gpu with 324mm lenght and still plenty of space left:

About cpu cooler, the Noctua will fit fine. The H500M have 190mm clearance for cpu coolers:

https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/cases/mid-tower/mastercase-h500m/

opethdisciple · 4 Mar 2020 at 10:36

Bacalhau said:
I have a mammoth gpu with 324mm lenght and still plenty of space left:

About cpu cooler, the Noctua will fit fine. The H500M have 190mm clearance for cpu coolers:

https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/cases/mid-tower/mastercase-h500m/

Thank you very much. How do you rate the case? Whats the noise levels like?

Bacalhau · 5 Mar 2020 at 09:05

I've bought it in a black friday deal in Portugal for about €135.
Just saw OCUK retail price it's £209! Sorry, but think that it's not worth it at that price.

The frame it's ok, not the best metal, but ok, but the plastic it's on the cheap side.

Front fans are very quiet, i like them a lot. Be aware that they are not PWM.
But the 2 part psu shroud it's a nightmare. Really hate it! Best advice it's to remove HDD cage and use that space to hide the psu cables.

Honest opinion? Good case for £120/140.