We’ve beforehand reviewed Thermaltake’s The Tower 100, which is a unusual Mini-ITX case, so we felt totally ready to work with The Tower 500 which is greater and bolder in each respect. At the least we thought we have been ready… Because it seems, the fan/radiator set up system utilized in The Tower 500 is uncommon so our preparation for the video concerned a certain quantity of what-the-hecking earlier than we have been prepared to present our KitGuru viewers the straight dope.
Watch video through Vimeo (under) or over on YouTube at 2160p HERE
Time stamps
00:00 Begin
01:11 The Tower 500 – meccano!
03:15 The again
03:32 Storage choices / eradicating plates
04:17 Backside of the case
04:47 Entrance cowl / fascinating design / cooling
06:30 Nut plate – for pump mounts
07:05 Stripped down – constructing a system into the five hundred
10:30 Evaluation: Thermal & noise testing
13:48 Leo’s Closing Ideas
Primary options
- Iconic Vertical design:
- Three Tempered Glass Panels
- Inside space-efficiency
- Cooling Efficiency:
- Consists of two pre-installed rear followers
- Reversible Aspect Panels
- Versatile Cooling Choices for DIY and AIO
- Unbelievable Growth:
- Helps as much as 12-inch x 13-inch E-ATX motherboard
- Helps as much as 360mm radiators as much as 399mm
- Helps as much as 8x 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch HDD
- Helps LCD panel equipment (offered individually)
Specification:
- Motherboard help: E-ATX 330mm extensive, ATX, Micro-ATX, Mini-ITX
- Energy provide help: ATX
- Growth slots: 9
- Included followers: 2x 120mm 1,500rpm rear exhaust
- Fan mounts: 3x 120mm aspect, 2x 120mm/140mm roof, 2x 120mm/140mm rear, 2x 120mm/140mm energy cowl, 2x 120mm ground.
- Radiator mounts: 360mm aspect, 240mm/280mm roof, 120mm/140mm ground
- 5.25-inch optical drive bays: None.
- Inside drive bays: 8x 3.5-inch or 8x 2.5-inch and 4x 3.5-inch.
- Entrance I/O ports: 4x USB 3.0 Kind-A, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Kind-C, audio.
- Dimensions: 608mm H x 398mm D x 153mm W.
Testing
To place this case by its cooling paces we can be utilizing a take a look at system consisting of an Intel Core i9-12900K, Radeon RX6800 XT and an SSD. This technique permits us to supply a considerable quantity of warmth and successfully take a look at the Thermaltake Tower 500 LCD‘s cooling capabilities.
Take a look at System:
- Processor: Intel Core i9-12900K (16 cores/24 threads)
- CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Toughliquid Extremely 360
- Motherboard: Asus TUF Gaming B660-Plus WiFi D4
- Reminiscence: 16GB Thermaltake ToughRAM RGB Racing Inexperienced DDR4-3600
- Graphics card: Sapphire Radeon RX6800 XT 16GB
- Energy provide: Thermaltake ToughPower PF1 ARGB 850W Platinum
- SSD: 500GB Sabrent Rocket 4.0 M.2 NVMe
- OS: Home windows 11
Luke has beforehand reviewed the Thermaltake Toughliquid Extremely 360 AIO HERE and the 16GB Thermaltake ToughRAM RGB Racing Inexperienced DDR4-3600 HERE
Cooling Efficiency
Cooling Efficiency Overview
The airflow inside The Tower 500 is unconventional and should you marvel why we configured the case with the followers on the AIO cooler set to exhaust to the aspect the reply lies on this report HERE.
The temperature of our graphics card was completely wonderful, nevertheless the Core i9-12900K was undoubtedly on the warmer aspect of heat. We’ve each confidence The Tower 500 would breathe higher if we put in followers within the ground and roof nevertheless this can be a evaluate of the case, quite than a information to constructing a PC, so we added the AIO to the inventory followers and left it at that.
Closing Ideas
Thermaltake’s The Tower 500 is an E-ATX case that does not play by the same old guidelines. It’s actually quite massive, nevertheless it’s tiny when in comparison with the actually monumental The Tower 900.
The motherboard is rotated 90 levels which is a characteristic we have now seen in different circumstances such because the Phanteks Evolv Shift 2 Air. For that matter we have now reviewed circumstances the place the motherboard is totally inverted, such because the Seasonic Syncro Q704 so we’re aware of circumstances that do issues otherwise.
The factor that units The Tower 500 aside is that the logic behind the design appears to be primarily based on look, quite than operate.
You may draw cooling air in by the vented sections within the ground of the case and there are massive mesh sections in the principle compartment nevertheless should you pack out the case with storage drives the 2 compartments are successfully separated. However should you take away the inner divisions the air will logically stream upwards after which it will get a bit confused.
You’ll suppose the highest fan mounts can be used for exhaust as sizzling air rises, nevertheless Thermaltake makes it clear the highest, backside, entrance and left are for consumption whereas the correct aspect and rear are for exhaust. To our eyes that is one other manner of claiming ‘cram in as a lot air as potential and hope it reaches the right locations’.
In case you construct a middling PC that attracts lower than 500W we have now each confidence this strategy can be wonderful however in case you are in search of most efficiency The Tower 500 goes about issues in a quite odd method.
You should purchase the Thermaltake The Tower 500 for £199.99 from Overclockers UK HERE.
Professionals:
- The Tower 500 is uncommon so kudos to Thermaltake on that rating.
- The value is affordable however you have to so as to add loads of extras reminiscent of followers.
Cons:
- The case takes a considerable amount of desk area.
- You solely get one set of fan/radiator brackets within the package deal.
- The non-obligatory LCD display screen is enjoyable however costly.
KitGuru says: The Tower 500 is fascinating however quite massive and makes us eager to see a Micro-ATX ‘The Tower 300.’
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