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Review on Cooler Master MasterBox E500L MCB-E500L-KN5N-S00 by Li Mei ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good value for money, I recommend it.

I assembled Ryzen 5 2600 in it on msi b450m mortar titanium 1660ti palit (two-fan). The temperatures could have been lower if the block had not been in front and there was a blowing fan instead, but they are not critical (and the CPU and the video card never heat up above 70 degrees, even in Metro Exodus on ultras). In general, the impressions of the case are positive, because I counted on compactness and the ability to see iron through some kind of glass.

Pros
  • Compact. Minimalistic design. There is nothing unnecessary inside, no partitions, a full-sized mother will fit. Dust filters on magnets at the top and front. There is a place behind the back cover for cable management. The power button is on the side (some will consider it a minus, but in my case it’s ideal, because it stands with the front part in the cabinet wall).
Cons
  • The stock fan is cracking and it's a 3 pin fan. It's acrylic, not glass. The power supply (unless you have an itx motherboard) is located vertically on the front wall, which negatively affects the ventilation.