Cooler Master’s TD500 Mesh has proved to be a preferred case since its launch a couple of years in the past, however {hardware} calls for change rapidly on this trade so instances have to sustain with the occasions to proceed promoting. Because of this, Cooler Master has launched an up to date model of the favored TD500 Mesh and named it the TD500 Mesh V2. But how does the V2 enhance on the V1 and does it nonetheless provide good worth? Let’s discover out.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Start
00:37 Intro
01:44 What’s new vs V1?
02:47 Front and aspect panel
03:59 Mobo tray space
04:55 Radiator / cooler help
06:03 A phrase on GPU help
07:28 Rear / PSU shroud
09:08 Removable prime panel
10:10 Behind the mobo tray
12:43 Feet and backside of the case
13:03 Cooler Master GEM
15:03 Test {hardware}
17:02 Build Timelapse
21:25 James’ ideas on the construct
23:11 Thermal testing
24:51 James’ minor points
27:39 Closing ideas
To take a look at the TD500 Mesh V2 you would simply mistake it for the unique. In phrases of the visuals not a lot has modified in any respect. It nonetheless has the Polygonal PositiveMesh entrance panel design, it comes with three CF120 ARGB followers pre-installed up entrance and options the Crystalline tempered glass aspect panel like the unique. But there have been some delicate adjustments, the case is a little bit taller, the highest panel is now detachable, there is a cowl for the PSU shroud window and USB type-C has been added to the entrance I/O panel.
The TD500 Mesh V2 is offered in white and black color schemes. Our overview pattern arrived with a Cooler Master Gem accent, however retail fashions won’t include the GEM. Both the white and black variations include Crystalline tempered glass aspect panels and are priced at £99.95, there’s no premium to pay for white like there may be with some instances.
Cooler Master MasterField TD500 Mesh V2 Features:
- TD500 Mesh V2 is provided with a Polygonal PositiveMesh entrance panel with a 3D impact contour design which is able to offering excessive airflow and dirt filtration, so there’s no want for a further mud filter up entrance.
- Users can select between black or white variations to greatest go well with their setup. Either model comes with three CF120 ARGB followers pre-installed behind the entrance panel.
- Added help for USB Type C entrance reference to a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C port alongside two USB 3.0 Type-A ports now on the entrance panel. The authentic TD500 Mesh had solely USB Type-A entrance panel ports.
- As nicely as three ARGB followers, Cooler Master contains an ARGB/Fan hub with the TD500 Mesh V2. The hub helps as much as 4 fan header connections and 5 3 pin 5v ARGB connections with the entrance panel reset swap re-purposed to grow to be an RGB management button. The hub additionally helps motherboard RGB management.
- TD500 Mesh V2 contains a new detachable prime panel to enhance accessibility throughout system meeting and simpler mounting of cooling {hardware}. The case additionally helps twin radiator set up as much as 360mm lengthy or as much as 3 x 120 mm/2 x 140mm fan set up in each the entrance and prime panels.
- A full-cover energy provide shroud with a entrance cut-out for lengthy radiator set up and a PSU window with a detachable cowl permits the person to decide on whether or not to indicate or preserve the facility provide hidden.
- Native compatibility with all desktop motherboard sorts together with Mini-ITX, Micro ATX and ATX. E-ATX motherboards are additionally supported with dimensions as much as 12” x 10.7”.
Specifications:
- Exterior Color: Black, White
- Materials: Steel, Tempered Glass Mesh, Plastic
- Size: Mid-Tower
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 499 x 210 x 500mm (incl. Protrusions), 430 x 210 x 477mm (excl. Protrusions)
- Volume: 50L (excl. Protrusions)
- Motherboard Support: Mini ITX, Micro ATX, ATX, SSI CEB, E-ATX
- Expansion Slots: 7
- 5″ Drive Bays: 2
- 5″ Drive Bays: 3
- I/O Panel: 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C, 1x Audio Jack 1x ARGB Fan Control
- Pre-installed Fans: Front 3x 120mm CF120 ARGB
- Fan Support: Top 3x 120mm/2x 140mm, Front 3x 120mm/2x 140mm, Rear 1x 120mm
- Radiator Support: Top120mm/140mm/240mm/280mm/360mm, Front 120mm/140mm/240mm/280mm/360mm, Rear 120mm
- Clearances: CPU Cooler 165mm, PSU 200mm (Recommended as much as 170mm), GFX 410mm
- Cable Routing: Behind Motherboard Tray 19mm / 0.74″
- Dust Filters: Front, Top, Bottom
- Power Supply Support: Bottom Mount, ATX
- Warranty: 2 years
Thermal Performance Testing
To simulate thermal demand we run the Cinebench R23 multi-thread benchmark and 3DMark Time Spy Extreme stress check concurrently in a loop for 60 minutes to totally load the system. This provides the CPU and GPU sufficient time to succeed in fixed steady-state temperature. With this information, we are able to evaluate how the system handles the thermal demand and measure peak noise ranges.
Thermal efficiency is measured with the case in varied configurations, such because the default, with the tempered glass left-hand aspect panel eliminated and with the entrance panel eliminated to see how these configurations have an effect on the CPU and GPU temperature. During testing, solely inventory case followers are used until in any other case specified. All water pumps are set to most RPM and followers are set to a customized RPM curve by the Motherboard software program/BIOS.
All temperature measurements are offered as Deltas – that means the ambient temperature has been deducted from the CPU temperature giving us a Delta. Data proven within the charts symbolize the typical element temperature over the size of the check as measured by HWiNFO after which the final quarter-hour of the information are calculated to get the typical. The ambient temperature throughout thermal assessments is between 20-22⁰C.
Test System:
Thermal Performance/Noise Overview:
Thermal Performance:
With the 12900K working at inventory frequency, CPU package deal energy is round 205W. The Cooler Master TD500 Mesh V2 was in a position to preserve CPU temperature nicely beneath management. With the case in its default configuration, the typical CPU temperature beneath load was at a really respectable 50°C Delta.
Removing the entrance panel had little impact on CPU and GPU temperature, however as we regularly see, eradicating the aspect panel supplied a slight enchancment in each CPU and GPU temperature. Adding a rear fan had no constructive impact on thermal efficiency. So in its default configuration, the case flows air nicely and is ready to preserve high-end parts cool.
Noise:
As common with case noise testing, eradicating the aspect panel lowers noise because the fan RPM is diminished because of the cooler temperature of the parts. With the case in its default configuration noise output was measured at 51dBA which may grow to be a little bit distracting for some customers. Manually tuning the fan curve could also be required to maintain noise output extra comfy.
Closing Thoughts
Installing a system into the Cooler Master MasterField TD500 V2 is an easy and pleasing course of. Cooler Master has every thing specified by the right positions, every thing is the place you’d count on it to be. Alignment of PCIe slot cutouts, motherboard standoffs and fan screw holes and so forth are all good, nothing was troublesome to put in because of alignment points, which is usually a drawback on some low cost chassis.
During our thermal efficiency assessments the case held up nicely, protecting the high-end CPU and GPU good and funky even beneath the intense load that we put the system beneath. Yes, that’s all the way down to the wonderful EK-Nucleus AIO CPU cooler partly however a superb cooler wants a superb airflow-optimised chassis to function to its full potential. The Cooler Master Polygonal entrance mesh appears to permit ample cool air into the system.
Build high quality of the case is OK, some panels are a bit flimsy such because the right-hand aspect panel and the case may be very light-weight, however as soon as the system is put in and aspect panels bolted on it feels fairly sturdy, there are positively worse constructed instances available on the market for certain. The quick-release glass aspect panel is a pleasant contact and saves having to get across the again of the system to take away fiddly screws.
There are one or two minor negatives to the case that would grow to be an issue if a extra advanced system is being constructed inside, however nothing majorly flawed that may cease me from utilizing this case once more. Most of the problems are because of the width of the case which may be very slender at simply 210mm large. There is simply 19mm area for cable administration on the proper aspect, which is the naked minimal in our view.
Adding extra SATA gadgets and equipment that want additional energy connections and cables may make cable administration difficult. Our check system is a fundamental construct however there was nonetheless solely simply sufficient area between the 24-pin cable and the case aspect panel, something extra and also you would possibly begin to have issue becoming the aspect panel and see some aspect panel bulge.
The slender case design additionally signifies that customers may run into area points with some new Nvidia RTX 40 collection playing cards. There is simply 175mm area between the motherboard standoffs and the TG aspect panel. Our check system card measures 140mm large, when put in and linked to PCIE cables there isn’t a lot hole to the aspect panel. A wider RTX 40 card utilizing a 12VHPWR adaptor cable could possibly be pushing the case limits and the cable could possibly be trapped towards the aspect panel.
We labored out that the typical width of Nvidia RTX 40 collection playing cards (4080/4090) is roughly 150mm, add on 30mm or so for the adaptor cable and you would run into issues with area utilizing the TD500 Mesh V2. So if you’re planning on utilizing this case with a type of playing cards simply remember to double-check the scale together with the area wanted for the 12VHPWR cable to be at a cushty angle.
One different factor price mentioning is the RGB management button. Unlike most case RGB hubs that swap between a handbook button and motherboard RGB management by holding within the RGB/Reset button for a couple of seconds, the Cooler Master RGB hub doesn’t have this functionality. If you wish to management RGB lighting with the swap you have to not join the motherboard header cable from the hub to the motherboard.
Other than these minor points, the Cooler Master MasterField TD500 Mesh V2 is an honest finances chassis. If you just like the seems to be of the unique TD500 Mesh then you’ll like this too, as they’re nearly similar. It handles the cooling of high-end parts very nicely, helps a variety of {hardware} and is a pleasant case to construct a system with. There are cheaper instances available on the market with related options however at just below £100 it isn’t going to interrupt the financial institution so if you’re available in the market for a case on this value vary it’s nicely price a glance.
The Cooler Master MasterField TD500 Mesh V2 is available for purchase now from Overclockers UK now priced at £99.95 HERE.
Pros:
- Good airflow and thermal efficiency.
- Supports high-end {hardware}.
- Dual 360mm radiator help.
- Useful detachable prime panel.
Cons:
- Some Nvidia RTX 40 collection playing cards won’t match.
- Minimal area for cable administration.
- Some panels really feel a bit flimsy.
KitGuru says: A number of minor adjustments to the chassis have actually improved issues in comparison with the unique. However, it’s nonetheless a reasonably slender ATX case which can compromise some builds. Will any of you guys be shopping for one?
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