Exterior
The entire chassis measures 23.9 x 15.3 x 15.7 inches. It is larger than most standard ATX mid-tower cases, but you do get a ton of options for customization. For the side panels, there are 3 x 4mm tempered glass, so be careful when removing them during installation.
All the panels for the chassis can be easily removed, such as top, side, front and back panels. At the rear, you’ll find the 2 pre-installed 120mm cooling fans at the rear of the chassis, which are placed at specific positions to enhance cooling performance. There’s also space to mount 2 x 3.5″ hard drives and 2 x 2.5″ SSDs.
Interior
The interior is very interesting indeed. You’ll notice that the chassis has motherboards mounting that gives your motherboard a 90 degree orientation, meaning the I/O panel are now facing vertical up. This will also mean your graphics card will be mounted vertically. With the tempered glass side panel (right side), you now have a system that can display your graphics card in full frontal view without having to buy a vertical GPU mount.
There’s a ton of space inside the chassis, and you should be able to fit any and all, full-size ATX and E-ATX motherboards, with plenty of room to spare!
A Closer Look
The front I/O panel inclues 4 x USB 3.2 ports (Type-A), 1 x USB-C, mic-in, audio-out, reset and power-on buttons. The top panel comes with a quick release mechanism for easy access to your motherboard’s main I/O panel. The entire chassis is contructed with high quality SPCC steel with smooth edges which great. No more cutting your fingers or hands on sharp edges anynore!
Both the left and right side panels are a combination of metal mesh and tempered glass, while the front is a full tempered glass panel. Be careful when handling and removing these side panels … they are made of glass afterall.
4 comments
I love the Tower 500, I’m curious about the GPU mount? Does it come in black? Where can I get it? How much was it? …Thank you, great video.
Thanks for your comments. I would like to apologies in advance if I misled anyone. The GPU vertical mount is not included with the chassis. I separately bought the vertical GPU mount … but I wanted to see if it would fit in the Tower 500. It fits ok. If you want to buy the verticla GPU mount go here … https://amzn.to/3J35C9E
im also curious about the vertical gpu mount. Im wondering how you would connect the hdmi or dp cable to the gpu? Im assuming this was only for aesthetics in this case? it would have to go thru the case and im not sure if there is a hole big enough in the back of the case for the connector end to fit through? just trying to figure this out before i actually order a 60$ part i might not be able to use?
What nobody seems to mention, is that the case doesnt suppport push/pull with AIOs on the side. The glass sits too tight. Also, if you are looking for a case that shines in airflow, Look elsewhere. It also says that 140mm fans fit up top. Well sort of, if you dont mind a couple fan screws not aligned. Really had to cram them in there. The side vents arent very functional, they donot flow well and they dont line up to an AIO well (very sloppy in this aspect) I leave a side off while I game to vent the heat. (Ryujin360mm/12700k/3070ftw3) I run 2 140mm fans up top one being an icegale xtra which moves serious air but, I may have to add another and replace the corsair QL140 thats in there beside it as the thing will still heat up a bit under heavy load. I Bought a TT CTE750. Much better display case imo. BTW, That diy GPU mod mount more than likely will require a right angle cable. Otherwise you wont be able to put the glass back on without bending the cable beyond its like. There are slots on the floor of the PSU cover, also on the wall under the motherboard mount. Cables are no issue in this case unless they are short.