Installation
The ASRock X670E Tachi is a full-size E-ATX motherboard and it fitted nicely inside the Tower 500 chassis. We didn’t encounter any issues whatsoever. To mount the 360 AIO cooler, there are 2 long metal brackets which needs to need secured inside the chassis.
There’s plenty of slots/holes for cable management and these can be found along the outter edge of the motherboard backplate. This is perfect for reaching those connectors which are sometimes awkwardly positioned.
The Finished Item (customized)
With the system fully build, you can see there’s plenty of room in and around the motherboard area. I’m even able to install a multi-angle vertical GPU mount which sat on the bottom panel of the PSU cover/plate.
We mounted a Thermaltake ToughLiquid Ultra 360 AIO cooler fitted with 3 x SWAFAN 12 RGB fans using the “reverse airflow” fan blades. This gives us a pull-push configuration. Using this configuration, we’re able to insalled the radiator as shown below with the fans in full uniterupted view
As far as cooling options go … there’s plenty, the chassis can easily fit a 360mm radiator on the right side, a 240mm (or 280mm) radiator on the top, and one 240mm on the bottom.
The chassis already come with 2 pre-installed 120mm cooling fans at the rear of the chassis, which are placed at specific positions to enhance cooling performance, preventing overheating for the CPU and GPU. For extra cooling, you can additional cooling fans at the bottom and top sides of the chassis.
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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.