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New case over Thermaltake chaser a41? CM H500 is a good option?

Mateus Montemor
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Hi guys,im building a new PC, my plan was to keep the thermaltake chaser a41, but since i went with 3700x instead of the 9700k i was able to save money in cpu itself and the cooler, with the cpu price difference i bought an ssd and since ryzen comes with wraith prism im thinking in not getting the noctua nh 12a that i was aiming for with the i7 (noctua coolers are overpriced here in brasil since 1 store that imports and sells them), so now i have that extra money for a upgrade. I have two options: go for another case or keep the case and the money and maybe next year i upgrade my gpu. Looking around the new case i found a cooler master H500 and there is my doubt, is it worth it over the chaser a41? Whats the comparison in terms of airflow and cable management between both? And do u guys have other cases suggestions over h500?(take it in account im in brasil and here is kinda hard/expensive to find some brands)

PS: Maybe a thing to considerate is that i only found win10 installation in DVD format here in my town and the chaser has the bay for dvd drive (i have one), but most cases dont have it nowadays.

Main rig: CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X cooled by a Noctua NH-U14S; Mem: 16 GB(2x8) G.Skill TridentZ White 3200 MHz; GPU: EVGA RTX 2070 XC; MOBO: MSI B450 Tomahawk; Storage: XPG Spectrix S40G M.2 512GB SSD; Kingston A400 480GB SSD; 1TB Western Digital Blue HDD; PSU: Corsair CX750M Semi-modular (80+ bronze); CASE: Thermaltake Commander C36.

 

Secondary rig: CPU: Intel Core i7 4790 @3.60GHz(Turbo @4.00GHz) cooled by Corsair H60; Mem: G.Skill RipJawsX DDR3 16GB(4x4) OC@2133MHz (11-11-11-30 (1.6V)); GPU: None(for now); MOBO: Gigabyte Z87-HD3; Storage:HyperX 120GB; PSU: Thermaltake SmarT series 750w (80+ bronze); CASE: Thermaltake Chaser A41.

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You don't need a dvd drive, just an installation usb and the code. You can keep your corsair H60 as a cpu cooler, and yeah the H500 is a pretty good case.

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10 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

You don't need a dvd drive, just an installation usb and the code. You can keep your corsair H60 as a cpu cooler, and yeah the H500 is a pretty good case.

Nice, so u think in cable management it will be a good advance from the chaser a41?

Main rig: CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X cooled by a Noctua NH-U14S; Mem: 16 GB(2x8) G.Skill TridentZ White 3200 MHz; GPU: EVGA RTX 2070 XC; MOBO: MSI B450 Tomahawk; Storage: XPG Spectrix S40G M.2 512GB SSD; Kingston A400 480GB SSD; 1TB Western Digital Blue HDD; PSU: Corsair CX750M Semi-modular (80+ bronze); CASE: Thermaltake Commander C36.

 

Secondary rig: CPU: Intel Core i7 4790 @3.60GHz(Turbo @4.00GHz) cooled by Corsair H60; Mem: G.Skill RipJawsX DDR3 16GB(4x4) OC@2133MHz (11-11-11-30 (1.6V)); GPU: None(for now); MOBO: Gigabyte Z87-HD3; Storage:HyperX 120GB; PSU: Thermaltake SmarT series 750w (80+ bronze); CASE: Thermaltake Chaser A41.

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On 7/13/2019 at 12:30 PM, Mateus Montemor said:

Nice, so u think in cable management it will be a good advance from the chaser a41?

Better. I wouldnt even go as far to call the Chase A41 "good" when it comes to cable management. It's simply passable.

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We now live in an age with cable managment slots, velcro straps and cover plates, not to mention significantly more and better place cable loops for traditional zip tie wiring.

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1 hour ago, TVwazhere said:

Better. I wouldnt even go as far to call the Chase A41 "good" when it comes to cable management. It's simply passable.

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We now live in an age with cable managment slots, velcro straps and cover plates, not to mention significantly more and better place cable loops for traditional zip tie wiring.

Yeah, i agree, chaser a41 sure did its job for me back in 2014, but cases have made such an advance since then, really looking to buy the H500 from cooler master, but it sold out yesterday, any recommendations for around the same price?

Main rig: CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X cooled by a Noctua NH-U14S; Mem: 16 GB(2x8) G.Skill TridentZ White 3200 MHz; GPU: EVGA RTX 2070 XC; MOBO: MSI B450 Tomahawk; Storage: XPG Spectrix S40G M.2 512GB SSD; Kingston A400 480GB SSD; 1TB Western Digital Blue HDD; PSU: Corsair CX750M Semi-modular (80+ bronze); CASE: Thermaltake Commander C36.

 

Secondary rig: CPU: Intel Core i7 4790 @3.60GHz(Turbo @4.00GHz) cooled by Corsair H60; Mem: G.Skill RipJawsX DDR3 16GB(4x4) OC@2133MHz (11-11-11-30 (1.6V)); GPU: None(for now); MOBO: Gigabyte Z87-HD3; Storage:HyperX 120GB; PSU: Thermaltake SmarT series 750w (80+ bronze); CASE: Thermaltake Chaser A41.

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46 minutes ago, Mateus Montemor said:

Yeah, i agree, chaser a41 sure did its job for me back in 2014, but cases have made such an advance since then, really looking to buy the H500 from cooler master, but it sold out yesterday, any recommendations for around the same price?

Phanteks Enthoo Pro M TG

Fractal Design Meshify C (i've worked in a few define C's and it's honestly a joy to cable manage in)

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Thermaltake has their new Commander Series (C31 through 36) dont know a whole lot about them but they seem pretty good. 

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5 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

Phanteks Enthoo Pro M TG

Fractal Design Meshify C (i've worked in a few define C's and it's honestly a joy to cable manage in)

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Thermaltake has their new Commander Series (C31 through 36) dont know a whole lot about them but they seem pretty good. 

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18 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

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Fractal Design Meshify C (i've worked in a few define C's and it's honestly a joy to cable manage in)

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Thermaltake has their new Commander Series (C31 through 36) dont know a whole lot about them but they seem pretty good. 

Thanks a lot for the help, sadly phantek doesnt work here in brasil and fractal design is imported by 1 store, which makes the meshify c 75 dollars more expensive than the cooler master h500, i have found the thermaltake commander c36 for the same price as the cooler master one, do u know something about its cable management? 

Main rig: CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X cooled by a Noctua NH-U14S; Mem: 16 GB(2x8) G.Skill TridentZ White 3200 MHz; GPU: EVGA RTX 2070 XC; MOBO: MSI B450 Tomahawk; Storage: XPG Spectrix S40G M.2 512GB SSD; Kingston A400 480GB SSD; 1TB Western Digital Blue HDD; PSU: Corsair CX750M Semi-modular (80+ bronze); CASE: Thermaltake Commander C36.

 

Secondary rig: CPU: Intel Core i7 4790 @3.60GHz(Turbo @4.00GHz) cooled by Corsair H60; Mem: G.Skill RipJawsX DDR3 16GB(4x4) OC@2133MHz (11-11-11-30 (1.6V)); GPU: None(for now); MOBO: Gigabyte Z87-HD3; Storage:HyperX 120GB; PSU: Thermaltake SmarT series 750w (80+ bronze); CASE: Thermaltake Chaser A41.

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1 hour ago, Mateus Montemor said:

do u know something about its cable management? 

From the few places I'm able to find actual builds, it's not as stellar as the H500 series from Coolermaster or the Fractal Design/Phanteks cases, but it's better than some cases, and with some bit of extra planning you can get some pretty clean looking cable management

 

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Storage Samsung EVO 250GB, Samsung EVO 1TB, WD Black 3TB, WD Black 5TB    PSU Corsair CX750M    Cooling Cryorig H7 with NF-A12x25

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6 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

From the few places I'm able to find actual builds, it's not as stellar as the H500 series from Coolermaster or the Fractal Design/Phanteks cases, but it's better than some cases, and with some bit of extra planning you can get some pretty clean looking cable management

 

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Nice, will wait until wednesday to see if the stock of H500 is back, otherwise might go with thermaltake's commander, thanks for the help!!!

Main rig: CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X cooled by a Noctua NH-U14S; Mem: 16 GB(2x8) G.Skill TridentZ White 3200 MHz; GPU: EVGA RTX 2070 XC; MOBO: MSI B450 Tomahawk; Storage: XPG Spectrix S40G M.2 512GB SSD; Kingston A400 480GB SSD; 1TB Western Digital Blue HDD; PSU: Corsair CX750M Semi-modular (80+ bronze); CASE: Thermaltake Commander C36.

 

Secondary rig: CPU: Intel Core i7 4790 @3.60GHz(Turbo @4.00GHz) cooled by Corsair H60; Mem: G.Skill RipJawsX DDR3 16GB(4x4) OC@2133MHz (11-11-11-30 (1.6V)); GPU: None(for now); MOBO: Gigabyte Z87-HD3; Storage:HyperX 120GB; PSU: Thermaltake SmarT series 750w (80+ bronze); CASE: Thermaltake Chaser A41.

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