Cooler Master Masterbox TD500 Mesh V2 Case Review

Hardware Support

This is a mid-tower, so as you might expect, the hardware support is pretty broad. There’s room for a mini-ITX, micro-ATX, or ATX motherboard on the interior. Some wider E-ATX motherboards, such as SSI-CEB models, are compatible with dimensions up to 12″ x 10.7″, but may conflict with the cable routing options.

In terms of graphics card sizes, it’ll support up to a 410mm GPU, which means even the biggest RTX 4090s will fit in this case.

However, width is always a concern with these new Nvidia cards, and I’d suggest the optional vertical GPU mount for the really big ones. There’s a 165mm clearance for the CPU, but GPU width also needs to account for any side-mounted PSU cables too, remember that.

The PSU shroud is great though, as it’ll allow for an ATX PSU and some storage to be hidden out of sight (unless you take the side panel off, of course). There’s a good size cutaway too, allowing for thick radiators, or slim radiators with a push-pull configuration of fans in the front. The front of the case will support 120mm, 140mm, 240mm, 280mm, and 360mm radiators.

There’s ventilation above the PSU, so you can mount the PSU fan up or down. However, this will also just prevent heat from building up in unwanted places throughout the case.

In the top of the case, you’ll find support for 120mm, 140mm, 240mm, 280mm, and 360mm, (recommended maximum thickness -55mm) radiators, or 3 x 120mm, 2 x 140mm fans.

The case comes with 3 x RGB fans already wired into the included hub, but there’s room for two more RGB headers and one more PWM header on this board.

The case supports mounting two SSDs behind the motherboard, no fancy bracket though, they just screw through the case, which is a shame, as you have to remove the motherboard to change them.

The CPU cable pass-through cut-out is nice and large, which I love, it’s also rounded on the corner, so cables won’t snag up.

There’s excellent clearance under the PSU shroud, allowing for a recommended maximum PSU length of 170mm, but it’ll handle up to a 200mm, and you can remove the HDD cage to expand on the cable cramming space.

There’s 15mm of depth at the narrowest sections.

But significantly more clearance in places that’ll be dealing with larger and more numerous cables.