DeepCool CL500 High-Airflow Mid-Tower PC Case Review
Peter Donnell / 4 years ago
Interior
The DeepCool CL500 has been very well designed inside and out, and the interior looks very clean and tidy overall. There’s a good size cut-out behind the motherboard, allowing for easy CPU cooler mounting. Plus, there’s a few simple cut-outs along the top of the motherboard and some smaller ones near the front. However, the main ones that will be visible, such as those to the right of the motherboard and the PSU shroud feature rubber grommets.
The PSU shroud spans the full length of the case, so it’ll hide all that cable gore and some storage hardware. However, there’s a good size cut-away at the front, so you can use the full height of the case for fans/radiators in the front panel.
In the back, you’ll find the only pre-installed fan that comes with the CL500. It’s a 120mm model just as a basic exhaust fan, which is fair enough.
However, in the front, you’ll have to bring your own cooling. You have the option to fit 3 x 120mm or 2 x 240mm. Of course, that also means options for up to 360mm and 280mm radiators.
In the top, you have the option to mount 2 x 120mm fans or up to a 240mm radiator. You will have to be careful with your fan choices though, as they’re going to be very exposed and you’ll be able to hear them, so invest in low noise models if you can.
Behind the motherboard, there’s a really good amount of space for cable routing, which should really make the build process a lot easier. Towards the front, you can clearly see this vertical mounting hole, allowing you to adjust the height of the GPU brace.
There are a range of straps and more tie-down loops to deal with cable routing.
Need extra storage? There are two SSD trays right behind the motherboard.
Plus, you get two HDD trays below the PSU shroud too. These two are removable though, should you want more cable routing and PSU space.
Despite not having more than one pre-installed fan, you do still get this awesome fan hub too. This can be a huge benefit to having cleaner cable routing too.
