MasterBox or MasterOven? Cooler Master Q500L Review

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The Cooler Master Q500L is a great looking compact case that can fit an ATX motherboard and is highly modular. Its actually one of the smallest ATX cases around but there's low airflow challenges everywhere. That means if you aren't careful internal temperatures could get out of control.
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@depressinocappuccino6193 5 жыл бұрын

*Eastern European Chris Pratt unboxing Russian military shell from nuclear warhead - 1944 (colorized, decolorized then colorized again for dramatic effect)*

@Verpal 5 жыл бұрын

''exploding'' Russian military shell from ''Live'' nuclear warhead

@bladactania 5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Lukiel666 5 жыл бұрын

Cooler Master is a typo, it should read Cooker Master.

@martinreyes6984 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, a finger accidentally slipped to the L key. :D

@dannybos7024 5 жыл бұрын

*when Cooler Master isn't such a 'master' in cooling*

@01iverQueen 5 жыл бұрын

lol

@autronic9306 5 жыл бұрын

Good one.

@jmandameloya 5 жыл бұрын

Cooler Master is very good in cooling... look at the H500. XD

@Bryan-T 5 жыл бұрын

Sad thing is when they started they were masters. Their HAF series was great. Then they decided to follow current trends.

@ZanderLexx 5 жыл бұрын

Not in cooling , in design is not master. It's not the first time they fuck up a good PC case.

@zynergygames 5 жыл бұрын

The colors in this video is fantastic!

@GamerInVoid 5 жыл бұрын

Best place for Cabinet reviews !

@nerd9910 5 жыл бұрын

When I first look at this case, I immediately fall in love with it. But after I saw this video, I'm quiet dissapointed with it. We need more ATX case in MATX form factor

@systander 4 жыл бұрын

I bought this case for my cousin and I kinda like it. He had an matx pre-built and this is smaller than that case although it fits atx. The front mounted psu was an interesting concept as well. Gonna have to go back and bring him another fan and replace his stock heat sink but overall I'm happy with how light and small it is, and it's a simple design so it looks nice sitting in the corner of the desk. I think 40 or 50 usd would be a more appropriate price point though.

@joncepet 5 жыл бұрын

That's why GN is doing a "little mod" to this case.

@joncepet 5 жыл бұрын

@@ianm1403 I saw him on twitter making those holes bigger

@CaveyMoth 5 жыл бұрын

You know the drill.

@FeedMeSalt 5 жыл бұрын

You need a simple sleek version of your logo. Anything you print a Fking beaver onto with red&white is gonna be rough I'd guess.

@MrPruske 5 жыл бұрын

i like his classic icon

@sayantanchatterjee3626 3 жыл бұрын

this comment aged well

@FeedMeSalt 3 жыл бұрын

@@sayantanchatterjee3626 It did age well ty. The hockey team that he uses his logo from are not exactly well known. There is a reason, 1. They suck. 2. Nobody knows wtf they are looking at lol.

@Mmmm_tea 5 жыл бұрын

since most people have their cases next to them I am really curious if moving the power supply from the back to the front makes a noticeable audible difference

@kayafterdark 5 жыл бұрын

He looks like quill from gaurdians of the galaxy

@pieceofevil84 4 жыл бұрын

The name you're looking for is Chris Pratt

@amirmirza2920 3 жыл бұрын

@@pieceofevil84 you are three years late

@steviewonder0850 5 жыл бұрын

It's an interesting layout, the size looks to be about the same as my Enthoo Evolv ITX case but obviously this fits ATX mobos, but it doesn't look anywhere near as classy and kind of cheap.

@LucienBill 5 жыл бұрын

I own the previous iteration of this case : it is a great value for a micro ATX system, with the power supply at the bottom. Mine hase a very good airflow, but yeah, it has no sound proofing.

@geesharp6637 5 жыл бұрын

I have 2 PCs in the house that use the Q300L. I love these cases. What value do you get for using ATX vs mATX these days? I'm tired of large ATX cases.

@LastSecBloomer 5 жыл бұрын

I really liked the concept of this case. It could have been so good....but the Cooler Master did what they usually do - have a great idea and implement it poorly. Anyway, if you want a compact ATX case (and can't afford the Cerberus), do yourself a favor and get the Raijintek Thetis. It's even smaller (only 27L in volume), better built, prettier and has better cooling. Or a Silverstone Grandia if you prefer the horizontal type of case for something like a TV rack...

@komi1834 5 жыл бұрын

Also Deepcool Gamerstorm Baronkase Liquid is good(tho more expensive) alternative, but it comes with 120mm AIO included and RGB, so if you wanted AIO in the first place it's not a bad buy, exaust fan is terrible, just buy 3 pack rgb fans, 2 at bootom, 1 as exaust and keep the AIO as exaust up top

@MultiTelan 5 жыл бұрын

Holy crap thank you for this. I've been looking for a case just like this.

@ChrisPBacon9 4 жыл бұрын

Raijintek seems to get NO coverage whatsoever for some reason

@matheo025 4 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisPBacon9 Maybe because they are OOS everywhere! Been looking for a Thetis in North America for a month with no luck.

@OlettaLiano 5 жыл бұрын

My case is a Cooler Master Mastercase H500. With 3 200mm fans and a 120mm aio, my heavily overclocked system stays nice and cool.

@sachinroy4308 5 жыл бұрын

Dmitri advises to unbox the case from the bottom in an earlier video and then doesn't follow that himself!!😂😂😂

@CrimsonTide001 5 жыл бұрын

I wish more cases would support horizontal mounting. Heavy air coolers and large video cards can put a lot of pressure on your motherboard, horizontal mounting solves a lot of problems with air cooling.

@Tologues 5 жыл бұрын

1:08 Nice star wars cantina tappin' you got there.

@SupaREX684 5 жыл бұрын

I took out the preinstalled fan from this case, and used the silverstone he02 heatsink. I got this case because it has a dust filter on the top to prevent dust from falling in.

@Xqrement 4 жыл бұрын

Sean Wilson And how it’s been the temperature situation in your case since then? I really would like to get this case maybe it’s just a matter of adding the proper fans to keep it nice and warm and not hot

@capooopa 5 жыл бұрын

I have the Q300l for a year now with 4×140mm + 120mm fans inside and the temperatures are amazing! 27-30°C on idle and on full load 65°C is the worst case scenario! The only bummer is the noise levels because of the case being practically open since it has holes everywhere, but for a 35€ case ist's pretty decent considering the compact size!

@syncmonism 5 жыл бұрын

I have the Q300L, and I actually quite like it considering the cost, though I got it for a secondary computer which doesn't create much heat in the first place. The modularity of the design is quite nice. I don't know how much worse the cooling is in the Q500L, but some fairly simple modifications would probably get it to work decently, as Dmitry suggested. It could still be a good value for someone who has a full ATX motherboard, though I'd recommend not bothering with a full ATX board anyway. You'd be much better off going with an mATX board, which will fit fine in the better design of the original Q300L.

@jibbyjabby7499 2 жыл бұрын

I've had the q300l before. Only a basic setup, think i had 2x fans front, 1 x top 1x 120mm aio top and rear exhaust fan and never saw above 64c which i think is ok.

@schmudge 5 жыл бұрын

If top fans could be added to the outside with added cowlings to make them visually cool, then we could use the extra space inside as an option. K&N look nice

@snipernote 5 жыл бұрын

Hi can you compare this to the older q300l regarding temprature & cooling performance ? ... I am asking because there are some good deals about the q300L atm

@CheapBastard1988 5 жыл бұрын

I do really like the design. I wish there was a tempered glass version where all the exterior plastic parts are replaced with anodized aluminium in the €150-€180 range. Then I'd just put some larger feet underneath and make some cutouts to get some better airflow for the fans.

@erikkarsies4851 3 жыл бұрын

Or you use it for some low power usage components? If you already have a ATX mainboard this seems the only cheap solution for a little box ?

@WalkableBuffalo 5 жыл бұрын

It's very interesting to see how they've redesigned this. I have the Q300L and I'm pretty happy with it. Temps are much better but only mATX motherboard. One downside for me is even with the extra space you can still only have one 3.5" HDD even though it seems like it should fit two. Lighting also doesn't look great because of the dust filter but mine is a minimalist black grey build.

@DocteurMolotov 5 жыл бұрын

I hate my Q300L. Noisy AF and warm. I replaced it with Phanteks P300 and I my CPU lost 10°C at idle and 5 at full load.

@WalkableBuffalo 5 жыл бұрын

@@DocteurMolotov Mine's probably the quietest it's ever been, magnetic levitation fans help, but I'm sure a full enclosure would be even better. Idle is 31 on my stock Ryzen 2600 which I think is fine.

@jacobjensen1380 5 жыл бұрын

I just built my new computer with the older q300l case. I drilled more holes and used better fans, and the cooling was a lot better. They should originally have made more perforations and it would be a lot better of a case. I used mine just because it fit on my desk better than any other case. Other wise I would never have spent time drilling all those holes! 😂

@decapitofamily3410 5 жыл бұрын

Seems like a solid option for the price point! Also color seemed good? I'm not a specialist in that

@maxhi88 5 жыл бұрын

Can the PSU also be mounted at the normal spot (with some fiddling)? I´m thinking that if you´d use a smaller board, a liquid CPU cooler with a 240mm radiator at the top (out) and two 140mm fans at the front (in) you would get better thermals.

@ilanhaberer884 5 жыл бұрын

Yoooh love the vids bro 👍🏼👍🏼

@robertt9342 5 жыл бұрын

Based on hole spacing on the top/front/etc, it looks more like it depend on passive cooling as its so restrictive for airflow. The small case seems super interesting , but the dust filter and ventilation needs to be improved.

@matthieuzglurg6015 3 жыл бұрын

I have a question about this case : Let's say you don't use bottom PCIE slots on you motherboard, and don't plug anything in the bottom end of it, is it possible to relocate the PSU bracket to the bottom of the case?

@roger_985 5 жыл бұрын

I think if this case had taller feet and a better dust filter on the bottom it would allow for bottom intake and top exhaust. Two intake fans on the bottom and two exhaust fans on top. Maybe even rotating the cpu cooler 90 degrees to vent towards the top of the case might get better results. I like the compact size and overall look of the case. I think it has a lot of potential with a few small changes.

@EcksGamer 2 жыл бұрын

I wish you had a SFX PSU in hand because i am curious of how the cooling for this system would of been with 2 fans on the bottom and 1 in the front.

@kevin1smid 5 жыл бұрын

Would you try out a cooltek umx4? Its a bit different but I think its fun to look at at least!

@timbersync 5 жыл бұрын

Most important part, it can be set as inverted case

@MrMadmatty30 2 жыл бұрын

Well I've just transplanted my ryzen 7 and 5700xt system into the q500l from a Fractal Design r2 (one of the best older model cases around) I was filled with dread at the expected result but after purchasing a new entertainment unit for the lounge it was pretty much a necessity to fit in there. Case is placed horizontal, I've dropped a 120mm intake to the left of the GPU, a 140mm I take to the right of the cpu and kept the stock exhaust fan. Ryzen 1700 with a silentiumpc fortis 3 cooler - max temp under prime with avx - 52c Powerxolor Red Dragon 5700xt running oc bios - 62c maximum under furmark Running both simultaneously pushes another 2c or so on each. I'm not seeing a single issue cooling wise with this case if intake fans are added, it's on a par with my old R2 on temps. Its noisier and build quality isn't amazing , they're about the only negatives in opinion. Also drive wise I've managed 2 fit 2 x 4tb hdd, a 3tb hard drive, and a 1tb ssd (aswell as my nvme drive) All those hole perforations that the entire case is made of means you can adapt it to fit way more drives than it was designed to do originally.

@kjmchc1010 5 жыл бұрын

hope they will make a tempered glass version. I will buy it

@shizzy_Snorlax 5 жыл бұрын

I'm considering this case still because I will be putting my budget Ryzen components in it and I don't believe I will have overheating issues. At least this tells me that high end components will not work in this system well without upgrading the fans.

@donkeysunited 5 жыл бұрын

Poor cooling AND an acrylic window. I'd accept one but not both. If you're determined to stay at this price range, consider cases like the Kolink Stronghold or the CoolerMaster MasterBox Lite 3.1 or the Fractal Design Focus G.

@RamyAhmed-IT 4 жыл бұрын

Would the case's troubled ventilation be enough for a PC with only IGP and no graphics card? and a non K Intel CPU?

@yeahBradley 5 жыл бұрын

All this needs is 2 intake fans. One at the top and one at the bottom to feed the cpu and gpu. Then, 1 back exhaust fan + PSU exhaust in the front. With that set-up, I think this case would be jelly.

@pramodthisaru5094 2 жыл бұрын

Please can you give some solutions to keep low temperature in this casing ?

@z-3to204 5 жыл бұрын

I imagine someone put a lot of work into that dust filter, and was excited to see this video, and the first thing Dimitri says is it doesn't look that good

@juliansedor7101 4 жыл бұрын

1:08 sounded like Cantina Band.

@AwestinD 5 жыл бұрын

The color on the video looked good! Don't mind the raw video.

@domantlen6231 5 жыл бұрын

Would 300mm gpu and 160mm long modular psu fit there?

@ola95003 5 жыл бұрын

So which one do you guys recommend instead of this one? For more or less the same price

@tohshaolun 5 жыл бұрын

i have the Thermaltake riing trio 14 fans and it looks ok but the controller box is abit thick so it might not go into the back of some cases and they get really loud once they reach 1400rpm and above

@Tyler-gz7qv 5 жыл бұрын

you should make a comparison video on the hyperx cloud mix and the arctis 9x

@HalloGais 5 жыл бұрын

Please let me know where I can get those custom dust filters! I would totally rock them on my case!

@HasithaWaruna1 3 жыл бұрын

Can I put the PSU on the bottom with a mATX board or does it have to be a mini ITX?

@totalito1854 4 жыл бұрын

Where do i get the personalised dust filters?

@h4ppydr4gon 5 жыл бұрын

It woud have been nice to see how it performed if you put some more fans in there :o)

@BojanPetrovicvft 3 жыл бұрын

I just ❤️ how Dimitri pronounce Input/Output abbreviation. He says AYOO👍😉

@whaaaaa 4 жыл бұрын

yup I'm trying to find a small case but just can't seem to find a nice one anywhere

@Speedslays 5 жыл бұрын

flip the rear fan around as well as the cpu fan. an ad 2 exhaust up top

@BRUTALB3AST 3 жыл бұрын

Tha backside io shield of the case, can it be moved if i want to put the power supply to the bottom back.

@LucrashDK 5 жыл бұрын

Why not a review on the MB511 series?

@Wazigeside 5 жыл бұрын

Just a weird idea but how about using the rear dan as intake + 1 intake in the bottom and than switch the psu around and use this as an outtake fan.

@famaral42 3 жыл бұрын

Nobody show a picture with the SSD on the back actualy connected. I am guessing it is a pain to connect the at least one of the cables there

@gabrielmarquesdeoliveiraro9593 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, i have a Q300L and was thinking in put an atx motherboard and transfer the psu to the front, just as in this new q500l... It will just neet an L power cable and attach the psu frame in the front...

@apexcrackbear4113 3 жыл бұрын

I fit a Radeon R9 290 in my Q300L with an inch or so to spare. Not sure if there's anything longer tbh. Card turns it into a real oven though.

@KenneyBear 5 жыл бұрын

So can a 90mm fan fit in the back and the front ?

@diegocervantes4977 2 жыл бұрын

I just put a 3080 ok that case, and I just ordered 3 phantek t30 fans. Considering using it with an open configuration

@TheUltrawideGuy 4 жыл бұрын

It would make far more sense to have a top mounted aio with two intakes mounted in the bottom of the case. Move the psu down and have a front intake at the top.

@CrIMeFiBeR 5 жыл бұрын

How does it stack up to the Riotoro CR1088?

@TotshotAirsoft 4 жыл бұрын

After playing for at 240fps when capped for an hour my gpu was only 45°C... I replaced the stock fan and added three. Theres also 2 on my gpu, one on my cpu, and one in the psu. Dont know if those count tho

@itsGuy 3 жыл бұрын

I just built a gaming system with this case, it is amazing. Temps are great as well, I threw in 2 Deepcool RF120M fans at the top, one at the rear, 1 at the front, and 1 as a cpu cooler fan. System never gets higher than 30 degrees celcius. CPU at full load running Prime 95 hovers around 73 degrees celcius, but this is normal, I was running a 7600k. Did you stress test using 2.66 version of Prime 95? It works much better for the 7600k,7700k, 8600k and 8700k.

@curtisoncuffy8114 5 жыл бұрын

HardwareCanucks please review the Rosewill prism s 500 white top mount power supply.

@badsamaritan8223 3 жыл бұрын

Can you mount an SFX in a case built for an ATX PSU?

@marcusruth2090 4 жыл бұрын

where do we put the fans at?

@akiraic 4 жыл бұрын

OH! RING 3!! NOW I GET IT!

@TheUnderMasked 5 жыл бұрын

Why didn't you test it with more fans or rads?

@PunxTV123 5 жыл бұрын

because he's comparing same cooler as other cases. so it's balance

@joaomatheusmoura5601 3 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know MasterAir MA410P if the model is compatible? there is a part of the description on the CM website that says the limit is 159mm high, and just below it says 157mm, the A410P is 158.5mm high

@RobinHoogenbosch 5 жыл бұрын

They should have made it a itx only case then the psu could be placed at the back and 2 rgb fans at the front.

@kingnova980 5 жыл бұрын

install two 120mm on the top?

@redjohn9481 Жыл бұрын

Si pones la gpu vertical, rotas el disipador 90 grados y pones 2 ventiladores abajo de entrada y 2 arriba de salida se puede hacer un efecto chimenea y refrigeraría mucho mejor tanto la gráfica como el procesador

@dimasariansyah889 4 жыл бұрын

I think cooler master should mod this to dual chamber case. And i think that'll make this case better and good

@LuckyCrown781 3 жыл бұрын

im looking for something like this but then with a glass side panel anyone can help ?

@Joel-xd2zq 4 жыл бұрын

Someone tryied reverse the airflow? I think its like the jonsbo umx3 , rear intake and front exhaust?

@Sovrakha 5 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who recognized the star wars cantina being tapped by Dimitry @ 1:08 ? 😂

@Swagata0007 4 жыл бұрын

if i install a total of 6 fan; will this be good ?

@thelazt16 5 жыл бұрын

Please review CoolerMaster NR400. Thanks.

@marcoschiavone9169 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like they tried to make a bigger q300l, but did it wrong. The lil buddy (which i have) is amazing, mesh looks clean and doesn't scream gamer as this one. Psu is located on the bottom and you have 5 total spots for fans ( 2 top ,2 front ,1 bottom close to the psu) and 1 good exaust fan.

@the360gaming5 4 жыл бұрын

Cool video

@ikiboisart 4 жыл бұрын

Nice advertisement! Very hilarious! I like it! Lol

@notkaine6984 4 жыл бұрын

I have a Cougar Panzer Max G case and the average temps are 45°

@TheMerwynpawar 4 жыл бұрын

Hi I have cooler master q300l my requirements to build a gaming PC video editing am a website programmer an designer on Photoshop also a photographer which CPU will be best

@ultraali453 2 жыл бұрын

We have similar hopes/expectations form the CPU case manufacturers. What do you think about the fact that CPU cases don't have any way to accommodate IO from all Motherboard headers. Instead they usually have a few old ports. This is so outrageous to me. I wish there was a standard op panel on all cases (visible or hidden) and that its "front IO plate" would come with the motherboard, as well as all the header extension cables to mount into the IO panel. Still waiting for these huge problems to be addressed. Nice video btw. Have a nice day :)

@TheJanope13 4 жыл бұрын

this is a really cool case design and very compact. taller feet and a a few fans would go a long way and seeing as its so cheap, you could easily add those yourself. I don't see what teh appeal is with massive cases. If they did the same psu layout with the q300 that would be rad. mini itx is too restrictive and expensive

@zelven6109 5 жыл бұрын

CM: WHAT SHOULD WE NAME OUR NEW CASE QUICK Random guy in the edge: *Uses oven* CM: *y e s*

@SociaLF100 2 жыл бұрын

can my b450m ds3h (atx) fit in that case??

@Arek_R. 5 жыл бұрын

Take drill and enlarge those holes, let's see how much better it can get with a simple change of intake grill hole diameter.

@jadoei13 5 жыл бұрын

Gamers Nexus is working on it, will probably be a video in a few days

@greg2943 5 жыл бұрын

Or just buy a decent case

@Arek_R. 5 жыл бұрын

@@greg2943 It's for science to see how just that diamater affects the performance

@pihermoso11 5 жыл бұрын

but the power supply would still block the front intake... make the rear fan an intake and top as exhaust might improve temps.. or top as intakes and rear as exhausts, the front almost serves no purpose helping out with temps...

@dominic.h.3363 5 жыл бұрын

My mini ITX case is roughly the same size. On the plus side it doesn't cook the case internals, takes more drives of any format than you have SATA ports on an mITX board AND has an additional hot swap bay, and it has absolutely no GPU clearance issues (takes a 14" card effortlessly). That being said I feel like the volume of the Q500L is criminally underutilized and still comes with a lot of compromises. It's still too large and has nothing to show for it.

@ninjabuddy1 4 жыл бұрын

I have a q300l and picked it because of its weight. And yes I realize that's a bad qualifier but I had a specific place I wanted to put it. the best setup I could do is two 140mm static pressure fans in front and two 120mm exhaust fans (throw away the stock one) on back and top back. I didn't bother putting an exhaust on the bottom because my power supply is stupid big and the short legs. The gpu doesn't seem to get unreasonably hot like the cpu though The top one is a result of a weird hotspot on the top of the case so I'm hoping the exhaust helps the heat escape quicker so it doesn't become a problem Everything considered I still ended up undervolting my CPU so it doesn't go above 80 and make all my fans ramp up extremely quickly.

@ninjabuddy1 4 жыл бұрын

This is also my first ryzen so I'm not completely dismissing the possibility the motherboard drivers are causing this somehow but I only got real results after disabling the boost clock (something something overdrive) and going into ryzen master and undervolting. The processor is a 3600 and is more than what I need but definitely a bummer that it won't see it's full potential without becoming unbearably noisy

@tmips1 3 жыл бұрын

the fact that how much the quality has gone up

@tankandspank 5 жыл бұрын

PCI Slot fins, reusable? Not just metal things we break off and throw out?

@HardwareCanucks 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, reusable.

@brofenix 4 жыл бұрын

Wooooooww.....that's really weird. The PSU has to be mounted to the inside of the front of the case? Why? The MasterBox Q300L MicroATX case has the PSU able to be mounted on the bottom of the case, which is normal at least from what I have seen. So you can install 2 intake fans in the Q300L case but not the Q500L case. Very strange if I'm getting that right.

@dolphin069 4 жыл бұрын

Because he put a ATX board in there, no space at the bottom. If you use mitx you can put it at the bottom.

@santeenl 5 жыл бұрын

I got the Q300L because I liked the size and price (€40 microATX), however my 980ti is getting choked so during intense gaming I remove the side panel and my gpu temp drops 10C.. This case is not made for higher power usage hardware!