Cooler Master to Release a New Budgetary Midi-Tower Chassis

New PC chassis from Cooler Master appear in the market with an enviable regularity. Each customer group, starting from entry-level customers and finishing with overclockers, can totally avail themselves with the up-dated facilities provided by the developer. This time, individuals with a quite modest budget will have an opportunity to enjoy all the privileges of contemporary technologies, since Cooler Master is going to release next month a new budgetary PC case of midi-tower form-factor. Codenamed CM Force 500, the case features 491.5x190.426 mm dimensions and is entirely painted black.

Chassis CM Force 500 supports motherboards of ATX and micro-ATX standard, and is ready to welcome all graphics adapters of up to 320 mm in length. Internal framework is estimated for the installation as of air cooling system, so of liquid coolers; hence, the maximal admissible height of the CPU air cooler approximates 164 mm, while dimensions of the heatsink attached to the liquid cooler should not exceed 240x120 mm.

Besides, this model is equipped with seven PCI expansion slots, a couple of 5.25-inch drive bays, a single external 3.5-inch drive bay, and eight internal bays for the integration of 3.5-inch drives. The latter are characterized by the support of 2.5-inch drives. The frontal panel houses a single USB 3.0 port, a pair of USB 2.0 ports, two standard 3.5 mm audio slots for the connection of headphones and a microphone.

Cooling facilities are introduced by one pre-installed rear fan of 120 mm dimensional type. In addition, PC case from Cooler Master stipulates the installation of five more fans: two 120 mm fans on the frontal panel, one 120/140 mm fan on the left-side panel, and two 120 mm fans on the right-side panel. The rear panel features two holes for the efficient management of liquid-cooling system tubes.