5000D AIRFLOW Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX Case, White
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Wednesday, August 18, 2021
By: Scott Coburn
From: Prince Albert
Strengths:
Excellent airflow is really what this case is all about with one caveat, you need to add or replace the included fans. It's not to bad in the looks department either, but that is subjective. If you are water cooling, be it AiO or custom look, you have both top and front mount options for your rad. I have a Fractal Celsius S36 which I wanted in a top mount (thanks Gamer's Nexus) position. The case comes with an air guide for the bottom front of the case pre-installed if you want some of the airflow to make it to the drive cage. However it also comes with another "guide" that blocks airflow here and closes the PSU basement off from view. This was handy in my build as my PSU (EVGA SuperNova 1000G2) was too long to keep the 3.5" drive cage in it's original position and even though you can move it further ahead in the case, it makes getting drives in and out difficult. So I used the plate to pretty up the look of the inside and direct the air from my bottom fan up into the case.
Weaknesses:
As I alluded to, the case only comes with two 120mm fans (non-LED/RGB/ARGB). So default the case isn't going to have a lot of airflow. I added InWin Saturn 120mm and 140mm ARGB fans. While the front mounts support three 120mm fans, it only supports two 140mm fans there. Furthermore, to accommodate two 140mm there is a gap between the fans. So if you need to have your fans butt up against each other, stick to 120mm fans in this location. I put 140mm here and the gap doesn't bother me at all. I moved the included fans to side intake at the bottom and middle mounting points for additional air intake.
Additional Comments:
Weaknesses (cont)
The wire cover located vertically towards the front of the case is not really practical unless your ATX cable and potentially your PCI-E power cables are very flexible. I had to leave it off as said cables were in the way and I think my ASUS Strix 2070 Super would have interfered with it too. It's not really a big deal for me, but something to consider if you've got a longer graphics card and stiff cables and you want to utilize this plate. There is also a cover on the backside of the motherboard mount where you hide your cables. It is held closed by a magnet, so you have to make sure you do a good job of cable management so it can close fully. Conversely there is nothing stopping you from leaving this door off as the side panel is steel so you can't see anything either way.
So to sum up, great case for airflow if you are willing to add to or replace the included fans. My temps came down over 10C on my CPU (5900X) over what I had before. My RAM, SSD, chipset, GPU, everything really is much cooler now. I like the look of the case, and matches the aesthetic I was looking for. Maybe too much ARGB for some. It shows off my build nicely, maybe too well, as you've got to do a good job of cable management.
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