QUBE 500 Flatpack

It's an excellent case. I'll give you some pros and cons during its assembly and use. Positive 1. Its size is very compact, allowing you to free up space that a larger case would take up. 2. It has a clear assembly plan based on the needs you need. In my case, I wanted to use it lying down, and it looks great. 3. It has plenty of space for optimal cable management. 4. If you follow the manual carefully, you can distribute the airflow well. In my case, my processor and graphics card dropped 5 degrees compared to my previous case. 5. The material is very rigid. 6. It has a variety of uses, from test benches to conventional case. Negative 1. I've noticed dust on the glass and components after a few days of use. A blowdown with compressed air every four months should be considered, depending on the user. 2. Consider the size of the graphics card and liquid cooling system you'll be using, as this will impact airflow. 3- Use a power supply with low noise if you plan to use it lying down. In conclusion, it's a very good and elegant case. It has some debate in the communities regarding airflow, but if you know how to arrange your components, that criticism is null and void.

I love the ability to start my assembly by installing the motherboard on the mb tray. This leaves plenty of room to start plugging in cables. Especially with a tall tower style air cooler it is difficult with most mb's to plug in the cpu power and cpu fan cables if the top is already on. For most people that is the most frustrating part of a pc assembly. The case came together in less than an hour. I watched a couple videos and cooler master has done a great job showing how to put the case together. Links on the box via QR code. Also the pieces come out of the box in order. The instruction pamphlet is confusing as the numbering of the steps is not very clear and is not intuitive. It goes 1,2,3,1,1,2,1,2, etc. WHY.. EVERYTHING ELSE IS FANTASTIC But CM has videos as well as other users and reviewers. The front panel connections (power, power led, hdd led and reset) are combined into one 5x2 plastic block that goes into the left half of the front panel header on the mb. I never saw this done before and figuring out that simple change was the longest part of this build. I ran 3d mark and the temperature of my cpu went DOWN. The concern others have about the dust filters blocking air flow did not apply in my case, but I have an AMD cpu not Intel as one concerned reviewer did. I did not overclock. I would not be concerned about temperatures. Noise is not an issue either. I barely hear it and if anything else is on the noise from the fans is completely masked by the noise in my apartment. I do not think a 360 mm radiator is a good choice for this case, CM doesn't say it would even fit, due to the placement of the power supply. A 280 or 240 supposedly fits, but I put in an air cooler: the ThermalRight Assassination Warrior Ninja Killer had plenty of room despite the need for the front fan to rise 3-5 mm above the cooling tower due to tall rgb memory. You can exchange the side panels to allow room for fans in the side bracket. Cooling and noise is not an issue in my build which contains a 9900x and a 7900xt with 650 watt Silversmith G style ps all running at stock. Size is fantastic, it is about as compact as one could reasonable ask with these components and air cooling. I take great satisfaction in knowing that I can still assemble my own computer from parts researched by myself. It's nice to be environmentally correct and support companies trying to green up their businesses. QUBE 500 has a great compact size without the difficulty such small builds usually entail. The handle makes moving the case safe and secure. The problems: if you have larger than ATX power supply and a long graphics card you will have difficulties. I put my power supply at the highest spot and routed the fixed cpu, gpu and mb cables around and behind my 335 mm graphics card. Cable management is a B or B+ with my ATX power supply. An SFX ps would give cable management an A with plenty of room in the rear for more. It looks ok, but the cables are bent to their maximum safe bending angle. Depending on the exact size and location of your ps cables getting around a long gpu could be an issue. I did not install sata style hard drives as I bought my first NVME stick and I love it. There is room in back to place more drives, and also in the front if you don't want to put fans in the bottom. I am wait and see on adding fans, the one it comes with and the 2 from my ThermalRight tower plus the 3 in my CPU and the 1 in the power supply seem to be enough right now. I may add 2 x 140mm in the bottom and/or a 240/280 mm CPU radiator in the top. If you don't have a power supply yet consider a fully modular and perhaps an SFX form factor AND PERHAPS fanless just to reduce possible noise. Cleaning dust filters seems straight forward, the front and top panels do snap off and on so no screwdrivers are required to clean them. The bottom filter is magnetic and easy to place on and off.

Building in this case is equal parts refreshing and challenging, looks good when built though! Case is mostly a few screws away and came together in about 30 minutes, it's size is much easier to take over the Corsair Air 500 that once stood in it's place. Bonus for a USB C port, and two 10Gbps capable front USB-A ports as well! Liquid cooling is a bit of a fumble, though. I had spent 15 minutes fussing with my 240mm AIO only to require a flip on where the hoses come out from the radiator, as the PSU in the front blocks the hoses from coming out in a conventional location. While the PSU can move downwards, generally you will find it's easier for the hoses to come down towards the rear fan than where the PSU sits. The manual is basically useless, though. Thankfully all the instructions are printed on the inside of the box, so make sure you keep it nearby!

Size is amazing for someone who moves a lot and prefers the understated look. Air flow is great - don't mind any old reviews - however, the newer hexagonal dust filters may be allowing a little more particulate in than I might like. My case fans don't ever need to go above 1300rpm and I don't hear em. Won the lottery on an undervolted asus 5070ti sff so don't hear that. Whenever I start tinkering with the cpu I may have to go AIO but doubt I'll hear those 140mms up top either. Cable routing is solid. Build is simple. Maybe took me an extra 10minutes compared to a pre-assembled case? The fans on the bottom are going to be a little annoying to swap out whenever I want to really dial in my fish tank look and put reverse-blades down there while giving Ahsoka a proper platform. aaand can't beat the price for the quality it's super sturdy.

I love this tower and the customizability, I put a full ATX sized board in the case with a 2.5" ssd, but no AIO or anything, just a standard processor heatsink. It does support an AIO though, has a metal add-on built just for it. The instructions took a bit to wrap my head around, but otherwise were very thorough and detailed in the construction of the tower. I like the idea of being able to put your power supply in the front of the case but still have the powering coming from the back. Cable management is great, it came with all the necessary screws and standoffs (the standoffs already being preinstalled), The whole case is designed for air flow and has dust covers and all sides. The fans were super easy to attach. no complaints, but there are a few "flaws". I found the SSD/HDD mounting to be cumbersome and not at all secure. I mean, if you shake that case around too much (not that you would be on a normal day), those drives will fall off. They're not fastened to the case, but rather attached with rubber bumpers that plug into the metal frame...they're snug but won't take much to eject them. Not that I've tested it...just seems that way. If it's stationary or you move it subtly around the house, then you should be okay. The glass side panel is not secure either. My instructions say it'll click in place, but it really doesn't. It just falls in place and it won't take much to make that fall off either (I mean, if it's stationary, no problem, but tilt it a tiny bit, it's starts to fall off). No real security there...I don't like that. Which is strange because the rest of the panels do snap into place securely enough. Maybe mine is busted? The rest of the parts fit fine and had no issues mounting/installing them. It was nice to be able to install the motherboard in the case before assembling the entire case around it, it gave me so much room to navigate and cable things together. Those flaws aside, I'm still giving it a 5-star. So as long as I don't forget about the SSD and side panel not being so secure when I move the tower, then I see no problems.

Arrived in good condition and time

a great way to build a case. But you should give 3 panels if you claim it can lay down!!

I cannot say enough great things about this case! It is an absolute gem of a case. For someone who wants to build a small ATX PC that has character, this is it. SO many people have commented on how interesting the design is. I was a bit worried about the construction, but it wasn't so bad in its assembly, took me a while but it was quite intuitive. It was a bit smaller than I envisioned, but the size is perfect for people who want something quite small and light on their desk. Even with that, there is tons of room inside, I had no problem fitting a 4070 ti super, and the rest of my components had tons of breathing room. Also have had no issues with cooling, even with just one fan on the front and back it flows quite well. With my cat sitting on top of the AIO fans it still is doesn't even sweat. I especially love all of the 3D printed accessories I've added to it. Obviously the built in headphone holder is awesome, but there are loads of designs on their website, yeggi, and printables that you can print out to accessories your setup, its kinda like the Ikea pegboards in that way. And the colours? Amazing, I change it every so often as I like variety, but they're all muted and super pretty in their own way. Overall, this case has exceeded my expectations in basically every category.

Excelente case, le dio una nueva vida a mi build y tiene muy bien airflow, la use con piezas ATX y aunque el espacio es justo, creo que ir de un tamaño normal de case atx a esta hizo una gran diferencia, se ve genial y tiene muchas opciones de instalacion.