This is an awesome case. arrived packaged great. no damage at all. I wish there had been a protective film on the glass. But thats only because I wanted to get the satisfaction of taking it off. Other than that. tons of room to put whatever you want or need in it. Great quality. very solid build.
A Few things to note:
The front 3 Fans require a Molex cable from your power supply to run. (had to order one after the fact)
The RGB fans do not come with a controller so you need to get one. Cooler master makes one that works great.
This particular one has deep tinted glass so if the goal was to look straight through at your beautiful build you might want to get the clear glass.
Overall its a great case. no complaints the air flow is amazing.
Very good case!
-Side Panel is dimmed so you can't really see it at night unless you have LEDs.
-Side panel is a lil bit easy to scratch.
-No space issues in the main part of the case.
-Airflow is good! Comes with dust filters.
-Comes with PSU dust filter.
-Looks very sleek and modern.
-Front panel is transparent, but dimmed, you can put LED fans and it will see through and look amazing!
-Feet is rubbered and has .75 inch gap from floor to bottom of the case.
-Comes with 1 rear fan, but it doesn't blow good. If your hand is 1 inch away from the fan, you wouldn't feel it.
Cons:
-Space issues on back panel. You can fit .75-1inch width of cables. 24 Pin and CPU cable can fit, but you fill need 2 people to force panel back on.
-Came with 3 different color trims. I chose White. Comes in Red, White, Back.
Sweet case and the price is nice.
This case has a ton of room it feels like a full ATX.
I put a matx AM4 board in this and there is room for another board...lol no really.
This case for 50$ is like stealing.
If you need a case and your on a budget.. trying to put more money in your components but want it to look awesome... this is your case...
I really want to give this case a 5.
Price is really good.
Airflow is excellent, I have an overclocked cpu and it doesn't run hot.
Case is roomy, the 212 EVO heat sink fits nicely.
Build was somewhat easy. Not quite sure how to hook up the third fan. The adapter/splitter for fan power which was provided in the box has the older style plug, so it doesn't fit a newer power supply. Not sure why they did this....am I missing something?
The RGB fan feature is nice, and fun to look at, it's nice to change to red at night, easier on the eyes.
The glass plate is not flush with the case (sticks out a few mm) which I thought was a little odd at first but doesn't really bother me, not really noticeable, still looks clean.
The only issue I have is I don't LOVE the styling of the front plate. It's not ugly by any means, it's just not the sleekest look you can get. I would have preferred to go with the glass panel front case (on the MasterBox Pro 5) but it looks like airflow isn't as good on that one, so here we are.
Def would recommend.
The case looks fantastic. That being said...youll need to have a rgb header on youre mobo or buy a controller for the rgb effects. Without the header or controller you will be left with red or blue (wasnt an issue for me die to already have a rgb header). The side pannel is lovely i enjoy the tinted look. The front cover is a tinted plastic looks very nice as well. There is VERY limited air flow. Tiny space on tmthe top of the front panel and bottom. There is no place more fans or closed loop cpu cooler on the top. O ended up modding my case for more front air flow ( i drilled holes on the front panel) it helped dramatically. I did a very beat job so it dose not look bad what so ever. I also modded the top of the case so i could fit a closed loop water cooler. Without nodding the case ill list pros and cons.
Pros:
Acrillic side pannel is lovely and rare on a case for this cost.
3 rgb fans ( not the prettiest fans but nice non the less)
Large case can fit any and all components(minus a cpu liquid cooler)
You can change small hits of the from panel (they include info for 3d printing youre own)
Lots of room for cable managment
3.0 usb header in the front
Cons:
Airflow air flow airflow. 3 front case fans but very minimum open space to intake air.
No room for fans or aio on the top.
A very nitpicky one the front is a finger print magnet!
Modding the case wasnt to bad i just used tape and a drill for more airflow the front and a knife/ fine grit sand paper to Smith evrythong out.
For the top I used a dremmel to cut a hole and bought a 3rd party dust filter and aio top cover. And a drill for screw holes.
Feature Product
- Flexible mounting: easily mount and rearrange SSDs across the motherboard tray and on the back with the SSD bracket
- Rib fans* - three 120mm RGB fans are pre installed behind the front panel to create an amazing lighting effect
- 1 to 3 splitter cable for RGB LED fans* - the RGB connector splitter and 4 pin Male to Male adapters are included
- Compact cooling: with the included bracket, the case supports up to three 120mm front fans, one 120mm rear fan, and up to 360mm front radiator for liquid cooling
- 4mm thick edge to edge tempered glass Side panel: once you finished your build it's time to show off your creation in style through the 4mm thick edge to edge tempered glass Side panel
Description
The Master Box Pro 5 RGB's straightforward design comes with three 120mm RGB fans installed behind the dark mirror front panel and a 4mm thick edge to edge tempered glass side panel which give the case a unique outlook and various options to show off your build inside. The interior offers conveniently placed cut-outs, making component installation, interior expansion, and multiple interior layouts simple and easy. It can also support large, high-end components, several fans and DIY liquid cooling. Keep your system looking clean with numerous routing holes and a cover for your PSU.
So far I have been running my GTX 1080 and i3 8100 in this case and so far so good. The main concern here is that the airflow from the front is restricted by the acrylic front panel that takes in most of its air through a small intake vent towards the bottom of the front panel. But I can say that I still have been ok with thermals while overclocking the GTX 1080 as I do not need to go far with overclocking such a beast of a graphics card anyway. Although I do want to start a liquid cooling loop I do not feel that this case is up for that task without some serious venting and fan mods done to this case. Matter of fact this case might very well do great in the hands of a modder as it does have a decent amount of room for someone with the right tools to make a few different custom configurations to the way it looks and performs maybe even a good case for someone who just wants to get into modding for the first time. The 3 RGB Cooler Master 120mm fans look very nice when synced up with a motherboard but again that's the most they have going for them for the fact that they unfortunately are restricted of a lot of air do to the acrylic panel. Fortunately the acrylic panel can be taken off very easily just by lifting it up it can also be replace by a Cooler Master mesh front panel I have not done this but have seen it done with a friends setup. I do recommend this case from Cooler Master for a few good reasons
1. The cost for this case being that it is a mid tower case with a ton of headroom for a beefy graphics card and CPU cooler and room for a couple hard drives is amazing in this price range you wont find a much better deal for around $40 to $60.
2. The aesthetics are amazing and that is one of the best things about this case along with all the room you may need for a large graphics card and nice cable management space to tuck away unwanted ugly cables when you are not using them to make for a nice clean build.
The cons of this case only comes down to one thing and that is airflow. With only room for 3X 120mm fans in the front or 2X 140mm fans in the front with only 1 120mm fan in the rear with no top vents or fan capabilities and a restrictive acrylic front panel really makes this case feel like its going to overheat. Although I have done a few stress tests and i can say the temps are only just a bit higher than that of a well vented case in this price range so no worries of overheating but I still wouldn't run 3 1080s SLI overclocked. Now if you were to mod a couple fan supports to the top of this case then this case would greatly benefit from it. Anyway that's just my take on this case I do enjoy it and i do recommend it if its what you can afford for your budget.
I've included screens of my build. Hopefully you can see on the bottom just how "clean" you can make this. I have no external HDDs or SSDs and am using two M.2 drives to make for an extremely quiet build. If you don't read my whole review, be sure to go to the end where I mention something that messed with me for about 2-3 hours that I finally figured out. (A mysterious SATA3 connector.)
Going to list off the "pros" of this case:
1. The unobtrusive "cutouts". Cable management is a thing! And they do a great job here on this case. Along the bottom where your MOBO meets the case, there are several small holes that you can hardly see until you buy the thing. If you look at my attached pictures, you can get the idea how I ran the cables up through the bottom and did a quick loop back to plug in items like the HD Audio, USB 2 and in my case, the ARBG cable, etc.
2. Great cutouts on the sides. I expect to get middle cutouts -but these have some nice rubber padding that keeps a minimum of light from showing through. Additionally, they had the perfect set up for hiding the CPU power at the top of the case/mobo as well. (Look closely at the top left to see what I mean...)
3. Airflow. It's hard to get a really good feel for just how much flow is available, but the way they situated the glass panel in the front, and cutouts under the fans as well as on the sides means a TON of air flows through the case. As an added effect, when you look directly at the side of the case, the vents almost GLOW with the color of the fans. I built cases for 20 years and basically poo-poo'd the idea of RGB lighting (or even just plain red or green lights on fans) for years. But about a year ago, I finally got on board, and this case REALLY makes RGB lighting come alive.
4. The fans. Lots of complaints from current buyers for some reason. Again, I have no HDDs, though I do have a radiator. I also have the Asus ROG Strix x470 mobo - and it comes with an automatic fan adjuster (that works with overclocking). I'm running my CPU at a consistent 4000Ghz (about an 8 or 10% overclock) and it runs BELOW room temperature. That's with a coolermaster liquid cooler and this case fans on it. Yes, they stay on and only have one speed, but all things considered, it's super quiet, looks great, and does the job beautifully.
5. The glass panels and the metal panel cover on the back. The glass is legit. It's HEAVY. I've also dropped it, and it's durable. I love the grommets they use - it's the first time I've had glass panels that the screws stayed right inside the panel, and it's got elegant hooks on the bottom that make re-attaching the cover the .. seriously, bar none, and I've been a data center sys admin for 20+ years, and have probably put the covers on literally a thousand servers and desktops - the easiest cover to open, remove and re-attach of ANY PC/Mac/Tablet/Phone, etc etc - that I've ever touched.
As for the metal cover - I love how easy it was to attach. I love that when I put the glass panel back on, since the metal is already lining all your cables up, it (again) makes the glass uber easy to put back on the case. (See my attached picture). All those cables (which include PCI-e and power for the MOBO, the fan cables for RBG and power, the case connectors, etc) - all tucked away, nice and neat under that metal panel.
6. Bells and whistles. It's got an extra inch or two of width. Makes fitting in radiators on the top of the case actually a thing. (I had to shop around just to find a case that would do that!) If you read the instructions - and the fact it has its own RGB controller (though it's only a button on the top of the case, so it's rather simplified controls...) that's frickin' cool. USB 2 and 3 (two of each) on the top of the case. I love that the power button has RGB and you can control it. Never, EVER seen a case that let me change the power button color. (Or rotate it along with the rest of the fans, etc). Comes with FOUR fans (One is not RGB, though). Oh, and it's ARGB, if you have a controller (or MOBO) that can take advantage of it. That makes this case REALLY economical.
Cons:
As someone else mentioned, the area for your power supply is pretty tight. Be sure to test the size of everything first. I'm using a modular 750W PSU, and it fits fine, but I had to plug all my cables that I wanted in first - it just didn't fit/wasn't enough room to try to plug them in after it was tucked in. I originally put my PSU in first, before attaching the modular cables and had to take it back out...
Please be sure to look at the advertising material about the case. The pictures that show where your radiator goes are accurate. I used a 240MM radiator on the top and it fits beautifully. (See attached pictures.)
It doesn't have a ton of extra screws. That part is true. The instructions are not great. The fact that it ONLY has HDD lights and power switch may throw you for a loop. (I was thankful of this, quite honestly.) There is a connector that came with this thing that REALLY messed with me. It's a SATA3 connector. Just plug it into your power supply. I spent hours looking for what it was supposed to plug into.
Other notes (and sorry this got so long! But, I wanted to make sure I put in all the information I could, because this case delivers a TON of value...)
Also, the controller cable for the RGB fans included ARE compatible with Asus, Asrock, Gigabyte and MSI. Said controller allows you to use all those manufacturer's motherboards. (One review listed 3 of the 4 above, another person said a motherboard controller couldn't be used at all. Yet, in the bottom row of pictures in Cooler Master's Amazon description (above) in the middle picture you can see the cable right there that allows you to use 4 manufacturer's motherboards.) If you don't have that cable and need it, be sure to return the item and get a version that has the cable. It works great.
If you don't have one of the above manufacturers, the button next to the power button works as your RGB controller. (Note: it's not a Reset button. This case only doesn't come with a reset cable or button. Only Power switch and HDD lights.
TL;DR: Given that it comes with 4 fans, 3 of them are ARGB, and it's a slightly larger mid-tower that can accommodate a 2 fan radiator (hard to find for less than $150!!) - this is my new favorite case. No, the fans aren't the equivalent of an $80 set, but they're darn close. They are quiet, completely configurable and with all the other bits of hidden engineering (air flow, cut outs, cable management, compatibility with mobo manufacturers, etc) - you get more bang for your buck than nearly any other case.
If you check out various review sites regarding this case, you'll see that they agree with me. ;) Nice job, Coolermaster!
I spent the last couple of days testing different cases with different cooling solutions, and various stages of overclocking.
One of the things I wanted to see was whether less expensive cases had poorer air flow causing overheating. What is most important in a case - aesthetics, performance (how cool the case is inside), and price. Obviously there are other factors like how well do things fit? is it the correct case? etc... But I will just say off the bat that this case has ample room even when running a corsair liquid cooler which with both fans, radiator, pipes etc that alone could take up a lot of space in your rig. but I will list what I have in here now:
Ryzen 7 2700 - Asus Prime B350 Plus - 32 GB DDR4 - 1TB NVMe - 2TB Firecuda SSHD - Corsiar Hydro Series H80i v2 liquid cooler (also tested Wraith spire cooler) - EVGA Gefore GTX 1070 SC - EVGA 750w B1 PSU
Long story short this case has a good airflow, keeps the system very cool when compared to my old case (my old case is about 60 dollars with many many fans and exhausts)
I wanted to know if buying expensive cases matters in situations like this where you have standard items. Sure the parts are good, but it is not running multiple GPUs... its just a ryzen 7 2700 overclocked to 4Ghz and a gtx 1070. after testing with different cooling systems, I cannot see a reason to buy a more expensive case than this.
This case has tempered glass, and it looks really cool. I believe the back exhaust fan has LED but I removed it when installing my corsair cooler which has its own exhaust. The case does not look tacky, it actually looks really classy as far as gaming PCs go. It has a lot of room, even with all the stuff I have in there... even if I added another GTX 1070 it would still have enough room. The separate housing at the bottom that keeps the PSU away from the rest of the inside is great, and easier to work with than other systems I have built.
If you are looking for an elegant case, with some cool aesthetics, and tempered glass... get this case. It is really good and not just "for the price". It is actually a good case that would fit right in wit high end parts.
One suggestion for Cooler Master - On the front you have your logo which stands out a lot against the black case (grey logo) - it would look better if there was less contrast, and it blended in more with the color, or was even the same exact color as the case. It is very minor but I feel it clashes with the aesthetics of the case the way it is
Purchased for a New build, I have always used Coolermaster in the past, however, this might change.
Upon unboxing the case, I found that the glass didn't have the plastic on it, nor did the front side bezel, however, the corners of the bezel had anti scratch plastic, and to my dismay the front side bezel has a nice gash in it about 2 inches long.
The whole reason Plastic is put on it is to prevent the manufacturer from scratching its product before leaving the factory. Failure is not an option Cooler Master especially when so many other great companies are out there.
If I can count this scratch out either through RMA or expedited replacement, I would give it 5 stars, the case is beautiful and can't wait to finish the build.
This is a really nice bang for buck case. It's a nice size, not too heavy, and the metal, glass, and plastic all feel very premium. Although the tool less mounts for SSDs and HDDs are a little hard to use (The Corsair 750D is definitely better when it comes to their HDD cages, as they are both bigger and easier to install HDDs in), they're very minimalistic and low profile. It comes with four fans, three of which at the front have RGB. It's a little hard to mount a radiator in this case (and if you choose to mount it in the front, you might have to ditch your fans), but it's acceptable. It can be flashy if you want it, and it can also be tucked in the corner without it being distracting. As a minimalist, I'm a big fan of this case and I recommend it over my previous case, the 750D, which is great for performance, but has lower quality components, a much larger size, and lacks features like a PSU shroud.
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