Let’s be trustworthy, once you’re taking a look at a case, the way it seems is just about on the high of the record. Lately although, it is fairly arduous to get away with out placing a serious emphasis on the cooling skill of a brand new chassis. CPUs want extra succesful cooling than ever and graphics playing cards, effectively, they’re huge and dump a complete lot of warmth!
The Thermaltake Ceres 500 TG ARGB is designed to maximise airflow and home the biggest (and longest) graphics playing cards you should buy, with out actually going overboard on sheer measurement.
The Ceres 500, like most fashionable PC instances, doesn’t search to reinvent the wheel. It is a mid-tower with a metal building and tempered glass aspect panel and it is out there in each black and white finishes. Our pattern is the white one, formally referred to as the Snow model.
I wouldn’t say it is probably the most stunning case I’ve ever come throughout. The grey part on the backside entrance is slightly misplaced in my view, although it seems higher on the black model. You be the choose. Personally, I like white instances. I really feel they’ve a form of cleaner look about them.
Ceres 500 TG ARGB specs
Case Kind: Mid Tower
Dimensions: 525 x 245 x 507.7 mm
Weight: 10.5 KG / 23.15 lbs
Materials: SPCC Metal
Cooling (Entrance): 3x 140mm CT140 ARGB followers
Cooling (Rear): 1x 140mm CT140 ARGB fan
Drive bays: 2 x 3.5”, 6 x 2.5” or 8 x 2.5”
Entrance I/O: USB 3.2 Gen 2 Kind-C x 1, USB 3.0 x 2, HD Audio x 1
Value: $169 (opens in new tab)| £159 (opens in new tab) | AU$259 (opens in new tab)
At 525mm x 245mm x 508mm, it is a huge case, but it surely’s not fairly in full tower territory. It weighs in at 10.5kg. Its measurement and weight together with its good high quality toes give it a extremely stable really feel which is nice for minimizing vibrations.
It comes with a GPU sag prevention mechanism, or you have got the choice to vertically mount a GPU when you select although TT would not embrace a riser cable as commonplace.
As is its wont, Thermaltake designed the Ceres 500 to maximise airflow. There are intensive perforations to permit air to movement by the case comparatively unimpeded. It is in a position to home a 420mm high mounted radiator along with a entrance mounted 360mm one, that means it’s going to don’t have any issues dealing with the most popular parts. Add to {that a} rear mounted 140mm fan and the Ceres 500 will home as much as seven followers. The entrance and high areas have loads of mud filtering.
The Ceres 500 could be very a lot designed to be positioned on the right-hand aspect of your desk, and it makes good sense. Circumstances with aspect home windows are more likely to be positioned on the right-hand aspect of your desk anyway, and with that in thoughts TT positioned the I/O ports on the aspect of the case. They’re simply accessible this manner. Quite the opposite, it does imply that there are higher choices when you’re in search of a case to place beneath your desk.
The ports include a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Kind-C, a pair of USB 3.0 Gen 1, a mic and headphone combo port and the facility and reset buttons.
It is a small factor, however Thermaltake deserves particular credit score for the tempered glass aspect panel’s wonderful door hinge. With one easy knob the door could be very securely held. It is the form of little function that provides to the general wonderful construct high quality of the Ceres 500.
Thermaltake did not low-cost out on the followers, both. They’re superb CT140 ARGB spinners and the Ceres 500 comes with 4. These alone make up a very good portion of the chassis’ asking value and so they’re rated at 30.5 dBA at 1500 RPM.
Thermaltake gives an non-obligatory 3.9-in LCD panel which may be mounted on the backside beneath the I/O ports. It may be used to show issues like monitoring info, the climate, or your personal GIF photographs. It is managed and synchronized with different Thermaltake parts through the TT RGB Plus software program. I couldn’t discover a itemizing for it within the USA however given the Tower 500 LCD panel prices $99, the Ceres 500 panel is prone to value the identical. It’s out there right here in Australia for AU$169.
It is a nice-looking and practical product however it’s nothing if not a wholly area of interest function and I really feel it is slightly too costly to be a throwaway further buy. When you’ve got an AIO cooler with an LCD show, there may be no use to purchase the Ceres 500 panel as each can have the identical form of performance.
The construct course of was straightforward, which is precisely what you’d need from a brand new case. There’s plenty of area across the motherboard and energy provide space. It housed a 356mm lengthy Zotac RTX 4080 Airo (opens in new tab) graphics card with plenty of room to spare. There are many cable administration holes, and holes for Velcro ties and as many zip ties as you want. The tip result’s a system that appears each inch a premium construct. The LCD panel and ARGB followers actually stand out on this white instance, too.
It is a minor criticism, however I discovered the rear fan cables weren’t lengthy sufficient to be stashed out of the way in which and routed to an applicable fan header, although that is inevitably motherboard particular. The entrance followers may be daisy chained, nevertheless, which helps to maintain muddle to a minimal.
I like that there is sufficient space behind the motherboard tray in order that stiff PSU cables may be appropriately managed. The Ceres 500 housed every little thing with ease.
The tip result’s a clear and practical construct. There is not any noise to talk of although its undoubtedly value diving into your motherboard BIOS to set applicable fan curves. My Asus X670E Crosshair Hero set the entrance followers to an aggressive fan velocity, however after adjustment, they ramp up and down gently.
The RGB is vibrant and vibrant and the TT RGB plus software program gives a wonderful degree of management. Whether or not you want static colours, strobing or simply about any form of RGB impact you’ll be able to consider, the TT software program can do it. The colours of the rainbow – so fairly within the sky….
I got here away impressed with the Thermaltake Ceres 500. It’s totally effectively constructed, it is heavy, sturdy, and has loads of room for a high-end construct. The followers are superb and the completed construct seems nice, even when I am not totally offered on the bizarre chin on the entrance of the case itself.
There’s a variety of competitors on this value vary, however TT reveals it will probably compete with the very best of them. For those who’re after a white case that offers you loads of airflow for a sizzling working yr 2023 gaming construct, the Ceres 500 is effectively value a glance. After which add the three.9-in LCD for an extra contact of sophistication when you’ve acquired a spare couple hundred bucks to drop on an aesthetic whim.