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it is now safe to say that courser has been on top of their game from the very beginning they entered the chasis market they're more budget-conscious carbide series has been very impressive with delivery of practically everything we need in the gaming chassis and this new 500 R is a sub $150 mid tower that packs in a lot of features found on quarters more expensive graphite and obsidian series so good news for all the builders as courser has now reached out for those price conscious consumers as the chassis market is becoming more and more competitive this chassis is sort of a mix between the 400r and the obsidian 650d so for those who like the interior layout of the 650d with the airflow options of 400 or you will have yourself this 500 or so let's dive right into it on the top a convenient cutout for storage your power button hard drive activity lights USB 3 ports your audio and firewire LED off switch along with the speed control for the front 2 fans and they reset button the front panel has four five the quarter inch drive base all the dust filters and two included 120 millimeter intake fans the front side panel includes a mesh insert with a 200 millimeter intake fan that can also house two 120 or 140 millimeter fans as well now take a look at the back 120 millimeter exhaust fan IOA area of 8 ventilated PCI slots water cooling holes and they bottom mounted power supply with a dual removable dust filter speaking of dust filters coarser includes easily removable top cover that gives you access to the top pans either 120 or 140 millimeter dual fans can be installed and they also take into account the wiring for your fans with a little cutout to pass through all the fan cables the backside panel has a specific dent to provide a little extra room for your cable management in the back also a neat feature for your thumb screws on the side panels this Corsair has thought of a way to secure them to the side panel so you never lose them opening up the case it looks practically identical to the 400 or and the only interior modification is down to the hard drive cage here we have a large CPU backplate opening plenty of course there's rubber grommets around the motherboard tray for your cable management and your removable hard drive cages a feature that is both welcome and should be set and standard for all gaming chassis this allows for a number of benefits for the user like installation of longer video cards and the extra airflow that will be directed towards the main components but if a need for extra storage no modding is required just for thumb screws to secure the cage back in place also each of the cages can mount an additional 120 millimeter fan on the side to improve the overall airflow and the tools mounting system for the 3.5 inch drive bay is nothing new and we really like to incorporate a 2.5 inch drive mounting holes so no need for converters or designated space just to mount your solid-state drives again the feature that is extremely convenient and makes it the assembly this much easier also all the optical drive bays include this tula securing mechanism take a look at the back plenty of space for routing your cables even for beginners and hold by cables blend in with a black interior for a tidy look coarser also took into account the routing for your 8 pin CB connection as now there is no interference with the top panel since the case is USB 3 ready and connect through the internal 20-pin connection Coursera provides USB 3 to USB 2 adapter for those who do not own a compatible motherboard so finally putting our system into the case to no surprise the 500-hour handles extremely well both for hardware and cable management with the top hard drive cage removed GPUs on length of 17 point 8 inches can be installed otherwise twelve point four inches support for the hard drive cage in place this is both future-proof and will handle any GPU on the market with no problem due to the designated dent in the side panel cable management at the back becomes a breeze considering this is targeted towards beginners now with this many airflow options this case supports dual 240 million rad if you want to install an internal water cooling system and with so much room the 500 R becomes a pleasure to work with and this sort of became an expectation when dealing with courses chassis they seem to get it right from the very first time and use the concept of convenience and practicality to bring competitors chassis to the market the tools design inside and out is how we like it with plenty of room for cable management that cleans up nicely with all of the rubber grommets in plenty of airflow options to keep an enthusiast setup cool with support for internal water cooling and the best part the 500 or is its price being released at the retail of sub 100 $50 bring to the table the combination of course there is best features the 500 are truly deserves the damn good word thank you guys for watching and we'll see you next one