Cooler Master Qube 500 Flat Pack - Deep Dive Review

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UPDATE 8th November 2023: Cooler Master has responded to our review and will be making changes to the dust filter design as a result of our feedback - result in a better product for everyone! See the statement they sent us, and get full details in our news story: https://bit.ly/47p7H8S Do you fancy building your own PC from the ground up? Then Cooler Master might just have the product you want. The new Qube 500 Flat Pack. Read the written side of the review at Kitguru.net HERE https://bit.ly/3t86WCw In James own words: 'I'm one of those people who just loves to build things, whether it’s a new engine for one of my cars, an RC model, a new studio or an extension on the house, I just love to get stuck in so my favourite part of PC ownership is the initial system build. Naturally, when I heard that Cooler Master had a new PC case that comes flat pack and the users build it themselves I couldn’t wait to take a look. In this review, I get my hands on the new Cooler Master QUBE 500 Flat Pack PC case, piece it all together and find out just how good it is.' 00:00 Start 00:51 Some details 04:19 Unboxing the parts 07:40 Assembling the case for the first time 18:15 James thoughts so far 22:44 Build complete 23:54 Thermal testing / some concerns 26:14 CoolerMaster Statement 27:06 Is it worth buying? We never offer affiliate links or take percentages of product sales. If we say the product is good or bad we mean it. Our Editor in chief wrote about why you should value this and how the industry is rife with fake reviews from 'influencers' - read here https://bit.ly/3pXzaw4: http://bit.ly/2BopnF9 Available in two versions Black/White Standard Edition - £79.99 inc VAT Early Bird promotion - £69.99 inc VAT (first two weeks of launch) Macaron Limited Edition - £99.99 inc VAT Early Bird promotion - £89.99 inc VAT (first two weeks of launch) Black / White Standard Edition • 1 x rear non -rgb Sickelflow Edge 120mm fan • 1 x black/grey handlebar • 1x black/great Gen mini • 2 x Black/White dust filter panels Macaron Limited edition • 1 x rear ARGB Sickelflow Edge 120mm fan • 1 x Grey Handlebar • 1 x Mint Handlebar • 1 x Grey mini Gem • 2 x Accessory Hooks • 2 x dust filer panels in mint, cream and pink Qube 500 Flat Pack Features: • Flat pack case is part of Cooler Masters' eco-friendly initiative, improves storage and shipping efficiency, and requires 45% less packaging compared to a pre-assembled case. • Production costs remain the same as a pre-assembled case as material rigidity increases as the case panels require higher strength than pre-assembled case panels. • Next-level customisation with swappable colours, a customisable system layout, plus a large accessory eco-system. • Compact design with a total volume of 33 litres but there’s space for up to 8 fans, three radiators, six 3.5-inch HDDs and three 2.5-inch SSDs plus 365mm space for graphics cards. Also an E-ATX motherboard if you use an SFX power supply. Need to mention: • Multiple PSU mount options – three front, one bottom • Storage option – 4x 3.5-inch (top, side rad mount, floor, motherboard tray) 5 x 2.5-inch (2 x motherboard tray rear, 1x motherboard tray front/rear • Built-in vertical GPU holder • Multiple layout/orientation options – Feet on front, rear I/O on top / test Bench mode / move feet from bottom to to for inverted layout / put the feet on the side for horizontal orientation like the HAF XB. • Cable Management options • Gem mini, additional accessories such as cup holder, shelf, action camera mount can be 3d printed from printables.com Build Specification • CPU – Intel Core i7-12700K • Motherboard – MSI MEG Z690 Unify • Graphics Card – RTx 4080 INNO3D iCHILL • Memory – 32GB ( 2 x 16GB Modules) GSKILL Trident Z5 DDR5-6400 • Storage – 2TB WD_Black SN850 PCIe Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSD • CPU Cooler – Cooler Master MasterLiquid 240 Atmos • Power Supply – Cooler Master GX III 850 Gold • Case fans – Noctua NF-F12 PWM Chromax.Black.Swap • Chassis – Cooler Master Qube 500 Flat Pack • Operating System – Windows 11 Discord invite link:   / discord   Steam Community https://steamcommunity.com/groups/kit... Be sure to support us on PATREON   / kitgurutech   and read our MANTRA on HONEST REVIEWS Here: http://bit.ly/2BopnF9 Final output – colour grading/titling etc: iMac Pro 18 Core/Vega 64/128GB iMac 2019 9900k Vega 48/64/1TB Adobe Premiere Pro CC (PC) Davinci Resolve Studio 14/15 (Mac) iPad Pro 12.9 inch (2018) machines with LumaFusion Final Cut Pro (Mac) Visit our facebook page over here!   / kitguru.net   Visit our Twitter page over here! https://twitter.com/kitgurupress?lang=en #coolermaster #qube500 #pcbuild