Been gone a while

[trt740]

My son did not like my old P160 Antec case so he bought this one . mastercase-h500-argb .Does anyone own it and if so what do you think of it.

 

[Tatty_Two]

My son did not like my old P160 Antec case so he bought this one . mastercase-h500-argb .Does anyone own it and if so what do you think of it.

This is TPU's review of the case.... might help

Cooler Master Mastercase H500 Review

The Cooler Master Mastercase H500 represents the base mass-market model at the center of the H-series. With a price tag of around $100 versus $200 or more for the fancier variants, the classic H500 comes with a well-rounded set of features and retains the main design elements of the series very...

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[trt740]

Hey thanks, he made a good choice then.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Hi all been gone from the forum for a while but needed to build my son a budget gaming / video editing rig. He just graduated from high school, so it was gift.

I bought him a

ASRock A320M-HDV R4.0 AM4 AMD Promontory A320 SATA 6Gb/s Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

AMD RYZEN 3 3200G 4-Core 3.6 GHz (4.0 GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 65W YD3200C5FHBOX Desktop Processor

Team Group GX2 2.5" 512GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) T253X2512G0C101

CORSAIR CV Series CV450 CP-9020209-NA 450W ATX12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Non-Modular Power Supply

CORSAIR Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 DRAM DDR4 2933 (PC4 23400) Desktop Memory Model CMW16GX4M2Z2933C16

MSI Radeon RX 570 DirectX 12 RX 570 8GT OC 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express x16 (Uses x8) HDCP Ready ATX Video Card


High Performance Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter, Wireless Bluetooth CSR 4.0 Dongle Adapter Compatible with Windows ...

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
Windows 10 Home - 64-bit - OEM

Im not sure I know what Im doing anymore but it seemed like a decent little rig. It went together without a hitch. It looks like it will Oc if I would want it to, but he won't be doing that. I think the power supply can handle the video card and the Cpu was budget but appears to be decent for $89.00.

Let me know what you think.

Looks like a good build. The only two things I would change is the GPU and copy of Windows. That RX570 is pretty dated. A RX5600 would do much better for only a little more money. You'd still be ok on wattage as the 5600 uses less.
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Someone already mentioned the Ryzen5 which is why I left it alone..

 

[trt740]

He has a 3700x 8 core Ryzen 7 now and the RX 570 8 GB Gt Oc edition seems to max everything so far. Plus the 5600 was a lot more expensive at the time like $100.00 more. I think with a promo code I paid like $135.00. Windows was $89.00 because I bought a SSD with it.

 

[lexluthermiester]

He has a 3700x 8 core Ryzen 7 now and the RX 570 8 GB Gt Oc edition seems to max everything so far. Plus the 5600 was a lot more expensive at the time like $100.00 more. I think with a promo code I paid like $135.00. Windows was $89.00 because I bought a SSD with it.

Must have missed the post where everything had been bought, my bad.. 3700x is a very CPU. It'll last a while!

 

[trt740]

Hey, I understand you can only give advice on the information you were given and it was good advice. His buddies are getting jealous as heck because they bought store bought Alienware computers for big buck that are not even close to his rig. In part from all you fellas advice. I live in a community of haves and have nots . I bet you can guess what group I’m from. That’s why I joined this forum all those years ago. I knew zero about computer but needed them for my kids. Guys like Tatty , Paul and several others even (Wizard helped a few times)on this forum saved me thousands of dollars with advice and help. Heck they even helped me design and source inexpensive computers for my church that still run to this day.

Thanks all

 

[JustAnEngineer]

I built a new Ryzen 5 3600X system in my Antec P160 at the beginning of March (replacing the Core 2 Quad 9300). It's grand.

 

[trt740]

I built a new Ryzen 5 3600X system in my Antec P160 at the beginning of March (replacing the Core 2 Quad 9300). It's grand.

I agree but he wants a crazy amount fans and clear side panel etc.... bling