Its been a long time since I’ve reviewed anything from Cooler Master and we’re starting again with the Masterbox MB500. This is an ATX PC case with emphasis on its RGB fans and its wide array of colours, tempered side glass panel and thermal performance. So let us just get into it and see how it goes.

From its appearance, the packaging of the CM Masterbox MB500 looks small. It is even smaller than the Mastercase Pro 3 mATX PC case’s packaging. The packaging alone makes an impression similar to what CM Elite series ATX cases have made, but obviously, it would be bumped up to keep up with its Master philosophy. The packaging is minimal with adequate protection for the case. This is more important for cases like the MB500 as the side panel is tempered glass. It would be nice if the glass panel had some foam protection. Tempered glass can withstand accidental surface drops. But no hard drops. You get all the screws and mounts with the reading materials. By default, the standoffs are not pre-installed.