Observing the space limitations inside a computer chassis is vital as it helps to ascertain what omponents will/won’t fit.

CPU COOLER

On paper CM claims there is up to 165mm of space for the height of the CPU cooler. We can clearly see from the above picture that this is indeed true and there is some surplus space too. We’ve installed the Hyper 212 LED which is 154mm.

GRAPHICS CARD

There is up to 410mm of space inside TD500 for the graphics card. This will easily cover most (if not all) models currently on the market. If the front is used for mounting a radiator (with rad and fan combo inside) there is up to 330mm for the total length.

CABLE MANAGEMENT

The area which sits between the back of the motherboard and side panel is important for good cable management practises. In this area we have roughly 15mm. This isn’t very much allocation at all and with there being very few places to tuck away unwanted cables, the cable management isn’t altogether that easy to tame.