Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB Black

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Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB Black Review & Specifications

The Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB Black, manufactured by Thermaltake, is a very high-quality PC case designed for Full-Tower builds. It is constructed from premium-grade SPCC / ABS and weighs approximately 15.30 kg. Its aesthetic is characterized by a Black finish and features a tempered glass side panel, which adds both style and functionality.

The Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB Black supports a very wide range of motherboard sizes, including Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, Standard-ATX, E-ATX. It can accommodate extremely large, high-end or server-grade E-ATX motherboards, offering unmatched compatibility across nearly all consumer and professional platforms. Power supply compatibility includes ATX, SFX units with a maximum supported length of 180 mm. The overall case dimensions are 615x 275 x 516 mm, offering insight into its spatial footprint.

This case supports very large graphics cards up to 385 mm in length, along with CPU air coolers up to 195 mm in height.

This case provides excellent cooling support, with extensive fan and radiator mounting options, including radiators up to 420 mm. It ensures superb airflow and thermal management, making it ideal for high-power gaming rigs and workstations. For additional details and specific specifications, refer to the section below.

General Information

Manufacturer	Thermaltake
PC Case Name	Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB Black
Current Price Amazon	$149❗N/A
Amazon Price Updated	4 months, 3 weeks ago.
PC Case Available	False

Specification

Form Factor	Full-Tower
Material / Weight	SPCC / ABS / 15.30 kg
Color / Side Panel	Black / tempered glass
PC Case Dimensions	615x 275 x 516 mm

Compatibility

Motherboard Support	Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, Standard-ATX, E-ATX
GPU Length / CPU Cooler Height	385 mm / 195 mm
PSU Form Factor / Max Length	ATX, SFX / 180 mm

Performance

Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB Black Compared to PC Cases with the Same Form Factor and Similar Performance and Features

PC Case Quality & Features per Price Table

PC_Case (Desc)	Price (Desc)	Quality/Features (Desc)	Q&F/Price (Desc)
Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB Black Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB Black View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	$149 Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB Black Price Not Available Last known price from Amazon. Currently unavailable. Click to view this PC Case on Amazon. \| ↓ -8.2% Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB Black Price Change Price decreased from the last update.	92.0 pts	55.6%
Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB White Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB White View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	$150 Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB White Price Not Available Last known price from Amazon. Currently unavailable. Click to view this PC Case on Amazon. \| 0.0% Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB White Price Change No significant price change detected.	92.0 pts	55.2%
Antec Performance 1 FT ARGB Antec Performance 1 FT ARGB View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	$179 Antec Performance 1 FT ARGB Price Not Available Last known price from Amazon. Currently unavailable. Click to view this PC Case on Amazon. \| 0.0% Antec Performance 1 FT ARGB Price Change No significant price change detected.	92.0 pts	46.3%
Antec Performance 1 FT Antec Performance 1 FT View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	$153 Antec Performance 1 FT Current Amazon Price Click to view this PC case on Amazon. \| 0.0% Antec Performance 1 FT Price Change No significant price change detected.	92.0 pts	54.1%
Lian Li LANCOOL 217 Genuine Walnut Wood Lian Li LANCOOL 217 Genuine Walnut Wood View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	$120 Lian Li LANCOOL 217 Genuine Walnut Wood Current Amazon Price Click to view this PC case on Amazon. \| 0.0% Lian Li LANCOOL 217 Genuine Walnut Wood Price Change No significant price change detected.	92.0 pts	69.0%
Cooler Master MasterFrame 700 Cooler Master MasterFrame 700 View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	$349 Cooler Master MasterFrame 700 Price Not Available Last known price from Amazon. Currently unavailable. Click to view this PC Case on Amazon. \| ↑ 75.4% Cooler Master MasterFrame 700 Price Change Price increased from the last update.	91.0 pts	23.5%
Fractal Design Meshify 3 XL Black Solid Fractal Design Meshify 3 XL Black Solid View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	$185 Fractal Design Meshify 3 XL Black Solid Current Amazon Price Click to view this PC case on Amazon. \| 0.0% Fractal Design Meshify 3 XL Black Solid Price Change No significant price change detected.	91.0 pts	44.3%
Thermaltake View 51 TG ARGB Snow Thermaltake View 51 TG ARGB Snow View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	$240 Thermaltake View 51 TG ARGB Snow Price Not Available Last known price from Amazon. Currently unavailable. Click to view this PC Case on Amazon. \| 0.0% Thermaltake View 51 TG ARGB Snow Price Change No significant price change detected.	91.0 pts	34.1%
Cooler Master MasterFrame 500 Mesh Cooler Master MasterFrame 500 Mesh View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	$200 Cooler Master MasterFrame 500 Mesh Current Amazon Price Click to view this PC case on Amazon. \| ↑ 17.7% Cooler Master MasterFrame 500 Mesh Price Change Price increased from the last update.	91.0 pts	41.0%

PC Case Comparison and Detail Specifications Table

Specification	Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB … Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB Black View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB … Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB White View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	Antec Performance 1 FT ARGB Antec Performance 1 FT ARGB View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	Antec Performance 1 FT Antec Performance 1 FT View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	Lian Li LANCOOL 217 Genuine W… Lian Li LANCOOL 217 Genuine Walnut Wood View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	Cooler Master MasterFrame 700 Cooler Master MasterFrame 700 View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	Fractal Design Meshify 3 XL B… Fractal Design Meshify 3 XL Black Solid View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	Thermaltake View 51 TG ARGB S… Thermaltake View 51 TG ARGB Snow View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	Cooler Master MasterFrame 500… Cooler Master MasterFrame 500 Mesh View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.
Perf Chart
Price	$149❗ Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB Black Price Not Available Last known price from Amazon. Currently unavailable. ↓ -8.2% Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB Black Price Change Price decreased from the last update.	$150❗ Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB White Price Not Available Last known price from Amazon. Currently unavailable. 0.0% Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB White Price Change No significant price change detected.	$179❗ Antec Performance 1 FT ARGB Price Not Available Last known price from Amazon. Currently unavailable. 0.0% Antec Performance 1 FT ARGB Price Change No significant price change detected.	$153 Antec Performance 1 FT Current Amazon Price Click to view this PC case on Amazon. 0.0% Antec Performance 1 FT Price Change No significant price change detected.	$120 Lian Li LANCOOL 217 Genuine Walnut Wood Current Amazon Price Click to view this PC case on Amazon. 0.0% Lian Li LANCOOL 217 Genuine Walnut Wood Price Change No significant price change detected.	$349❗ Cooler Master MasterFrame 700 Price Not Available Last known price from Amazon. Currently unavailable. ↑ 75.4% Cooler Master MasterFrame 700 Price Change Price increased from the last update.	$185 Fractal Design Meshify 3 XL Black Solid Current Amazon Price Click to view this PC case on Amazon. 0.0% Fractal Design Meshify 3 XL Black Solid Price Change No significant price change detected.	$240❗ Thermaltake View 51 TG ARGB Snow Price Not Available Last known price from Amazon. Currently unavailable. 0.0% Thermaltake View 51 TG ARGB Snow Price Change No significant price change detected.	$200 Cooler Master MasterFrame 500 Mesh Current Amazon Price Click to view this PC case on Amazon. ↑ 17.7% Cooler Master MasterFrame 500 Mesh Price Change Price increased from the last update.
Form Factor	Full-Tower	Full-Tower	Full-Tower	Full-Tower	Mid-Tower	Mid-Tower	Full-Tower	Full-Tower	Full-Tower
Color	Black	Snow	Performance 1 ARGB	Performance 1	Black	Black	Black Solid	White	Black
Side Panel	tempered glass	tempered glass	tempered glass	tempered glass	tempered glass	Tempered Glass	steel	3 x Tempered Glass (4mm thickness)	tempered glass
Max GPU L.	385 mm	385 mm	400 mm	400 mm	380 mm	450 mm	512 mm	440 mm	390 mm
Max CPU H.	195 mm	195 mm	175 mm	175 mm	180 mm	158 mm	182 mm	175 mm	190 mm
Max PSU L.	180 mm	180 mm	440 mm	440 mm	220 mm	210 mm	230 mm	200 mm	235 mm
PSU FF	ATX, SFX	ATX, SFX	ATX, SFX	ATX, SFX	ATX, SFX	ATX, SFX	ATX, SFX	ATX, SFX	ATX, SFX

PC Case Specification Table

PC_Case (Desc)	Form Factor	Color / Side Panel	GPU Length	CPU Cooler Height	PSU Length / Form Factor
Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB Black Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB Black View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	Full-Tower	Black / tempered glass	385 mm	195 mm	180 mm / ATX, SFX
Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB White Thermaltake CTE T500 TG ARGB White View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	Full-Tower	Snow / tempered glass	385 mm	195 mm	180 mm / ATX, SFX
Antec Performance 1 FT ARGB Antec Performance 1 FT ARGB View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	Full-Tower	Performance 1 ARGB / tempered glass	400 mm	175 mm	440 mm / ATX, SFX
Antec Performance 1 FT Antec Performance 1 FT View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	Full-Tower	Performance 1 / tempered glass	400 mm	175 mm	440 mm / ATX, SFX
Lian Li LANCOOL 217 Genuine Walnut Wood Lian Li LANCOOL 217 Genuine Walnut Wood View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	Mid-Tower	Black / tempered glass	380 mm	180 mm	220 mm / ATX, SFX
Cooler Master MasterFrame 700 Cooler Master MasterFrame 700 View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	Mid-Tower	Black / Tempered Glass	450 mm	158 mm	210 mm / ATX, SFX
Fractal Design Meshify 3 XL Black Solid Fractal Design Meshify 3 XL Black Solid View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	Full-Tower	Black Solid / steel	512 mm	182 mm	230 mm / ATX, SFX
Thermaltake View 51 TG ARGB Snow Thermaltake View 51 TG ARGB Snow View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	Full-Tower	White / 3 x Tempered Glass (4mm thickness)	440 mm	175 mm	200 mm / ATX, SFX
Cooler Master MasterFrame 500 Mesh Cooler Master MasterFrame 500 Mesh View detailed specs, charts, and comparison for this PC case.	Full-Tower	Black / tempered glass	390 mm	190 mm	235 mm / ATX, SFX

Additional PC Case Information

Fan Support:

Front:
3 x 120mm, 2 x 120mm, 1 x 120mm
3 x 140mm, 2 x 140mm, 1 x 140mm_x000b_
Top:
2 x 120mm, 1 x 120mm
2 x 140mm, 1 x 140mm
Right:
1 x 120mm, 1 x 140mm
Rear:
3 x 120mm, 2 x 120mm, 1 x 120mm
3 x 140mm, 2 x 140mm, 1 x 140mm
Bottom:
1 x 120mm, 1 x 140mm
PSU Cover:
1 x 120mm, 1 x 140mm

Radiator Support:

Front:
1 x 360mm, 1 x 240mm, 1 x 120mm
1 x 420mm(AIO only), 1 x 280mm, 1 x 140mm
Top:
1 x 120mm(AIO only)_x000b_
Rear:
1 x 360mm, 1 x 240mm, 1 x 120mm
1 x 280mm, 1 x 140mm

HDD / SSD Support:

4 x 3.5” or 6 x 2.5”

Front Ports:

USB 3.2 (Gen 2) Type-C x 1, USB 3.0 x 2, HD Audio x 1

Dust Filters:

Yes

Additional Information:

Front(intake): _x000b_140 x 140 x 25 mm CT140 ARGB fan (1500rpm, 30.5 dBA) x 1
Top(exhaust):
140 x 140 x 25 mm CT140 ARGB fan (1500rpm, 30.5 dBA) x 1
Rear(intake):
140 x 140 x 25 mm CT140 ARGB fan (1500rpm, 30.5 dBA) x 1