be quiet! Light Base 500 LX Case Review

Removing the tempered glass and rear mesh panel will further expose the case internals.  From the front you can get an extremely good look at the cable access holes and the design implications that reverse cable motherboards bring to chassis design.

Not only do you get extremely large cable access holes around the edge of the motherboard tray but just about every solid surface under the motherboard has been exposed to support existing and future designs.  I especially like how the heatsink mounting access hole has gotten extremely large.

The reverse side of the case exposes a multi-tier component placement matrix to support dual PSU locations, cable routing and hard drive mounting. 

Speaking of hard drives and storage, this case only supports a single 3.5” rotational hard drive and up to two 2.5” drives all on a single panel.  This panel is also where the included fan and ARGB controller hub is located.  It also occupies one of the two PSU mounting locations.

This case supports up to 10 fans with three locations at the bottom of the case.  Unlike with other dual chamber designs I am happy to see that the fans have been sunken into the lower section of the chassis and will not block anything on the motherboard.  In fact, there are even access holes to support 90-degree motherboard connections.

Factory cable routing is extremely simple and hidden in the front panel pillar at the edge of the chassis.  This is rather unique in that it leaves the primary intake area clear of obstructions while still providing a cleaver location for the front panel controls.

A missed opportunity is not continuing the intake area through the back panel instead of opening the area up to suck air from behind the motherboard tray.