I. Foreword: The Destruction Family Has Added New Members Cool Supreme Launches Destroyer 500
For those who are familiar with computer accessories, the brand cool supreme will not be unfamiliar. Cool and cold to start with the chassis, now has long been the well-deserved boss of the computer cooling industry, and in addition to the radiator, the chassis, power supply, keyboard and mouse are also explosive models, widely praised in the market, nicknamed "cool mother" by many players.
In the field of chassis, from the launch of the first generation of the cool and cold destroyer series in 2009 to the present, it has become a very representative symbol in the middle tower chassis.
With the continuous upgrading of computer hardware, whether it is a processor or a graphics card, the power consumption is getting higher and higher, and more stringent requirements are put forward for the thermal design of the chassis.
Recently, Cool Cold Supreme launched a new generation of Destroyer 500 (MasterBox 500), which is not remarkable in heat dissipation and compatibility, and there has been obvious progress in all aspects and the previous generation.
More than a decade after the release of the original Destroyer, cool supremacy launched this new product is both a tribute to the classics and a new outlook on the Destroyer series.
As a new member of the legendary "Destroyer", this cool cold Supreme Destroyer 500, which focuses on excellent cost performance and excellent performance, the front panel adopts a tough armor shape, and the fuselage as a whole inherits the design style of the previous generation of the Destroyer series, continuing the design of the upper half closed and the lower half of the ventilation, and also added ARGB light bars, which can be synchronized with the motherboard for light effect switching.
The fuselage structure is also very user-friendly, the detachable top plate design, the full detachable front panel, the side panel without hole quick disassembly, there is no need to worry about the jammer in the installation, whether it is installing the fan cold drain or the wiring is very convenient, which greatly enhances the user's installation experience.
Next, let's take a look.
The following figure shows the specifications of the Cool Extreme Destroyer 500 (hereinafter collectively referred to as the Destroyer 500):
Second, the appearance: the classic destroyer element Humanized dismantling experience
The Destroyer 500 adopts a tough armor shape as a whole, and the fuselage as a whole inherits the design style of the previous generation of destroyer series.
This medium tower chassis measures 505×209×499mm, net weight 7.7kg, and a volume of 51L.
The front panel is brushed and textured, continuing the design of the upper half closed and the lower half ventilated. The first half of the new ARGB light bar, the actual lighting effect in the following article for everyone to show.
The lower part uses cool exclusive Fine Mesh precision punching mesh technology, which ensures the intake air volume while effectively isolating dust, while also extending the service life of internal parts.
The internal 120mm SickleFlow fan also supports ARGB lighting effects, which can be customized using the SEK synchronization software.
The front panel is USB-A 3.2 Gen1, power button, 3.5mm headphone jack, and restart key from left to right.
The Destroyer 500 chassis combines the power button and the brand LOGO of cool and cold supreme, in fact, many of the chassis under the cool supreme also use such a design, and the consistency is very good.
The left and right sides are viewed, and the left side uses non-porous quick-release tempered glass, which can be easily disassembled and assembled with bare hands without tools.
Transparent tempered glass, for enthusiasts who like "light pollution", you can see the internal RGB platform without removing the side panels, and the platform you have worked so hard to build will naturally show the most beautiful side.
Remove the tempered glass on the left and get a glimpse of the interior space.
The chassis supports mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, ATX, E-ATX four motherboard specifications, CPU heatsink height limit of 165mm, graphics card length limit of 410mm, can meet most of the accessory installation needs on the market, compatibility naturally do not have to worry.
The top panel features a large mesh ventilation design and, of course, a dust cover.
The top panel is removable and can be removed by removing the screws on both sides. If you need to install the cold drain or fan needs, you can remove the top plate first, install it and put it back in, which is very convenient.
Take apart the left side panel, the internal cable management space is relatively sufficient, you can store excess cables in it.
The hard drive bay on the bottom provides two 2.5/3.5 inch hard drive slots.
The power supply is limited to 180mm, and if you remove the hard drive bay on the left, you can put in a maximum of 295mm of power.
The front panel is also very convenient to disassemble and assemble, just need to pull out at the bottom.
The front panel supports up to 360 cold-drains, or you can choose between three 120mm fans or a combination of two 140mm fans.
The front panel of the chassis uses a contact design, which has the advantage of removing the front panel without being bound by the wire and can be freely placed aside.
The rear comes with a fan to assist the air outlet, but there is no RGB effect, and players who need it can replace it themselves. There are 7 PCIe expansion slots below.
At the bottom of the list, you can see that there are vents at the power supply silo to avoid the heat accumulation generated by the power supply affecting the stability of the platform, and the dust cover used takes into account the dust protection while ventilating.
Third, the installation effect: the shape of the "destroyer" on the front side
After the lighting of the machine, the ARGB light bar with the unique shape on the front of the chassis is the finishing touch, and it is also the shape of the "destroyer" who is the main character of this chassis, which looks mechanical and mecha-style, full of power and beauty.
The Destroyer 500 comes with a 1-to-to-drag 3-tap cable and a fan cable, making it easy to unify most of the chassis's lighting effects.
The water cooling we used this time is also cooled by cool supreme new Yanshen P360 high-performance integrated water cooling. It features a high-performance leafless fan, a new dual-chamber water-cooled head and thickened, high-density bow-shaped fins for enhanced heat dissipation. The water cooling head adopts the central luminous logo and surround ARGB lighting effect design, and the fully customizable second-generation ARGB lighting effect presents a more high-end cool visual effect.
The Destroyer 500 can manage the chassis's lighting effect by installing the motherboard's Scamore Sync software. In addition to the graphics card that does not support ARGB lighting effects, other accessories use the same lighting effects, which can create the atmosphere you want for DIY players.
Fourth, the roaster: excellent ventilation effect double baking without pressure
The test platform configuration is as follows, since the Destroyer 500 has a fan in front, so we installed the cold drain on the top, using the air duct arrangement of the forward and backward upper outlets to ensure that the cold exhaust can contact the fresh air, and the hot air is discharged from the upper rear.
- Single-baked CPU
When the grill was just baked, the temperature soared to 100 ° C, but after about two minutes it stabilized at about 84-86 ° C, and the same was true for the roaster for the next 45 minutes, with a full core frequency of 4.4 GHz and a stable power consumption of 200W.
- Single-baked GPU
Even with the RTX 3080Ti, which has a high TDP power consumption, the Destroyer 500 is not a problem for heat dissipation, and within 15 minutes of the grill, the power consumption is stable by 350W, the temperature reaches 76°C from 30°C, and the average frequency is 1080MHz.
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After continuing the double-baked test for 15 minutes, the power of the CPU is stable at about 154W, the full core frequency is 4.6GHz, and the temperature is stable at 73 °C.
The graphics card consumes 350W, is temperature stable at 73°C, and has a frequency of 1410MHz.
Overall, for the high-end configuration, although the front panel of the Destroyer 500 adopts the layout of the upper closed lower ventilation, the overall vent is more, and it can also form a smooth air duct, and the heat dissipation effect is still very in place.
Even if the total power consumption of this configuration reaches about 500W, the Destroyer 500 can maintain a reasonable level of temperature, and even a graphics card like the RTX 3080Ti can hold it.
Of course, players can install high-performance fans and study how to achieve the best cooling efficiency.
Fifth, summary: 499 yuan first price The most cost-effective chassis
In the author's experience, one of the more intimate details of the Destroyer 500 is that most of the panels can be removed without tools, which is very convenient.
Especially when installing the cold row, you can directly remove the top panel, easily complete the installation, eliminating the embarrassment of "holding" the chassis for replacement accessories, which is really convenient for DIY players who upgrade in the later stage.
In addition, the SGCC steel material used in the chassis has been wrapped in many places, so that DIY players will not have a "blood confession" situation during the installation process.
After the light is lit, the ARGB light bar on the front of the Destroyer 500 chassis is also the finishing touch, and you can use the motherboard's Divine Light Synchronization Software to achieve more flexible light effect control, which echoes the ARGB fan on the front of the chassis, and is full of the technical sense of this chassis.
The most important heat dissipation of the chassis, the Destroyer 500 retains the premise of the family design language, using the upper half closed, the lower half of the ventilation design, but this chassis is not stuffy tank, the ventilation effect is very good.
Even for high-end graphics cards like the RTX 3080Ti, the experience is always at a reasonable temperature.
Destroyer 500 is also very good in compatibility, support mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, ATX, E-ATX four motherboard specifications, CPU heatsink height limit 165mm, graphics card length limit 410mm, power maximum length of 295mm, can meet the installation needs of mainstream platforms on the market, front panel I / O equipped with two USB-A 3.2 Gen1 interface, for users with transmission needs can also meet.
However, unfortunately, the front panel did not add the most popular USB-C interface, hoping that "Cool Mom" will make up for this single in the new products launched later.
As the latest member of the Cool Extreme Destroyer series, the Destroyer 500 has a technological and stylish shape, excellent heat dissipation ability and compatibility, and a rich choice of accessories, and only sells for 499 yuan for the first price, and the cost performance is also quite powerful.