Cooler Master TD500 Mesh and additional fans’ compatibility

[drewma007]

Even thou the spec for the case says it supports up to 3 x top fans and 1 x rear fan, there appears to be an error warning about incompatibility when the number of additional case fans >3 (it says the case only supports up to 3 additional fans).

I am just wondering if it is just an error with the system or if it is intentional.

 

[AgentCooper]

Don’t forget that if you’re choosing a liquid cooler, those fans count towards the total. If you paste your full spec over we can check for you 👍

 

[drewma007]

Don’t forget that if you’re choosing a liquid cooler, those fans count towards the total. If you paste your full spec over we can check for you 👍

I didn’t add any liquid cooling.
It’s just the PCS FrostFlow 100 V2 Series High Performance CPU Cooler (AMD) I’ve chosen.

It does specifically say the case only supports up to additional 3 case fans which contradicts the specification.

Unfortunately the link for posting the specs doesn't work since I’ve made changes with the case and this one is currently out of stock, so I can’t get a working link for this specific config.

Edit : when I tried with liquid cooling, it showed this instead.

 

[drewma007]

Spec:

Case	COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard	ASUS® PRIME B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)	16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card	6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 - HDMI, DP - VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive	2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive	900GB ENMOTUS FUZEDRIVE M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3470MB/R, 2000MB/W, 24GB SLC for endurance)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply	CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable	1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling	PCS FrostFlow 100 V2 Series High Performance CPU Cooler (AMD)
Thermal Paste	ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans	3x Corsair LL120 RGB LED Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card	ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card	10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card	WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options	MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System	NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language	United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media	NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software	FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus	NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser	Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Monitor	ASUS TUF GAMING VG249Q1R 24" IPS
Monitor Cables	1 x 2m DisplayPort Cable - DP (M) to DP (M)
Warranty	3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery	SUNDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 2PM)

 

[jamiephillips909]

I cant wrap my head around it it says 3 fans included so your missing a rear fan and 3 fans top totaling 4 so 4 fans it should be very confused I cant imagine the cpu fan clearance would impede the fan above it I havent built a pc in years so would not know of a issue with number of fan connectors ?

 

[Durakus]

Hey there, I don't know if the Frostflow is a 2 fan radiator or a 1 fan. But I can only assume, looking at the case. that It may be a 2 fan.

So if it is, you can only fit the 3 additional Fans you have chosen on the TOP airflow bracket, resulting in the rear 1-fan space being too Small to Fit the frostflow.

Additionally, I think this is a Mid sized case so the case may be physically too small to Fit the Frostflow even if it is 1 single fan radiator As a fan on the top will physically collide with the Fan directly below it.

There could be space if the Piping for the frost-flow is hung from BELOW the radiator (as some Tech enthusiasts suggest) But it may result in the Pipes resting heavily on your GPU/PCI-E cards.

Perhaps remove the additional fans entirely and buy them separately or try changing your tower to see if there are any Alerts.