Thermaltake sent me a stack of PC components for a Featured Build, including the Ceres 500 TG ARGB Snow that Thermaltake launched at CES 2023. Take a second look at KitGuru's Thermaltake coverage from CES and you are sure to spot a number of the products that feature in our Ceres 500 PC build, so let's get cracking!
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Features:
- Plenty of perforated cutouts: More than 60% of its panels are perforated.
- Preinstalled four new CT140 140mm ARGB PWM Fan, three at front and one at rear (The CT140 ARGB fan is the best performing case fan among all the case fans of Thermaltake's collection so far)
- Supports up to 360mm radiators at the top and in the front, or a 420mm in the front.
- Stylish Case Design with metal panel accents at the front of the case.
- Hinged 3mm Tempered Glass Side Panel.
- Supports an upgraded LCD panel kit (sold separately). Allows users to monitor frequency and real time temperature, and upload any images or GIFs.
- A GPU holder is included to give extra support to your graphics card.
- Patented rotational PCIe slots gives users the option to display graphics card either horizontally or vertically.
- Featured riser cable bracket allows both 90 degree or 180 degree riser cable installation.
- Maximum support of up to 5x 3.5-inch or 8x 2.5-inch.
- Supports up to a 12-inch x 13-inch E-ATX motherboard.
Specification of our Featured PC:
- Processor: Intel Core i9-13900K
- CPU Cooler: Thermaltake TH420 ARGB Snow Edition
- Motherboard: MSI MPG Z790 Carbon WiFi
- Memory: 32GB Thermaltake ToughRAM XG RGB D5 6000MT/sec
- SSD: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 M.2 NVMe
- Graphics card: Gigabyte RTX 4080 Gaming OC
- Case: Thermaltake Ceres 500 TG ARGB Snow
- Power supply: Thermaltake ToughPower GF3 1200W Gold
- OS: Windows 11
The Ceres 500 features four 140mm CT140 fans with ARGB lighting, while the combination of heavily perforated panels and Tempered Glass means you get the full impact of the ARGB lighting.
With the case stripped down you can see the CT140 fans do not require a control hub for the PWM or ARGB and as a result the lines are very clean and simple. At the front there is a metal accent plate that contrasts with the Snow White of the main case, in a similar manner to the cable grommets and PCIe blanking plates.
Here we have some detail images of the GPU support bracket that is helping out with our mighty Gigabyte RTX 4080 Gaming OC. We also show the optional LCD panel that can display a photo of your choice or data such as CPU temperature.
The Thermaltake Ceres 500 TG ARGB is available for £159.95 from Overclockers UK HERE.
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KitGuru says: Thermaltake's Ceres 500 is Bling-tastic and a strong candidate for lovers of ARGB lighting.