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Ceres 500 TG ARGB Mid Tower Chassis

Ceres 500 TG ARGB Mid Tower Chassis

SKU:CA-1X5-00M1WN-00

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Designed with excellent cooling performance, the Ceres 500 TG ARGB Mid Tower Chassis comes with four CT140 ARGB Sync PC Cooling Fans pre-installed, and more than 60% of its panels are perforated to guarantee maximum airflow. Moreover, it supports up to a 420mm radiator at the front, or dual 360mm radiators at the front and on the top.
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Ceres 500 TG ARGB Mid Tower Chassis
B o r n t o b e C o o l.

Brand-new Thermaltake Chassis Collection – Ceres Series
Introducing a brand-new Thermaltake chassis series, the Ceres series. Designed with excellent cooling performance, the Ceres 500 TG ARGB Mid Tower Chassis comes with four CT140 ARGB Sync PC Cooling Fans pre-installed, and more than 60% of its panels are perforated to guarantee maximum airflow. What’s more, all the latest components can be placed into the chassis easily, for example, it supports up to a 420mm radiator at the front, and it features a GPU holder to give extra support. To maximize visual effects, users can choose to upgrade it with our optimal LCD panel kit to create an unique build.
 
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Born to be Cool
More than 60% of its panels are perforated

With plenty of perforated cutouts, the Ceres 500 TG ARGB is designed with excellent cooling performance.

Supports up to a 420mm Radiator at the front

Our Ceres 500 features ultimate cooling support, besides the four pre-installed CT140 ARGB Sync PC Cooling Fans, the Ceres 500 can also house dual 360mm AIO radiators at the top and at the font. Or, even up to a 420mm AIO radiator can be fitted at the front, giving users plenty opportunities to cool their system with the advanced cooling components.

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Brand-New Case Fans!
Four CT140 ARGB Sync PC Cooling Fans Pre-installed

Ceres 500 TG ARGB features four 140mm ARGB PWM Fans, three at the front and one at the rear. The CT140 ARGB Sync PC Cooling Fan is the best-performing case fan among all the case fans in Thermaltake’s collection so far. The LED lighting effects can be manipulated with motherboard supported software. Users can create an amazing RGB lighting show while enjoying the utmost cooling performance at the same time.

Unify Your Fans With Your Build!

Thermaltake launches brand-new CT series fans, allowing users to choose from black or white, RGB or non-RGB, to match whatever color scheme you have.

Metal Frame at the front of the case

Unique case body is complimented with some metal elements, unlike most of the cases are made of plastic only. The texture of the case pushes its appearance to another level.

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Visually pleasing, totally interactive

Maximize your Ceres 500’s visual effects by upgrading it with our optimal LCD Panel Kit.

The 3.9” LCD Display allows you to monitor real-time information and upload any images or GIFs to add extra flair using the TT RGB Plus 2.0 software. It also allows you to interact with the cooling components that feature the same LCD displays. The latest version includes weather mode and time mode for users to expand the usage of our LCD displays.

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Hinged 3mm Tempered Glass Side Panel

The 3mm hinged tempered glass panel on the left side offers stunning views and also, the hinged design brings convenience when it comes to removing the side panel.

Display It Your Way

Rotational PCI-E slots give you the option to display your graphics card either horizontally or vertically, creating plenty of flexible space for your system. If you choose to install your graphics card vertically, there is an extra riser cable bracket allows both 90 degree or 180 degree riser cable installation. On the other hand, an attached GPU holder gives support to graphics card for the horizontal installation, users won’t need to worry about the sag caused by heavy graphics cards.

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Air Intake and Exhaust

The cooling performance of the Ceres 500 TG ARGB is remarkable thanks to four CT140 ARGB Sync PC Cooling Fans pre-installed.
Besides, more than 60% of its panels are perforated, providing massive airflow through its perforated cutouts.

We’ve tested everything, so you don’t have to

At Thermaltake, we always stress test our products under harsh conditions to ensure product quality.
The Ceres 500 TG ARGB products were tested at 100% full load for 30 minutes, with the most high-end CPU, GPU,
and motherboard at the time of test, while paring with a consumer-style setup, allowing us to test how the chassis performs under real-world situations.

Component Model
Motherboard ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO
CPU Intel® Core™ i9-13900K Processor (TDP 253W)
GPU ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX® 4090 OC 24GB GDDR6X
RAM TOUGHRAM RGB DDR5 64G (16G x 4)
SSD Seagate SSD 120G
PSU Toughpower GF3 1200W - TT Premium Edition
CPU Cooler TH420 ARGB Sync Snow Edition AIO Liquid Cooler
Fans AIO: CT140 ARGB PWM Fan x 3
Chassis: CT140 ARGB PWM Fan x 3 (Top x 2 , Rear x 1)
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Massive Airflow & Incredible Performance

Thermal images were taken during thermal testing. Thanks to its perforated cutouts design and four CT140 ARGB Sync PC Cooling Fans pre-installed, we were able to ensure that the Ceres 500 TG ARGB comes with massive airflow, which guarantees an amazing cooling performance that the interior temperature stays low and stable while using the most upscale components.

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Full Load

Perfect Dust Protection

There are fine removable filters at the top, front, bottom, left and right side of the chassis to provide excellent protection against dirt, and they are easily removable for cleaning.

Excellent Hardware Support & Cooling Solutions
Ceres 500 TG ARGB has excellent expandability, allowing you to build the most high-end system you can dream of. It can support up to an E-ATX (12”x13”) motherboard, a CPU cooler with a maximum height of 185mm, VGA clearance up to 425mm in length without a radiator, a power supply with a length of up to 220mm, and up to eight 2.5” SSD or five 3.5” HDD. Optimized for excellent cooling capabilities, the Ceres 500 TG ARGB can house up to three 140mm/120mm front fans, up to three 140mm/120mm fans on top, and a radiator of up to 360mm at the front and top, or a even 420mm at the front to allow users to build their desired high-end system.
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Handy I/O Ports

Two USB 3.0, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C and HD Audio ports are placed on the side of the front panel to grant direct access when needed.

Radiator Support List

Radiator Support List
  120mm 240mm 360mm 140mm 280mm 420mm
Front
Top -
Rear - - - - -

Fan Support List

Fan Support List
  120mm 140mm 200mm
Front 3 3 -
Top 3 3 -
Rear 1 1 -

Sync with Motherboard RGB Software

Designed to synchronize with ASUS Aura Sync, GIGABYTE RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light Sync, and ASRock Polychrome. It supports motherboards with a 5V addressable RGB header, allowing you to control the lights directly from the software mentioned above without installing any extra lighting software or controllers. For more details, please visit ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI, and ASRock official websites.

Category Caution
Chassis, ARGB Fan, ARGB AIO
  • The motherboard signal connector only supports a 5V header.
  • Make sure your motherboard software is the latest version.
RGB Memory, VGA Waterblock, Distro Plate
  • This product can only be used with either the TT RGB PLUS software or the dedicated Motherboard software. By having more than two applications open may cause conflicts
  • The motherboard signal connector only supports a 5V header.
  • Make sure your motherboard software is the latest version.