PC Airflow Just Peaked... | Cooler Master HAF II 500 Gaming PC Build + V8 ACE @Mr_Matt

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

#pcbuild #pcgaming #asuspcdiy - How much airflow? Yes. The HAF Series from Cooler Master is back, and my goodness... The HAF II 500 does not disappoint in the cooling department..

𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬!

00:00 - HAF Series Intro
00:58 - HAF II 500 Overview
03:37 - Motherboard Assembly
05:38 - HAF II 500 Assembly
07:23 - Cable Management
08:03 - GPU Installation
09:00 - Noise Level Testing
09:22 - Airflow Visualization
09:47 - Cinematics & Desk Setup
11:22 - Final Thoughts
12:58 - Bloopers & Outtakes

Cooler Master are finally back with the HAF series! Boasting two massive 220mm front intake fans, the new HAF II 500 is up there with one of the best airflow focussed PC cases currently available.

With great cooling comes great size. This has always been the theme with HAF series cases, but this time including a 180mm rear exhaust fan as standard totally justified the chonk. With that being said, it doesn't matter if you're building with an air cooler, or liquid AIO, this case can take most coolers with plenty of additional space for larger GPU's too.

Speaking of air coolers, we featured the new V8 ACE 3DHP from Cooler Master as part of this build and we're very impressed with its overall performance and style. It does feel a little undersized in the titan HAF II 500, but it performed perfectly whilst allowing plenty of airflow around it to the motherboard VRM's etc.

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭:

𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝:
(𝐔𝐒𝐀 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐧)

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𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝:
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𝐀𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐈 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬.

Cooler Master continue to push innovation within their products and the HAF II 500 case doesn't disappoint. Combined with their new Mighty40 fans, there's a huge amount of performance to unlock for those seeking the best cooling whilst accompanying some of the largest hardware currently available.

What's your thoughts on the new HAF II 500 chassis? Let's chat in the comments!

Special thanks to @coolermasteronline for supporting this project!

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