Aerocool Bx-500 Case Review

The Front and Top Panels

No door is present on the front panel, and the Bx-500 comes with five 5.25” bays, all using meshed covers with air filters. The top bay comes with a 5.25”-to-3.5” adapter.

Figure 5: Front panel

At the bottom part of the front panel the Bx-500 has a 120 mm fan with an air filter (Aerocool A1225L12, 1,500 rpm, 58.35 cfm, 26.67 dBA, glowing orange when turned on). This fan uses a three-pin connector, so you can install it directly on your motherboard, on the “fan power central,” or directly on your power supply, using an adapter.

Figure 6: Front fan

The top panel of the Bx-500 can be seen in Figure 7. It features two 140 mm fans identical to the ones available on the left panel.

Figure 7: Top panel

The Bx-500 comes with four USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire port, and the audio jacks on its top panel. A small compartment with a rubber mat to hold small components (e.g., your MP3 player while it is connected to one of the USB ports of the top panel) is also available.

Figure 8: Buttons and connectors