ASUS TUF Gaming GT501 White Edition, weiß, Glasfenster

Aus der ASUS TUF-Serie gibt es mittlerweile selbst PC-Gehäuse - darunter das TUF Gaming GT501. Der Midi-Tower soll durch bis zu 1,5 mm starken Stahl, eine spezielle Beschichtung und besonders belastbaren Tragegriffen robust und haltbar sein. Und natürlich dürfen weder Gaming-Optik noch Gaming-Features fehlen.

Das ASUS TUF GT501 Gaming bietet ausreichend Platz und kommt mit gleich drei RGB Lüfters, die sich über Mainboards mit RGB Header steuern lassen. Das Gehäuse verfügt über ein interessantes Design und dürfte sich aufgrund der Tragegriffe gerade für LAN-Gänger wunderbar eignen. Bei den Kabeldurchführungen würden wir uns auch diesen Schutz aus Gummi wünschen. Denn es sieht am Ende einfach besser aus.

So what do we think about the TUF Gaming GT501? The long and short of it is that we think it is a solid case. Aesthetically, it's design will be hit and miss depending on your own personal preferences, but if you have read this far, we're going to assume that you like the look of this design. With four pre-installed fans, the TUF Gaming GT501 features more out of the box airflow than most PC cases, which means that users of this chassis won't need to buy and install additional fans to achieve adequate airflow. That said, you do have the option to install more fans if you want to. Cooling-wise, the only real criticism that we have for this case is that it's fans are connected to a Molex connector out of the box, which implies that ASUS wants users to use this case with maxed out fan speeds at all times. The problem here is that this case's included fans are loud when running at 100%, and we think this case runs at its best with lower fan RPMs, as they give us a much quieter experience with little to no impact on our thermal test results. The TUF Gaming GT501's fans did not scale when to higher RPMs, suggesting that the case's front panel design is limiting airflow somewhat. That said, this case did not deliver bad thermal results, just results that may have been sub-optimal. Beyond that, changing the front panel design would dramatically change the look of this chassis. As always, there is an argument to be had as to whether cases should be designed to look nice, or to deliver optimal thermal performance for your hardware. Water cooling enthusiasts should love the GT501, as it supports thick radiators, has space for a large reservoir, and would look great with a vertically mounted liquid cooled graphics card. Need a 60mm thick radiator at the top of this case? Yes, you can do that. And another 360mm radiator at the front? Yes, you can do that too. That's plenty of cooling for a overclocked CPU and graphics card, even if the RTX 40 series decides to pull more watts.