SHARKOON TK5m RGB Review – Compact budget case for ATX motherboards

1 - Introduction and unboxing 2 - Technical data and features 3 - Installation 4 - Temperatures 5 - Summary and conclusion

Technical data

As usual, I’ll summarize the technical data in a table.

Features

cool on top
The TK5M RGB already has a decent cooling performance at the factory: Three 120-millimeter fans are installed on the front and one on the back. If you want to optimize the cooling result even further, you can install two more 120-millimeter fans or two 140-millimeter fans on the top. The dust filter on the front is magnetic, the bezel is plugged in. Both parts can therefore be easily removed and reattached.

For presentation
The side panel of the TK5M RGB made of tempered glass allows for an optimal presentation of the installed hardware, the power supply unit is meanwhile stored in the power supply tunnel to save space. For a tidy impression at all times, all cables can be routed out of sight by means of cable passages.F2

Plenty of space, despite compact size
Despite its compact size, powerful components can also be installed in the TK5M RGB: graphics cards can be up to 31 centimeters long, CPU coolers up to 15.7 centimeters high and power supplies up to 17.5 centimeters long.

Fast connection
On the I/O panel, the TK5M RGB has two USB 3.0 sockets as well as a Type-C socket with the USB 3.2 Gen 2 specification. With a speed of up to 10 gigabits per second, fast data transfer is always possible on the Type-C port

Storage space is taken care of
Besides enough space for components, there is also some room for accommodating drives: A 2.5-inch drive can be accommodated in a hard drive cage, and another can be attached to it. Alternatively, two 3.5-inch HDDs can be installed in and on the hard drive cage. There is still room for two 2.5-inch drives behind the motherboard tray and a 2.5-inch drive can also be mounted on the power distribution tunnel.

Finally, the user manual for the curious: