Asus tuf gaming gt501 review in Spanish (full analysis)

Asus TUF Gaming GT501 is with us. It is time for you to see the new creation of Asus in terms of chassis. And this one is quite original and different, built in galvanized steel with a layer of anti-scratch paint and tempered glass, it is a medium tower box with a removable PSU cover and three 120mm RGB AURA fans pre-installed next to another rear. Great space and good ergonomics with the two upper handles with which we can transport the tower.

Let's start our review not without first thanking Asus for their trust in us by lending us this chassis for analysis.

Asus TUF Gaming GT501 technical characteristics

Unboxing

Asus TUF Gaming GT501 is a medium tower chassis, although with quite large measures, and it is that more and more manufacturers are building large towers to be able to house custom cooling systems, and large hardware capacity.

In this case we have a tower stored in a large neutral cardboard box with a huge sketch of the chassis on the main face together with its brand and model. Right on the back and side the manufacturer has included information about its technical data in quite detailed form.

What we have to do is open the box, to find a chassis that this time is not covered by a plastic bag, although it is protected on both sides by expanded polystyrene corks. The product will be very easy to remove, since we can help ourselves with the handles that are pre-installed in the upper area.

Inside the tower itself we have the corresponding accessories, stored in sealed bags and in a cardboard box. Likewise, the purchase bundle has the following accessories:

• Asus TUF Gaming GT501 Case User manual and warranty card Stickers and clips Screw bags and adapter for the board power panel Manual control knob for lighting the fans with SATA power

Exterior design

We all know that the Asus TUF Gaming series is characterized by its resistance and by the use of forceful materials to provide the user with the best value for money. Without a doubt, it is a series with a lot of personality and this is also reflected in this Asus TUF Gaming GT501 box. It is a chassis built mostly by 1.5 mm thick galvanized steel both inside and outside sheets, and tempered glass on one of the sides in the form of a window.

We only found plastic in the removable cover of the PSU and some specific elements in the chassis, such as filters or I / O panel. We highlight the original paint used throughout the exterior, dark gray with black splashes in the industrial style that also has anti-scratch protection.

The measures of this tower are 545 mm deep, 251 mm wide and 552 mm high. We then see a half tower size bordering on the full tower thanks to a fairly large width and that will give us a large interior space. The weight of this empty tower will be 10.5 kg, although it can be moved quite easily thanks to those two large handles that we have in the upper area.

And we are precisely going to start at the top of the Asus TUF Gaming GT501, because there is a lot to see. And above all else, these two woven cotton handles are capable of supporting up to 30 kg. These handles are secured thanks to two rather large and thick plastic grips and in turn fixed to themselves by means of a velcro strap. In the grip area, they are protected by a rubber that gives greater resistance and comfort.

These handles can be removed whenever we want by simply opening the velcro. They are quite secure and the fastening system is especially tedious when we want to put them back in place. But of course, not everything comes down to the handles, we also have a large magnetic dust filter that protects the entire upper part where we can install radiators up to 360 mm.

And we do not forget the ports and controls panel, which is located between the front and the top in a separate section that will allow us to uninstall the front without interfering with this panel. And the truth is that we do not have too many ports or buttons:

• 2x USB 3.1 Gen12x 3.5mm Jack for audio and microphone Power button

Nothing more, we do not have a pair of USB 2.0 ports or in its case, a USB Type-C that both manufacturers usually put in their latest chassis. We have no choice but to consider it poor. What's more, the chassis incorporates an RGB control knob, which would also have been a good idea to install on this panel.

We continue with the front of the Asus TUF Gaming GT501, which we have the great news that it is built in metal and is completely removable. It has perforated grills on both sides to allow the passage of air into the interior and also to see the lighting of the fans, although obviously not too intense.

In fact, this area has quite angular finishes, very little seen and above all giving a lot of personality to this TUF series. However, there are no fans between the cover and the chassis, so they must be installed on the inside.

And, in fact, we have no less than three of them of 120 mm with RGB LED lighting compatible with Asus AURA Sync on boards or through the command that includes the bundle and that we can connect to all of them to change the lighting effects. After disassembling the front, we can see the fine-grained dust filter pre-installed by means of a very comfortable magnetic clamp.

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On the left side panel of the Asus TUF Gaming GT501 a large tempered glass has been installed that occupies practically the entire side of the case. In this case, it is a 4mm thick panel that has no darkening, so all the internal hardware will be perfectly visible.

The fastening mode of this panel is quite peculiar but very successful in my opinion. We will have to support it on a rail at the bottom of the chassis and fix it with two screws to the top, just to the side. All the outer frame that holds the glass is metal, and a great detail is that when removing the screws it will be attached to the bottom so that it does not fall by accident.

The right side panel is practically the same as the previous one, although in this case it is an opaque sheet steel and painted black. At least the fastening system is the same, although it does not have a security support in the interior area.

This sheet has a space for the management of wiring of about 3 cm, a lot of space and also with a trunk fastening system using velcro strips. We will see it in more detail later.

At the rear we can see almost completely clearly the width of this chassis, and the space for cable management, which is just to the left of the entire management system. Starting at the bottom, there is the opening for the PSU, which will have to be inserted from the inside, and just above it there are 7 expansion slots along with two other vertical GPU slots.

And finally we will find the hole for the fan, where there is a pre-installed 140 mm one, this one without lighting, and which is responsible for expelling the air to the outside.

If you have noticed, this Asus TUF Gaming GT501 chassis presents a rake in the purest F1 style, but inverted. Basically it is about having an inclination or height differential between the two axes, in this case legs. Specifically, this tower has much higher front legs than the rear ones, although for sure, we do not know what the purpose is in addition to the mere aesthetic effect.

The case is that we find four parts in the lower area protected with anti-vibration rubber, and a hole for air entry into the PSU protected with a high-quality plastic particle filter.

If you have looked at the part closest to the front, you will have noticed that there is an area with enough dies. What is it for? Well it is indeed for the installation of tanks and pumps of custom liquid cooling systems. A great detail of Asus without a doubt.

Installation and assembly

The next step will be to know the entire interior of this chassis, as well as its possibilities in terms of hardware and technical details that we consider important. The equipment that we have mounted inside it could well be a mid-high range for gaming with the following components:

• AMD Ryzen 2700X with Stock Heatsink Asus X470 Crosshair VII Hero GPU Asus ROG Strix GTX 1660 Ti 16GB DDR4 G.SkillPSU Corsair AX860i

We have taken advantage of the test components to assemble a PC with enough Asus hardware that will team up with this beautiful Asus TUF Gaming GT501 chassis.

The first thing that will catch your attention is not seeing the PSU cover on the back to make this and all the cables invisible. But this has an explanation, and that is that this cover is perfectly removable. It may seem silly, but this is very useful if we intend to install custom cooling systems and fix the tank to the bottom of the chassis.

Before placing this compartment made of hard plastic, note that there are a couple of metal bays on the right, where we can install hard drives. We can also uninstall them if we think it necessary and they hinder us, gained space for PSU or cables. Incidentally, the space available for power supply is 240 mm with the bays on.

Finally we have placed the cover, we all remain calm hiding part of the chassis in a practically closed compartment to the whole that brings more elegance and better aesthetics to the interior set. In it we have interesting details such as rubber protection in part of the numerous holes for passing cables, large hole to install heatsinks on the board and another area for hard drives.

In fact, the support for motherboards is in Mini ITX, Micro ATX, ATX and E-ATX formats, losing, in the latter case, part of the gummed side holes. Similarly, we are allowed to install graphics cards up to 420mm long and heatsinks up to 180mm high. So the largest components on the market will enter.

Storage capacity

Given the general characteristics, let's see more details where we can install the hard drives in this Asus TUF Gaming GT501 tower. We will distinguish between 2.5 and 3.5 inch discs as always.

Well, let's start with the main area, since in the space between the front and the plate Asus has installed three removable plates that will allow the installation of three 2.5-inch HDD or SSD storage units. In fact, a good detail is that each of them has its own hole for the passage of the power and data cables to the rear.

The following areas are located at the back, and consists, first of all, of a removable metal rack with capacity for two 2.5 or 3.5-inch units, and secondly, two other removable bays glued to the plate of the motherboard They also support both types of units. It is interesting to see that, in the cable management space itself, 3.5 ”units fit on the side.

So in total we will be able to install 7 storage units, of which three of them only accept 2.5 ”units and the other four support both formats. It is not bad, and also do not interfere with the installation of other hardware due to its good situation. Of course, if we have a liquid tank, we will have to remove the interior bays.

Cooling capacity

In this section we will talk about the cooling capacity of Asus TUF Gaming GT501, a chassis that is at the height of the best in this aspect and also very complete from the factory in terms of fans.

To begin, let's see what options we have in terms of fans:

• Front: 3x 120mm / 2x 140mm Rear: 1x 120mm / 1x 140mm Top: 3x 120mm / 2x 140mm

A capacity that does not surprise us with these measures that exceed 500 mm, since three fans in a row occupy about 360 mm. In fact, we have three 120mm 1200 RPM front fans and one 140mm rear fan pre-installed.

On the product page you can see the photos with the rear fan provided with lighting, but in the retail version this fan does not have lighting, keep that in mind. Another aspect to consider is that we do not have capacity for three 140mm fans, not due to lack of space, because there is, but due to the manufacturer's decision.

Now let's also get to know the liquid cooling capacity:

• Front: 120, 140, 240, 280, 360 mm Upper: 120, 140, 240, 280, 360 mm Rear: 120, 140 mm

As with the previous case, the largest radiators that we can fit correspond to a 120mm triple fan configuration. Let's notice that in the images we have enough space for AIO Radiator fluids + fans both at the top and at the front.

There is a hole in the cover of the power supply that will allow us to install this type of AIO, although keep in mind that you must first install said cover and then the radiator for reasons of available space. Similarly, at the top there is room for AIO, although we will not be able to do push and pull with a double fan unless we remove the top, which, although possible, is not as easy as the front.

RGB lighting

Given that in this Asus TUF Gaming GT501 we have lighting elements, it is worth explaining briefly what it is and how we can get the most out of it.

Well, we have this lighting not on the chassis, but on the three front fans. From them, two cables come out, one that will be to connect them to the voltage and another that is the RGB header of four RGB pins of the system. All these headers can be interconnected thanks to the male-female system of each one.

In turn, we will connect the last available header to the remote that is included in the purchase bundle, and finally this to power via a SATA connector. In this way, we will have a control with three buttons that will allow us to change the animations and color of these three fans.

We can also connect this header to an Asus motherboard like the one in our assembly, which has three or four useful pins. Let's remember that on the boards we will usually have two variants, one with three useful pins and others with 4, the first addressable, the second RGB. In any case, the system is compatible with Asus AURA Sync, so we can synchronize our entire lighting system with compatible devices.

We would have liked that precisely this control knob had been integrated in the I / O panel or in an external place to be able to access it more easily. Also keep in mind that it is only used for lighting control, for power purposes we can interconnect them all and then connect the last header to the motherboard for the PWM control of the set.

Installation and assembly

To finish this review of Asus TUF Gaming GT501, let's see how we have carried out this assembly.

And as always, we recommend starting with the installation of the power supply. More than recommendation, in this case it is an obligation, for the simple fact of having to remove and put the cover before installing the motherboard. We are very pleased that Asus does not give this possibility, because it greatly facilitates the installation of the source and the distribution of cables.

So we put it, we pass the necessary cables to the rear to mourn them to their positions of use, resulting in something similar to what you see in the photos. After this, what I recommend doing, is to put the hard drives in their positions, since the one on the bottom was also covered with the cover, so make sure you have already installed the hard drives before.

Finally distribute the fan cables once they are connected to each other to have the RGB header and the power header for the board accessible. I have chosen to leave the RGB controller visible and on the PSU cover taking advantage of the two openings that are in it. Also note that there is a front area that we can remove. The next step is simple, place the motherboard and connect all the cables to the components.

In the back we have more than enough space to store cables, with 3 cm thick we can fit practically whatever we want, in addition to two mechanical hard drives on the side. A good detail is to have several velcro strips pre-installed in the central area to fix all the cables and have them securely attached. It is not an advanced system, but it is useful and necessary.

The assembly lasted no more than 20 minutes, simple, very clean and with very ample space to work comfortably. Notice how much space we have left in the front and on the top to mount radiators.

If we must consider something, it is that we cannot install a tank on top of the PSU cover, in case we want to leave that element completely in sight, we would have to completely remove the cover, thus showing all the source and cables, thus losing aesthetics. Although of course, we can not count on all the options in a single chassis due to obvious limitations.

Final score

We leave you with some images of the assembly of Asus TUF Gaming GT501 already completed.

Final words and conclusion about Asus TUF Gaming GT501

We have reached the end of this review to Asus TUF Gaming GT501 with a fairly clear idea of ​​what it offers us. A chassis that can be placed in a medium-high range in terms of build quality with the guarantee of a brand like Asus behind. It makes it clear that it is a TUF product due to the extended use of metal on a large chassis and with a military gaming aesthetic.

We have the ability to install any type of hardware, E-ATX boards, 360mm radiators, tanks, and a removable PSU cover that greatly facilitates the installation process. With a total of three pre-installed 120mm RGB fans and a rear 140mm fan, a regular user will have everything they need to unpack, install, and use - without buying anything extra.

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The spaces to install hard drives are very well located and we can practically discard the two lower bays if we need the space for cooling. With a total of 7 spaces for 2.5 ”/ 3.5” units we will have a good games room. And how can we forget the two handles, very useful for moving the tower easily and that we have not seen in any other model until now.

Something that we consider insufficient today is having only 2 USB ports in the I / O panel, since there is a great demand for ports for RGB devices. Another good idea would have been to incorporate the RGB knob into the panel itself, instead of keeping it inside the chassis. When it comes to cabling management, we have plenty of interior space available, though not an advanced routing system.

Finally, this Asus TUF Gaming GT501 can be found on the market for a price of approximately 149.90 euros. It is not an expensive chassis if we consider what it offers us, a traditional mounting system with great ergonomics and capacity and metallic TUF finishes, so we recommend it.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ TUF DESIGN WITH HIGH QUALITY METAL AND GLASS	- VERY LIMITED I / O PANEL
+ OVERALL SIZE HARDWARE CAPACITY	- A LITTLE BASIC CONTROL FOR RGB LIGHTING
+ 4 FANS INCLUDED, 3 WITH ADDRESSABLE RGB
+ DETACHABLE PSU COVER
+ HANDLES TO TRANSPORT IT

The Professional Review team awards you the gold medal and recommended product:

Asus TUF Gaming GT501

DESIGN - 86%

MATERIALS - 91%

WIRING MANAGEMENT - 85%

PRICE - 89%

88%