Corsair 500D RGB or Phanteks P500A (Help me decide which one).

rolypolyman said:
Just ordered P500A and 3 extra fans after reading and watching several reviews, price was right and triple pack of fans (on here, :eek:) was best price I could find. Was gonna go full size but this is plenty big enough. Hope it is in stock by 7/1/21 as indicated.
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What color did you go for? Just so you know I think this is the 2nd or 3rd date they had listed there for the p500a due date.

Not sure if they got them in and just still fulfilling people's orders or not got them in.
 
Disco_P said:
I think you made the right decision with the Phanteks P500A. The corsair is from the days when cases were designed around making fans pretty rather than functional.
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Just so you know thats another poster that posted about him buying the p500a ... wasnt me :) ...
 
djxput said:
What color did you go for? Just so you know I think this is the 2nd or 3rd date they had listed there for the p500a due date.

Not sure if they got them in and just still fulfilling people's orders or not got them in.
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The satin black and also ordered some 'cablemod' red cables and the triple pack Phanteks 140mm RBG 9 blade fans. Hope the case comes or I will have to cancel, maybe have a look for a fallback, the Corsair 500D is too much money.

This may be a good backup, price is very good!

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lian-li-lancool-ii-argb-midi-tower-case-black-ca-77t-ll.html#comments
 
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rolypolyman said:
The satin black and also ordered some 'cablemod' red cables and the triple pack Phanteks 140mm RBG 9 blade fans. Hope the case comes or I will have to cancel, maybe have a look for a fallback, the Corsair 500D is too much money.

This may be a good backup, price is very good!

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lian-li-lancool-ii-argb-midi-tower-case-black-ca-77t-ll.html#comments
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I have been checking out the phanteks p600s ... Mentioned by someone else here and saw some reviews before but rewatched a few (all :) ... I actually like the case better aesthetically then the p500a but ... it doesnt come with rgb fans and I noticed that it doesnt have a dust filter uptop (only a nylon hole one) and it doesnt have that psu shroud lighting - but otherwise I like it much better then the p500a ... why? ... could seal the case up top and front if you want, has some sound dempening material to it, comes with 4 hd cages if you need it, also the front IO panel looks better then the top p500a's one, and for me the top of the case looks much better then the p500a's just a dust filter on top.

anyways this is my take on the phanteks ... I do agree the corsair is a bit too much I actually saw the corsair for 190 on thanksgiving but then the price quickly shot up to the given price now. 190 was a nice price, and this is part of the reason I havnt bought a case yet because the corsair is sitting at 250~ ... But you got to remember you get the ll120s and the commander pro with it. IMO 190 is a good price but thats if you want that case.

The land cool 2 mesh came out about the same time as the p500a you listed a different lan cool 2 - many people liked the lan cool 2 mesh and perhaps rated it slightly higher then the p500a; the air flow is pretty much tied with the p500a even thou 120mm fans because of its setup. For me I didnt exactly like the looks of the lan cool 2 mesh but check that one out lots of good reviews on the case in general and the air flow. But do note it doesnt come with a usb c up top and needs to be bought (accessory).
 
Thanks for your input its much appreciated, if the P500a is not in stock come the 7/1/21 then I will cancel the order and get the Lian Li, which i think is excellent value for what you get. The lack of usb c doesn't bother me. Have a good new year, it can only get better.
 
Still no case yet ... Here are some more thoughts.

I currently have a MSI 240r aio that would go well with a 'smallish' black case.
If I would go with a bigger case I like the idea of the new phanteks aoi the 280 that is; about 130 pounds so I would need to sell by current and buy this one lets say 50 more pounds.
These are the cases I am considering:

Corsair 500d rgb - 190 (thanksgiving price)/250(currrent) case price and more led fans 70 = total 260 or 310~
Corsair 4000d airflow - 80(current price) and 6 LL fans = 130 so thats = total 210
Phanteks p500a - 120(if it comes in stock) and - new aoi 50 and 3 140 led fans 50pounds = total 220
Phanteks p600s - 125(if it comes in stock or pay a 25 pound premium from a higher priced seller) and 6 led fans 100 pounds and 50 for aoi = total 275

Even thou the corsair 4000d is quite plain; seems simple yet effective in its looks and build. And its in stock. I dont know if I will be able to get the corsair 500d se for 190 like I saw it on thanksgiving; at 250 - thats a bit pricey considering I want 6 decent rgb fans. I actually like the looks of the p600s better then the p500a but then I would need 6rgb fans to pair with it but I can work up to that.
Both the phanteks are big cases - good and bad; easy to build in but once its built it has a bigger foot-print; and I decided the small decrease in temps between a phanteks case and the corsair wont make that much of a difference considering I will have 6 fans in it 3 front 2 aio and 1 rear.

anyways thats where I am at - have all my other parts of my build (except I wanted a 3060ti but it can wait).

actually going to make one note - I saw some case fans called lyra gelid 140mm ones but you have to order from taiwan and it costs a lot to get it shipped but they still look interesting. Total cost for 6 would be about 125pounds door to door. But it doesnt come with a controller.
 
I see the price of the 500a has gone up by £10 and that's before we know if it will be in stock tomorrow. My back-up case has also gone up in price but i hadn't ordered it unfortunately, not gone up as much. Great isn't it, covid's got a grip again, almost a year of this crap but the computer retailers are coining it in as it appears prices going up all over the place. Anybody notice the xmas/new year sales were rubbish this year. Ignore, I'm grumpy.
 
rolypolyman said:
I see the price of the 500a has gone up by £10 and that's before we know if it will be in stock tomorrow. My back-up case has also gone up in price but i hadn't ordered it unfortunately, not gone up as much. Great isn't it, covid's got a grip again, almost a year of this crap but the computer retailers are coining it in as it appears prices going up all over the place. Anybody notice the xmas/new year sales were rubbish this year. Ignore, I'm grumpy.
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ya I saw the p500a is supposed to be due in tomorrow ... my birthday also ;) but Im slightly leaning away from that case now; my problem is Ive seen too many videos of all the cases and I got case overload now.
I wish I could see them in person hard to get a good feel for them. I am leaning toward the corsair 500d rgb but not at 250 and like you said maybe it wont drop again since the retailers know there is a shortage going on.
 
djxput said:
ya I saw the p500a is supposed to be due in tomorrow ... my birthday also ;) but Im slightly leaning away from that case now; my problem is Ive seen too many videos of all the cases and I got case overload now.
I wish I could see them in person hard to get a good feel for them. I am leaning toward the corsair 500d rgb but not at 250 and like you said maybe it wont drop again since the retailers know there is a shortage going on.
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Happy birthday, I hope you have a great day and are spoiled rotten. Good luck choosing your case.
 
djxput said:
ya I saw the p500a is supposed to be due in tomorrow ... my birthday also ;) but Im slightly leaning away from that case now; my problem is Ive seen too many videos of all the cases and I got case overload now.
I wish I could see them in person hard to get a good feel for them. I am leaning toward the corsair 500d rgb but not at 250 and like you said maybe it wont drop again since the retailers know there is a shortage going on.
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Well they didn't come and now saying eta 15/01/21. Have cancelled order, looking elsewhere.
 
djxput said:
ya I saw the p500a is supposed to be due in tomorrow ... my birthday also ;) but Im slightly leaning away from that case now; my problem is Ive seen too many videos of all the cases and I got case overload now.
I wish I could see them in person hard to get a good feel for them. I am leaning toward the corsair 500d rgb but not at 250 and like you said maybe it wont drop again since the retailers know there is a shortage going on.
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It’s definitely expensive but the 500d is a fantastic case.

Finally going to be building a custom loop in it this weekend!
 
andrewr2019 said:
It’s definitely expensive but the 500d is a fantastic case.

Finally going to be building a custom loop in it this weekend!
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You know Im leaning toward this case now rather then the phanteks. I do like the phanteks cases but they are big and look like a tank :) ... I use a corsair 450d here currently and it just the right size for the stuff I will put in it. I just want to be able to put a hard drive cage in the front to the right of the psu shroud. IMO the harddrives should be cooled by fans rather then sitting in the back of a case away from fans.
 
i bought the non rgb one as well, am not really interested in all that caper plus i already own much better fans. i've got two magnetic white led strips just so i can see in the case and that's as good as it gets :D
 
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