Phanteks P500A Airflow Case Review: Thermals, Build Quality vs. TD500, O11 Dynamic, P400A
10,371The Phanteks P500A PC case is a high-airflow focused enclosure that follows-up the P400A previously. We're benchmarking it versus the other best cases for airflow right now.
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Article: https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3601-phanteks-p500a-case-review-thermals-noise-quality
PC Case Review playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G835LGHpeoI&list=PLsuVSmND84QtrMP_niRTD2zIa3uUhxIvn
Article & methodology: https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3586-thermaltake-level-20-rs-case-review
Additional methodology (standardized / normalized tests): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVkAXSJeKKM
The Phanteks P500A case is a mid-tower enclosure that's supposed to be priced, at launch, at around $130 for the fully-equipped version. That puts the P500A in direct competition vs. the Cooler Master TD500, Lian Li O11 Dynamic, and Phanteks' own P400A. In this review and benchmark of the Phanteks P500A case, we're testing thermals, noise, and build quality vs. the other best airflow cases on the market. For this one, we don't have any focus on the mini-ITX dual-system aspect other than to reference our previous content on the topic, because Phanteks is using mostly the same hardware and configuration as in the Evolv X (that we reviewed previously).
RELATED PRODUCTS
Phanteks P500A on Amazon (eventually): https://geni.us/AkdY0g
Phanteks P400A on Amazon: https://geni.us/hV195Xf
Cooler Master TD500 on Amazon: https://geni.us/IV0lB
Lian Li O11 Dynamic on Amazon: https://geni.us/hsTXndD
Cooler Master H500 on Amazon: https://geni.us/eNNV
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Airflow is the New Trend
03:31 - Phanteks P500A Build Quality Review
13:51 - Phanteks P500A Thermals (CPU Torture)
15:55 - Phanteks P500A Thermals (GPU Torture)
16:51 - Phanteks P500A Noise
18:08 - P500A Noise Normalized
20:17 - Blender Thermals (CPU, GPU)
21:07 - 3D Mark Thermals (Gaming Synthetics)
21:37 - Case Standardized Fan Testing
23:13 - Conclusion
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Editorial, Testing: Patrick Lathan
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