My wallet is an anti-GPU bracket

I just wish Phanteks went back to using regular rubber grommets in their cases. There's no way rubber grommets are more expensive to manufacture compared to these weird sliding covers.

I use a P500A. There’s a reason why they were sold out often. Great performance, easy to build in, clean aesthetics. The new version seems to check all the same boxes.

Im using a P500A and i love it. This one looks like a great upgrade! Love how they improved the top filter, removing the thumb screws on the side panel and how easy is to remove the front fans. As for the fan sound, im using x4 (3 front 1 back) 140mm fans and the case is silent when they are set to 900rpm. With that setup my gpu never goes above 60C. For the CPU im using Arctic Freezer2 360 top mounted and 5900x which is mostly at around 60-65C.

Never knew Starlord had a PC building side hustle.

This case is super similar to my Phanteks Evolv X and I love what they’ve brought across to their new cases from it!

I've loved Phanteks stuff for a while now, and I had my sights set on the P500A, so I think the G version is going to be my next case

Anti-GPU bracket made me laugh, needed that one during chip shortage..

Been rocking my enthoo pro special edition for 8 years. Second build inside it right now. I like watching your guys reviews just because.

I suspect they inverted the stamp on the front mesh panel because in previous models they showed pictures of fans on the outside but in reality people could not fit fans like that because the mesh got in the way. With this redesigned mesh panel, fans can now fit in the front the way they are

Holy $hit!!! This Case has some friggin amazing little features. The last 3 premium builds I've done were in Lian Li cases and I absolutely love them, but I've done a few builds with Phantek's and they were always good. Glad they finally ditched the flat front panel.

Phanteks came really close to taking my money this time. If only they had a mesh airflow case with the Evolv X exterior design, I’d be all over that.

Off topic, I just love the humorous tone you do for your ads. Makes me actually anticipate what kinda ad will you be making for your videos

I just picked up a G500a fanless version. Can't wait to transfer my parts into it. Had to get a new case because I bought a msi 4070ti and my old Coolermaster Storm trooper doesn't have enough gpu clearance

Using a P500A right now. It was the only case I could find to fit an Arctic 280mm rad in the top.

I have a P600s and it's been a mixed experience. When I initially got the case, a couple pieces were broken out of the box and their customer service was excellent in getting me replacements. A few months down the road I started noticing, no amount of cleaning would take fingerprints off the case, inside and out. I contacted customer service again and they sent me new front and top pieces, saying it was a painting coat issue. So yes, customer service is great but I've also never had this many issues with a PC case.

Dang man your studio has some serious drip now, looks so clean in those shots. Well paid off

I am a P600S user and wondering if there would be a G600S at some point. Some upgrades to the interior would be great, you can only do so much with changing the front and top panel without changing the tooling. Lian Li is pretty innovative and Phanteks would lose out in the longer term if it is going to stick with the same interior layout forever.

I have the p500a and it seems like a great improvement in front & top. Front being stuff like the fans actually being mounted in the front to better show off the DRGB & top mesh panel design seems more solid

Bought it because of your review. Thanks I really like it :)

love the black with red led , thats how i set up my corsair 750D , also has great airflow

Nice review, see production value raising with HC, hope it picks up with views

Hvala za video Dimitri!

I'm impressed. They fixed a lot of my issues w the P500A. This is definitely on my short list now, although I still hate those sliding cable covers.

i have the p500a with a 420 rad in the front. i dont have any real complaints with it, but those led strips sure do look nice. Mine is a big mess in the basement having the 2 drive cages in and occupying the same space as my ball-valve drain, so i think those doors would get in my way haha

I really like some of the things about the case, the more open area to work on it is nice, the mesh they use on top and front are really nice to show light, filter debris and keep good air flow. the biggest downside I wish they would make is adding support for 200mm front fans. it's one of the reasons I bought a much lower costing Raidmax case. makes it SUPER quiet, and I have tons of airflow. and doing the air cooling method these are important to me. at idle you cant hear the fans, even under gaming load it's barely audible. under load its quieter than some cases at idle. they need to bring this "fad" back. cause it works when done right. around 27-28c at idle in a 28c room. and even benchmarking/stress testing its still under 70c (still haven't hit 71 yet, even when room temp was 29c)... ON AIR. when gaming I can put my hand over the top fan and it feels cool-cold and moves a lot of air. if they brought out a 2x200mm version.... I would have been all over it even at the higher cost. to fix the back panel it could be an easy fix of putting an X cross framing. would add ounces at most depending on material used. and would stop the "flimsy" feel and flex.

Great review many thanks

The G500A has 185mm CPU Cooler max height… vs 190mm in the P500A… Come on Phanteks! You are not thinking pro RTX 4090 🤣

I wish Phanteks released a microatx airflow focused case. Basically something like P200A but just a little larger and for microatx motherboards.

The fanless option is amazing! Would like to see Corsair & Lian Li do the same down the road.

That 3:54 song fade in flashbanged my brain and I thought I a Trash Taste ep started up lmao. I know it's not their own song but I catch every ep is it's ingrained in me :P

I'm using a P500A with 3 140mm fans at around 1500RPM in the front, a 360 AIO at the top as out take with 120mm fans running at 2000 RPM and an outtake in the back as well and this PC cools down my room more than heating it up. So, if they made it even better that's nuts.

I'm getting this over the Lancool 3. Thanks for the thermal comparison charts.

Thank you! I wish you had a broader variety of case brands in your comparison charts. I have the Corsair iCUE 5000x RGB, so I'm not surprised that the 4000x is hotter. It was recommended to me by a friend but it became clear to me that airflow is not that great. I've got 10 fans for it, though, so now I'm just trying to figure out the optimal arrangement.

I think from now on, case reviews should probably include a test of how well the biggest 4090 fits and if there is any clearance with the included adapter, and whether or not any included GPU support actually manages to stop it from sagging!! I wonder if we'll see manufacturers coming out with wider cases too?!? 🤔😀

Great to see you back brother!

I love the Phantek Case, I have the 500A version using it with an EATX Asus G790 Extreme and wish that as you pointed out that there would be a better , read more space, for the Cables coming and going to the motherboard. I had to remove one of those Plastic Plates to get the Power Cable and USB3 Cable connected, even for the Hard Drive SATA cables its somewhat of an issue. I really wish the case with this new G version would had some improvements in that area. I love all the improvements you showed and am tempted to get a G version, would not kill my wallet . I also noticed and do love the improvement of the Front Fans, LOVE IT! Looks also much better as it is no longer showing the vertical gaps liek in the A version. Kudo Phantek. As to the opening for the showing of the Power supply, I wish the Left side would be a Thinner looking BAR so one can see more of the power supply. I'm using a ASUS 850 PSU with the small display on the side showing the power usage and it has some ARGB too, which all is controlled via the Motherboard software called Armoury Crate.. In addition, it would be nice if PHANTEK would have some sort of slide window so one can open or close the opening pending what size PSU, just a thought since I'm looking to upgrade to a more powerful and thus longer PSU. I also like it that the Solid Side Panel is now on a hinge and the two extra plates hiding the cables, plus as you said has room for some additional SSD's. Also the Magnetic Top cover looks so much more slick, again love it. Perhaps they can make it slightly deeper so an EATX motherboard fits better as described above for Cable management challenge. It would also be 'nice' if the ARGB Fans would be Modular, and the Case have some build in set of connectors to lock in the ARGB Fans and have all Three fans connected that way to one only output cable (s) for the 4 pin PMW and the 3-pin ARGB signal, that would make cable management slick and one of a kind. Less cabled to hide etc. To toss in a last idea / suggestion, have a wireless remote added to start stop and control the RGB, may be too much . Oh before I forget, the case has the option to mount GPU Vertical BUT for some powerful Graphic cards I have seen and am eying it may require 3 PLUS slots so one may not be able to use that vertical. So a little Deeper and wider Case with all it has with the G series now, that would be awesome. If they make one I will buy it for sure. Thank you for the review which is much appreciated, as always. Sincerely and with respect, Namor.

I am very strongly considering this case. Looks great! I do have one concern: I plan to use three 3.5 inch mechanical hard drive, which will most likely install under the PSU shroud. I guess there is some air blowing under there from the bottom front fan, but with no other ventilation, that air has nowhere to go. Anyone using this or the P500a with a similar setup and how are HDD temps?

One thing I've learned about having built and used many gaming PCs over the years. I just take out the side panel of my PCs and let those component breath, especially SFF PCs. Your system is quiet when under load, only thing you have to do is keep your room clean. lol

This man is so godly at recording these videos it is insane.

I have a Phanteks p500a, and I love it. I wonder if it's different enough to warrant looking at it.

Very nice one Phanteks, might upgrade to this when I get bored of my 4000D AF. I can see some Lian Li inspiration here.

I actually went ahead and used the PSU cutout to place a small sensor monitor. Pretty useful if you ask me!

It's the same rectangle with 3 fans drilled in the front how it's even better now?, literally every PC case on the market xD.

I have a P400A DRGB and tbh I only see 2-3 flaws in the case design, They solved that with the fan extension bracket(as long as I can still get in my 420mm rad in the front, as the previous mount covers my Corsair QL 140 fans. I literally have zero issue with the covers but to each his own, I like them better than having just a set of grommets, The other only issue is the watercooling drain plug, its in a real odd area that makes Hardline impossible let alone ethical to try, and not really a flaw but where the 3.5 HDD cages go there is no room in the mess that is your PSU cables.

The silver screws are a good touch!

3:54 omg that Trash Taste BGM lmao

The only thing I don't like about my P500A is the 24 pin doesn't line up with the sliding doors so the sleeved cables are not straight at all.

How about mixing and matching the black and white to get 2 mix cases

Hardware Canucks.....absolutely excellent content and always interesting reviews/topics.

Love my Phanteks P500a. Still gon keep it for the next for years but if anyone is debating on getting the p500a or the new G. GET IT. U won’t be disappointed

Is it big and tall enough to accommodate big radiators like 420mm Arctic Liquid freezer 2 mounted on the top?

I've been using a Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX since it first came out. It turned me into a phanteks fanboy I loved it so much. It still holds up well to this day.

I was all set to get the Meshify 2, then I heard about the G500A. I couldn't find any reviews for the G500A, so thank you for this. The G500A has a few more advantages, like full openings for the 140 fans at the front (the Meshify takes 140 but the cutouts are made for 120). I'm going to give it a try!

The adjustable fan mounting rails are awesome! So simple, yet it's taken this long to be implemented. The top filter is the best-looking one I've seen yet... but it's still a restrictive, unnecessary top filter. Take away the silly cable-cover doors behind the solid side panel and throw in a high-flow top mesh option instead. Edit- I would absolutely have to mount a very thick 360 rad ABOVE the top rails, plus a 420 rad in front, and run push-pull fans on both.

I just bought a p500a and put all the new parts I got in it a few weeks ago. Doesn't seem like much changed. The biggest thing I think is the mesh cover extending to the rear end of the case and the cable management covers. If they used rubber grommets I might have made the switch in the future.

Wow... just like the P500A vs Lancool II battle... now we have G500A vs Lancool III. They're both so good, whichever one is cheaper, wins. Although the Lancool 216 is in a different price segment, it's a solid alternative to either of these.

Can you review the Lian Li 216?

As an owner of the P500a, glad to see phanteks still improving on the design in some ways. Maybe a model or too down the line, I will switch up.

I would buy it purely for the fanless model. Thank you for listening for case builders that have dozens of extra fans and no place to put them.

It feels like a combination of P500A, Lancool 3, and GT501. Looks really good, has this been released worldwide yet? I can't seem to find one in where i live sadly.

my god the colos in this video and the quality is so crisp

Looks stunning! have you done a test of the NZXT H7 Flow ?

The lighting, and color grading look great.

thanks

I bought this case back in november . It seems to decent, my computer is nice and cool.

In terms of feature Lancool 3 is absolute monster, but if you want aesthetics with performance then G500A is better

I love it when dimitri comes up

I wonder what difference the Phanteks T30 fans would make, if any.

Ive never liked RGB lights on my pc so I always choose colorless options and saves money xD

Review the MSI Prospect 700R it is very similiar, perhaps a bit better in certain ways, it does have a little bit less storage, but with 4 sata connectors on most motherboards it kinda fits, unless one wants to have a non-operational harddisk in there as well..

I still prefer the original p500a white. The total white style is less exiting in my opinion.

I have had the P600S for nearly three years now and its still the best case ive ever owned, the quality is amazing and the cooling has never been an issue. This almost looks like a downgrade!?

3:55 did I really just hear a bit of the theme song for "Trash Taste"?

What are your thoughts between this and the H7 Flow? Personally I prefer NZXT's airflow "monster"

Lancool 216 is gonna be my next buy, but this looks like an amazing case as well 😅

They really need to bring back the black and white version of these cases. The all white is too plain. That black and white really popped and let you play with having all white or all black or a mix of colors on your different parts.

It looks like almost every other case out there tbh. Just another one to Blend in with the rest.

Why cant mobo companies put the back IO on the same side as the cable management area? Yeah, it could cause a increase in clearance requirement for front components but cases are getting as big as Venezuela's inflation rate so what's the catch?

Can we remove those sliding to cover to instal a Flat Reservoir from EK ? I'm considering this case since i want to start with my current Air cooling, and swap later on.

This case will be perfect with my lian li fan

How does the 4090 fit in it ( including the needed space for power cable) ?

Lancool III for me all day. Looks way more premium and if i'm spending this much, i'll go premium. more weight is a positive as it usually reflects more quality. I dont move my case everyday so dont care too much.

Would be nice, a comparison with the Lancool 216

lol at 3:42 using the same bg music as trash taste podcast xD lmao

I'm coming down to G500A black or o11D Evo grey. I cannot decide.

I bought one, you sold me....hardcore Cooler Master FAN BOY gone rogue

I'm curious how this compares to the Lancool 216.

quality review

I'll willingly admit that I'm a Phanteks fanboy for them being among the first to embrace airflow designs. Especially for the value that they offer. I feel like they have pushed Lian Li, Fractal, and others to step up thier game. The only thing I didn't care for was the placement of the power button the top of the case where it was too easy to hit it accidently. I love the idea that they moved it to the front of this case.

That shadowy area is beyond the boundaries of the Pride Land Simba....

I own the Lancool II and was on the fence about buying the III for my 2nd system. The G500A seems much better than the III.

Did you all see how happy that gpu was to see you?

Will it be better than a Fractal Torrent though?

Cannot wait for the Luxe 3/Entho pro 3. I plan more to go Full tower in the futur.

Any chance you can check to see if and of the new cards gen cards will actually fit in the vertical GPU mount on this case? It looks like there is exactly 3 slots of space and a 3.5 card will not fit when the side panel is closed (or not have any air flow).

Perforated PSU shroud doesn't have the airflow force direct airflow from the front fan does. You have to consider exhaust airflow from the GPU recirculating there. Direct fan blows it away, while perforated shroud airflow is too messed up for that. Slightly confused why do they keep using dust filter on top which is best used for AIO exhaust. To slow it down? Pretty sure many different solutions could be done instead. It's not like this case would have the rotated option. Also rather expensive. Fanless version - thumbs up. That option should be for all cases. Still 140EUR?

Woomp there it is

3:55 "Wait a minute, I didn't open any TT videos"

Phanteks is my Favorite. Got the P600s in grey and it's hard for me to think of replacing it