[Solved] PHANTEKS ENTHOO PRIMO VS COOLER MASTER H500P MESH?

[Detective]

 Hi, peace,

 

I just ordered a "PHANTEKS ENTHOO PRIMO" for $150, now I don't know if I made the right choice, if it's two big for a first time builder & for air cooling, should I cancel it & order "COOLER MASTER H500P MESH" for $58 more??

[jj9987]

I personally wouldn't pay extra just because the cheaper case is too big (as long as it is not ridiculously big/heavy). If you like the case, keep it.

[Vishera]

H500P MESH has better airflow.

[TVwazhere]

33 minutes ago, Detective said:

 Hi, peace,

 

I just ordered a "PHANTEKS ENTHOO PRIMO" for $150, now I don't know if I made the right choice, if it's two big for a first time builder & for air cooling, should I cancel it & order "COOLER MASTER H500P MESH" for $58 more??

What is your full system build, shopping location and budget?

[Detective]

5 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

What is your full system build, shopping location and budget?

Budget: $1500-$2000... (includes monitor),

Shopping Location: Amazon & newegg {Monitor, Middle East) (Case, Middle East, absolute miracle to find it that cheap)

System: Not final yet:

 

X570 Arous Master

3700x

Noctua NH-D15 SE-AM4

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB

Silicon Power 1TB NVMe 

Sapphire Nitro+ 5700xt or maybe 2070 super

Seasonic Titanium 750W or 850W

BenQ EW3270U or BenQ EX3203R (going back & forth, 4k or no 4k, 144HZ for gaming or 4k for 4k content)

 

Reason, Can upgrade to the 3950x in the future, without upgrading other components, should spend once rather then spending again & again, future proof!?

 

Nah, I should not spend too much at once...

 

X570 Arous Elite

2700x

Noctua NH-D15 SE-AM4

Ballistix Sport AT 16GB

Seasonic FOCUS Plus 650W

Silicon Power 1TB NVMe 

Sapphire Nitro+ RX 590

BenQ EW3270U or BenQ EX3203R 

Also I am not into shooting games like BF (at least for now) etc.

Waiting for words of Wisdom!

[TVwazhere]

16 minutes ago, Detective said:

Shopping Location: Amazon & newegg {Monitor, Middle East) (Case, Middle East, absolute miracle to find it that cheap)

The case is cheaper because it's demand is very low and Phanteks to the best of my knowledge is not making them anymore.

 

The Primo is definitely geared better towards watercooled builds, and is very large considering the amount of hardware you're storing in it. This is not an issue as far as "first time builds" but more of a "do you want a super spacious case to work in, but that takes up a lot of wasted space"?

 

They also do have the H500P Mesh available as the Mastercase H500, which is a feature cut-down version of the H500P Mesh for less $$$ (possibly close to what you paid for the Primo). 

[Detective]

1 hour ago, TVwazhere said:

The case is cheaper because it's demand is very low and Phanteks to the best of my knowledge is not making them anymore.

 

The Primo is definitely geared better towards watercooled builds, and is very large considering the amount of hardware you're storing in it. This is not an issue as far as "first time builds" but more of a "do you want a super spacious case to work in, but that takes up a lot of wasted space"?

 

They also do have the H500P Mesh available as the Mastercase H500, which is a feature cut-down version of the H500P Mesh for less $$$ (possibly close to what you paid for the Primo). 

It's still has a 240-250 price tag on Amazon & Newegg!

 

What I meant by "Absolute miracle to find it that cheap":

Finding a desired PC case is super difficult for my location, especially that cheap, few choices to choose from, for example: On Newegg, it would have cost me $410 to my location!

 

H500 is not available from where I ordered, ordering a PC case to my location from Amazon if it's $150, I have to pay $170-$200 & maybe more just for shipping!!! Ordering from Newegg is somewhat better than Amazon for me, but I still have to pay 350-400SR approximately $100 or more just for shipping!! Furthermore, "H500P Mesh White" is $260 (without shipping) on Newegg, I can get it for $216 with taxes & shipping included. 

 

And if possible, I would also request you to share your thoughts on my upcoming build, suggestions or an advice.

 

[Detective]

On 10/14/2019 at 3:51 PM, jj9987 said:

I personally wouldn't pay extra just because the cheaper case is too big (as long as it is not ridiculously big/heavy). If you like the case, keep it.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, makes sense.

On 10/14/2019 at 3:55 PM, Vishera said:

H500P MESH has better airflow.

Yep, you're right, but I am still not sure if I should cancel my order & go with H500P!

 

EDIT: In the end, I went with the PHANTEKS ENTHOO PRIMO, it's super big but I am happy with it.

Edited December 30, 2019 by Detective
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