Inwin S500 vs A500 - which to get?

[Booster]

For a full-sized P4 ATX motherboard (with 9 holes, not 6).

The main concern is how these babies cope with high heat... Personally, I like the A500 better due to several reasons. But it's PSU is vertical. Maybe there'll be too much heat built-up inside the case with a hot running P4? What do you think? Or sacrifice quality and good looks and go with the S500 model which has a horizontally mounted PSU?

Any suggestions from people who have tried Any of these cases? How did you like them?

And pls don't suggest any other brands... I can't get any other decent brand of cases for a decent price in my area. All I can get is either almost any Inwin model, or an Aopen case (but it has a 250W PSU so I guess not).

Thanks in advance for any replies to this thread!

 

[beatle]

Are you restricted to a mid tower? I love my Q500 full tower.

 

[Booster]

Originally posted by: beatle
Are you restricted to a mid tower? I love my Q500 full tower.

No I don't need a full tower, it's just too big, and I use a fairly standard config so no need for that much case space.

I know Inwin makes somewhat decent quality cases, not the best of course, but the A500s I've seen are definately of a much higher quality than S500s (different manufacturing plant? Who knows) That's why I'd like to go with it but my concern is also thermal environment.

 

[clumsum]

The S500 is the better choice of the two, the Pro's are:

Superior cooling (due to psu location)
Greater interior access (due to psu location)
Slightly narrower case than A500 (strong enough - not overbuilt & heavy like some) and no larger than necessary
Motherboard mounting stand-off's built-in to tray (very convenient & fast)
Sturdy, handsome design (subjective item) and durable

I think the S500 is a great, budget case, I have also built several pc's with the uATX V500 version of the S500 and I highly recommend them.

S500 vs A500 Con's:
Motherboard tray not removable - (not a problem for me)