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Excellent idea but poor implementation
- Pros: The case is great looking once I put every blue led device I could fit in it. I like how much you can fit in it. The extra ports are not behind the door. A great price with the discounts on the Black/Blue Led unit.
- Cons: Multiple problems:
One of the screws for the side panel was pinned down by the side panel and I had to torque the case and carefully pull it out. I stripped the very soft screw pulling it out.
The hard drives have to be pulled to remove the devices out of the 5.25" bays and the hard drive bay screws are difficult on the bottom side due to clearance. These should all have been tool-less based on the compact design. BTW, the whole case is not that compact. It is a lot bigger than it appears in the pictures.
If you have a tall CPU cooler, you have to remove it to pull out the hard drives on the right side.
All of the pictures show the side fans as having blue led's but only the rear fan has them. The side that does not have the filters needs washers for the fans to be snug.
The door feels like an afterthought. It should have been cushioned with a positive eject instead of a magnetic latch. The old school lock mechanism feels out of place.
- Other Thoughts: This review is for the Black/Blue led unit. This could have been a fantastic case with a little more effort. If you have a lot of components, the cabling starts to crowd the inside and with the way the side panels work, it would be difficult to place a lot of wire guides.
I replaced the 2 stock side fans with blue led units and added 2 more. I thought of using red led fans for the exhaust side but I kept the blue motif. I have 37 useless blue led's in the case but it sure is pretty. The window on top is not that big and half of what you see through it is the power supply. The power and reset buttons are not marked but the power button is the bigger of the 2. It would have been better if the top section of the back panel (where the rear fan is) slid out with the motherboard. This would make it easier to install a large cooler. The Gigabyte Rocket 2 was very difficult to install once inside the case. I would imagine this to be the case with any clip in cooler.
Great Looking, but...
- Pros: The Case looks great, is rock-solid, and has lots of extra space for air circulation.
- Cons: Wire-routing is a bit of a problem, and the slots for the mobo tray don't accomodate my GPU, so I have to remove my PSU AND my GPU to modify any thing on my mobo. Also, said GPU blocks the case-fan airflow, which meant I had to go out and get two more for the other slots. I probably would have done this regardless, but...
Really Heavy Humungo mATX case
- Pros: Solid, well built case. Lots of room for everything inside. Great finish on aluminum and steel parts.
Fan filters on intake fans keep the inside pretty dust-free. (For those who wonder, the reason there are only 2 filters is because only 2 of the fans are supposed to be intake.)
- Cons: This thing is really big, and heavy. There is way too much empty interior space that is not used efficiently. It could shrink by 30% and still be effectively cooled.
This case is DEFINITELY not for those who like to tinker with their parts. Installing hard drives is an ordeal that either involves taking the front panel off (4 philips and 2 slotted screws, then 4 more philips before you get to the actual hard drives) or maneuvering a tiny screwdriver in a 4 inch space. The hard drive bays aren't even the right size for 3.5" hard drives and the metal flexes if you try to tighten mounting screws. On top of all that, you can't touch the optical drives once the hard drives are in, and hard drives don't get ANY AIRFLOW.
Clearance for motherboard tray is not enough to install large graphics cards. My GTX 285 would not slide in, so I had to squeeze it in under the obstructions around the card brackets, after the motherboard was already in (It's not drop-down installation.)
- Other Thoughts: If you're thinking about buying this case because "it's mATX and it can't possibly be that big", you're wrong. It's huge, and heavier than a full tower aluminum case that I just replaced. I made the mistake of thinking that it wouldn't be bigger than any other mATX case like the Qpack.
I change out parts a lot, and the way the case is set up is very annoying. It is really frustrating to get to the hard drives, since you have to take the side panels off (but your fan wires are all still connected,) and obviously it is nearly impossible to do anything to the motherboard with the PSU right above it. My Caviar blacks are running uncomfortably hot because the hard drive cages are not near any fans.
Bottom line: well built case that might be worth the discounted price but has serious design flaws that make it not worth full price.
| Model |
| Brand |
NZXT |
| Series |
ROGUE Crafted Series |
| Model |
SILVER ROGUE w. BLUE LED |
| Spec |
| Type |
MicroATX Mid Tower |
| Color |
Silver |
| Case Material |
Aluminum |
| With Power Supply |
No |
| Power Supply Mounted |
Top |
| Motherboard Compatibility |
MicroATX |
| With Side Panel Window |
Yes |
| Expansion |
| External 5.25" Drive Bays |
2 |
| External 3.5" Drive Bays |
1 |
| Internal 3.5" Drive Bays |
4 |
| Expansion Slots |
4 |
| Front Ports |
| Front Ports |
USB, Audio, e-SATA |
| Cooling System |
| 80mm Fans |
No |
| 120mm Fans |
1 x 120mm LED Rear Fan
2 x 120mm Side Fans |
| Physical Spec |
| Dimensions(L x W x H) |
16.6" x 10.9" x 14.5" |
| Weight |
20.3 lbs. |
| Features |
| Features |
3mm Outer Aluminum Frame protects and guards your internals from damage during LAN parties and transportation
Support for high end large video expansion cards
Open top window allows view of your system
Carrying Strap for LAN Go-ers and moving the PC
Locking Door Mechanism for security at LAN events
Weight reduction through aluminum chassis
Removable Motherboard Tray |
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Reviewed By: RNO on 9/3/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
