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Rosewill CHALLENGER-U3 Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ,comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, front mounted dual USB 3.0

  • SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower
  • 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x e-SATA, Audio In/Out Front Ports
  • 3 Fans installed, support up to 5 Fans
  • 6 External Drive Bays
  • 5 Internal 3.5" Drive Bays
  • 7 Expansion Slots
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The Rosewill CHALLENGER-U3 ensures superior ventilation through the extra-large front mesh design and three pre-installed fans. In addition to the basics, the CHALLENGER-U3 includes black interior coating, 2x USB 3.0, cable routing holes, and screw-less design for hassle-free ODD/HDD installation. If you are looking for an affordable cooling edge for your gameplay, the CHALLENGER-U3 will bring you the results of epic win.

  • newegg Screw-less Design The screw-less design for 5.25" devices & 3.5 HDDs allows quick and hassle-free hard drive installation. A 3.5" HDD to dual 2.5" SSD adapter is included for compatibility with SSDs.
  • newegg Peerless Cooling Performance The Rosewill CHALLENGER-U3 Gaming Mid Tower include one front 120mm blue LED fan, one rear 120mm fan, and one 140mm top fan and supports two optional side fans to optimize internal airflow for peerless cooling performance.
  • newegg Convenient Top I/O Panel The convenient Top I/O panel enables easy access to dual USB 3.0 ports (internal header), one e-SATA port, and audio and mic ports.
  • newegg Bottom-mounted PSU Design with Filter The bottom-mounted PSU design enables independent and optimized PSU cooling. Dust filters for the front intake fan and PSU help prevent dust buildup in the chassis.

Learn more about the Rosewill CHALLENGER-U3

Model

Brand
Rosewill
Model
CHALLENGER-U3

Spec

Type
ATX Mid Tower
Color
Black
Case Material
SECC Steel
With Power Supply
No
Power Supply Mounted
Bottom
Motherboard Compatibility
Micro ATX / ATX
With Side Panel Window
No

Expansion

External 5.25" Drive Bays
4
External 3.5" Drive Bays
2
Internal 3.5" Drive Bays
5
Expansion Slots
7

Front Ports

Front Ports
2 x USB 3.0(internal header only), 1 x e-SATA, Audio In/Out(AC97, HD)

Cooling System

120mm Fans
1 x 120mm Front Blue LED Fan
1 x 120mm Rear Fan
140mm Fans
1 x 140mm Top Fan
Side Air duct
No

Physical Spec

Dimensions
18.5" x 7.48" x 17.08"
Weight
12.76 lbs.

Features

Features
NOTE : Please make sure your motherboard equipped with on-board USB 3.0 socket before purchasing.

Full black interior

Screw-less design for 5.25" Devices & 3.5" HDDs

2.5" SSD/HDD adapter allows to install 2x 2.5" SSD/HDD into a 3.5" HDD slot

Mesh design front panel with dust filters

Top mounted IO ports– 2x USB 3.0(internal header only), 1x eSATA, Audio out, MIC in

Advanced Bottom-Mounted PSU Design

PSU shock-proof pad

Dust filter for PSU

Advanced Cooling System:
-Front 1x 120mm Blue LED Fan (pre-installed)
-Rear 1x 120mm Fan (pre-installed)
-Top 1x 120/140mm Fan (140mm pre-installed)
-Side 2x 120mm Fan (Option)

Quick Info

Warranty

  • Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
  • Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year


Customer Reviews of the Rosewill CHALLENGER-U3

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  • 5/17/2013 5:13:21 AM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsSecond tower.

Pros: Cheap tower for what it delivers. Built several computers with this tower and comes with the upgraded usb 3.0 version to its earlier model. Comes with three stock fans.
1 x 120mm Front Blue LED Fan
1 x 120mm Rear Fan
1 x 140mm Top Fan

Cons: The side panels bend a tad and can be a bit tricking to slide back in while trying to hold straight.

Other Thoughts: would be amazing if it came with a power supply.

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  • SmurfMervins
  • 5/15/2013 9:06:14 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsGood Airflow

Pros: Good Airflow, Extra places to put more Fans, Good cable management. Water cooling capable

Cons: The audio and mic on the front of the case stopped working. At first the headphone jack went out but I just started using the mic jack for headphones. Now both are out and I'm having to use the jacks in the back. I would happily give 5 stars had this not happened.

Other Thoughts: Good case for the money. Just don't expect too much from the front side audio jacks.

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  • Gilgatopian
  • 5/11/2013 10:22:23 AM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsgood value

Pros: comes with fans. the sides are easy to take off and put on. two usb 3.0 work well.

Cons: it hard to work cable management well.

Other Thoughts: its a nice case. i normally prefer something a little bigger for more cable management though. i think it looks cool.

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  • Bat
  • 5/9/2013 6:00:56 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

3 out of 5 eggsDecent Case

Pros: Decent case for the money although I paid full price. Wanted it for the USB 3.0 on front but found the anchoring system left alot to be desired. The left USB port arrived at almost a 45 degree angle. Doesn't work real well but too much time involved to take it all apart and return. Plus I blame myself for going cheap as I normally don't.

Cons: USB header cheaply designed.

Other Thoughts: Newegg great as always for shipping quickly and overall service. Ended up getting a USB 3.5"panel for front of case to solve my issues.

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  • N/A
  • 5/3/2013 8:55:15 PM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggs

Pros: Good quality. Very good price. Looks great.

Cons: None so far

Other Thoughts: This was my first time to build a computer and it is working fine. The only problem I had was a very tight fit for the USB 3.0 cable from the front panel and the connector on the MSI Z77A-G45 mother board. I had to remove part of the strain relief on the cable to get it to fit. The length of the plug was longer the space between the USB 3.0 header and the metal frame of the case. If MSI had made the connector face up instead of sideways there would be no problem. The USB 2.0 connectors face up. Any way every thing is working fine. Still give this case 5 eggs.

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  • GT
  • 5/3/2013 4:26:51 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat Low
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsMeh

Pros: It's a very sturdy case and it gets the job done. I really like the case for it's size and how well built it is, Rosewill did a great job here.

Cons: I only had one thing in this case that bothered me. The cutout the access the backplate to the cup doesn't have and extra cut to allow for 8 pin connectors to fit so that they could go behind the motherboard tray rather then through the middle. *(see other thoughts for more.)*

Other Thoughts: Although this case did not have that I ended up buying a 8 pin extender that worked perfectly and I was able to sneak the 8 pin connector behind the motherboard itself after routing the 8 pin from the PSU behind the motherboard tray.

( The 8 pin I had used below)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812119486

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  • Baker
  • 4/30/2013 6:25:24 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: less than 1 day
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsChallenger-U3

Pros: Love the way the case is built, feels very solid and very nice cooling for a budget case, very nice case for cable management, LED Fans are pretty sick.

Cons: Not a con really, but a couple of the thumbscrews were really hard to get out, had to get some pliers to budge em.

Other Thoughts: Build:
GTX 660 Superclocked 2 GB
FX 6300 Stock Cooler 4.1Ghz
8GB Ballistix Ram
650w PSU
500GB WD Hard Drive
MSI AM3+ Motherboard

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  • N/A
  • 4/27/2013 12:27:06 PM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

3 out of 5 eggsGood case for the price

Pros: Cheap case (I got on sale w/ MIR)
Easy to install (no screws required for hard drive and optical drive)

Cons: I hear static noise on on the front panel audio jack when I plug in a USB to the front panel
Tight fit for GPU (EVGA GTX 670 FTW)
Not many places to route cables for cable management.

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  • JurassicOstrich
  • 4/24/2013 9:01:51 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsGreat, nice looking case

Pros: This is very spacious, nice looking case. Everything came working straight away. This is my case for my first build, and I'm glad to say I bought it. I will be keeping an eye out for more Rosewill products in the future if I ever need to buy another case or other items.

Cons: Doesn't print money well

Other Thoughts: It's a nice case, and I'd recommend this as a good case to many of my high-school buddies. Although I wouldn't let them get it because I don't like being a trend-setter

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  • Yoda
  • 4/21/2013 8:52:52 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsGood Case

Pros: Great cooling! Decent cable management. Bang for your buck. Ideal for budget gaming PCs. Tool less drive bays. Removable filter for fan on PSU.

Cons: It's a little on the cheap side. The gloss finish on the front bezel shows fingerprints very easily. Light from the front LED leaks out of the edges of the bezel when viewed from the side. The side panels are a little flimsy. These are little issues, and I could be nit picking. "shrugs"

Other Thoughts: The setup for airflow is almost perfect for enthusiasts. The drive bays on the bottom are mounted sideways, which does impede the intake fan slightly. Thankfully this can easily be resolved by adding a 120mm fan (about $10) as an intake on the side panel. If you have an aftermarket CPU cooler like I do, it will block the top fan mount on the side panel. There should be plenty of room for the bottom mount though.

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Buzz

Broken - RMA policy fail

3 out of 5 eggs
Good layout, nice features, light, cable management, three fans included.
— philc2001 12/24/2012

Good, but has flaws

4 out of 5 eggs
-Looks great
-Comes with 3 quiet fans
-USB 3.0
-Black inside
-Dust filter for PSU fan
-Came with all the necessary ...
— Blozi 8/29/2012


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