Rosewill RANGER-M Dual Fans MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Pros: I've had this case for a while and recently side graded it from a Phenom II to a Core i3. It was very easy to do and a joy to put back together. I only swore 3 times. Lots of room for even titanically long videocards like the Radeon 7970, front fan blows a good amount of air directly on the adjacent videocards. The design of the case is very nice and once everything is in it, feels pretty solid. Also general airflow in the case is very good. Spots for SSDs and Laptop HDDs on the bottom is a very nice touch.

Cons: Limited room for 3.5" hard drives. It was rough putting in the two I have in it. Be mindful of the PSU you install in this as you may have problems with the adjacent DVD/Blu-Ray drive if you choose to install one. Also this case isn't friendly with tower style heat-sinks so this case may limit overclocking, despite the amazing airflow. The hard drives cover the ram pretty much completely so it might make upgrades a pain in the future as you'll have to take a lot of components out to actually work on it. The exhaust is only 80mm, I prefer 120mm for intake AND exhaust.

Other Thoughts: My cons may sound bad, but for it's price and the expected system this will match up with it is an excellent case. I currently have an i3 2120 and two Radeon 6850s in CFX with a Rosewill 700Watt PSU. This a great case for motherboards that lack a front USB 3.0 setup, if you need a case with 3.0 on the front check out the very similar Line-M Micro ATX from Rosewill.

Pros: It doesn't look bad on the outside.

Cons: I'm all in for micro cases but the hardware has to fit.Do these guys test their products before they start selling it? There is barely room to sit the motherboard in place, memory slots 3 and 4 cannot be used unless you bend the DVD-rom bay so you can open the hooks.The heatsink is hitting the cords in the back of the drive as other stated and you need to cut out the front. This case is mega fail

Other Thoughts: I'm building computers for 13 years and Rosewill is my primary brand for the case and other products and this garbage won't make me change my mind about the company. You are warned about this case

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Pros: Price was $40 with free shipping. Its small and compact. Fits larger Video cards up to two. led light looks cool. Its very light too. Good product with some flaws.

Cons: Flimsy panels, motherboards get cramped. Plugging in Sata cables post build is very hard to impossible with large video cards. Has sharp edges and the texture on the panels are weird feeling. No full bracket for top mounted power supply. No USB 3.0 ports

Other Thoughts: I would recommend this for budget micro atx builds.

Pros: Looked like a nice Case except it was broken when i got it.

Cons: Shipping company dropped the box and broke the front cover. They used a company called LaserShip. Never heard of it, but they left it at my front door and the box was dented on the corner.

Pros: The front grates have dust filters in them and the large, blue LED intake fan is definitely a nice touch.

Cons: Metal is on the thin side, but that's to be expected at this price point, nothing crazy though. Once built and side panels attached (with the ease of included thumb screws), this case is solid. 80mm exhaust fan is kinda cheap and doesn't move much air, but I replaced it with a YS Tech fan that moves 46.9CFM, problem solved.

Other Thoughts: I would expect a case of this quality to cost more than it did. Space is definitely a premium but what do you expect, its a MicroATX Mini Tower. I'd definitely recommend this case to anyone looking for a nice case and working with a small budget. I used an Intel DQ965GF motherboard, Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4Ghz, 4MB L2, 1066FSB, 3 GB RAM, 2x 500GB Seagate SATAII drives, Gigabyte GeForce 8500GT, and a no name TV Tuner and ended up with a pretty nice machine for a relatively low cost. Cable management was the biggest chore and I'd suggest installing the motherboard without the cpu/heatsink/fan, then the hard drives, then add the cpu in. I tried the first time and couldnt get the hard drives in past the cpu cooler.

Pros: Nice case for a home or office. My customers like this case very much.

Cons: Nada

Pros: Two fans for good ventilation. Looks good from the front with the blue LED fan. Good Rosewill quality.

Cons: Not a lot of room. But hey, it's a micro ATX. You're probably not planning on stuffing a GTX680 and half a dozen hard drives in it to begin with :P

Other Thoughts: Call it good or bad, but this case is very compact. Even for a micro ATX board it's pretty tight. But if you want a small case then this one's for you.

Pros: Overall look is good.
Good ventilation.
The fans work pretty well for the $.
Motherboard and I/O shield lined up ok.

Cons: Sharp edges.
Need to install HDD first.
Side panels are super thin and flimsy.
Front panel cannot be removed in any reasonable fashion.
No Air Filters.

Other Thoughts: If you manage to get the front panel off I am sure it will never fit back on quite right ever again.
You don`t want this case for your main rig.

Pros: The case looks very nice, and it is sturdy for its size and price. Fans worked and all wiring connected properly.

Cons: I'm glad I waited to give this review. The initial build was great. Everything went together easily and smoothly. Would have given 5 stars. BUT- If you ever want to change, fix, add, or remove a hard drive, forget it. Even though I used a micro MB and a stock cooling fan, there is no way to remove/replace any hard drive without stripping down the MB totally, and removing all connectors, memory, and cpu cooling. Since I like to change or upgrade occasionally this is totally unacceptable. You should be able to swap a hard drive in five minutes or less, not have to rebuild an entire computer.

Pros: Built a PC to take to work because my boss is too cheap to upgrade the PC's we have.

Cons: Ain't got one