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Rosewill CHALLENGER 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, option Fans-2x Side 120mm Fan

  • SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower
  • 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x e-SATA, Audio In/Out Front Ports
  • 3 Fans installed, support up to 5 Fans
  • 5 External Drive Bays
  • 5 Internal 3.5" Drive Bays
  • 7 Expansion Slots
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The Rosewill Challenger mid-tower steel case is ideal for computer builders who’d rather spend their money on the contents than on the case! The mid-tower Challenger offers bays for three 5.25” external, two 3.5” external, and five 3.5” internal drives, and keeps all the system cool with two 120 mm and one 140mm fans as well as side air vents.

You’ll get seven full-size expansion slots, and a tray that supports Micro ATX and ATX motherboards. The front panel features two USB 2.0 ports, one e-SATA port and audio jacks. Whether you’re building from scratch or looking to relocate your existing system, the Rosewill Challenger is a great value!

 

  • newegg Excellent Expandability with 11 Drive Bays Featuring three 5.25" external drive bays, and seven 3.5" drive bays (two external and five internal), the Rosewill Challenger provides excellent expandability.
  • newegg Exceptional Cooling Performance The Rosewill Challenger features one 140mm top exhaust fan, one 120mm rear exhaust fan and one 120mm front blue LED fan for exceptional cooling performance.
  • newegg Convenient Front I/O Panel The convenient front I/O panel enables easy access to two USB 2.0 ports, one eSATA port and two audio ports.

Learn more about the Rosewill CHALLENGER

Model

Brand
Rosewill
Model
CHALLENGER

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
3
External 3.5" Drive Bays
2
Internal 3.5" Drive Bays
5
Expansion Slots
7

Front Ports

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

Cooling System

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

Physical Spec

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

Features

Features
Full black interior
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)
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, 1x eSATA, Audio out, MIC in.
Advanced Bottom-Mounted PSU Design.
PSU shock-proof pad.
Dust filter for PSU.

Manufacturer Warranty

Parts
1 year limited
Labor
1 year limited

Quick Info

Warranty

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


Customer Reviews of the Rosewill CHALLENGER

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  • Fappathy
  • 5/22/2013 11:04:24 AM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsGreat Case

Pros: This case has everything you need in a case. It comes with 3 fans o keep all your hardware cool, and it has a huge amount of space to put everything in with no problems at all, and most importantly... the price is LOW!

Cons: None so far!

Other Thoughts: If this your first build like mine, and your looking for a cheaper but reliable case, this is for you!

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  • 4ensicPenguin2
  • 5/20/2013 5:07:00 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsGreat case. lots of pluses

Pros: Very nice case. My second from Rosewill (Rosewill Smart One ATX Mid Tower Computer Case prior, all pluses)

Cons: This is my 12th computer build (since 1992) and this is the first time I've had a problem with purchases. A small niggling problem, but still a problem. The disk drive light doesn't work. Problem solved down to its the LED. I ain't gonna tear apart my build and ship it back. Wich Rosewill would ship me the connector and I can replace it in the case myself (have glue gun)
Not enough to subtract an egg....

Other Thoughts: Greatly satisfied other than that stoopid LED
Will buy Rosewill products again

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  • dblzro
  • 5/20/2013 4:51:09 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsBeautiful, sleek, airflow

Pros: easily fit everything I put in it with great airflow! love the blue LED's they match my power supply which also has blue LED's making it look cool looking. Case style is great not to flashy but cool looking.

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: This case does a really nice job of teaching you cable management lol. would reccommend this to anyone new to building.

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  • 5/20/2013 3:03:48 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsGreat buy

Pros: Cheap.
Lots of space.
Great airflow (three fans!).
Hard drive is now the loudest thing in the case.

Cons: Cheap (side doors are flimsy), but that's why you buy it.

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  • N/A
  • 5/20/2013 9:16:40 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsgreat case hands down

Pros: clean looking, good cable management options the 3 fans ( which run pretty quiet ) the accessories this comes with ( hd mounts and a ssd mount rack ) its got filters on the bottom psu opening ( yes psu mounted on the bottom ) I really cant say for something at this price 40 bucks you can possible get anything better, hell ive paid more and gotten lessm if you don't need a case you can throw titans in or a video card longer then 10 inches ( that's about the max lenght id go with for a videocard, from back to the hd tray you get about 11.5 inches give or take , with the cable management thou you can run most your wires threw the back of the case as I did, but your main power connecters will still have to work there way around a bigger video card in this case. )

Cons: none really, you should buy it, you wont regret it.

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  • vcpink
  • 5/19/2013 10:05:55 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsGreat Case for the Price

Pros: Has easy to use tool less design, bottom mount PSU and plenty of room for a GPU or two.

Cons: The backside of the case is a little cramped when it comes to cable management, the removable grills on the front are a bit tricky to get back in on the 3.5" slots. The front USB isn't 3.0, but that's not a big deal.

Other Thoughts: Would buy again, no flaws that make the case unusable.

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  • 4ensicPenguin2
  • 5/18/2013 7:50:53 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsRosewill Challenger

Pros: You get lots of nicities with this case. My second Rosewill build. Lots of room, you get all the parts you'll need including screws, etc. Very good info on case included on how to install your parts if you need it.

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: Includes fans, the front blud one is nice.

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  • N/A
  • 5/17/2013 7:23:35 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

5 out of 5 eggsAwesome case for the money!

Pros: -3 preinstalled fans
-Blue LED 120mm fan looks pretty awesome
-plenty of room to expand
-bottom PSU dust filter
-Fairly quiet with the fans it came with

Cons: -Somewhat flimsy
-Cable management depending on what you have inside debatable. If you have a modular power supply then you have nothing to worry about.

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  • LarryE
  • 5/14/2013 2:10:22 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsGood MId Tower Case

Pros: Plenty of Room for my Asus Sabertooth Gen3/R2 motherboard and my 7850 Radeon card. Both extremely important to run my computer. ;)
Decently built case with quiet fans. Will not make you deaf in a week.

Cons: None Yet

Other Thoughts: I haven't yet tried to add an aftermarket CPU cooler. So I'm not totally convinced one will fit unless it's water cooled. I will be looking into this.
But a pretty good case so far. I have used a Full TT case since about 2007, so moving back to a lighter Mid Tower is a relief in the weight difference if nothing else.

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  • pharmdeity
  • 5/11/2013 10:23:25 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsgreat value for the $

Pros: Nice looking inside and out.

Consistent black including all screws, & internals.

eSATA port on top front panel unique in this price range.

Cables for usb/esata/audio front panel are plenty long (see other thoughts).

Comes with 3 fans (worth 15 d0llars at least).

Optional place for 2x120mm fans on side panel provides good air flow.

Cable routing is nice (see other thoughts).

2.5" SSD adapter included also.

No sharp edges/corners in or out.

Filters on the fans provided and below power supply intake.

Thumbscrews for side panels is a plus

Installation guide/manual written in understandable English!

The metal used is sturdy enough. I've had some better but many worse. At the price it's a steel (see what I did there?)

This case also has two external 3.5" openings which is rare especially at this price point. You could add a floppy and more front usb ports and/or memory card readers etc. That's hard to find anymore.

Even at the non sale price this case is a deal.

Cons: I'm not a fan of LEDs like the one on the front panel intake fan but that is easily fixed by cutting the LED wire or swapping out the fan. No eggs deducted for that.

There are a lot of mesh type openings on the case, for instance all the back slot covers are mesh. I believe in minimizing air intake / output except via fans. I swapped out the back slot covers with solid ones.

the front usb ports are slightly ghetto compared to other pricier cases, but they work fine

The front panel simply pulls off. I'd prefer screws or another method but it worked fine for my install.

The "screw-less" options for drives is not my preference and can be jettisoned for 5.25" drives. I used it on my 3.5" hard drive since a work around for that size is less convenient. It works fine and I don't hear any vibrations so that's good. Again this is my preference and no eggs deducted.

Other Thoughts: I was able to route the esata, usb, and audio front panel cables behind the drive cages and under the motherboard tray (just inside right/bottom panel) and they still reached their spots on my motherboard. My audio port is toward the back near the bottom of my board so this was a pleasant surprise.

The front panel fan had both molex and 3 pin plugs (another nice option). The other two fans provided 3 pin plugs.

I was able to route all my drive cables, front panel cables and fan cables behind drive cages/motherboard tray. This includes an old school IDE drive.

The inclusion of a 2.5" SSD tray is great. It's much easier to use that on another more expensive case of mine that lists for 3 times the cost. In fact I don't use a SSD in this setup so I'm going to transplant it into my "nineOO" setup.

I added two 120mm fans to the left side panel and my system and cpu temps came down a couple of degrees after I transplanted the innards from an old school full tower.

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Buzz

Excellent design, above average materials

4 out of 5 eggs
Nifty-looking solid black chassis. Bottom mounting power supply with rubber isolators. Mesh front with foam filters. Three ...
— Storm1879 1/25/2010

Really Nice!

5 out of 5 eggs
A very nice case for a bargin price. Replaced a 10 year old case that was larger than this but actually had less room for ...
— Telecaster 2/1/2010


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