- ATX Mid Tower Gaming PC Case
- 1 x 3.0 USB, 2 x 2.0 USB
- 3 Fans Pre-installed
- Supports up to 4 Fans
- Bottom-mounted Power Supply
Could use some improvement.
09/11/2015
This review is from: Rosewill - Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Top-Mounted USB 3.0 Port, Three Fans Included: 1 x Front Blue LED 120mm, 1 x Rear 120mm, 1 x Top 120mm - Galaxy-03
Pros:
Not expensive
Adequate size
Enough room in back panel for basic wire management
Looks quite nice in and out
IO ports on top (so they won't get broken)
All front IO cables fit securely onto the motherboard (I've had experience where cables did not fit securely and that is really bad)
Cons:
Standoffs are threaded into thin case material instead of into nuts which makes them quite flimsy and easy to crossthread
Front IO cables are colorful and tacky (instead of black)
Front fan cable is silvery (instead of black)
LED cables for power and HDD are not labeled for orientation (+/-) (though because the wires are colorful and tacky and I know what the colors mean it is ok for me)
Drive bays are not toolless
Orientation and/or location of only 2.5" drive mount is bad for power hookup.
Front side fan blows on 3.5" drive bays (mechanical HDDs run better when they are warm) instead of at the 2.5" SSD which can benefit from the cooling.
None of the case fans are PWM fans and all have the big MOLEX adapters hardwired in (which is a personal pet peeve of mine) the Front IO sound adapter still has the old AC97 adapter (which is also a personal pet peeve of mine but this one is like an appendix, NO ONE needs it anymore)
Overall Review:
While this is a decent (but not great because of how the MB standoffs are mounted) case for professional system builders I would not recommend this for DIY build; Because I don't recommend it for DIY, I can also say that the water cooling holes and grommets are worthless.
As far as the 2.5" drive bay mount is concerned it is my biggest irritant with this case, it is in such a position that it spaces the 5.25 bays and the 3.5 bays too far from each other and thus requires in a modular setup a seperate SATA power cable to be installed where only one is needed. Also, Corsair, if you are listening, please get rid of the MOLEX on the fans. If you think it is a great idea then provide a single modular adapter for SATA power instead. Most of us professionals would like to see the death of the old MOLEX.
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