Rosewill - Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Case - 2 x Front Fans Included, Fan Controller, Front USB 2.0 & USB 3.0 Ports, Removable Top and Lower-Front Filter Panels - R5

Pros: fan controller can fit up to 10 fans easy access to front and top fans very spacious fits a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus easily cable management works great for hiding excess cables solid sturdy case nice tool-less drive design; drives can only face one way with connectors facing the back (the cable management side where you're looking at the bottom of the installed mobo) eSata works perfectly when mobo also has eSata port extremely light-weight for its size

Cons: The molex connector to power the fans for the fan controller on the I/O controller board was coming loose. I had to jiggle the cable to get the fans working. I contacted Rosewill about this and not only were they prompt in responding, but they were very helpful in not requiring me to send the entire case back. I don't think this deserves the loss of an entire egg. This is not really a con, but the fan screws that came with the case are too small to use for the top fans. The fan holes are too big, so I used a nut to screw the fans in place, and the packaging didn't come with any nuts.

Overall Review: I have the G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series ram chips which come with the heat spreaders. With the Hyper 212 Plus, I wasn't able to reach the first ram slot because the heatsink fan was in the way. I was able to fit the ram by taking the fan off, installing the ram, then reinstalling the fan a notch higher to give the heat spreader some room. Overall, everything fit very nicely.

Pros: Just going to go plain and simple with just facts! -Motherboard installation head screw. LOVE IT and going to keep it for future installations of newer cases! (Helps install motherboard screws onto the tower) -Enthusiast Tower (No flashy lights and superfluous stuff. Just pure cooling and space) -Side panels not flimsy (As strong as my NZXT Phantom) -TRUE screwless ODD / HDD (Most cases are screwless on one side and not the right side of the case) -Has a CPU Power hole for your 8pin -HDD brackets are flimsy (Flimsy makes it easier to install HDD onto the bracket. Bracket is a perfect fit in the case w/ HDD attached) -SDD compatible brackets -Front Filter (Not top) and PSU Filter -Bottom Mount PSU with PSU rubber feet. -MASSIVE amount of room inside. Completely unexpected for being an MID ATX Tower. (Compared to my NZXT Phantom, it is only 1.5' taller and 1' wider) Almost a hybrid of Mid and Full ATX towers. -Front USB 3.0 motherboard internal header rather than connecting to

Cons: Unexpected enthusiast tower There are always cons with every case! -Top Filter. It is unnecessary since top fans are ALWAYS exhaust -Honeycomb design on the HDD (Ruins airflow as the front air intake is already blowing into the HDD) I used black duct tape and taped the honeycomb. -One of the front HDD Fans is held in by only 2 screws. -No optional fan screws provided =( -Missing cable managements (I don't really use them anyways since I tuck them into the side panels anyways -Very little room on the backend of the motherboard. A little bulge from all the wires I stuffed back there. (Using Corsair PSU. I recommended using a modular for this case) -Top Air control knob extremely flimsy. One accidental hit will break it. -HDD / Power lights is annoying only because instead of a single light. There are two lights for each one. Why? -Can install only ONE side panel fan. Aftermarket coolers block the top end of the honeycomb. -Top air control knob more (look at other thoughts)

Overall Review: Would I Recommend this? Yes. I envy it over my NZXT Phantom which I paid 2x more than this Rosewill R5. But it has nothing on the white color! -I recommend only installing 140mm Fans on the top mount. You want Exhaust > Intake. -Con: Top air control knob can only control 3 fans. So if you plan on installing twin 140mm fans on top. The knob can only control one of them since it is controlling the front two already -I recommend not buying Rosewill fans for the top mounts. My wire is too short =( (Using Nocturnal) <READ – IMPORTANT> The case provides 10 motherboard screws. You only NEED 6 for installation! The top 3 motherboard screws are bulge out not requiring the screws Random Facts on size factor: Coolermaster hyper 212 Evo (CPU cutout is large enough to install the cooler after mobo installation), Radeon HD 7850 (Cards larger than this will still fit), Corsair 750watt (Was a tight fit), WD 7200RPM 1TB (Perfect fit in the screwless HDD cage)

Pros: I just receive it few days ago, it is feature rich gaming case which includes USB, USB3.0, e-sata, water cooling ready and audio port on top, a user friendly fan speed control knob which is very cool. It is well ventilated that allow excellent heat dissipation, it has 5 large fan space with 3 fan installed. It has plenty of room for fancy video cards and storages, the cable management features is also neat. It is definitely an excellent gaming case!

Cons: not really

Pros: Space - Plenty of it, much more than I expected. Moving components is easy, moving fans is easy, it's just very easy to get in and out and do what I need to with it. Fan Mounts - While it only comes with three fans there are enough brackets available to move air pretty much any way you need. More on this in other thoughts. Front USB 3 and eSATA - I actually expect this in any decent case now, but the ports perform properly and the case would lose an egg without them. Cable grommets - Got a Corsair 750 power supply with this that is notorious for its medusa head. With the grommets and space behind the back plane I was able to distribute all the unused cables in a way that they don't inhibit air flow. The back panel has a little difficulty sealing shut now, but that's not the case's fault. Dust Filters - Easily snap in and out, beveled edges force air through the filter, and they're the easy to clean foam pads you've seen before. Unfortunately they're constructed of plastic, but should be okay unless you clean your case every week. Screwless Bays - Remember those old P3 cases where you had to somehow work a screw through a 1/2" hole in the backplane, down two inches into a mounting hole while lining up your hard drive, and then get a screwdriver in there preventing you from seeing what you were doing while trying to seat and secure everything? Yeah, everything here is snap and slide, moving both 5.25 and 3.5 drives is ridiculously easy. The 5.25 mechanism feels a lot more solid, the hard drive trays feel kind of flimsy, but so far vibration doesn't seem to be an issue.

Cons: Wiring - After my initial build I discovered the fans connected to the control knob didn't spin at all. Spent some time checking the instructions as they aren't clear enough for troubleshooting (pictures please) and checking my connections when I discovered one of the leads was loose in the molex connector. Was able to fix it by jamming the lead back in and sealing it with tape, but this is where it lost an egg, because I lost time and am distrustful of shoddy wiring. A penny of solder and another minute on the assembly line and I'd call it a 5+ case. Front Intakes - While quiet, they don't seem to actually push much air into the area with the motherboard, mostly the air gets caught in the hard drive cage and exits out the side vents. They will help keep your hard drives cool, but unless one is running a datacenter in it they don't seem particularly useful. Power Buttons - Are just a little too easy to knock when placing or removing a USB drive. Sure this is something I'll get used to, but the sinking feeling of trying to place a drive and suddenly seeing your screen go dark is hard to forget.

Overall Review: Added three 140 mm fans to the case, and am getting excellent airflow. At the least I would suggest anyone purchasing this also get 2 140s, use one to replace the 120 rear exhaust and place the other in the top rear as an exhaust. The 120 can then be used as an intake or exhaust on the center top bracket. The third 140 I used as an intake on the bottom. That's a lot of air for less than a decent heatsink. Newegg used a company called lasership to ship this, only two business days to get here, that's a day or two faster than UPS, and three days faster than DHL, all with free shipping. Hope I see them again next time I get a Tracking Info email. Paid $64 for this on sale, currently it's listed at $70 with a $10 rebate. At those prices this case is a bargain, anyone doing a mid-range build should consider it. I would recommend it to friends and family.

Pros: Took me about an hour to put my computer together. The case is set up very efficently, not alot of unused space, (potential for several hard drives). the wire management is great and easy to use. Each side of the case can come off which make the installation very easy. All the wires are clearly labeled. The fans are extremely quiet and have not had an issue with overheating. Great case for a first time build.

Cons: The pull out hard drive bays are really flimpsy. not sure how much of a problem that will be since i hava a solid state drive. The other issue is that my cpu power cord from my power supply is about 2 inches to short to wire behind the motherboard, so it is laying over the top.

Pros: This tower has worked well for three years running now. While there are certainly newer models and a million case options to choose from, Rosewill provided a sleek and minimalist case that fit my style well.

Cons: While it's spacious, I don't seem to get a lot of airflow moving through the unit. But that may just be user error.

Pros: Fans were already setup Good amount of space Shipped fast

Cons: Sent with a broken power connection cable for the fans

Overall Review: I managed to rewire the cable and make it work because I'm too stubborn to send it back in.

Pros: GREAT GPU ROOM AIR FLOW CABLE MANAGEMENT

Cons: No really a con but, when i first built the PC i really didn't do any cable management what soever after a few weeks or maybe a month or so i kept crashing to desktop and noticed a slow performance happening so i noticed my GPU temp and temps inside to case to idle pretty high while on desktop and while gaming , so i thought to myself what could be the problem so i unhooked everything and took the extra 10-20 min to reroute my cables from PSU through the holes in the back for better air flow for the two front fans and to clean up the cables anyway for a nicer look and everything was working perfectly the cables infront of the PSU were unblocking a airflow path for the two front fans . Coming from me A CABLE MANAGEMENT is a MUST in this case for the future!