Rosewill Mid Tower Case Review

The Rosewill Mid Tower Case Review is based on a budget priced PC computer case. The Rosewill R218-P-BK is a steel ATX mid tower case in the budget group. When building my latest computer, financial constraints were at a premium, so something that is solid enough to not dent during the assembly process, but at a low cost was of premium concern. While some say the case is flimsy or cheap, the price is right. The going rate is about $30 at Newegg, but they often have a $5 price break making the case $25, which is cheap for a computer case.

I find that the case is not all that flimsy, after all once it is built it should not be transported or used as target practice, and the case with the side on it is quite sturdy for typical use. It does not come with a power supply, but I got my 430W Thermaltake power supply for $40, so I not only have a more than adequate case, but it also contains a reputable and dependable power supply as well. My experience with case and power supply combo's is that most come with cheaper and less reliable power supplies and most combos cost more than I have combined in this case.

The Rosewill mid tower case comes with a 120mm fan in the back, with room for another 120mm fan in the front. The side panel has two sets of ventilation holes, one at the bottom for drawing in cool air into the overall cavity and over the PCIe and PCI slots, and the second set is higher up, approximately where the CPU will be mounted on the motherboard, and it comes with an adjustable sleeve for drawing cool air in right over your CPU fan. The front of the case has two audio plugs for speakers and microphone or headset, and two usb ports for easy access for your jump drives.

With my current set-up, the power supply has two 80mm fans and the case has it's stock 120mm fan, and the motherboard temps stays around 95 degrees F, and the CPU typically stays below 108 F. This is using a retail AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+, 2 GB RAM and two hard drives. I will as time progresses, replace the stock 120mm fan and add a second 120mm fan in the front, both blowing out in order to increase the cooler air coming into the CPU and case from the side.

Features include 4 - 5.25 inch external bays, 1 - 3.5 inch external bay, and 4 - 3.5 inch internal bays. There are 7 expansion slots in the back for PCI, PCIe, or other expansion options and because of the vent positioning it is suitable for either an Intel or AMD build and will accept either ATX or MicroATX formats.

If I had more computers to build, I would not hesitate to purchase this Rosewill Mid Tower case again for all my builds. I am very pleased with it.