Rosewill Mini-ITX Tower Dual Fans Computer Case - Silver Aluminum/Steel Legacy W1-S

This case is pretty much a gem...a rare gem perhaps? You don't see it much in the builder community but I'm glad I found it via silentpcreview.comSince I'm a fan of small and quite will still holding powerhouse components this case was the perfect fit. The build is very solid and I really like the aluminum finish. I was worried about the snap in mechanism for the panels but since they are small they avoid the looseness that I've seen in similar setups. Plenty of room for an ATX PSU, large GPU and CPU cooler as well. Yes it might not be tiny but it sure is smaller than an ATX case.

I was looking for a mini-ITX case that had enough room for 4 hard drives, an SSD, a full size PSU, Blu-ray player, and enough room for an expansion card (video, audio, sata card, etc.). Oh, yeah, I also wanted it to look nice. This case delivered.And here's the interesting part: the Rosewill name almost made me pass it up. Indeed, I had passed it by several times on my quest for the perfect case, not even giving it as much as a glance. Rosewill, in my mind, meant affordable (read: "cheap") and not something I'd want containing the innards of my media hub for our home. Turns out, it's a re-badged Jonsbo W1-S with one improvement; a removable hard drive cage. That's right, Rosewill improved upon the sleek W1-S! Once I discovered this I was all in.And all in it went:ASRock Z97E-ITX/acCorsair 128GB SSD16GB Crucial Low Profile Ballistix Sport RAMIntel Core i5-4690SScythe KotetsuSeasonic 520W Fanless 80 PLUS Platinum PSUI started with 4 x 4TB HGST NAS Drives. WARNING: they were LOUD!I promptly returned them for4 x 4TB Seagate NAS Drives (much, much quieter)Any way, I've got this rig running KODI and various other programs. Directly hooked to my Denon AVR-X3000. Enjoying MKV Blu-ray rips in high definition, DTS-HD and TrueHD audio. Controlling it from the couch with a Logitech K400 Keyboard.So, eleven hundred men went in the water, three hundred and sixteen men come out, the sharks took the rest...Wait! That's a different story...What I meant to say was: Get this case. You'll like it. Silver, black, doesn't matter. It's the same sleek, all sides easily remove design. Beautiful piece of work. You'll be pleased.

Great case. If you are considering the Bitfenix Prodigy, forget about it and go with this case.Quality is great, pretty much rivals Lian-Li and there are no ugly logos in any of the panels. Installation is a breeze since all panels come out easily (they are hold together with push pins and feel great). The material is awesome and the panels are thick and rigid. I just grew tired of my Bitfenix Prodigy and decided to go with something more classic and less flashy. They are pretty much the same size. It still got to use all my previous hardware, including an H100i cooler mounted on top. The only change is that you cannot do push/pull configs with 4 fans on top unless you remove the HDD bays next to the motherboard. Fans options are a 140mm on front, 140 or 120 mm on the back and 120 or 140 x2 on top. All the intakes are filtered (but it could be better) and the interior feels roomy and well built, with a lot of cable ties holds. Cable management could be a little bit better, but if you're using flat wires, you'll be fine. Also, you can put large PSUs in here without much issue, but you will lose one of your SSD's mounts. So happy that I came across with it!

built a little beast of a machine in this thing. easy to work in and will last for years. highly recommend