Installation
I will actually be installing my main system in the Rogue. It is comprised of an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, DFI Lan Party Jr. P45-T2RS, 4GB of OCZ ReaperX HPC memory, Palit 9800GT Sonic video card, Tagan BZ Series 900W power supply, wireless card, 2 hard drives, and a DVD burner.
The first thing you are going to want to do is install your motherboard on the removable motherboard tray. I really like that NZXT has labeled all of the bags of screws so you know which ones to use for what. After you have your motherboard installed you can go ahead and install you expansion cards as well. It is no nice being able to install all of this outside of the case where you have more room.
I did have some trouble with my video card, it really did not like the screw holes on the motherboard tray, and it was really hard to get the screws in with my video card there. Also when I was putting the motherboard tray back in the case my video card scraped the top of the case. I assume this would not happen with everyone, but it is something to keep in mind. Once you have the motherboard tray installed you can go ahead and connect everything to the motherboard.
Next is our DVD burner, you want to install all external drives before you install your internal ones because the once you install the internal drives they block the screw holes for your external drives. For our DVD burner we just slide it in, line it up, and screw it into place. I installed both of the hard drives on the right side of the case, also you just slide them into place and screw them in to secure them.
After you have your drives installed you can go ahead and install your power supply. We have a normal sized ATX power supply that fits easily inside the Rogue, but if you have a larger power supply NZXT does include a PSU expansion bracket that can accommodate larger power supplies. Go ahead and connect power to all of your components and your good to go. You can see we still have quite a lot of room between our DVD burner and the PSU.
Now you can ahead and put the 2 side panels and the top panel back on and you are ready to go to a LAN party! The top window is mainly taken up by the power supply, but still gives the case some eye candy.
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NZXt really thought of the lanner with this case. Nice product from them as we've come to expect
NZXt really thought of the lanner with this case. Nice product from them as we've come to expect
When I first read about this SFF case I was surprise it had a removable motherboard tray.
YEa, nzxt actually puts a lot of thought into their products, that's why i love their stuff so much.
When I first read about this SFF case I was surprise it had a removable motherboard tray.
YEa, nzxt actually puts a lot of thought into their products, that's why i love their stuff so much.
Too bad not everyone feels the same way.
Well, just look at the cases they make, like the beta, M59 etc. around like 50-60$ and they have features only found on higher end cases such as all black interiors etc.
Too bad not everyone feels the same way.
Well, just look at the cases they make, like the beta, M59 etc. around like 50-60$ and they have features only found on higher end cases such as all black interiors etc.
it wouldn't be any more convenient for a lanner than any mid tower. it's bigger than it looks in pics and it's be quite awkward to carry.
this is the only case that i've seen reviewed here that i thought it deserved a higher rating: the con: “We had some issues when installing our video card” is bogus because the case comes with specific directions on how to install the card with the removable mobo tray (which is amazing, btw). i did a high end build with this case for a kid that was going to college and i can say that i couldn't have been happier with the product. the solid brushed metal construction the whole way around was much more than i expected. also, everything fit perfectly. i see this case as a 10/10 that could be an attractive addition to anyone's desk
it wouldn't be any more convenient for a lanner than any mid tower. it's bigger than it looks in pics and it's be quite awkward to carry.
this is the only case that i've seen reviewed here that i thought it deserved a higher rating: the con: “We had some issues when installing our video card” is bogus because the case comes with specific directions on how to install the card with the removable mobo tray (which is amazing, btw). i did a high end build with this case for a kid that was going to college and i can say that i couldn't have been happier with the product. the solid brushed metal construction the whole way around was much more than i expected. also, everything fit perfectly. i see this case as a 10/10 that could be an attractive addition to anyone's desk
it wouldn't be any more convenient for a lanner than any mid tower. it's bigger than it looks in pics and it's be quite awkward to carry.
this is the only case that i've seen reviewed here that i thought it deserved a higher rating: the con: “We had some issues when installing our video card” is bogus because the case comes with specific directions on how to install the card with the removable mobo tray (which is amazing, btw). i did a high end build with this case for a kid that was going to college and i can say that i couldn't have been happier with the product. the solid brushed metal construction the whole way around was much more than i expected. also, everything fit perfectly. i see this case as a 10/10 that could be an attractive addition to anyone's desk
i see, haven't seen one side by side.
hehe, who reads the instructions =P, i know i don't. Most men would rather just dig in and use trial + error lol
i see, haven't seen one side by side.
hehe, who reads the instructions =P, i know i don't. Most men would rather just dig in and use trial + error lol
I think the whole point was to see how the was out of the box to see how easy it was to put everything together.
Case and instructions are rare if any.
Its little bigger than most SFF cases which is a plus.
most have some form of documentation in the box, if not online
i see
it should be easy no?
You'd think it would be.
A little bigger size mean more space to work with.
Yeah nothing like an instruction manual; its a case after all.
no, some cases aren't all that straight forward. Some have features never seen before on other cases
I think the whole point was to see how the was out of the box to see how easy it was to put everything together.
Case and instructions are rare if any.
Its little bigger than most SFF cases which is a plus.
most have some form of documentation in the box, if not online
i see
it should be easy no?
You'd think it would be.
A little bigger size mean more space to work with.
Yeah nothing like an instruction manual; its a case after all.
no, some cases aren't all that straight forward. Some have features never seen before on other cases