Operation:
The installation was far more involved than I would have expected for a case from a company as innovative as
NZXT, but now that it is done, I am looking forward to seeing it, and hopefully not hearing it, in operation. With the three 120mm fans at full speed, the case is rather quiet. The airflow wasn't overwhelming, but combined with the other vents, a system should easily be able to maintain low temperatures.
The image above provides a look at the Rogue ready for action. As mentioned earlier, the size and position of the window is a bit odd, as all you really see inside the housing is the top of the power supply... and this one doesn't look pretty with all those stickers. I am not sure where a good place would be to put a window on this case, because if you move it forward, all you will see is the top of the drive bays.
As shown below, the visual effect from the red lighting is pretty cool. The strips up front and the single LED fan out back provide a red glow that isn't too intense. Too bad the PSU wasn't colored to match, but it still looks good to me.
And finally, just another indication of how large this "small form factor case" really is. Pictured below we see the Rogue to the right of a mid-tower ATX case, the
AcoustiCase 340. The Rogue isn't quite as deep, and maybe 60% as tall, but it is close to twice as wide. The weights and volumes of the two cases are about the same, but with the case on the left you can use a full ATX motherboard, as well as being able to install more drives and expansion slot devices.
