Rosewill Fortress Platinum 450W

Rosewill is a familiar name here at AnandTech. It's Newegg's in-house brand, through which they sell products such as notebook accessories, peripheral equipment, cases and power supplies. Their stated goal is to "bring quality hardware and affordable prices together". In most cases they really care about the pricing, but today we will review one of their more expensive high-class offerings. Not long ago we tested their Gold PSUs, which also belong to this classification; the new products go one step further.

The Fortress series from Rosewill has four different versions, all with 80 Plus Platinum certification and non-modular cables. We'll be focusing on the 450W model in this article as this rating is interesting for the largest number of potential buyers. Japanese capacitors and a single 12V output are just two out of many features. Let’s see how the unit performs and whether it is able to surpass their Capstone series.

Rosewill RK-9000RE Mechanical Keyboard Review

Rosewill RK-9000RE

We have recently been reviewing various products from Rosewill lately. They are a division of Newegg if you didn’t know and they make various computer components (usually entry to mid-level type products). They aren’t really known for their keyboards but I have the pleasure today in reviewing one of their more recent keyboards. I will be looking in close detail on the Rosewill Mechanical Keyboard RK-9000RE. As the label says it’s a mechanical keyboard which will gain a lot of attention because mechanical keyboards have better response and an overall better feel when using them for casual or hardcore usage. I myself am a fan of mechanical keyboards as well and I can’t wait to get started on this review. Let’s take a look and see what Rosewill has to offer.

• Rosewill Mechanical Keyboard RK-9000RE
• 1 x PS/2 to Mini USB Cable
• 1 x USB to Mini USB Cable

Aesthetics

The keyboard layout is pretty standard in terms of the sizes of the shift, enter, ctrl, and space bar keys. There are no extra keys for macroing unfortunately but since this is just labeled as a mechanical keyboard, I can’t really mark them down for not adding them. However, I am just biased to macro keys or macro capabilities so I always hope for them in a keyboard. The F1 through F9 keys resembled old fashioned keyboards which may interest users that like that type of size since most keyboards have the smaller sized function keys. I actually like the smaller function keys but these aren’t too bad as well. On the rear there is a plug for a mini usb cord and they give two types of cables so that this keyboard can work for old and new computers alike. This makes it very versatile and appeal to the more general public.

Cherry MX Switch

The Cherry MX Switch is a feature that Rosewill has added to their mechanical keyboard that allows for simultaneous key presses. All mechanical keyboards usually have some form of Anti-ghosting keys or simultaneous key actions since casual and hardcore enthusiasts need a keyboard that won’t skip a key when they are typing keys simultaneously. This switch will allow up to 104-key presses with a 50 million click life cycle for each key. The 104-key presses are just amazing because most keyboards I have reviewed would offer like 20-50 but I haven’t really seen above 100 too often. I don’t see how you would ever need to press that many but the ability to have that many will ensure your keyboard won’t ever miss a beat. And the 50million click life cycle for the keys is definitely a great addition because consumers will buy the keyboard knowing it will last long since most people don’t want to keep replacing their keyboards too often.

Laser Printing on Each Keycap

Laser printing on a keyboard is definitely something new to me. I don’t know if any other keyboard manufacturer does this but it’s worth taking note of. This will help people that want to use this keyboard for long periods of time and to those who don’t clean their keyboard often. The oils from our fingers can build up on our keyboards and mice and usually leaves some residue that can lead to erasing the ink on standard keyboard keys. But with Rosewill’s Laser Printing, you won’t have to worry about the keys and feel free to use this keyboard as long as you want to.

Rosewill Ranger Case Review

Rosewill Ranger

Rosewill is actually a division of NewEgg. This being the case doesn’t detract from the quality and performance that Rosewill have become known for. They are essentially a budget-minded alternative to the other manufacturers of cases, fans and peripherals. Today we will be taking a look at Rosewill’s Ranger case. This is a mid-tower case that is fully featured and it also comes with a really nice looking paint scheme.

Rosewill have been producing cases for a while now and this one is aimed at the budget-minded gamer. This is evident in the paint scheme of this case. It has a red interior with a black exterior. Its exterior is painted in a very nice looking mat-black finish and it uses a steal and plastic construction. To be honest the construction does feel a little on the flimsy side. This is to be expected though from a budget case. This case is priced right now at about 70 dollars. At this price you have to expect that there are going to be some compromises on some features.

For its size this this case is actually fairly light. It weighs less than ten pounds without any hardware installed. This is also one of the reasons why it feels a bit flimsy. At the front of the case are all of your front panel connectors. One of the first things you’ll notice though is that there are no USB 2.0 connectors. This case has two USB 3.0 ports, an eSATA port, and audio ports. There is also the power and reset buttons along with a power LED. Being that USB 3.0 is becoming more available the lack of USB 2.0 really isn’t a big deal. USB 3.0 is also backwards compatible with USB 2.0 anyway. This case also had a large mesh front panel with a 120mm red LED fan. This is the only fan that comes with LEDs.

On the left side panel you are given the option to install up to two 120mm fans and there is a small Plexiglas window above this ventilated area. On the other side of the case the right side panel is totally plain. At the bottom of the case there is plenty of ventilation to mount your power supply with the fan facing downward. There is also room to install another 120mm fan at the bottom to improve airflow over your video card(s). With the way the bottom of the case is designed there won’t be any problems with installing some of the longer power supplies. To prevent vibrations and scratches to any surfaces this case comes with four rubber feet.

At the back of the case is where you’ll find seven expansion slots along with the ability to mount your power supply at the bottom. Near the top there are three rubber grommets for passing through wires or water cooling hoses. This is great because it shows that they did take water cooling into consideration with this case. Many motherboards don’t have on-board USB 3.0 support so you can pass your front panel USB 3.0 cable through a rear grommet and into a rear USB 3.0 port. At the top of the case is a large ventilated area with an installed 140mm fan. There is also room to install a second 140mm fan if you choose to do so. Unfortunately there are no mounting holes for 120mm fans. If you’re planning to mount a radiator at the top of the case you’re going to either have to mod it or install a dual 140mm radiator. This will mean that you will have a difficult time installing an enclosed liquid cooling unit like the Corsair H100.

The styling of this case is very nice. It’s a bit understated but it should appeal to quite a few users and gamers. With the windowed side panel you are able to get a very nice view of your hardware and the red interior. This case is a little on the plain side but for the price you really can’t go wrong. From the outside I really don’t see too many problems that would impede installation. In the next part of this review we’ll go over how well the tool-less features work and how easy it would be to install your hardware. Overall this case is starting to look pretty good and hopefully once we get it opened it won’t let us down. I’d like to point out though that this case is going to make water cooling fairly difficult. If you look at the distance between where the top of the motherboard would be and the top of the case, there isn’t much room to install a radiator and fans. You could mount the radiator or the fans on the outside of the case, but this isn’t the ideal situation. With that being said let’s have a look at the interior of the case.