BitFenix Ronin Case Review

Inside the BitFenix Ronin

Both panels are attached to the chassis using black thumbscrews. After removing the left panel, you can see the “stealth cover”, which hides the drive bays and power supply area, leaving only the motherboard area visible. It is only a cosmetic accessory, and you can easily remove it just by pulling it.

Figure 11: Stealth cover

The motherboard tray has a huge cutout for you to access the backplate of the CPU cooler without having to remove the motherboard from the case, and three holes for you to route cables behind it. Another highlight of the case is the presence of a one-inch (25 mm) clearance between the motherboard tray and the right-side panel, allowing you to store thick cables behind the motherboard tray. The BitFenixRonin supports ATX and smaller form factor motherboards.

Figure 12: Overall look

Figure 13: A view behind the motherboard tray

In Figure 14, we get another overall look inside the case. Notice that the top panel supports the installation of two 120 mm or 140 mm fans. The top panel also supports the installation of radiators up to 280 mm in length.

Expansion cards are fastened using black metallic thumbscrews. The BitFenixRonin supports video cards up to 11.7” (297 mm) long on its default configuration or up to 16.7” (425 mm) if you remove the hard drive cage that is in front of the place where you want to install the video card. You can install CPU coolers up to 6.5” (165 mm) tall.

Figure 14: Overall look

The power supply is installed at the bottom of the case. It can be installed with either its bottom fan facing up or facing down, so you can decide if you want the fan of your power supply pulling air from inside the case or from outside of it. As shown before, there is an air filter for the power supply fan. There are also four rubber pads to support the power supply, which makes no direct metal-to-metal contact to the bottom of the case, reducing the noise generated by vibration.

The case supports the installation a 120 mm fan on its bottom panel. As already shown, the bottom air filter also covers this optional fan.

If you install a 120 mm fan in the bottom panel, you will be able to fit power supplies up to 7.2” (185 mm) deep, which is more than enough to accommodate most power supplies available on the market. Without a fan installed, the case is compatible with power supplies up to 12.6” (320 mm) deep.

Figure 15: Power supply compartment