Overall and Final Verdict
So now that I have spent a little time with the Cullinan from Rosewill lets sit down and gather up all of my impressions, thoughts, and concerns. First off, this is a great looking case and frankly, it isn’t what I would normally associate with Rosewill. The all blacked out interior looks great and it has a clean look with the enclosed (in metal even) power supply compartment. The overall design manages to hide a lot of the components that have had people looking at wider dual chamber designs but they kept it in a more traditional case size. The glass panels cover three of the five visible sides of the case and with that give the case a great look that also lets you peek inside. The glass also ups the overall construction feel of the case, it's amazing how different it is when you go from plastic to glass in overall feel and impression.
For performance, the thick glass panels and the front panel design helps a lot with fan noise making this a relatively quiet case. All of the case openings have filters and two of those filters (top and front) are completely magnetic. They are quick and easy to clean. That means you can pack the case full of fans if you want and noise and dust shouldn’t be an issue. On top of that, there is a ton of room inside for full custom water cooling if you want.
The glass panels, however, are very prone to fingerprints. I wouldn’t normally complain about that but the case design basically means if you work with it at all you can’t avoid messing up the glass inside and out. Speaking of the glass panels, they really add to the weight. This isn’t a case I would recommend moving around a lot unless you work out, a lot. Inside of the case I did have an issue with the plastic wire management cover they went with. Not only did it not fit at all when I ran my 24 pin cable, but it also looked completely out of place in the glass and metal build. I would much prefer they keep things simple with rubber grommets on those holes. Wire management came out looking decent but keep in mind when running your wires that there is less room behind the motherboard tray than you would expect.
SO.. where does that leave us? Well, the Rosewill Cullinan isn’t perfect but it is a great looking case. They are tapping into the new glass fad and designed a great looking case around it. Unlike a lot of the other glass-based cases, the Cullinan is actually priced well in my opinion. In fact at a touch under $150 it is priced in line or cheaper than some of the all plastic cases on the market. When writing this up I also found out that for those who got in on the pre-order or buy the case this month (October 2016) they are also including a free power supply. The power supply is the Rosewill ARC-M650, I wouldn’t consider it amazing and frankly, it wouldn’t be my first pick if I were building in this case (I think this case deserves a high-end build inside it), but I wouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Taking the PSU cost off the case, it would put the case in under $100! Just make sure to get in on it this month on Newegg to get the deal. Even without the bundled PSU, I think the Cullinan is a great case and is priced well for a mid to high-end build. I hope Rosewill keeps bringing out more cases with this type of focus, an ITX would be great hint hint Rosewill ;).
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