Test System

Assembly

Installing the motherboard is done by traditional means, but the cable-routing holes at the top edge are so small that you should really place the cables before installing the board if you can. If you skip this step or do not have that luxury, you will have to route the CPU power cable all the way across the top of the motherboard.


Installing an SSD within the Orbit-Z1 is done by simply screwing it down on one of two positions. To place a 3.5" drive within the chassis, you will first have to attach the left rail's guide pins to then slide the hard drive in. Secure it with the thumb screws on the right side. While this holds well, I would have liked to see rubber rings on the left side to completely eliminate the possibility of vibrations here.


Installing the power supply is a standard affair. Simply slide it underneath the shroud and secure it with four included screws. There is plenty of space for longer units, so you should not run into any issues regardless of capacity.


Once everything is installed, the insides of the Rosewll Orbit-Z1 make quite the clean impression. Rubber grommets would have made it look even nicer, but the overall result is quite good. A main reason for this is the PCB in the back since it eliminates the need to connect any fans to the motherboard's headers. The cooling units may be controlled manually by the sliders in the top.

Finished Looks

Once the side panels are in place, with the RGB lighting elements off, only a small blue power LED can be seen in the top - it is the only tell-tale sign that the system is up and running unless you take a look through the window.


In the rear, everything is where you would expect it to be, with the fan's LEDs being quite bright. The same goes for the top of the chassis as you can clearly see the cooling unit's lighting elements through the metal mesh cover.


Looking at it in a slightly dimmed room to make the lighting pop more, you can clearly see the LED strips glowing through the top and bottom with everything lit up. As the fans are in the top rear, that spot is even better illuminated. You may want to move the top fan to the front to even things out a bit, allowing for a glow from all four sides.

Color Choices

You can cycle through the seven color options manually, set it to breathe individual colors, or make it cycle through all the possibilities automatically. Below is a gallery of all the available color options: