IN WIN 101 Midi-Tower Case

Darren_uk · 21 Aug 2017 at 14:10

Mickcas said:
Just wondering how your getting on with the 101. I'm currently torn between this the new glass define ç and meshify c. Any words of advice now you've had the 101 for a little bit

Doing Great, Due to having 2 fan on front side instead is great ...No dust particles flying all over the hardware or on floor,
no more taking front panel off is another big plus, only one thing i noticed,
PSU, My Silverstone plat 750w got short PCI-E cables so at to go along to back top of the graphics card to connect them, it was not long enough to go under the gfx card,
due to the way the PSU is further away at top of the case. as seen in my picture up some posts.

This may only apply to some PSU's & Placing a Mini ITX card, in this case, would make some PCI-e cables not reach & Only way would be to Take the PCI-e Cable from the top hole of PSU enclosure & a crossed the motherboard

Mickcas · 21 Aug 2017 at 14:26

Darren_uk said:
Doing Great , Due to having 2 fan on front side instead is great ...No dust particles flying all over the hardware or on floor ,
no more taking front panel off is another big plus , only one thing i noticed ,
PSU , My Silverstone plat 750w got short PCI-E cables so at to go along to back top of the graphics card to connect them , it was not long enough to go under the gfx card ,
due to way the PSU is further away being at top of case. as seen in my picture up some posts.

This may only apply to some PSU's & Placing a Mini ITX card in this case would make some PCI-e cables not reach & Only way would be to Take the PCI-e Cable from the top hole of PSU enclosure & a crossed the motherboard

Good to know. You take hard to find many builds and reviews from this case. I'd really like to see how it gets on with the intake fans along the bottom. Also I believe the 101c should be out at some point. I'd like the usb type c

Darren_uk · 21 Aug 2017 at 14:40

Yep Extra Bonus with a Type C port on top , Wonder how much more that push the price up , All the other cases you said about.
Meshify C ..so forth I would not be interested in due to the fact they all the same as my older cases Enthoo Pro M Window Edition & Corsair 400c Cases in design
with PSU enclosure at the bottom
front panel to take off
thumb screws to take Glass panel off

With 101 Its Diff with only thin tempered glass light panel & 2 sec pull up & out & thin border
around the side like a picture frame & no front panel to take off & no dust when using the front side 2 x 120mm fan mount.

Bottom of the 101 case where you can place 3 x 120mm fans or rad,
The gap from under the case dust filter to ground is 2cm from air intake,
Would think air be ok but the long dust filter would gather dust Easy,
But its also good to know the filter is easy to remove & from the side instead of the back of the case.

Mickcas · 21 Aug 2017 at 15:00

Thanks again. I hoping the 101c is out soon then I'll make my decision, price dependent of course. I like the fact the 101 is different from the norm. I'm also concerned that the GPU bracket would end up hitting a GPU fan but again the lack of video reviews doesn't she's much light on this. The meshify is still tempting also, the slightly smaller size keeps drawing me back to it.

Darren_uk · 21 Aug 2017 at 15:18

IN WIN 101 Is smaller by the way ..just checked with tape

Meshify C
Case dimensions (LxWxH)
395 x 212 x 440mm
Case dimensions - with feet/protrusions/screws
409 x 217 x 453mm

IN-WIN 101 (LxWxH)
370 X 210 X 445mm

I am After the IN-WIN A1 Cube Case ITX for my spare itx intel z170 mobo , still some time i think before rel

Mickcas · 21 Aug 2017 at 15:47

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Darren_uk said:
IN WIN 101 Is smaller by the way ..just checked with tape

Meshify C
Case dimensions (LxWxH)
395 x 212 x 440mm
Case dimensions - with feet/protrusions/screws
409 x 217 x 453mm

IN-WIN 101 (LxWxH)
370 X 210 X 445mm

I am After the IN-WIN A1 Cube Case ITX for my spare itx intel z170 mobo , still some time i think before rel

370mm length. Everywhere shows this at 480mm?

markoboyo11 · 21 Aug 2017 at 19:10

I got the 101 last week and fitted it out with a 360+240 rad. Loving the case.

Will try get some pics up but they wernt showing in new case gallery thread cos of using photobucket.

Mickcas · 21 Aug 2017 at 20:37

markoboyo11 said:
I got the 101 last week and fitted it out with a 360+240 rad. Loving the case.

Will try get some pics up but they wernt showing in new case gallery thread cos of using photobucket.

Look forward to seeing it

markoboyo11 · 21 Aug 2017 at 21:29

ignore the terrible quality phone pics.

was a real squeeze getting it all in there

http://imgur.com/W4D3Srw

http://imgur.com/boXV8rJ

http://imgur.com/wsalgjL

Mickcas · 21 Aug 2017 at 22:24

Can you confirm the length of he case. Online shows as 480mm but previous post states 370mm

FL630 · 22 Aug 2017 at 13:13

Any with this case able to tell me if a 360 on the Bottom with a 240 on the back will be able to fit?

I like the look of this case but still want to fit a full loop in it with plenty of cooling potential

Darren_uk · 22 Aug 2017 at 18:52

Yep ,470mm sorry mistake

Mickcas · 22 Aug 2017 at 18:53

ok cool thanks Darren

Darren_uk · 22 Aug 2017 at 19:01

Been upgrading to so many case & looking at new ones in the past, got Confused

Darren_uk · 22 Aug 2017 at 19:06

markoboyo11 Very Nice & making use of bottom & side ...Great show

markoboyo11 · 22 Aug 2017 at 22:12

FL630 said:
Any with this case able to tell me if a 360 on the Bottom with a 240 on the back will be able to fit?

I like the look of this case but still want to fit a full loop in it with plenty of cooling potential

I done it, look 2 posts up

#29

Couldnt squeeze second fan on 240 but maybe with a slim rad or fan.

markoboyo11 · 22 Aug 2017 at 22:13

Darren_uk said:
markoboyo11 Very Nice & making use of bottom & side ...Great show

Thanks mate, im very pleased with it, crap quality phone pics don't do it justice at all.

FL630 · 22 Aug 2017 at 22:48

markoboyo11 said:
I done it, look 2 posts up #29

Couldnt squeeze second fan on 240 but maybe with a slim rad or fan.

Didn't see the links! Looks pretty compact. Not sure I'm a fan of the PSU shroud on the top rather than the bottom. Might try see one in the flesh before I buy.

Darren_uk · 23 Aug 2017 at 10:46

Having the PSU fan face down in case at top is Fine , My Silverstone 750w Plus Platinum Modular Power Supply ,
still works same from having it on bottom in the corsair 400c to Now this case at top , this psu Fan only spins when in a heavy load game .
i like it at top as i can see when the fan spins

note: being at top of the case you get no dust, not like at bottom where the dust builds up fast
on the PSU filter.

Note 2: Having the 2 x 120mm fans at front side, I noticed no dust at all over the hardware &
none of the fans on the floor of the case , So that's another bonus not having fans the old way in front & no having to take the stiff front panel off like I did on the 400c.

The 101 a little longer than say the "Meshify C" due to having the fans on side, but well worth it.

also to note the 101 got the latest lite 3mm tempered glass side panel that pulls out & up in 2 secs.
all other brands i see with tempered glass are heavy 4mm/5mm side panels.

The 101 GPU Bracket i not used so i cant say about that, but i am sure in-win would have tested it out
to make sure it doesn't touch the GPU fan under underneath.

Big price diff from the 101 £62.99 & Meshify C £89.99

Mickcas · 8 Sep 2017 at 18:01

Finally picked up the 101, didn't bother waiting for the 101c. I don't need rgb and have type c at the back so the extra price wouldnt have been worth it. Thanks for the information you all have I'm more than happy with the case