In-Win cases any good?

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Hi all

I am looking at getting a case for a mini amd kabini setup and wanted a small form factor case that does not take up much room. I have been looking at the in win cases, something like

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-042-IW&groupid=2362&catid=2279

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-026-IW&groupid=2362&catid=2279

The reason i was looking at In-Win is that they come with power supplies included. But my main issue is that are these power supplies reliable? or would it be better for me to get a case that can take a full size PSU.

The kabini max power draw is 25w and the smallest full size psu i can find is 350w and that seems excessive als SFX or SFF psu are so expensive, £60-£70 fo a bronze rate psu. I need something reliable that wont go boom.

so any advice would be appreciated.
 
You largely get what you pay for at the end of the day and £50 is not a lot for a PSU and case. Obviously buying a higher spec PSU and case would be better but it will cost more. The Silverstone 300W SFX PSU is available for £37 from another retailer so it might not be too bad and would give you a wider choice of cases.

Given your power draw I expect you'll be fine but there are never any guarantees. I'd be more worried about the noise of the PSU fan myself, though they are usually fairly easy to replace.

The Antec ISK 110 might be worth considering too.
 
I have a In-Win case this one http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-044-IW&groupid=2362&catid=2293 I have to sit the ssd loose under the 3.5 inch hard drive and the power supplies are noisey.
My Advice would be buy the Asrock Am1 http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/AM1H-ITX/ and use a power brick from a lappy and plug it straight into the board then the only very very slight noise would be from the cpu fan.
The Antec ISK 110 is well worth a look like the other poster says but i wouldnt buy the IN win case
 
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davido_labido said:
I have 2 inwin cases.... ok both of the ones I have are not your standard inwin cases:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-036-IW

http://www.inwin-style.com/en/goods.php?act=view&id=S-Frame

but still, you still see similar tech in the cheaper ones too. They are usually tooless, laid out well and have some nice little tricks up their sleeve!!

some other manufacturers are better, but for style as well as function, i do like a cheeky inwin case!
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You have an unusal Taste thats for sure
 
thanks for the the advice everyone

Is the Antec ISK 11 PSU any good? The only issue i have with this is that its so expensive, £66, for this price i can get separate full size psu and small case. Unfortunately OCUK has no stock otherwise i would have bought it.


just a quick question, is SFX psu same as Micro-ATX psu? Because rather than buy in win with questionable psu. Becuase i might order this Aerocool Qs-102 Micro-ATX Case - Black but it says PSU tye it takes is Micro-ATX psu. I am assuming this is SFX type would fit??

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-112-AE&groupid=2362&catid=2279

also forgot to ask, what does SFF psu mean? If i bought a In Win case could i change the PSU? from their desription it says SFF, not sure what that means as i cant find any PSU with that suffix.
 
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AMDPower said:
thanks for the the advice everyone

Is the Antec ISK 11 PSU any good? The only issue i have with this is that its so expensive, £66, for this price i can get separate full size psu and small case. Unfortunately OCUK has no stock otherwise i would have bought it.


just a quick question, is SFX psu same as Micro-ATX psu? Because rather than buy in win with questionable psu. Becuase i might order this Aerocool Qs-102 Micro-ATX Case - Black but it says PSU tye it takes is Micro-ATX psu. I am assuming this is SFX type would fit??

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-112-AE&groupid=2362&catid=2279

also forgot to ask, what does SFF psu mean? If i bought a In Win case could i change the PSU? from their desription it says SFF, not sure what that means as i cant find any PSU with that suffix.
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it just means small form factor like silverstone SST and bequiet SFX ones.
 
In-Win do a great case if you want a really tiny PC and only wish to game at HD4000 levels. I built this little gem for a local customer. It runs cool too.

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Thanks Hatman for the pictures, much appreciated :)

Are the power supplies reliable in these cases?

amd i correct the power supply in the case you posted only has 1 sata port? I was actually going to buy that specific case you posted but was worried with the quality of the PSU in there, just wondering would it be possible to replace it with a SFX type psu?

also you have fitted a DVD drive in there, i am assuming you can only fit slim slot loading cd drives in there and not slim tray type, correct?

I have found a review of the power supply in the IN WIN BM39, or to be more specific In Win IP-AD160-2 and it seems to be a good performing Power supply but nothing for that case you have posted.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cases/display/mini-itx-cases-roundup_12.html

thanks for the help and feedback everyone.
 
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When I was asked to build a small PC I gave her several choices of case, all small from this In Win to a Silverstone cube case. She chose the In Win. It is cheap so I did mention about the PSU. Her question was simply can it be replaced if it dies. Of course I said yes, so she went with it. The PC been in service daily now for nearly eight months and all is well.

You can buy a tray slim drive so long as it is the type the catches the disc. Not all do. The slot loader was cheap and adds a bit of flash. And with a 2.5" 120Gb or larger SSD it is very quiet and quick. The case also comes with mounting hardware for VESA mounts, so it can be mounted directly to the back of a monitor.

You are correct about the SATA connection too. The slot loader because designed to be in a laptop has a small SATA and power plug combined at one end and Molex the other so it worked out great.

Personally I would use this case again with hesitation.
 
AMDPower said:
Thanks Hatman for the pictures, much appreciated :)

Are the power supplies reliable in these cases?

amd i correct the power supply in the case you posted only has 1 sata port? I was actually going to buy that specific case you posted but was worried with the quality of the PSU in there, just wondering would it be possible to replace it with a SFX type psu?

also you have fitted a DVD drive in there, i am assuming you can only fit slim slot loading cd drives in there and not slim tray type, correct?

I have found a review of the power supply in the IN WIN BM39, or to be more specific In Win IP-AD160-2 and it seems to be a good performing Power supply but nothing for that case you have posted.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cases/display/mini-itx-cases-roundup_12.html

thanks for the help and feedback everyone.
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I've run a couple of systems in in-win cases - the stock PSUs and fans tend to be a little noisey but never had a reliability issue. The cases themselves seem decent as far as it goes nothing feels especially cheap and mostly seem fairly well thought out.

I got both of mine free with the purchase of Intel CPUs however heh.
 
Thanks Guys for all the help so just a little update.

I bought a In Win cas with 160w psu and i think its faulty, must be my luck but the case is really nicely made. Only thing i did not like was the mounting holes for the motherboard and the front IO panel cables are presented together in one connector which means as in my motherboard the connectors for audio/mic and USB are on separate pins arrangements you cant plug them in, Hope i explained myself correctly :)

@HatMan

I was wondering would that case have enough clearance to run a standard cpu fan that is supplied with something like i3 or i5 Hanswell processors?

or even better what fan are you using?

thanks
 
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