hey guys, just to mention: THIS is not how the case is supposed to work, as you can get from any pictures(e.g. in win website) the bottom is supposed for intake (--> dust filter), the front for outtake (--> no dustfilter needed)... The case uses the effect of warm air going up and ventilating the graphics card directly... The front just lacks of intake area (much blocked)... I'm quite sure this could help the temperatures.... (---> maybe new testing needed, so you don't use the potential, what is quite sad...) greetings ;)
Here's the airflow graphic from the website. www.inwin-style.com/uploads/Product/gaming-chassis/301/301_overview_versatile_01.jpg Of course, that's not to say that this would definitely get you better temperatures: radiators are more efficient when used as intake. But it might be better, and it would definitely net you less dust!
I'm currently doing a build in the white w/blue version for my niece's b'day. Here are my mods so far : 1-removed the plexi from the front IO, stripped the blue silk screen and In Win logo from it and replaced it with her name in vinyl with light blue vinyl behind it returning it to a close to factory look, but fully custom. 2-replaced the power supply fan with a blue led fan to illuminate the inside as there is a cutout for the PSU fan exhaust on the bottom of the enclosure 3-hidden blue LED bars tucked into the inside of the rail inside the bottom of the TG side of the case. Got them at the auto parts store on a whim, they just happen to fit perfectly. Wired them to molex for power. 4-CNC milled out a hexagon pattern on the front to help it breathe so I can mount the radiator on the other side of the bracket inside what would be the side air intake area, thus giving more space inside the chassis and more airflow as this case is pretty claustrophobic.
The side airflow is an exhaust. This case gets its air intake from the bottom (the clue is the fact that there is a dust filter for the bottom). Air comes in from the bottom, and exits from the front and back, well suited to a negative pressure design.
@@zealoustherealous yea I have this case too which is why I mentioned the bottom dust filter in my first comment. It is awesome. So sleek looking and the most compact mATX case I could find at the time. I have the fans set up to give me intake at the bottom and exhaust at the front and back. It works pretty well.
I know it's a few years old, but I just bought this for a itx build. Almost every itx case I see either has a basement that chokes air to thicker gpus, does a sandwhich style orientation which if you have a hot gpu that backplate radiates heat to the motherboard and cpu, or you get stuck buying a expensive ncase m1 that is never in stock and you get no side panel to see the inside of your case.
thank you for the video dimitri.....but the case certainly didn't deserve that award,you found so many cons with it am supprised you didn't give it a thumbs down...the only thing i could see from my perspective is that it looks nice from the side...that's it
I see the progress being made in this case,. and duly noted.. However your comments on the fact that the case needs to have a breathable air flow. Needs to be addressed. Agreed. I am always up for a challenge of cable management. And this one is on a list of several. The need for rubber grommet's and proper placement of cable pass through's is and should be a rule of thumb to all case manufactures please,.I do like this case and relatively in the future ,. I hope to also become a full fledged Case Reviewer myself.. I want to do them all. Dimitry you have my Dam good reviewers award for your best efforts in giving us your best insight's of each case by case review. Thank You very much sir. And God Bless.
Finally it's out! And i'm still buying it despite the rubbish cut outs because it's mAtx with a glass side panel. Shame NZXT don't make a mATX S340 Elite
I just built a mini intel build with it and my temps are fine. I put a mATX mobo with i57600, 16gb ram, a r9 280x from my old build and a 800w semi modular psu in mine. I have 3 cougar long life fans (at least they say they are :/), 2 in the front, 1 in the rear exhaust and i don't seem to have any problems with cooling with the only problem being the stock intel computer. My ONLY problem with this case is that my 3.5" drive bay sat too close to the rear panel and my PSU sata power cables don't have a L shape to them and the rear case would NOT fit, so I had to nudge it forward a bit to make it fit. Other than that, I really like it and everything fit. Also, word of advice to anyone getting this case, DO NOT get a standard PSU, at least get a semi-modular or modular PSU and you will thank me later.
I have very mixed feelings... the case is sexy AF, is my preferred form factor, and one of the smallest in that category as well... but that restrictive airflow design... you should not sacrifice function over looks. If placing the intake fans on the bottom resolves that (would be interesting if you compared the set up you had here with bottom mounted intake fans), maybe it would be great. Still, looks like even the bottom is still restrictive. I really would like this case, but that's a huge doubt. EDIT: InWins website shows the case to be designed to pull air from the bottom, and use those side vents along with fans for exhaust. I wonder if temperatures would improve with that configuration?
OMG! inwin has finally taken it out of the closet. I hope it will be available in our country soon. Been waiting for it since the sneak peak in CES. Nice review. Keep it up!!!
IMHO you would likely get better temps using the radiation on a push fashion and pushing that air out the side and not sucking from the side. Then if there is room putting some fans on the bottom to pull air into the case. At least thats how I would do it.
You can mount a fourth 2,5" drive on top of that 3,5". There are even hole that match perfectly up with a 2,5" drive holes. I have three SSDs mounted in my case AND a 3,5" drive.
I think the best feature of this case is probably that you can remove pretty much EVERYTHING from the case with just a few screws. Unfortunately, the PSU shroud and MB tray are one piece, and the shroud is very much in the way, so you almost have to cut the shroud to make use of the front if you're going custom. Also unfortunate, once everything is out, there aren't many places to screw any custom stuff you add back, so you'll have to get creative and plan carefully.
I feel like case needs 5 things to be a great case: 1) needs be wider - that way they can adjust the area behind the motherboard for cable management and to keep that side intake viable 2) needs to be taller - so that those bottom fans can fit with a matx motherboard installed 3) rgb lighting on the i/o because rgb everything these days 4) Change the power supply mounting because of what Dimitri noted. I feel like an extended bracket that slides in through the back would be great for this case. 5) the little bracket for hiding cables needs to be bigger to allow for more cables
I think Inwin ought to have thickened up the bottom of the case to allow for that upward airflow, but you can also put a micro atx board into the normal 303 and have that lower bay for fans.
The first thing Im gonna do when I get this case is to cut a hole in the front for a fan and connect the fan to the gfx card so that it will pull fresh air only when the gfx needs it. Seal the mesh on the metal panel and use the rear fan as exhaust. I dont like bottom mounted fans cuz thats where all the dust collects.
If the airflow is meant to come in from the bottom and then out the side vents, I don't see why the rear couldn't be used as intake as well(i'm aware of the PS fan as an exhaust). A polyurethane foam filter could be trimmed down and used to filter the rear intake. Just an option for bringing more cool air into the case. Adding bottom intake fans also have the added benefit of concealing the bottom MB headers. Anyways, I bought this case for my new build, everything is on trucks and out for delivery today. Excited about my new Ryzen build.
I own this case, it was the worst PC build experience ever. Dual 120mm AIO water cooling is near impossible, stick with a single fan AIO if you're going to do water cooling. Even then it still doesn't cool properly and my i7 7700k gets 90 degrees + often. I anticipated that my CPU would be running on the hot side with a mATX enclosure but this is too much. Unfortunately, there are not many mATX cases with tempered glass and I went for the InWin 301 since it was smaller. I'm going to be switching out to a Phanteks Evolv mATX TG asap. Best of luck with your PC builds everyone!
It seems like this case is better for M-itx motherboards, leaving opportunities for two 120mm intake fans on the bottom, the front 240 radiator setup for exhaust, and the rear 120mm set to exhaust as well. I would be very interested to see this type of setup and how different the temperatures would come out, compared to the fan setup in the video.
ive had this for around for around 10 days. got it the next day it was released. no probs with my temp. just use bottom intake. both cpu and gpu in the mid 60 range.
I have this case and I’m using the front and bottom as intake and the back as an exhaust. I’m going to be switching to a sfx psu. I have seen *GucksTV* build and his cable management looks really great with an sfx psu. I am also going to switch from a 2.5” to a m.2 ssd. I was getting normal temps with my CPU and GPU. Ryzen 5 1600 and EVGA GTX 1060 6GB SSC
This is a shrunk in win 303. Power supply at top and intake fans with dust filter at bottom. With this layout my graphics card has 2 fans currently blowing cool air directly into its fans which keeps temps very low on my gtx 1080.
I'll stick with my current matx case. It is a 10x10x10 cardboard box. Fits everything just fine. Has a 200mm fan pulling air from the bottom and the power supply exhausting air from the top. It's painted black and sits unobtrusively on a shelf under my desk. With the fan it cost under 15 bucks. What more could I want?
I'd like you to check out thermaltakes tower 900 from CES it looks awesome and for custom watercooling it seems unrivaled at the price considering it's meant for dual loops and it supports 2x 560mm radiators.
According to IN WIN's website, the front (side panel) is supposed to be the air outlet. Maybe, that will make the case cooler? Can you Try it? Is it possible to add two more fans on the bottom with the front radiator installed?
I would be really interested to see how this case would perform with intake through the back, a large tower cooler for the CPU, two fans in the bottom, and 1-2 exhaust in the front.
I like the case very much. Many of those cables could be routed behind the motherboard and the temps would be much better if you use fans at the bottom. I don't see any drawbacks in this case. And about that "only cooling area" at the back of the case, luke did tested and cable management does not affect the cooling potential. Nice review tho. (that case needed some RGB lights to shine tho.)
If In-Win put the side air flow design on the front - that would be better. But still, at such an affordable price, I'm sure some modding could be done to improve air flow.
It looks like an ITX case to me - You did not show the front air ducting well. Oh and FYI, The bottom is intake the back is exhaust. So I went back and looked 3:13 thru 3:22 and see that your radiator fans should be exhausting thru there out the back side. Put two 120mm intake fans in the bottom turn your radiator fans to exhaust and lets see the numbers please. While you are there you could try the rear fan in different configurations, None, intake, exhaust.
Great review, but there is space in the bottom for fans which is usually taken up by the power supply so mabye those should be able to compensate for the lack of front intake?
i like the sidepanel design (except the microwave dots on the side), i really like the mATX form factor (please do vids on more of these cases) I hate everything else about it, and yes I realize the front is not meant for intake
Thanks +HardwareCanucks! Thinking of getting this case and I had a thought: What if you flipped your Heat Sink fan around so it pulled from the back, then flipped your rear exhaust fan around so it's intake. Then use the two front fans as exhaust and two bottom as intake? The front two fans don't have filters anyway, so flipping the rear, a single fan, shouldn't introduce any more dust. I feel like this would make a nice airflow in the case with minimizing turbulence. What do you guys think?
great review like always, but man that was an amazing intro and the sound of that keyboard and its sleek looks made me buy one (after the video), can't wait till it comes
i want the case pretty bad, however it has a few issues i would hope to be addressed with a small update maybe in like an rgb model comes out so there is better airflow, cable management and ease for well rgb as that is what i am aiming for, so if they fixed a few of those things, do with the 301 like they did with the 303 with the rgb variant, id be happy
What do I think about this case? It works hard but looks great. All said and done, I prefer a case that works easy and still looks great. But for the cost of this case its good but not Fred worthy imo...
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I'm a simple guy, I see HWC case review, I click
Yup. Pure case sex, once again.
I'm a simple guy too, I see a good comment and I pin!
-Dmitry.
You didnt pin it tho @HardwareCanucks
Just keep all them sweet vids coming!
You're a legend.
hey guys,
just to mention: THIS is not how the case is supposed to work, as you can get from any pictures(e.g. in win website) the bottom is supposed for intake (--> dust filter), the front for outtake (--> no dustfilter needed)... The case uses the effect of warm air going up and ventilating the graphics card directly... The front just lacks of intake area (much blocked)... I'm quite sure this could help the temperatures....
(---> maybe new testing needed, so you don't use the potential, what is quite sad...)
greetings ;)
jojo23 Thanks! this should be top comment, everyone is complaining about this case..
This is correct. Radiator fans in push configuration to send air OUT of the side vents, with the bottom fans populated for intake.
Here's the airflow graphic from the website. www.inwin-style.com/uploads/Product/gaming-chassis/301/301_overview_versatile_01.jpg
Of course, that's not to say that this would definitely get you better temperatures: radiators are more efficient when used as intake. But it might be better, and it would definitely net you less dust!
this should be noticed and another video for this case
jojo23 so they don't have a gpu there? Huh
Wow. So touched to hear three of our recent releases in the soundtrack of this review. Thank you, HWC.
The transition at 3:50 is awesome, the editing on this video is amazing.
I'm currently doing a build in the white w/blue version for my niece's b'day. Here are my mods so far :
1-removed the plexi from the front IO, stripped the blue silk screen and In Win logo from it and replaced it with her name in vinyl with light blue vinyl behind it returning it to a close to factory look, but fully custom.
2-replaced the power supply fan with a blue led fan to illuminate the inside as there is a cutout for the PSU fan exhaust on the bottom of the enclosure
3-hidden blue LED bars tucked into the inside of the rail inside the bottom of the TG side of the case. Got them at the auto parts store on a whim, they just happen to fit perfectly. Wired them to molex for power.
4-CNC milled out a hexagon pattern on the front to help it breathe so I can mount the radiator on the other side of the bracket inside what would be the side air intake area, thus giving more space inside the chassis and more airflow as this case is pretty claustrophobic.
We need more micro-atx cases in general!!!
I just asked INWIN about the 301 so perfect timing!
Your ads are professionally awesome... 😎 😎 😎
The side airflow is an exhaust. This case gets its air intake from the bottom (the clue is the fact that there is a dust filter for the bottom). Air comes in from the bottom, and exits from the front and back, well suited to a negative pressure design.
i have this case and there is a removeable dust filter on the bottom
@@zealoustherealous yea I have this case too which is why I mentioned the bottom dust filter in my first comment. It is awesome. So sleek looking and the most compact mATX case I could find at the time. I have the fans set up to give me intake at the bottom and exhaust at the front and back. It works pretty well.
SOOOO HAPPY THIS IS GOING TO BE HERE SOON
I know it's a few years old, but I just bought this for a itx build. Almost every itx case I see either has a basement that chokes air to thicker gpus, does a sandwhich style orientation which if you have a hot gpu that backplate radiates heat to the motherboard and cpu, or you get stuck buying a expensive ncase m1 that is never in stock and you get no side panel to see the inside of your case.
That is the best MasterKeys Pro ad placement I've seen! Very creative!
We need more Matx glass cases, but that PSU on the top is just silly. hopefully your plug socket ain't that far
Assuming everyone puts their case in a place where that would make any kind of difference.
thank you for the video dimitri.....but
the case certainly didn't deserve that award,you found so many cons with it am supprised you didn't give it a thumbs down...the only thing i could see from my perspective is that it looks nice from the side...that's it
Dear Mr Canucks. I enjoyed the advert for the mechanical keyboard. A nice bit of class.
You can fit a 180mm PSU as long as you plug in the cables before inserting the PSU.
i was just looking at this case yesterday and was bummed it wasn't available yet... so excited!
I see the progress being made in this case,. and duly noted.. However your comments on the fact that the case needs to have a breathable air flow. Needs to be addressed. Agreed. I am always up for a challenge of cable management. And this one is on a list of several. The need for rubber grommet's and proper placement of cable pass through's is and should be a rule of thumb to all case manufactures please,.I do like this case and relatively in the future ,. I hope to also become a full fledged Case Reviewer myself.. I want to do them all. Dimitry you have my Dam good reviewers award for your best efforts in giving us your best insight's of each case by case review. Thank You very much sir. And God Bless.
Finally it's out! And i'm still buying it despite the rubbish cut outs because it's mAtx with a glass side panel. Shame NZXT don't make a mATX S340 Elite
Tell me how your build turns out. Im interested in seeing the builds people will come up.
I just built a mini intel build with it and my temps are fine. I put a mATX mobo with i57600, 16gb ram, a r9 280x from my old build and a 800w semi modular psu in mine. I have 3 cougar long life fans (at least they say they are :/), 2 in the front, 1 in the rear exhaust and i don't seem to have any problems with cooling with the only problem being the stock intel computer. My ONLY problem with this case is that my 3.5" drive bay sat too close to the rear panel and my PSU sata power cables don't have a L shape to them and the rear case would NOT fit, so I had to nudge it forward a bit to make it fit. Other than that, I really like it and everything fit. Also, word of advice to anyone getting this case, DO NOT get a standard PSU, at least get a semi-modular or modular PSU and you will thank me later.
So glad I saw the point about punching out those squares to fit cables. That was driving me crazy.
I never thought I would say this, but your advertisement of that keyboard is actually very good.
Inwin & Lian Li seem to be masters of design when it comes to aesthetics & presentation, and amateurs when it comes to ergonomics & usability.
Thanks starlord
The camera work is devine.
Dude HWC is the only tech channel where I don't skip the sponsors coz they make em entertaining lol
I have very mixed feelings... the case is sexy AF, is my preferred form factor, and one of the smallest in that category as well... but that restrictive airflow design... you should not sacrifice function over looks. If placing the intake fans on the bottom resolves that (would be interesting if you compared the set up you had here with bottom mounted intake fans), maybe it would be great. Still, looks like even the bottom is still restrictive. I really would like this case, but that's a huge doubt.
EDIT: InWins website shows the case to be designed to pull air from the bottom, and use those side vents along with fans for exhaust. I wonder if temperatures would improve with that configuration?
The coolermaster advertisement form you is better than every ad.
Wow, another video with STUNNING shots. Beautiful work Dmitri. Cheers
OMG! inwin has finally taken it out of the closet. I hope it will be available in our country soon. Been waiting for it since the sneak peak in CES. Nice review. Keep it up!!!
IMHO you would likely get better temps using the radiation on a push fashion and pushing that air out the side and not sucking from the side. Then if there is room putting some fans on the bottom to pull air into the case. At least thats how I would do it.
You can mount a fourth 2,5" drive on top of that 3,5". There are even hole that match perfectly up with a 2,5" drive holes.
I have three SSDs mounted in my case AND a 3,5" drive.
I still love this keyboard ad. I hope you enter some competition or film award with it :)
I think the best feature of this case is probably that you can remove pretty much EVERYTHING from the case with just a few screws. Unfortunately, the PSU shroud and MB tray are one piece, and the shroud is very much in the way, so you almost have to cut the shroud to make use of the front if you're going custom. Also unfortunate, once everything is out, there aren't many places to screw any custom stuff you add back, so you'll have to get creative and plan carefully.
Yea, I agree including something for unused accessories. Even if it's just a non-fancy plastic zip bag (like some cases I've experienced recently)...
I hate it that they took away the top fan slots in this new design. To me, that was the selling point for this series.
0:40 That Pepsi commercial really got you inspired...
0:32 I'm not much for ad's but this was elegant and beautiful. 👌
Proud owner of the 303 bigger brother and am considering getting the 301 for a second build
I've always loved the look of the Inwin 303 but felt it was a little too big for me. This 301 is perfect !!!
I feel like case needs 5 things to be a great case:
1) needs be wider - that way they can adjust the area behind the motherboard for cable management and to keep that side intake viable
2) needs to be taller - so that those bottom fans can fit with a matx motherboard installed
3) rgb lighting on the i/o because rgb everything these days
4) Change the power supply mounting because of what Dimitri noted. I feel like an extended bracket that slides in through the back would be great for this case.
5) the little bracket for hiding cables needs to be bigger to allow for more cables
That ruins whole point of being smaller case. Then just get inwin 301c
I think Inwin ought to have thickened up the bottom of the case to allow for that upward airflow, but you can also put a micro atx board into the normal 303 and have that lower bay for fans.
The first thing Im gonna do when I get this case is to cut a hole in the front for a fan and connect the fan to the gfx card so that it will pull fresh air only when the gfx needs it. Seal the mesh on the metal panel and use the rear fan as exhaust.
I dont like bottom mounted fans cuz thats where all the dust collects.
If the airflow is meant to come in from the bottom and then out the side vents, I don't see why the rear couldn't be used as intake as well(i'm aware of the PS fan as an exhaust). A polyurethane foam filter could be trimmed down and used to filter the rear intake. Just an option for bringing more cool air into the case. Adding bottom intake fans also have the added benefit of concealing the bottom MB headers. Anyways, I bought this case for my new build, everything is on trucks and out for delivery today. Excited about my new Ryzen build.
I own this case, it was the worst PC build experience ever. Dual 120mm AIO water cooling is near impossible, stick with a single fan AIO if you're going to do water cooling. Even then it still doesn't cool properly and my i7 7700k gets 90 degrees + often. I anticipated that my CPU would be running on the hot side with a mATX enclosure but this is too much. Unfortunately, there are not many mATX cases with tempered glass and I went for the InWin 301 since it was smaller. I'm going to be switching out to a Phanteks Evolv mATX TG asap. Best of luck with your PC builds everyone!
It seems like this case is better for M-itx motherboards, leaving opportunities for two 120mm intake fans on the bottom, the front 240 radiator setup for exhaust, and the rear 120mm set to exhaust as well. I would be very interested to see this type of setup and how different the temperatures would come out, compared to the fan setup in the video.
Should've made it just itx toss the 2 pcie brackets and rotate the psu orientation to preserve that aesthetics of the 303.
FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'VE BEEN WAITING SINCE I FIRST FELL IN LOVE WHEN IT AT CES ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's 2017 and these cases still don't have type C. just Wow!
Its 2019 and most cases still don't have usb type c!
Cole Jones I believe there's an InWin 301c with USB 3.1 gen2 type C front panel connection point.
I mean the motherboards have USB C so, who cares?
@@jinx0192 and yeah, I just found the product
I love the cooler master ad.
ive had this for around for around 10 days. got it the next day it was released. no probs with my temp. just use bottom intake. both cpu and gpu in the mid 60 range.
I have this case and I’m using the front and bottom as intake and the back as an exhaust. I’m going to be switching to a sfx psu. I have seen *GucksTV* build and his cable management looks really great with an sfx psu. I am also going to switch from a 2.5” to a m.2 ssd.
I was getting normal temps with my CPU and GPU.
Ryzen 5 1600 and EVGA GTX 1060 6GB SSC
This is a shrunk in win 303. Power supply at top and intake fans with dust filter at bottom.
With this layout my graphics card has 2 fans currently blowing cool air directly into its fans which keeps temps very low on my gtx 1080.
The *Corsair Air 240* is an awesome minatx case, that needs tempered glass.
The ad at the beginning was actually pretty good
just an fyi.
the 2 fans on the bottom are intakes.
the one were radiator is an exhaust.
That cooler master ad looks very cool
This is a good entry from InWin
Now we need some good lookin matx boards
I always like a case which is tall and not that wide. But I already have the h440
Finally the BOSS is this video host!!! Dimitry FTW
I love the transitions. Keep it up Deems :D
I'd build in that. A solid Ryzen mATX board (hopefully this year) and a RX 580 would suit me just fine in there.
G-ray-V None particularly grab my attention. Looking for someone similar to the Asus Gene or Formula M ☺
+G-ray-V but is it solid?
Dmitry, I miss your case reviews that were shot outdoors! Oh that beautiful Canadian sunlight...
This case looks SOOOOOOO freakin good.
I'll stick with my current matx case. It is a 10x10x10 cardboard box. Fits everything just fine. Has a 200mm fan pulling air from the bottom and the power supply exhausting air from the top. It's painted black and sits unobtrusively on a shelf under my desk. With the fan it cost under 15 bucks. What more could I want?
when freds in the video... you know its a damn good video on top of being a HWC video
I'd like you to check out thermaltakes tower 900 from CES it looks awesome and for custom watercooling it seems unrivaled at the price considering it's meant for dual loops and it supports 2x 560mm radiators.
According to IN WIN's website, the front (side panel) is supposed to be the air outlet. Maybe, that will make the case cooler? Can you Try it? Is it possible to add two more fans on the bottom with the front radiator installed?
I would be really interested to see how this case would perform with intake through the back, a large tower cooler for the CPU, two fans in the bottom, and 1-2 exhaust in the front.
I've been waiting for this review!!!!!
Finally, i have been waiting for this for ages lOl thank you Hardware Canucks
I already bought my PC parts and am waiting for it to release in Germany to build it.
I'd rather see the new Phanteks mATX Enthoo Evolv tower! Promised me they're coming with news this week!
I think that the main air intake zone is the bottom, like in many Silverstone cases
I like the case very much. Many of those cables could be routed behind the motherboard and the temps would be much better if you use fans at the bottom. I don't see any drawbacks in this case. And about that "only cooling area" at the back of the case, luke did tested and cable management does not affect the cooling potential. Nice review tho. (that case needed some RGB lights to shine tho.)
If In-Win put the side air flow design on the front - that would be better. But still, at such an affordable price, I'm sure some modding could be done to improve air flow.
Great looking case that's affordable, unfortunately it has no airflow. Good luck with this hot box.
Great review!!! I've been wanting this case since CES. I think an ITX board would work best with this case so you can get the airflow from the bottom.
It looks like an ITX case to me - You did not show the front air ducting well.
Oh and FYI, The bottom is intake the back is exhaust.
So I went back and looked 3:13 thru 3:22 and see that your radiator fans should be exhausting thru there out the back side.
Put two 120mm intake fans in the bottom turn your radiator fans to exhaust and lets see the numbers please.
While you are there you could try the rear fan in different configurations, None, intake, exhaust.
Was thinking of getting this case but using it for an itx build
Hey Dimitri, thanks for the video, do more In Win cases reviews please, 909,805,509 etc
Great review, but there is space in the bottom for fans which is usually taken up by the power supply so mabye those should be able to compensate for the lack of front intake?
finally! been waiting for this since ces
i like the sidepanel design (except the microwave dots on the side), i really like the mATX form factor (please do vids on more of these cases) I hate everything else about it, and yes I realize the front is not meant for intake
best quality and love ur effort in ur videos Dimitri THANK YOU!!!!!
Pretty helpful review Danny Rand
Thanks +HardwareCanucks! Thinking of getting this case and I had a thought:
What if you flipped your Heat Sink fan around so it pulled from the back, then flipped your rear exhaust fan around so it's intake. Then use the two front fans as exhaust and two bottom as intake?
The front two fans don't have filters anyway, so flipping the rear, a single fan, shouldn't introduce any more dust.
I feel like this would make a nice airflow in the case with minimizing turbulence.
What do you guys think?
great review like always, but man that was an amazing intro and the sound of that keyboard and its sleek looks made me buy one (after the video), can't wait till it comes
Been waiting for this one
i want the case pretty bad, however it has a few issues i would hope to be addressed with a small update maybe in like an rgb model comes out so there is better airflow, cable management and ease for well rgb as that is what i am aiming for, so if they fixed a few of those things, do with the 301 like they did with the 303 with the rgb variant, id be happy
InWin - the DeLorean of the PC world!
Your add always sends chills down my spine. Frikken awesome
Very nice case..I want one but the heat issues may be a deal breaker...
What do I think about this case? It works hard but looks great. All said and done, I prefer a case that works easy and still looks great. But for the cost of this case its good but not Fred worthy imo...
I love your power cable
you should maybe put a fan on the bottom intake too
How much water do I need to pour on the top of the case for the plant to grow? I didn't see any seeds in the box... ;)
yay I've been waiting so long for this thing!
Still rocking my Antec 300-2 :\ Looking at this case makes me think It's not as bad now.
I got the inwin 303, amazing case