In Win 703

The In Win 703 is some other subtle looking mid-tower, though when compared to the Silverstone and Corsair cases it does have a lilliputian more flair, coming in either black/reddish or white/black.

The front facade has been constructed from plastic and aluminum and features a colored border -- red on our sample. Cherry highlights are besides institute around the external 5.25" drive bay besides every bit at the top and bottom of the front console.

The console itself is covered in a sparse brushed aluminum sheet which has been given a blackness end. It looks rather sleek. The simply other detail is the chrome "In Win" label at the pinnacle.

On the very height of the front panel embedded in that red band is the I/O panel which features two USB ii.0 ports and just a single USB iii.0 port forth with two audio jacks for headphones and a microphone. Users will too find the storage activity light along with the power push.

The 703 measures 432mm alpine, 210mm wide and 477mm deep giving information technology a capacity of 43L, making information technology slightly bigger than the Corsair Carbide 100R.

Both versions of the 703 come with a instance window that has been custom built for this enclosure. The window looks quite unusual as it protrudes from the instance door by 11mm. This is a neat event and makes the 703 more eye catching than it would be otherwise.

The opposite case door besides features a 7mm raised section which we suspect will come up in handy when it comes to cable direction. Both door panels are secured via a pair of pollex screws.

Around back we discover 2 1" water cooling holes followed past a 120mm exhaust fan and a cutout for the motherboard's I/O console. Below that are seven expansion slots and like the Corsair 100R they are accessed externally. Finally at the bottom we accept a slot for an ATX power supply.

Underneath the 703 are four large plastic feet that enhance the example 17mm off the footing. In that location are besides two split dust filters, one for the ATX power supply and one for an optional fan location.

Within the 703 nosotros find what looks to exist an most identical layout to the Corsair 100R. The motherboard tray features a similar sized 133 ten 114mm cut-out too equally a number of similar holes for cable direction.

Mounted in the front end section of the case is the hard drive cage which uses like tool-less drive caddies to what we found in the 100R (and aye, there are four of them). However, In Win has made better use of the infinite past calculation mounts for a ii.v" SSD on top of the drive cage. This ways the 703 can handle ii v.25" devices, 4 3.five" or 2.v" drives plus the actress 2.v" drive.

The external 5.25" bulldoze bay comes with a tool-less attachment that oddly features a lime green twist knob. This looks out of place in the 703 and is clearly a recycled part from another example. In Win besides dropped the ball on the I/O cables which aren't colored black like they are in the Corsair 100R.

In Win says that the 703 supports a maximum graphics card length of 408mm and that is true, at least for the primary PCIe graphics card. Whatsoever additional graphics cards will be limited to 290mm due to the not-removable hard bulldoze cage, though that'south enough for high-end cards including the GeForce GTX 980.

There is loads of room for the ability supply as well -- upward to 220mm or 170mm with a bottom fan installed. While nosotros had an issue with the Corsair 100R'due south limited CPU cooler elevation, this doesn't appear to be an issue with the 703 as it can handle tower coolers as tall as 170mm.

The 703 allows for two 120mm forepart fans (fan filters come up pre-installed). The rear 120mm LED fan comes with the case while at that place is room for an boosted 120mm fan in the bottom of the instance. Surprisingly the 703 doesn't permit for top-mounted fans.

Unfortunately, the included 120mm LED fan doesn't feature a 3-pin ability connector so information technology cannot be connected to the motherboard. Instead In Win has gone with a 4-pin Molex power connector which is a lot less user-friendly in our opinion equally the motherboard cannot control the fan speed.

Still, other than the fan connector, oddly colored 5.25" tool-less module and not-themed I/O cables, the In Win 703 is well designed within and should make building a PC in a breeze.

In Win 703 Installation

The installation process for the In Win 703 was similar to that of the Corsair 100R, though with greater support for tower fashion CPU coolers we had an easier time finding compatible hardware.

With the doors removed, the In Win 703 is only 5mm wider than the 100R and nonetheless information technology can handle CPU coolers that are 20mm taller. As mentioned, this is due to the design of the example window which juts out by 11mm.

In Win has been able to recess the motherboard tray a few millimeters back as well which helps create more headroom for the CPU libation. This luxury was afforded by including an 8mm burl in the correct door panel.

With the Intel X79 motherboard installed nosotros were able to install a massive tower fashion CPU cooler such as the 159mm tall Prolimatech Megahalems Black and still have over 10mm of room to spare. This characteristic alone makes the 703 a better enthusiast case than the 100R.

Another problem nosotros had with the Corsair 100R was getting the right door panel back on once the 3.5" drives were installed. This is because the ability cables just stuck out too far and would come in contact with the door causing the states to manhandle information technology back on. This isn't a problem with the 703 equally information technology provides enough of room for cables behind the drive trophy and the motherboard tray.

Fitting everything into the In Win 703 was a cakewalk and despite installing high-end hardware we found information technology all fit without any fuss. Gamers would take no trouble getting one, two or even three GTX 980 cards into this case.

That said, if you plan to kit this case out to that extent, y'all'll have to accost its cooling as a unmarried 120mm exhaust fan won't suffice. Similar quality LED fans commencement at around $vii and we recommend picking up two of them to exist front mounted.

When it came to cable management the 703 has less cutting-outs in the motherboard tray than the 100R, but with more room for hiding cables behind the motherboard tray it makes for a very clean and tidy build.

For a compact mid-tower the In Win 703 is damn near perfect with the exception of just a few small details. The light-green 5.25" tool-less adapter is a mystery though thankfully you can't meet it through the window easily and information technology tin simply be removed if it bothers yous. The front panel cables look like something we'd expect to find in a generic $20 case and they stand out enough to spoil the build for us, fifty-fifty if it's a pocket-size issue.

Overall, In Win got all the major stuff bang on and the few faults we found are relatively nitpicky.