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Welcome everyone to a new log and let me introduce the willing participant,the In Win D Frame MINI!

After the S3,which is far too large for a LAN box like originally planned,I wanted a smaller footprint and something a bit more aesthetically pleasing,so,after seeing this gorgeous case at Computex,I made some inquiries at In Win and here is the result!

Some of you may have seen this case about and,if you follow any of my forum witterings,probably know already that I had this coming.
The case is a tubular spaceframe design made with Alu tube and,quite frankly,a mobo tray that is a structural grade piece of kit! The tempered glass is a lovely thing to see and is common place on all the high end In Win chassis.

Shall we have a walk round the case then?

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You have never seen a mobo tray that thick,guarantee it!

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You can have the PSU either way,up or down.

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Massively thick HDD and SSD mounts.

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Backside of the tray.

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Tray out!

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The whole tray is decluttered,this ITX case has ambition....

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This mod is changing the standard ITX flavour into mATX!

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As you can see,you get a substantial case for you money,the anodized frame is nice and well finished and no skimping on materials,Im looking forward to working on it......


First thing is to strip the anodizing ready for some lovely paint,I know I just praised the coating quality and it seems like it would be a waste to strip it but it will be worth it!

The paint I will be using for the frame is....

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Also,sadly,that mobo tray is also going for a 25mm sandwich tray that will carry all the cabling,most of the watercooling routing and an integrated reservoir.
As always,the aim is a clean looking build,no faff or fluff but details to keep you entertained!

LET THE BUILD COMMENCE!!


Magoo insists that he is project lead on this.......He isnt but you know....he thinks he is.....​
 
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Normally Im waiting for hardware but not this time.ASUS provided the Gryphon z97,a modders favorite for very obvious reasons and I have a pair of cards with tidy Watercool blocks ready to go. I rounded of the waterblocks with a MIPS Iceforce HF,an awesome block which sadly isnt available easily now since MIPS closed their doors. A major loss to the watercooling world...

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The thickest hold down you will ever see!

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You just dont see a finish like the finish you get with MIPS....

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On to another of my favorite block makers,this time the German outfit,Watercool.

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The DC i7 looks like a promising candidate or I may just recycle the 4770k in CLoS3 IMPACT,I dont want to go mad as there a x99 rig coming up in the next few months....​
 
Ahh another high end inwin chassis on the forums. Welcome to the Glass-terace. This is going to be a great build to follow :D.
 
Shouldnt there be a case around that roll cage? I really do not like any of the In Win range

:lol: they are pretty poor to be fair, over priced Taiwanese tat, I think the inspiration for this one must have been the Bosch power cube.

The only In Win cases that are any good are the 901 & 904, but the only thing that puts me off is dust and finger prints.
 
Shouldnt there be a case around that roll cage? I really do not like any of the In Win range

As is your choice,I find the Coolermaster/Corsair boxes that you use bland.

:lol: they are pretty poor to be fair, over priced Taiwanese tat, I think the inspiration for this one must have been the Bosch power cube.

The only In Win cases that are any good are the 901 & 904, but the only thing that puts me off is dust and finger prints.


Tat? Have you seen this case in the flesh? No,didnt think so....


Since when has it been acceptable to thread crap peoples logs on this site? Im sorely disappointed by the both of you.
 
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Calm down mate, they are merely stating that they really don't like the case (albeit in rather dramatic fashion).

I for one am looking forward to seeing something different and I'm curious to see what you're going to do with it :)
 
Since when has it been acceptable to thread crap peoples logs on this site? Im sorely disappointed by the both of you.

People just voicing there thoughts on the case - its up to you to prove them wrong. I seem to remember you posting a lot of negative stuff in the past..... Go have a cup of coffee and chill dude. The comments are about the case not you
 
I want to lick those waterblocks. They look delicious :) And while the case isn't what I'd call my usual 'thing' I'm more than looking forward to seeing what you do with it :) You haven't failed to impress me yet fella.

We're all allowed to have taste, don't take this lot, especially Tom, personally. We all know full well how loud Tom voices his opinions :P (both good and bad)
 
I agree that most of the inwin cases are crap, roll cage on its own does not look attractive But don't forget about the 901 and 904, They are the best looking cases IMO, paired with an XFX gpu It's just pure porn depight horrible cable management and little aio options.

I am not able to see the pics because im on a anancient laptop so i cant judge your build but after what other people have said i think it looks good ;)
 
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