Inwin 303

[pjsmith727]

So, after much research and debate. I have found the Inwin 303 case. Anyone have any reasons why I shouldn't buy it? Because the price is amazing, around 82 US dollars and having a proper tempered glass side panel, as well as solid steel frame construction. It seems like a perfect fit for me. Any complaints or things to point out? I'm not going liquid cooling, just a 212 evo

[GDRRiley]

not that great of airflow to the GPU that is about all i could fined

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[Skiiwee29]

11 minutes ago, pjsmith727 said:

So, after much research and debate. I have found the Inwin 303 case. Anyone have any reasons why I shouldn't buy it? Because the price is amazing, around 82 US dollars and having a proper tempered glass side panel, as well as solid steel frame construction. It seems like a perfect fit for me. Any complaints or things to point out? I'm not going liquid cooling, just a 212 evo

I think you will be pleasantly happy with your choice. I am going to be getting a new case this year and am looking at its bigger brother, the 800 series for mine. 

[pagani123]

in win makes great cases the 303 is a great case for the price range. high quality materials and great customer support from the company. I definitely would recommend getting it.

Also @GDRRiley source for the airflow issue? It has three large vents on the bottom so i find it a bit hard to believe it has bad airflow but i could be wrong 

[Himommies]

303 has some faults such  way more exhaust than intakes and PCIe slot dont have thumbscrews but I would still go with it because of the tempered glass and illuminated usb ports,also you could spend the saved money on something awesome like a better monitor/mouse/keyboard to improve aesthetics or just spend it on a Humble monthly pass or something.

[Howitz]

No fans included, other decent cases will have 2 included fans, I strongly suggest the fractal design define S, who needs a tempered glass on a 100 $ case anyways, if you pay 100 $ on a case then I suspect you are budget oriented, this is why I suggest you forget all the flashy stuff and get a case with included fans, I'd also search some case benchmarks in which they compare the temperature performance and noise levels of cases. Tempered glass is kinda overrated too, do you plan to move the case from place to place often? Know that it breaks relatively easily and is a MESS to clean up once shattered.

[Gbuddai]

If you like the InWin 303 you might want to also check out the Anidees AI-Crystal. It's a little more expensive but really accentuates tempered glass. Also as a mid tower it can support up to an E-ATX MOBO!

[atomicus]

3 hours ago, Gbuddai said:

If you like the InWin 303 you might want to also check out the Anidees AI-Crystal. It's a little more expensive but really accentuates tempered glass. Also as a mid tower it can support up to an E-ATX MOBO!

 

Both 303 and Crystal can support E-ATX. I'd say 303 looks like it will do so with more room to spare though. The Crystal is OK and seems to be a copy of the InWin 805 but with better airflow. Anidees generally aren't known for their high quality cases though. Plus I see no reason for a glass panel on the reverse side of a case... who wants to see all their cables? Also, the front fans lit up and the silhouettes of the mounting brackets just looks wrong to me. The InWin 805 at least looked good up front, even though air flow was crappy.

[Gbuddai]

50 minutes ago, atomicus said:

 

Both 303 and Crystal can support E-ATX. I'd say 303 looks like it will do so with more room to spare though. The Crystal is OK and seems to be a copy of the InWin 805 but with better airflow. Anidees generally aren't known for their high quality cases though. Plus I see no reason for a glass panel on the reverse side of a case... who wants to see all their cables? Also, the front fans lit up and the silhouettes of the mounting brackets just looks wrong to me. The InWin 805 at least looked good up front, even though air flow was crappy.

The 303 cannot support E-ATX only ATX and smaller. There is actually a lot of room in the Crystal, the 303 has that funky radiator mount on the top (I personally don't like it and that's why I didn't go for it when I bought it, but everyone has their preferences ). I must agree, the Crystal is basically the same thing as the 805 but with better air flow. This case is basically Anidees' attempt on joining the "luxury" case market. It offer's that high end case look for a little bit cheaper than InWin (in some cases) and significantly cheaper than other high end companies. The only reason, that is the general consensus, for having the cable side being glass is to show off your cable management, almost every tempered glass case on the market does this, it just means you gotta spend some more time making your build look extra sexy. Plus with that added window you can mount SSDs and other things on that side and leave them for show! If you don't like the look of the front fan lighting you can always not have the LEDs on, but I personally kind of liked it, to each his own I guess. My comment was merely a suggestion really to show that there are other cases out there, I didn't even know this one existed until it went on sale on newegg a couple days ago, I fell in love with it personally

[atomicus]

41 minutes ago, Gbuddai said:

The 303 cannot support E-ATX only ATX and smaller.

 

Yes it CAN support E-ATX. I've seen reviews confirm it. Just look at it also, there's loads of room in there. E-ATX is the same height as ATX, only wider by about an inch. The mounting holes on E-ATX boards are the same as ATX... at least they are on all the Asus, EVGA, Gigabyte and MSI boards I've seen. The only difference is a bit of extra width, so as long as that doesn't impede anything or cover the cable pass-throughs (which it doesn't on the 303), then you're good to go.

[vladonizer]

Another choice is the corsair 400c, it can also have an E-ATX and is priced similar. I have been between these 2 cases and I believe I'm gonna have to go with the 400c. Both good cases though!

[atomicus]

400C is really nice, the only thing they missed a trick with is not including a glass side panel, and that big black handle is ugly. I know Corsair wanted to keep the cost down, but InWin managed it at the same price. I think the 303 does have that little something different which sets it apart for me, but I can see its configuration not being for everyone, yet the 400C is arguably more 'friendly' in that sense.