Changing Case!

[leg bouncer]

Hey guys!

 

So, I'm moving out from my Masterbox 5 into the new Inwin 301 case, my current build is really small for the case and I really do like smaller form factor cases.

 

The thing is, I don't really know if my parts are all gonna fit in the case without issues, specially for the mATX motherboard I'm using, so I would like to know if any of you guys have already built on this case with an mATX motherboard and how was the cable management/building experience.

 

I will leave my part list over here, in case you guys wanna check it and tell me if there's any clearance issue:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7400 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.44 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston - FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: PNY - CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Inwin - 301 White MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($77.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $622.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-19 16:05 EDT-0400

[CatXice]

look at reviews on the case as most will tell u how easy or not the case is to work in

[Mooshi]

I wanted that case and was waiting for awhile..but the thermals and blocked airflow are what turned me off from it.

[leg bouncer]

 

4 minutes ago, CatXice said:

look at reviews on the case as most will tell u how easy or not the case is to work in

Reviews are on the good side and I've seen recommendations from HardwareCannucks, Bit Tech and MNPCtech

3 minutes ago, Mooshi said:

I wanted that case and was waiting for awhile..but the thermals and blocked airflow are what turned me off from it.

I also thought of that. But who says front intake is mandatory? I mean, downside intake makes a lot more sense to me in the way that we know cold air goes down and hot air goes up, Pair this with 2 intake fans on the bottom and 1 exhaust in the back plus the PSU fan exhausting from the top and ideally, we have a nice airflow. I won't actually be able to test this until I actually have the case but in theory, there's nothing wrong.

 

I'm also planning to upgrade my motherboard and PSU, in case anyone was gonna say anything about that, haha. As for storage, I don't need more than that since I exclusively play Overwatch and store all my files in the cloud.

[Mooshi]

Either way, your part selection isn't going to run super hot, the 301 will work.

[leg bouncer]

Just now, Mooshi said:

Either way, your part selection isn't going to run super hot, the 301 will work.

Actually I'm running the stock Intel cooler, of course I'm planning to get an H7 or a C7 from Cryorig ASAP, but it has never even been hotter than 60° degrees and that's while playing OW + running chrome, spotify and discord on the background.

 

The reason it's not really running hot is because of the low power consumption of my CPU and GPU right?

[Mooshi]

Yep, both are efficient. Since the cpu is locked, there is no need for overkill cooling. An H7 is a great choice, I use one on an overclocked 6700k in an itx case.

[leg bouncer]

3 minutes ago, Mooshi said:

Yep, both are efficient. Since the cpu is locked, there is no need for overkill cooling. An H7 is a great choice, I use one on an overclocked 6700k in an itx case.

That's nice to hear! Thank you, will update you guys with the final result and some temperature tests.