InWin Chopin SECC Mini-ITX Tower Case 150W Power Supply with 4 colors stickers inside, Black Aluminum

I can't tell you enough how much I'm impressed by the In Win Chopin case. I just love it! I'm building several computers to use in my dental practice and I wanted something compact yet powerful for running dental imaging software, web browsing, YouTube and practice management software. My goal was not to build a high-end gaming rig. This computer is not for overclocking either. If you want a gaming rig go build one. If you need something that runs everyday work continue reading. Also, I'm AMD fan. BUILD SETUP: 1. AMD Ryzen 3 3200G with Radeon Graphics APU (4 core CPU with Radeon Graphics). 65 W TDP and max temp 95 C. ($91.95). 2. Gigabyte B450 I AORUS PRO WIFI (AMD Ryzen AM4/M.2 Thermal Guard with Onboard Wifi/HDMI/DP/USB 3.1 Gen 2/Mini ITX/Motherboard) ($141.12). 3. Sabrent 256GB Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 Internal SSD High Performance Solid State Drive (SB-ROCKET-256) ($46.99) 4. Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz C16 Desktop Memory Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B3200C16),Vengeance LPX Black ($73.99) 5. Logitech MK270 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo - Keyboard and Mouse Included, 2.4GHz Dropout-Free Connection, Long Battery Life (Frustration-Free Packaging) ($20.99) 6. 24" Display PROS: 1. Amazing build quality. It feels premium with the black aluminum material. High quality finish and sturdy. 2. Small form factor. Quite portable. 3. AMD Ryzen 3 3200G is quite powerful for everything you throw at it. The nice part is that it has a built-in Radeon GPU so you can use the motherboard display out to power your displays. It supports 4K. It has 2 HDMI and 1 Display Port! 4. Sabrent NVME is incredible. Windows 10 boots in 10-12 sec! Price is unbeivable. 5. Built-in WiFi AC with antenna and Bluetooth 5.0. I love motherboards that have those! 6. The case comes with 150 PSU. AMD with Radeon is max at 65 W so you wont be running the PSU at max. No noise from PSU and the CPU cooler fan is silent under normal operation. CONS: The case wont fit the AMD Wraith Silent cooler, without a slight modification. SOLUTION: It won't fit unless you remove the top bracket. Yes, it can fit!! It took me some time to figure it out and I wanted to share this with everyone. The stock AMD Wraith Silent cooler fits this case after you remove the top bracket from the fan. See pictures and video attached. The benefit is that you don't have to buy a separate cooler. I found that Noctua $39.90 is way too much to spend so that pushed me to figure out a solution. Plus the AMD cooler is bigger and since the fan is so close to the side panel. It will force air out of the case through the mesh. EXPERIENCE: Motherboard: The Gigabyte motherboard is incredible. The UEFI BIOS is graphics with mouse support. It came with latest BIOS revision 50 out of the box. Good job Gigabyte! (Hint: if you want to upgrade your BIOS do not do it from Windows. Always do it from the BIOS menu so no bricks). Windows 10 had no issues installing or running. All drivers installed without a problem. Radeon drivers worked out of the box. Also Miracast works on this APU with drivers 20.xx. I was able to wireless cast HDMI to a Anycast dongle and mirror my desktop. Boot time is 10-12 seconds! If your display is on standby and you push the power button by the time the monitor wakes up your at Windows login screen. Unbelievable speed! WiFi and BT are great and coupled with 16 GB of RAM the GPU takes 2 GB and the rest is dedicated to Windows. Performance is great. It also supports Windows secure boot and other gems. Everything is so smooth. CPU Heat: Under idle conditions, the CPU temperature is around 28 C. With load you probably hit 40-50 C. I did not do extensive testing. Remember this is APU based on Zen+ architecture so it's not a 7nm APU. Hopefully, we get newer Zen 2 APUs from AMD. I love AMD ! Overclocking: I do not do overclocking. My goal is usually to reduce power consumption if possible and have a quite system. The default AMD boost is way more than enough for my needs. I hate when people trash companies and motherboard because of VRM and such. If you want to overclock get a higher end and more expensive motherboard but let us enjoy those gems like the Gigabyte B450 I AORUS PRO WIFI. NOISE: Not so much. See the video. PSU does not make sound either. I tested it by unplugging the CPU fan to see. In fact that this case comes with PSU at this price is so cool. I wish more companies offer that. PERFORMANCE: If you need a computer that does everyday work you wont be disappointed. This setup is quite light and has AMD technologies. Thank you In Win Chopin for this wonderful case!

This is an outstanding case for experienced PC builders obsessed with building a powerful desktop in the smallest possible footprint. It is NOT for impatient builders who want to incorporate powerful graphics cards for gaming, or generate a lot of heat with overclocking. Your only fan here is the CPU fan, but with the right components, that's no problem Most mini-ITX cases make room for graphics cards and even AIO coolers, which nearly doubles the case size vs. this one. The new Ryzen CPUs with Vega on board graphics are perfectly adequate for regular business, internet and streaming. Hence, my build, made possible by a perfect confluence of recently-introduced case with minimalist PSU, CPU and mobo: InWin Chopin case cpu: AMD Ryzen 5 2400G mobo: ASUS ROG STRIX B450-I storage: Crucial 1TB MX500 2.5" Internal SSD (until M.2 NVMe SSDs come down in price) RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 cooler: Noctua NH-L9a AM4, 37mm You might be able to get by with the stock AMD cooler but relevant youtube videos indicate it only barely clears the case. The Noctua is quiet, high quality, and has plenty of clearance. Once you get the motherboard in, routing the cables is a challenge. Up til this point, everything went quickly; here you need patience. It's not THAT hard, but it really helps to have at least two of: hemostat, fine needlenose pliers, 6" or longer forceps. Assume that you'll get 80% of the connections made, then have to undo most of it to accommodate the cables that still have to be connected and fit. Rest assured it all works out. However, I have no idea how you'd also fit a low-profile graphics card (even though the case and the mobo nominally have slots). This is why the new Ryzen chips and the Asus wifi mobo are the perfect combination for this case. My only modification was to substitute two antennas from a broken TP-Link router so I didn't have to deal with the remotely wired antenna supplied with the mobo. The swapped antennas work just fine. I was surprised by the excellent fit-and-finish of the case. It's at the level of a Silverstone case: no sharp edges, cleverly designed, case sides pop on and off easily, heavy, good looking. At this price, with PSU included, no hesitation in recommending it.

I'm writing this review about a product that I'm having difficulties finding ANY room for improvement. Like other reviewers, I came to this case after frustrations with the ISK110. I've used the other case maybe 10 times for small office workstation builds, but I wasn't having very good luck with pico PSUs, and I really don't like the plastic on the case. When I landed on this case, I was really excited about the included flex power supply; after receiving it, I am now convinced that IN WIN is among the elite case designers and manufacturers. This case has a gorgeous 1/8 inch thick band of machined aluminum that wraps around 3 sides of the case, leaving the back open to accommodate the rear connections and power supply. It has a perfect brushed finish. The removable side panels are both metal, with metal vents and grills throughout the case. There is no plastic on this case. There is no plastic on this case. The power supply in my case is silent, and powers an AMD Ryzen5 2400G cooled by a Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 low profile fan on an MSI B450I with 16GB of Corsair Vengeance memory running two SSDs. It is heavy, and when you're all built out, it's HEAVY. But I love how solid and gumptiony it ends up being in such a small footprint; it feels significant and intentional to me. Yeah, this case gets an amateur art critique, too; because make no mistake, this is functional art, and the best kind. I took a full star off for one seemingly intentional, juvenile move on IN WINs part: The obnoxious mirrored silver case name etched into the face of this beauty. Don't get me wrong, you fully deserve to keep your mark on such a finely crafted bit of kit... But it obviously needs to be finished in Black Matte, which would stand out against the brushed aluminum of the case, but in a far more muted, grown-up way. AND DON'T ANY OF YOU DARE SLAP THOSE SILLY STICKERS ON THIS PONY. It may be a tad early to rave about a case without knowing about the longevity of the PSU, but hey, I've been replacing PSUs for 30 years. That is all.

This PC case is great and of high quality. If done right you can build a powerful media center in a very small and dense package. I use a CRYORIG C7 as CPU cooler and it fit in well under the raised "dome" mesh of the closing side/top case panel. It has around 1mm to 2mm of clearance, enough to avoid contact with the mesh panel even at high seep rotation of the fan. Cable managemet in the InWin Chopin is extremly dificult and time consumming. You need to do a good pre-desing of the cables path depending on your motherboard connectors. The fron pannel USB 3.0 cables are the worst part since there're too long and stiff. I pulled out the aluminum outer wall/ring of the case to gain access to a small enpty space between the front pannel and the metal chassis frame to hide the excess cable. RMR-ITS

I RARELY leave reviews but I just had to for this case. It’s such a nice pc case. It’s so small and can even fit in my small travel backpack while maintaining a nice sleek design. For anyone that needs a custom pc to travel around with , this is the case to do it. I was able to fully customize the design to how I wanted it and it’s so colorful not to mention it’s super quiet too! Highly recommend this case!

The aluminum casing is thick and hefty, and has a very premium look and feel to it. The cables for the 150W PSU are all black, thin and flexible. This will be helpful for cable management in such a small space. The colored inserts aren't necessary in my opinion, they take away from the professional look of the case. Also, there are no rubber feet for the system if you lay it on it's side. Not an issue for me, but throwing in 4 adhesive rubber feet would be considerate. I also think the space of the case could have been used better. The case could do without the separate compartment behind the mother board for 2.5" drives. Personally I used a 500GB M.2 drive so I don't need it at all, but with that extra space in the main compartment you could have clearance for 40mm case fans and still fit a 2.5" or two. I'd like to see the price drop to around 90$ and/or a 200W PSU but the Chopin is a premium case in a very niche market and I'm glad to own one.

Love the small form factor. Relative easy to work with enough room to squeeze all the wiring harnesses back in. High quality material and built. It also has good airflow. No need to buy an additional power supply with built-in 150W bronze rated power supply. Paired with a Ryzen 2400g, asrock fatal1ty gaming itx board, and 1Tb Samsung Evo. It runs cool.

Pros: Very small form factor for ITX builds Premium quality and feel Built-in PSU Cons: Limited CPU cooler options Building in the case can be difficult for those not accustomed to the tight space CPU runs a little hotter than expected due to PSU being so close to the motherboard and components I recently purchased this case and was not disappointed for what it was. The case has a nice weight to it, while having a small footprint/form factor. The case comes with a PSU, which makes the package a good deal. The downside to it is it’s a proprietary unit, so replacing it with another PSU may not be as convenient. I’ve seen some complaints about a whine from the PSU, but haven’t noticed it from my end. Regarding thermals, I’ve noticed my temps on a 2400g with a Noctua L9a were a bit higher than the same CPU and cooler used in an Asrock A300 (~40C idle vs ~30C idle). I’m guessing it’s because the PSU location is right under the mobo, and the heat from the PSU travels upward to warm the air in the case. Considering the build isn’t one that will be stressed heavily (peaked around 75C under heavy usage) thermals in the case are passable. I did notice the CPU fan noise in this case as it sat on my desk about 2-3 feet away from me, but it wasn’t terrible. Regarding the build process, it was both fun and not fun. Fun in the sense of the challenge in building in the small space...not so fun in the cable routing planning. It wasn’t a huge challenge to do it, more that it was more time consuming than a case that has wider cable management options. At the end, I felt like I did have to stuff some cables in order to keep the build tidy. Overall, I think this is a great case for the form factor and its price point. My only real gripe with it is that the Asrock A300 feels like a better package for an AMD APU build. The CPU thermals were better in the A300, and the Asrock package comes with case, motherboard, PSU, and WiFi accessory. The A300 is also more compact overall. But even then, if you’re wanting an ITX case that’s compact, looks great, won’t break the bank, and you’re wanting an APU build this is a great option to go with.

It's a nice little case. Not much room for cable management but that's to be expected with a case this small. I wish the silver version was available in the west but black is ok too. No problems with assembly and installation. I would buy another one. Would have been nice if it had shorter cables so it's not so difficult to hide the slack. Hopefully the next version will have a few tweaks.

Tenía mis reservas si comprar un gabinete ITX que se saliera del presupuesto pero éste lo vale. Buena construcción; sólido con materiales de metal en la mayoría de la carcasa. Tambien se ve que está bien ventilado e incluye ya la fuente de poder. La PC que construí fue para trabajo, ver películas y juego ligero. Ésta es la configuración del equipo que construí: - AMD Ryzen 5 2400G - Asrock B450 Gaming-ITX/AC - Ballistix Sport LT 16GB Single DDR4 3000 Mhz - Adata XPG SX8200 Pro 512gb Lo único que hay que ver es cual ventilador le queda. En mi caso el ventilador Wraith Stealth incluído en el Ryzen le queda apenas; sólo hay que quitarle la carcasa que trae el logo de AMD y funciona bien. Pero he visto que muchos compran Noctua o Cryorig; en mi opinión no vale la pena el gasto extra porque ninguno va a servir si quieres hacerle overclocking serio. El gabinete es muy pequeño para meterle un ventilador que enfríe como se debe y tampoco hay espacio para meterle un GPU así que hay que llevarsela tranquila con éste gabinete.

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I watched numerous videos on youtube on installs in this case, and everyone said it was tricky. This case was easy to build in, not sure what the issues were. The quality of this case is amazing!!!

This thing is small and looks great! Haven't had any issues with cooling cpu at stock and xmp enabled ram. Set up is basic but man it is tight in there.