SFF.Network [SFF Network] In-Win Chopin Review – A Concerto in Black

In-Win, known for some time for their creative (but generally unremarkable) SFF designs, has been branching out as of late. From their H and D Frame cases, to more sedate variants, the company has begun to make inroads towards the mainstream market instead of the traditional OEM and system integrator markets.

Today we are looking at the In-Win Chopin, a premium take on the BQ series. This case features an integrated 150w PSU, a mixed aluminium and steel design, and an interesting design element that we may have seen before, which we’ll discuss below.

Read the full review here.

 

[blin]

I don't own it the case, have you tried unplugging the ATX power to the motherboard (24 and 4 pin) and then plug the PSU to the wall and see if that problem persists?

Do you mean disconnect from the board and plugging to the wall to see if it starts alone?

 

[Phuncz]

This weekend I did something "because why not", namely put my previous main PC hardware in my In Win Chopin:

• Intel Core i5-4670K
• Noctua NH-L12
• Asus Maximus VII Impact
• Samsung M.2 SSD
• Crucial DDR3 16GB (2x 8GB) VLP RAM

This is the result:

In the end I had to remove the perforated steel grill and had to cut a little from the rear out for the M.2 daughterboard to fit. The two visible cables are USB 3.0 and front panel audio, which are quite long and I have no other place to put them.

Now all it needs is a chrome fan...

 

[AleksandarK]

Awesome!!!

You could paint the fan. If not the whole fan, just the caseing.

 

[Nanook]

Look it fits!

 

[VegetableStu]

Now to hot-rod an NH-C14s to a Dan A4

 

[Nanook]

Now to hot-rod an NH-C14s to a Dan A4

It'd just tip over. You would need a second one for the GPU as counter balance.

 

[MarcParis]

This weekend I did something "because why not", namely put my previous main PC hardware in my In Win Chopin:

• Intel Core i5-4670K
• Noctua NH-L12
• Asus Maximus VII Impact
• Samsung M.2 SSD
• Crucial DDR3 16GB (2x 8GB) VLP RAM

This is the result:

In the end I had to remove the perforated steel grill and had to cut a little from the rear out for the M.2 daughterboard to fit. The two visible cables are USB 3.0 and front panel audio, which are quite long and I have no other place to put them.

Now all it needs is a chrome fan...

I hope you don't have cats or children lol

 

[Nanook]

The fact that it's actually a NH-L12, instead of a C14, reminds me how small the whole setup really is. Awesome.

 

[Reldey]

This weekend I did something "because why not", namely put my previous main PC hardware in my In Win Chopin:

• Intel Core i5-4670K
• Noctua NH-L12
• Asus Maximus VII Impact
• Samsung M.2 SSD
• Crucial DDR3 16GB (2x 8GB) VLP RAM

This is the result:

In the end I had to remove the perforated steel grill and had to cut a little from the rear out for the M.2 daughterboard to fit. The two visible cables are USB 3.0 and front panel audio, which are quite long and I have no other place to put them.

Now all it needs is a chrome fan...

Now figure out how to mount a GPU to the back with a ribbon cable...

 

[Boil]

It'd just tip over. You would need a second one for the GPU as counter balance.

This should be a sufficient counter-weight...

 

[ignsvn]

Err why do we need a case, again?

 

[MarcParis]

This should be a sufficient counter-weight...

That's awesome...and you can put one in cerberus-x as long as c14s on cpu..

 

[Phuncz]

Now figure out how to mount a GPU to the back with a ribbon cable...

That's the next step
I have an RX460 that's just waiting to be used for this !

 

[Reldey]

That's the next step
I have an RX460 that's just waiting to be used for this !

If you can somehow figure out how to 3D Print a bracket that could attach to the Chopin, and allow for a graphics card, I would totally jump on that.

 

[Phuncz]

I won't be making any 3D design, but most likely hack it to pieces for a card to fit, if it can fit at all.

 

[CC Ricers]

This weekend I did something "because why not", namely put my previous main PC hardware in my In Win Chopin:

• Intel Core i5-4670K
• Noctua NH-L12
• Asus Maximus VII Impact
• Samsung M.2 SSD
• Crucial DDR3 16GB (2x 8GB) VLP RAM

This is the result:

In the end I had to remove the perforated steel grill and had to cut a little from the rear out for the M.2 daughterboard to fit. The two visible cables are USB 3.0 and front panel audio, which are quite long and I have no other place to put them.

Now all it needs is a chrome fan...

MetallicAcid took it even further...

https://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/4276/grandeur

 

[Phuncz]

Yup, that was posted earlier in this thread. I almost went beyond that one: https://smallformfactor.net/forum/t...ew-a-concerto-in-black.1011/page-2#post-20407

 

[Ionrent]

 

 

[musikmann]

I found this thread very interesting and wanted to show you my In Win Chopin setup:



I am using an MSI B250I Pro Motherboard with an Intel Pentium G4600 CPU.

 

[confusis]

Nice build!