OPEN BOX - Inwin Development BP655FH300TB3 Haswell MiniITX Chassis BP655 Cases BP655.FH300TB3, Black

Very good case would buy again if needed

Affordable case that comes with psu. Quick and easy build for my office. Psu fan noise is bit loud.

I don't have a lot of space for a big tower, nor do I need it. I've wanted to do an itx build for some time and I'm pleased to say this case fit the bill perfectly. Its compact, but the stock spire cooler fit fine. I used a gigabyte B450 board, Ryzen 5 3400g chip and an M.2 drive. I didn't add any other drives so it made things very simple with cabling.

Pros: -Low price for an included 300W power supply -Full size 5.25" bay -Small-ish profile -Sturdy enough -Finished well (no sharp edges, poorly tapped screw holes, or wack rivets) Cons: -PSU doesn't have enough SATA connectors to take full advantage of its power -Glossy bezel (fingerprint and dust magnet) -5.25" slot may have limited use if RAM does not have low-profile heatsinks -No way to use low-profile 2-slot GPU -Barebones accessories -No-name PSU is not 80+ rated I spent days researching cases for an HTPC/daily driver based around integrated Vega graphics. I wanted something small enough to travel with (this will fit in a carry on or briefcase), but also wanted a spot for an internal optical drive. Of all manufacturers I looked at, only In Win had cases that both met this criteria and were affordable. But you get what you pay for, so if you're expecting a miracle of engineering, you will be disappointed. The case design and quality both scream mass marketing. This is not a case developed for a stream box (see Chopin) or for a small gaming PC. It's just a case that fits a mini-ITX board, some storage, and an ODD. That's a pro because it keeps cost low, but a con because it's difficult to work with and you just end up spending more to get "right." I don't care for the glossy bezel, since this is supposed to blend in with AV equipment, but it is what it is. Given my options were this or the BP691 (twins with different bezels), I think this will look better. I'm using an ASRock Fatal1ty B450M motherboard with Patriot Viper RAM. The heatsinks on the RAM are taller than the lip of the 5.25" tray. Which means a full length optical drive is out of the question. I found a short 5.25" tray by Icy Dock that supports a slim ODD and 2 x SSDs side-by-side. If you're cool with an external ODD or none at all, there are a variety of accessories that you can slot into this space. But if that's your situation, I wouldn't bother with this case. The specifications say the drive bay can support one standard (upper) and one slim (lower) 3.5" drive. IMO they should have just made the lower bay for 2.5", or at the very least included an adapter bracket. I purchased a $5 Corsair-brand tray that converts the standard 3.5" slot to 2x 2.5", and am just annoyed that I have to hunt down adapter rails for the smushed lower slot to use it. The PCIe slot on the case is a single slot, and there is not enough room next to it to mod the case to fit a dual-slot GPU. I knew this going in, and since my build is based around integrated Vega graphics this is not an issue. It is slightly annoying because now I don't even have the option to upgrade without purchasing a new case. And if I wanted to turn this into a more serious gaming machine, I would by default get a new case since the airflow in this one is sub-optimal. As the price of NVME storage comes down, I will most likely just slot in a PCIe to NVME card as I simply can't think of another use. The side-mounted fan is on the same side as the PSU, which provides the only forced exhaust. Basically the layout of the front should have been reversed, with the fan and 5.25" bay swapped to opposite sides. Not only would this have provided better crossflow ventilation, but it would have provided a place to stuff extra power cables without blocking airflow. I replaced the generic included fan with a Noctua silent fan, so add another $15 to this case if you care about noise. Or just don't use the side fan at all. Speaking of extra power cables, you probably won't have any. This 300W PSU only comes with 3 SATA connectors, one Molex (branched off of a SATA) and one 4-pin (branched off of Molex) just in case you're rocking a floppy disk. This makes sense if your plan is to use the default configuration that only allows for 2 hard drives and one ODD, but most mITX motherboards have 4 SATA connectors, and that's easily expanded with a card in the PCIe slot that you can't use for anything else (except adding another NVME slot). Given that I needed an optical drive bay, you know why I didn't buy the Chopin. But you're asking, WHY did I choose this over the BQ656 with slim ODD? Simply because with a slim ODD installed, it only supports a single SSD. Without NAS, I need all of my movies and shows to fit inside this box, which means I'm using an HDD for cost effective storage until SSDs come down. If cost and delivery time were not factors, I probably would have gone with a Silverstone or Fractal Design case and an efficient, modular PSU. But given that that route would cost 2 to 3 times what this case cost, there's really no comparison, even with the added cost of the Notcua fan and drive cage adapters (in total about $45). If you don't need the ODD or space for extra hard drives, the Chopin looks like a fantastic case. If you are planning a build with a discrete GPU, look elsewhere.

Nice quality case. Ventilation was good and lined up nice. I swapped out the stock case fan for a silent fan. I had trouble reaching the fpanel connector on the motherboard I bought made by MSI, but after reviewing other boards I've bought in the past it's clear they put the fpanel connector in a bad spot at the very back of the board. Snap rails for the 5.25" drive bay would have been nice if included, a USB C port on the front would have been an improvement as well, and quick drive cage release would have been helpful. The one other area of improvement would have been a built-in 2.5" drive area or an adapter for the 3.5" drive space.