Every year at Computex, In Win always showcases an out of this world chassis design. Remember the massive globe one from last year? How will they top that?
Enter the In Win Z-Frame.
The Z-Frame is literally a work of art with an open design and the outer panels twisting and turning the convey convection currents, and it is constructed out of high density cast aluminium. It comes in either glossy black or silver, and can mount an E-ATX motherboard tray inside, an ATX PSU, and two each of 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch drives. Even though the design is massive, there are restrictions inside the case such as a graphics card cannot be longer than 34cm in length and CPU coolers have a maximum clearance of 17cm in height.
You might think that the Z-Frame with its open air design would need much need for fan mounts, but there are 3x120mm mounts along the top panel, ideal for a 360mm water cooling radiator.
The Z-Frame comes in at a staggering 40kg, factor in the hardware components that you install inside it, you’re looking at 50kg upwards! The Z-Frame will be produced in limited numbers by In Win, and can be yours for a cool US$10,000.
This rather sleek looking, minimalistic and slim case is the In Win 915. Released at CES earlier in the year, the 915 is an E-ATX chassis with no only the front panel being curved, but the back panel as well. At this point I did wonder how PCI cards would mount and secure on a curved surface, but the rear panel is actual separate from the back panel of the main chassis compartment.
This little beast is the In Win A1. The A1 is a micro-ITX gaming chassis, finished over with tempered glass and brushed aluminium. With such a small chassis, there are restrictions; you can only use a CPU cooler that is shorter than 160mm and a graphics card that is shorter than 300mm. The In Win A1 comes with an In Win 600W PSU preinstalled that is 80 Plus Bronze certified. The power supply is positioned at the top front, so that heat generated by it affects the system as less as possible, and it also has 2 GPU connectors if you wish to cram in 2 graphics cards within it.
Do you see that circular pattern at the top of the A1? That’s the wireless charging pad, and it works even if the system is switched off as the In Win power supply will provide a continuous current to the charging pad at all times.
The In Win 307 is the latest addition to In Win’s 3 series range of chassis. Sporting the same shape and form factor as the rest of the 3 series, the 307 has the ports and power button moved from the front panel to the edge of the front of the chassis, leaving the entire front as blank as possible. Behind the front panel are a series of LEDs that dance to pre programmable designs in a soft glow. There is also a sound sensor at the top of the chassis so you can set the front panel illumination to synchronise with the beats of your music. You’ll really have to wait for the video part of this booth visit to truly appreciate this moving illumination.
A new range of products released by In Win this year are LAN-party backpacks. These water-resistant backpacks were designed to store you laptops and gaming accessories such as headsets, mouse, mousemat and keyboards. Expect these to be available in Q3.
Still in the development stages are In Win’s latest range of EGO RGB fans. Controlled either via a remote control or In Win’s own Aurora software, the RGB on these has a sort of metallic/chrome effect to them.
