Decided to go with this case after three days of research. Opinions?

[chumly]

After much deliberation on my new Sandy Bridge system, I decided to go with the In-Win Track:
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/In-Win-Track-Case-Review/1155/1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30SYfAo1ttw

I was wondering if anyone has any personal experience with this case? I would like to know if there are any speedbumps I may come into, or if there are any suggestions with my cable routing, or anything else. Thanks.

 

[badge]

No experience with that particular case, but the only Inwin case I purchased came with a rebate Inwin ignored. The company never answered any email I sent and I typed up many. Finally Newegg credited my account for the amount of the non paid rebate. Inwin has been on my no purchase zone for a couple of years. Perhaps choose a better company to purchase from.

 

[chumly]

I personally consider rebates to be a bonus if I receive them. I don't try to count on them in my purchases. Everything I've been reading is telling me they make quality stuff.

 

[badge]

Making quality stuff no better than any number of other companys without answering their phone or emails.

 

[welshmousepk]

I have an InWin case, and i love it. The only problem I had was the seemingly random set of screws that came with it. Made assembly difficult. The case itself though is of very good build quality.

 

[chumly]

I almost jumped on the Slayer. I was liking the idea of a smaller form factor. In the end i decided to go with the Track because the Extreme4's became available again today.

 

[badge]

I have an InWin case I paid pretty good money for. Cons: Front USB cables are the shortest installation of such critical case devices I have ever witnesed. Other than that fine.

 

[HEXiT]

quite a funky looking case... 1 big drawback is the lack of air filters so it will be a dust magnet and even more so if you have laminate or wood flooring.

your gonna need to clean it at least 1s every 2 months... even in a very clean room.

 

[chumly]

I usually will make dust filters of my own. I guess the case already has them on the front and bottom, I'm more worried about the giant screen on the side. I built with a HAF 912, and NZXT vulcan, and an Antec 183 recently, every single one of those was sucking up dust after 1-2 months as well. I really am at a loss as to what to do about that.

 

[bas94041]

Opinions?

Great case if your 9yrs old and still into Transformers.

 

[chumly]

29 years old and still into transformers. I didn't realize personal taste would trump objectivity though. This clearly isn't the Antec Sonata fanboy thread.

 

[RetiredChief]

For me the cons would out weight the pros. No esata on front so have to pull case to get to back. Prefer my 240 mm fan on top. I would never need the 3 large GPUs, but might miss the extra 3.5 internal bays. Currently have 2 SSDs and 2 HDDs (Pulled one and did not replace it yet - Reason is I have 4 external USB HDDs. As for filter on side, would probably make one.

unk - looks like case could easily end up with positive air pressure on inside??

One nice pro - Hole in MB tray - I prefer HSF w/backing plate.

 

[chumly]

From the other reviews I've been reading the thing has excellent airflow and is keeping the components cooler than comparable cases.

 

[RetiredChief]

Ref: Air flow - Reason for my "unk"
I played around with a case. Made a couple of plexiglass sides so I could shift two 120mm fan locations. One of the reasons I ended up prefering the top 240 mm fan.
I also perfer close to a balance on air in vs air out, an maybe that is true for that case..

 

[chumly]

This case absolutely rocks by the way, better than any of the HAF cases I've used previously. All my stuff inside is incredibly cool.