IN WIN GRone Full Tower Computer Case

Interior Impressions Part 2:

    Besides all the spaciousness and fans, one of the very first things that catches your eyes when you remove the side panel is the huge rear access hole to the motherboard. Not only is the access hole huge, but the side panel behind it is set up for either a 120mm or a 140mm slim design fan to help keep your CPU cool. More and more, manufacturers are beginning to realize that computer enthusiasts will sometimes push their CPU to the limit and need all the extra cooling they can get to the front and to the rear of the CPU area. Kudos to IN WIN for providing us with such a nice open area for cooling the rear of the CPU in the GRone.

     Ok, so above we saw one of the five optional fan spots that the GRone gives us. Now, in this image we are showing the underside of the top of the chassis. We can see that the GRone comes with a 140mm fan pre-installed, however moving to the right we can see room for two more 120mm or 140mm fans. That my friends makes from serious hot air ventilation from the top of the case.

  This is also where that huge 360mm water cooling radiator can be attached to the top of the case if you so desire.

   Moving to the bottom of the IN WIN GRone chassis we find yet another 120mm or 140mm optional fan location. It is located in front of where the PSU mounts. If you need an additional fan location, simply remove the bottom HDD cage.

  By removing the bottom HDD cage you gain room for and additional 120mm or 140mm fan. Or, if you prefer you can add a 240mm water cooling radiator in this location with the bottom HDD cage removed.

 If you have been keeping count you now know that the IN WIN GRone will accommodate up to ten 120mm or 140mm fans.

  One should not have any shortage of cooling options in this case.

   As for the bottom PSU mount, there is plenty of square mesh there for adequate cool air intake into the PSU. The only thing I would have like to have seen here was a bit of rubber strip to help cushion the PSU, thus lessening vibration, noise and of course helping to not scratch anything up. In fact I like it on the back mounting plate as well. Are the rubber strips a necessity? No, of course not … just a preference.

  This is something else I really like to see in a case I use, thumb screws holding on the expansion plates on. They are so much easier to use than the little screws most cases have.

  Also, having vented expansion plates like these are a nice addition to most any case running a high performance system.

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