In Win 703 Case Review

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Closer Look – Interior

The front fascia comes off very easily with the side panel removed; lifting three clips allows the entire front plate to swing open giving you access to the two front mounting points for 120mm fans. It would have been nice to have this stay on its hinges, but it comes away fully instead.

Although there is only one fan pre-installed there are fitted dust filters covering both openings. The fan mounts are a screwless design, you simply slide the fans into place and they are secured with clips which also secure the filters. You can see plenty of cost savings which keep this case within a reasonable budget these fan points with included filters are a very nice touch.

The side panel attaches with two thumb screws which sadly do not remain in the panel when you take it off. With the side panel removed we can see there are four easy access 3.5” trays for screwless installation of storage drives and the included rubber anti-vibration washers help to reduce noise from any that you install. The trays will also accommodate 2.5” drives with mounting points for two more 2.5” drives, one on top of the HDD cage and one inside the bottom but any 2.5” drives need to be secured with screws.

There are also three 5.25″ drive bays at the top. One comes complete with a tool for screwless fixing of your optical device but, as I mentioned earlier, two of them are hidden by the front fascia.

The back of the motherboard tray comes with many anchor points for keeping your cables tidy though you can probably do a better job of it than I did. And although there is also a large cut-out behind the motherboard tray it was somewhat off target for my Intel 1150 ATX motherboard which means you may have to remove the motherboard if you want to fit a backplate for some aftermarket cooling options.

There is a noticeable lack of any grommets inside the case to shave a few pennies off the final price. Large holes are cut away to give the PC builder copious amounts of access, letting you fit components without breaking your wrist or dislocating your elbow.