A Closer Look - Inside

Simply remove the thumbscrews holding each side panel in place to access the interior. The interior features the same paint job as the rest of the chassis, and a very large opening in the motherboard tray will give you access to the back of the CPU area, which makes changing coolers pretty easy. Another smaller opening gives way to the hard drives if you use the HDD cage's alternative location. Various holes covered by rubber grommets around the motherboard area allow for easy cable management as there are around 25 mm worth of space between the board and side panel.


The In Win 707 can take a total of eight hard drives. Each drive is held in place in its own individual tray; the top cage holds five while the bottom can take the remaining three. You may remove one or both cages if you need the space for a water-cooling setup. Remove both cages and you should also have enough space for thick radiators and a pump or reservoir.


You could leave the bottom cage in place or go for the one in the top. Using the larger of the two will leave most of the floor free for cooling purposes. You could also place the smaller cage in front of the interior frame for these cages for even more flexibility, and there is the possibility to leave everything as it is out of the box to install two additional 120 mm fans.


Above these bays are the four external 5.25" bays with In Win's signature green push-buttons for locks. These secure the drives well since they hold as well as screws. As only three of these bays are accessible from outside, the very bottom bay lacks In Win's screw-less locking mechanism.


The PSU bay in the rear comes with two rails to hold the unit in place properly. There is also an opening in the floor to give the device access to fresh air. Above that are the eight motherboard-expansion slots. Each slot cover is held in place by a thumbscrew for easy removal, and you will find a 140 mm fan in the very top, one of the clear variety with red LEDs. It increases the number of included fans to three.


Looking at the top, it is simple but effective, with the large metal mesh grill and its rubber-ring-equipped mounting holes for 120 mm sized fans or a radiator. Go for a 360 mm unit and you will most likely block off the very top ODD bay, but a 240 mm large radiator should not cause such issues.


All the cables within the In Win 707 are of the default variety. The only downside are the leads' colors. While In Win has improved things with the USB 3.0 plug and lead as both are all-black now, all others are still a combination of different colors, which will disturb the interior look ever so slightly in the end.