Test System

Assembly

Installing the motherboard is naturally quite the tight affair, but thanks to the nice and short cables of the PSU and I/O, things are not as cluttered as they could be. Even though the A1 is extremely small, you are still able to use an air cooler of up to 160 mm in size. The GPU is installed traditionally, and cards of up to 320 mm will easily fit. Even if you add several fans, none of them will reduce any of the compatibility.


Once you have those installed, the worst is essentially over as adding a 2.5" drive is easy and comparable to what you would find on most modern tower cases. Simply take the tray out of the case, screw on the drive of your choice, and put it back in place. One thing to note though is that the A1 can only take 2.5" drives—there is no space for the larger 3.5" units.


With everything installed, things are tight, but that is a necessity with a case of this size. The interesting part is how clean you can keep things with just a little effort. In Win has done an excellent job in that regard, and this is even more apparent if you look at the 120 mm fan mount on the side: it is completely unobstructed.

Finished Looks

Once turned on, the In Win A1 emits a cool glow through the clear base, while a tiny blue power LED also lights up.


As the interior is all black, it is a bit difficult to see anything inside the system. If you add LED-equipped fans, however, that will certainly change.