In Win Dragon Rider Review 4

In Win Dragon Rider Review

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Value & Conclusion

  • The In Win Dragon Rider sells for €129.90 at CaseKing. Our fellow US based readers will have to fork over around 149.90 US Dollar excl. taxes.
  • Cool looks! In Win logo lights up!
  • Plenty of space for large mainboards, graphic cards and CPU coolers
  • Includes 3x 120 mm fans
  • Large 250 mm side fan included
  • Can hold up to five additional 120 mm fans if you want to sacrifice the 250 mm one
  • Perfect set of I/O included - it is all there: USB 3.0, USB 2.0, Firewire, eSATA, audio
  • Separate 2.5 inch bay
  • Adapter for 3.5 inch bay included
  • Excellent screw-less drive bay system
  • Eight mainboard expansion slots
  • Drive bay covers with clips for easy removal
  • Great clip system for expansion slots
  • Fan behind mainboard tray to cool CPU area
  • Extension cable to easily reach CPU Power connector
  • Loads of space for cable routing
  • Cool tray for neat storage of screw-less rails
  • Sturdy feet can be flipped outward for additional stability
  • In Win tries to fight the noise - sound dampening material on the side panel
  • Nifty neon green accents
  • Cool package
  • Cable management possible, but no good way to hide them
  • Hard drives have to be installed with connectors facing mesh side panel
  • Not the quietest case out there
  • Inability to control CPU area cooling fan
  • I/O and case cables are of default color
  • Basically no real sound encapsulation
  • Dust build-up inevitable
  • Basic USB 3.0 implementation
  • USB 3.0 cables are too long
In Win - manufacturer of detailed designed cases. They have done it again with the Dragon Rider: extremely cool looks combined with a very potent and more importantly well implemented feature set. Loads of cooling, excellent screw-less systems plenty of space and their love to design details is what makes In Win and the Dragon Rider great. The case scores big with the cool, lime green fans and the high quality rail system, which allows for quick installation of all the major storage devices, while build quality is also excellent. So what is there not to love about this case? Sure the long set of features is excellent and in the end cool things like the lit In Win logo will put a smile to your face, but the lack of sound encapsulation or the dust that may build up fairly quickly within the Dragon Rider could be an issue to some. Still, if you are building a high performance gaming rig, where ease of accessibility, cooling, quick expandability, room and a cool design are certainly the most important aspects, the Dragon Rider is an incredibly solid and cool looking choice - well done In Win!
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