A Closer Look - Outside

Out of the box, the InWin A5 looks super clean and understated. While being the biggest chassis of the series, it is still really compact for an E-ATX capable enclosure. The use of steel and thick glass make the InWin A5 feel quite hefty and sturdy as well.


The front of the A5 has no vents or openings but sports a fairly large, mirror finish InWin logo in the top half. In the rear, you can see that the chassis has a bit of a unique interior, as there is no PSU bay present. By moving that to the interior, the A5 can be both shorter and shallower than traditional cases, while still being able to house large motherboards.


The main side panel of the chassis looks really clean as well and is equipped with a tool-less glass panel which has a little notch at the top for you to grasp. The glass is pretty heavily tinted which is rather unusual, as most other enclosures these days try to offer as much clarity for your hardware as possible instead. On the opposite side, the steel cover is also tool-less and of the same shape.


At the bottom of the rear, there are the seven expansion slots with only the top two of the reusable kind. It is unfortunate that InWin opts for throwaway breakout covers on a clean case like this. Above that, you will find that one included Mercury AM120S ARGB fan, set to push hot air out the back. The mounting position is not adjustable, so you will not be able to alter the placement height of the fan unfortunately. In the very top, there is the power outlet to the left of the chassis, with what seems to be lots of room for cooling in the ceiling of the InWin A5.


InWin is well known for their eye towards design and the top of the chassis does manages to add to the otherwise very understated look of the A5. With the diagonal lines, the top cover gives the chassis a bit of depth while the gold trim in the front also draws your attention. You may remove this cover easily to reveal the two 120 mm mounting positions for either fans or a 240 mm radiator. The I/O is well spaced out and clean, consisting of an LED, a power button, two USB 3.0 ports, an audio combo jack and a USB Type-C plug. Ideally InWin could have used black Type-A connectors instead of the OEM blue ones, as that is the only other color element on the chassis, which looks a little out of place.


On the underside of the InWin A5, there is full-length dust filter which may be removed by pulling it out through the front of the chassis, which is very convenient.