A Closer Look - Inside

Upon removing the side panels, you are greeted by a layout that has become quite rare, but should still prove useful to some. A metal shroud covers the PSU area with some more or less cosmetic openings. Once again, considering the chassis does not come with a glass side panel, it is interesting to see this level of detail inside the C200.


On the backside of the motherboard tray is a large opening for easy access to the CPU cooler mounting bracket, along with plenty of zip-tie hooks for cable management. InWin skipped the grommets for the cable-routing openings, which may be forgiven as things will be hidden, even if it goes against some of their other design decisions. You can see the four openings for the four upper HDD bays here as well, which seem to have mounting holes or hot-swap PCBs, but as the case ships, you will have to connect your cables to these trays directly. Lastly, there are two individual 2.5" SSD mounting plates on this side of the chassis as well.


In the rear, on the bottom, the PSU bay comes with the same honeycomb design we have seen punched into the shroud, and simple rails on which the unit will sit. Above that are the nine expansion slots and the aforementioned fan-mounting possibility.


In the front, underneath the shroud, you will find two more 3.5" trays in black, while the four above the shroud are a dark gray. This brings the total number of possible internal storage drives to eight, which should suit the target audience nicely. The two 5.25" drive bays in the very top are basic but functional, requiring traditional screws to secure any installed devices.


You may remove the two cages in the interior to reveal the fan-mounting positions and the ability to install a radiator here instead. The openings in the ceiling should allow for a 240 mm radiator as well, without sacrificing any of the 5.25" bays.


All the cables within the InWin C200 are black, and it is nice to see that the USB 3.0 lead is slim for easier routing. Interestingly enough, InWin includes two variants of the power LED connector, which I have not seen in years. On a less favorable note, neither the HDD LED or Power LED cables have their polarity marked, so you just have to wing it and cross your fingers in hopes of having plugged everything in the right way.


You will also find a lead to ground the I/O, which ensures shorts don't end up killing the plug or frying the motherboard. This is something you tend to see on compact server cases, so it will give workstation users that additional peace of mind.