So the In Win 805 is a beautiful mid tower case made out of glass and aluminum.  It retails at $200 and has convenient and easy mounts for radiators and “all in one” coolers.  It’s the first case we’ve had that also had USB 3.1 on the front panel.DSC_4047

For a mid tower then it’s expensive, but it ticks all the boxes.  The only real concern is the temperatures.  Our stock 5820K ran 11C hotter than an NZXT case when placed in this chassis.  It is a case that should only be considered more for lower power builds – something like a 6700K & GTX 980 or Fury Nano combo would be ideal.  Certainly don’t expect a 5960X + Quad 980 TI’s to be a good match – there would be considerable thermal throttling.  We’d also highly recommend mounting ~2000RPM fans on both the bottom chassis intake as well as replacing the default exhaust fan that is included.  The low speed exhaust fan on it’s own simply wasn’t capable of handling the heat of a loaded 5820K CPU.  In Win could also help the temperatures by ventilating the top panel and adding fan mounts though this would ruin the clean lines of the chassis.  In addition the radiator mount could have also been compatible with a 360 radiator – this seems to have been one of the more common mods done to this case and it wouldn’t have been hard to do.

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Summary – Bronze Award

Apart from the thermals it was hard to fault anything else about the design.   The most we could come up with was that some of the wires were not black though the sleeve did a decent job of hiding it.  Extra radiator mounts would have been great but then the case would have been bigger.  USB 3.1 is a great inclusion as well. A reverse ATX option with a top window would have been nice too.

Overall the 805 is a great case for those looking for something stylish and who aren’t worried about cooling or of course the price.  The magnitude of the thermal problem is really why it dropped to a bronze award.

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  2. I’m having the same issues with this case, the air flow is absolutely shocking. I had to underclock my i5 4670k from 4.6Ghz down to 4.2Ghz to get acceptable temperatures. I don’t know why In Win didn’t bother putting any airflow under the PSU as all it does is exhaust into the GPU, causing it to run hot also. Also with the HDD bays, they could have designed the case with more clearance underneath the bays so that you could still run 2 fans of the bottom of the case, or atleast even 1 fan with the bays still in. If you want to run 2 fans on the bottom of the case then you must remove the HDD bays, which means you can’t mount any HDDs. I just don’t get it, why bother making a case look so amazing but then skipping out on the design performance wise. I’m thinking I will add ventilation under the PSU then drill holes so that it can be mounted the right way up. But creating ventilation to the front of the case will be hard as I’m not willing to mess around with the glass at all.

    • I have a 4670k @ 4.5 ghz running at 61c after 4 hrs. full load paired with gtx 770. These temps are more than acceptable. also the fan on the psu is exauhst not intake (not blowing anything on on your gpu. I use rear mounted push pull corsair h80i for cpu cooling and titanx reference cooler on gpu. Two 140mm fans mounted in front of case for circulation, no bottom intake fans. granted this is a low power rig, but the case is not as bad as you make out. If your worried about the cost of a few fans to add in, you should not have purchased a 200 dollar case.

    • PSU acts as a second rear exhaust fan, it extracts air out of the case! Corsair CPU water cooler H105 240 mm radiator/fan assembly mounted at front of case sucks air up from large filtered intake at bottom. EVGA water cooled GTX 980Ti Hybrid radiator/fan replaces rear top fan. This configuration keeps everything super cool …

  3. You can put 4 rubber spacers 1/8 between the case and the glass front panel (front panel is held in with 4 screws). That way the front fans will suck in fresh air, its a small gap but a gap none the less. Without that small mod you really need to place atleast 1 fan in the bottom of the case. Also just mod a little so you can mount the bottom fans with the hdd case. Yes i agree its a shame but if you take the extra time you will have a case like no one else!.

  4. PSU acts as a second rear exhaust fan, it extracts air out of the case! Corsair CPU water cooler H105 240 mm radiator/fan assembly mounted at front of case sucks air up from large filtered intake at bottom. EVGA water cooled GTX 980Ti Hybrid radiator/fan replaces rear top fan. This configuration keeps everything super cool …

  5. Hey, this was a sweet review. I am wondering what parts you used for the cooling system? I am planning on copying your cooling setup. Let me know, thanks.

  6. Awesome review! What are all of the parts you used for the cooling? I want to copy your cooling on my build with the In Win 805.

    • On the 805 I used an EK Supremacy MX cpu block, EK’s 3/8 x 5/8 compression fittings and their clear tube, an EK DDC 140 reservoir pump combo and an EK PE radiator. It’s very similar to this kit: https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-kit-l240-1 with the exception that I’m using a 140 res vs a 100 and I’m also using the universal mount to mount the pump to the radiator 🙂

      • If you are only doing a cpu loop then an AIO like the EK predator or Swiftech H220x might be a good choice also for the 805.

        • What did you do for setting up the loop on this build with the kit you used besides the small changes?

      • Last question, where did you get the universal mount for mounting the pump to the radiator?

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