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It's been a while since ExtremeHW has looked at anything from InWin. Today we're going to change that. Big thanks to InWin for sending over their all new F5 full tower case along with a couple of extra goodies perfect for setting up a new build.

Features and Highlights

The F5 is a breakthrough full-tower PC case that supports the latest back-connect motherboards. It features a swappable front panel, tempered glass, and supports high-end hardware. The functionality and cooling performance make it the ideal enclosure.

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  • Shift and Shuffle Your Front Panel - The F5's front panel features detachable panels, providing the freedom to swap for various PC appearances.
  • Select Your Vibe - Elegant Maple Wood and Modern Tinted Glass offer different materials that blends into your home or office setting.
  • Versatile GPU Support - InWin has innovated a magnetic GPU holder and a modular PCI-E slot for dual GPU orientation to ensure GPU stability and displays the card horizontally or vertically.
  • Highly Expandable - The F5 supports Back-Connect motherboards, compatible with GPUs up to 435mm, and possesses multiple 2.5"/3.5" storage trays.
    • Supports ASUS BTF and MSI Back-Connect ATX motherboards
  • Versatile Cooling Options - The F5 provides versatile cooling configurations, supporting up to 9 fans and accommodating radiator sizes of 240, 280, 360, and 420mm. The F5 comes with three Neptune AN140/AN140P fans.
    • Black F5 comes with 3x AN140 fans
    • White F5 comes with 3x AN140P fans
  • Attention to Details - The F5 features ample space for PSU's, dust filters, and a hassle free design, allowing easy removal of the side panels with just your index finger.

 

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On 02/06/2024 at 13:02, Sir Beregond said:

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Great review, Brother @Sir Beregond. Very thorough and well-written, and I enjoyed the write-up. I think you did a great job of presenting this case in the best light possible, while not allowing the shortcomings to go without mention. 

 

I had a question about the first three photos in the review. I had an issue with Wordpress doing this to me on one of my reviews. Even though they were not the same photo Wordpress was displaying the same photo more than once. It looks like the first three are duplicates. I don't remember for certain what I had to do when that happened. I think I had to delete them, re-upload and insert them again to correct the problem.

 

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1 minute ago, Mr. Fox said:

Great review, Brother @Sir Beregond. Very thorough and well-written, and I enjoyed the write-up. I think you did a great job of presenting this case in the best light possible, while not allowing the shortcomings to go without mention. 

 

I had a question about the first three photos in the review. I had an issue with Wordpress doing this to me on one of my reviews. Even though they were not the same photo Wordpress was displaying the same photo more than once. It looks like the first three are duplicates. I don't remember for certain what I had to do when that happened. I think I had to delete them, re-upload and insert them again to correct the problem.

 

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Thanks so much @Mr. Fox! I really tried to show everything here and I am happy it came through!

 

If you look closer those first three are different. Those are showing different orientations for the four front panel pieces that can be swapped around. 

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Was a very solid review @Sir Beregond.  Definitely learned a thing or two about this case in the review, and turns out... yeah I don't think I'd want one due to the top section issues you had with yours.  They really should have included a cover or something for the PSU section, and put the rad maybe on the top instead of side venting it.  Neat case though, and is probably totally fixable with a little custom work.  Hope you enjoyed building in it! 🙂 

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2 minutes ago, pio said:

Was a very solid review @Sir Beregond.  Definitely learned a thing or two about this case in the review, and turns out... yeah I don't think I'd want one due to the top section issues you had with yours.  They really should have included a cover or something for the PSU section, and put the rad maybe on the top instead of side venting it.  Neat case though, and is probably totally fixable with a little custom work.  Hope you enjoyed building in it! 🙂 

Yeah the main chamber is very roomy, so was otherwise a breeze to build in, besides the bit of a lack (imo) of rear cable management space.

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10 hours ago, Sir Beregond said:

If you look closer those first three are different. Those are showing different orientations for the four front panel pieces that can be swapped around. 

So that was not very observant on my part. I have never been very good at picture-based puzzles.

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40 minutes ago, Mr. Fox said:

So that was not very observant on my part. I have never been very good at picture-based puzzles.

Are you a robot?

 

 

As for the case itself... Seems a bit of a letdown. The overall design sort of reminds me of a TJ07 but with the rad chamber on the top instead of the bottom. Problem being the case is too narrow so you end  up completely choking the one side off with the PSU. If it wasn't a full glass side panel, you could offset that rad bracket towards the front of the case to get more clearance behind it. 

 

If they had a mixture of a mesh portion at the top and just did a glass panel over the components, you'd be back to something more functional (like the TJ07) and it would look sort of similar to some of the Lian Li cases.

 

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3 hours ago, Mr. Fox said:

So that was not very observant on my part. I have never been very good at picture-based puzzles.

It's definitely not immediately obvious, so can't really fault you there.

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