In Win Ironclad Case Review
Conclusions
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We had already given our “Golden Award” to In Win Maelstrom because of its good cost/benefit ratio. Ironclad comes with the same price tag and improves a few things (air filter on the bottom panel, screwless mechanism for holding expansion cards and adapter for installing SSD’s) and therefore we have a winner.
Strong Points
- Up to ten 120 mm fans can be installed.
- Meshed bay covers with air filters for improving airflow.
- Meshed slot covers for improving airflow.
- Hole for CPU cooler back plate installation on the motherboard tray.
- Together with Maelstrom, it has the highest number of connectors we’ve seen on a single case: two eSATA ports, four USB ports and one FireWire port.
- No sharp edges where you could cut yourself while building your PC.
- Side panels with foam to absorb noise.
- Excellent screwless mechanism for installing drives.
- Very good number of hard disk drive bays (six or seven, if the 5.25”-to-3.5” adapter is used) that should please even the most demanding user.
- Adaptor for installing an SSD on a hard drive bay.
- Air filter for the power supply.
- Individual screwless retention mechanisms for holding expansion cards.
Weak Points
- No holes for routing cables behind the motherboard tray.
- No speed controller for the fans.
- No noise-absorbing mechanism for the hard drives.