IN WIN BP-Series BP671.200BL Black Steel Mini-ITX Tower S.F.F Slim Chassis (Ultra Small Form Factor) 200W Power Supply

Pros: +Standard 5-1/4 bay for less expensive Blu-ray and audio drives (compared to slim line).
+TFX standard PSU dimension
+nice design
+front USB, audio, and optical bay
+fits PCI-express low-profile cards (but I don't need it since I have an APU)

Cons: Thin cover (convenient for removing, but easier for noise to get through)

Other Thoughts: I purchased this for a Media PC capable of 1080p video and a surround sound system and have found the design easy to configure. I'm in the process of replacing my noise components with fanless, passive heatsink cooling so listening to music is more pleasant in between tracks and videos. I've fit an A75 FM1 board with an A8-3850 and just bought a Prolimatech PRO-SAM17 low-profile heatsink, which is said to fit this case and cools both my CPU and GPU, as the chip is an APU. I've unplugged and removed the case fan, which is loud and I don't plan on gaming so it shouldn't be an issue including for videos. After I replace my FM1 CPU fan with the passive heatsink, my PSU will be the only moving part in the case making which will be making noise. I expect the PSU fan to make some noise at moderate and low cpu activity, but if it becomes undesirable I will replace it with an external brick PSU adapter (some use around 150-160 watts, which should be enough for my system). I haven't found a fanless TFX PSU (such as those by Seasonic 400-520), but that would be an ideal cornerstone of a performance PC in a smaller factor. I suppose the easiest way to make a silent PC in a small system without compromising performance would be to get a slightly larger ITX or MicroATX chassis that supports ATX PSUs like Lian Li, to have fanless and fast systems, but I've removed most of the noise in my PC, including the HDD, but since I installed my SSD in an even smaller,, other system, my HDD in this one runs at 5900rpm, which is quiet enough.

Pros: Ideal for my first computer build. Small enough to hide; large enough to work with and fit a low profile card. Looks nice too.

Cons: None, but if you have hardwood floors you will hear the fan reflecting off the hard surface. If you buy this case, order yourself some silent, adjustable cooling fans. Really good ones are so inexpensive, so there is no reason not to do so.

Other Thoughts: With my Celeron G540 or any of the lower power CPU's, silent cooling fans should have no problem getting the job done. I love this case.

Pros: I had been looking for the smallest HTPC case with a full 5.25 drive bay. That was the only option.
A desktop blu-ray drive can be installed. Not a problem.
Enough clearance to accommodate a low-profile graphics card.
Installed a 63mm tall cooler without a problem. Still some space (10-15 more mm)
Doesn't get very hot- good airflow design
One 3.5 HDD + one 2.5 HDD will fit. Or one 3.5 + a slim 3.5

Cons: The 80mm case fan is somewhat loud for a HTPC. Buy an aftermarket one.
I wish they sold the case without a PSU. 200w is just not enough to feed a discrete graphics card. Should be 300+

Other Thoughts: Bought an AMD llano A8-3800 (65W) for my mom for Christmas. Was very impressed how fast a modern HTPC can be!
As soon as my Trinity ATX mobo has sold, will build a mini ITX rig with this case for myself. Trinity APU + discrete HD 6670 gddr5 low-profile will give me the fastest graphics performance possible in a low-profile form factor (Yes, in crossfire it's faster than a single 7750). The PSU will be definitely replaced, though.
I look forward to see more of your mini ITX cases In-Win!

Pros: Layout overall is not bad. See below about drive cage.

Cons: The DVD and drive cage is removable, but impossible to re-install if an actual DVD drive is added to the cage. Power LED is way to distracting for an HTPC system. Ordering some ENERMAX UC-8EB 80mm Case Fan to replace the somewhat noisy 80mm included fan. Fan does make noise, but it also moves air. Replace if you power requirements are low.

Other Thoughts: The DVD drive cage is normally installed after adding drives to the cage, however a DVD drive will obstruct installing the drive cage. Hence, DVD has to be installed afterward, and only 2 screws can be used to mount the DVD drive. Motherboard is ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe with COOLER MASTER GeminII M4 RR-GMM4-16PK-R2. This MB wants 8 pin 12V connector. The PSU only has a 4 pin 12V connector. It works if you plug into the 4 slots closest to the main power connector.

Pros: Nice sleek case, overall design makes it easy to keep the interior space uncluttered

Cons: Noisy. The case fan is 50 dB, this is disappointing

Other Thoughts: I am contemplating returning the case for another that is less noisy.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear JimR,

We are sorry about the inconvenience that our BP671 may have caused you. Your suggestion to our case will be taken into consideration for further improvements in In-win products. Should you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us at anytime. You can always reach us at customerservice@in-win.com or, by phone, 909-348-0588.

Pros: Small form factor ideal for mini-PC or HTPC use.

Case design is clean and simple and looks nice.

Adequate cooling for its size.

Spacious enough for 2 internal 3.5" HDD (providing one of them is a slim style).

Included power supply seems to be working perfectly so far.

Case panels have indents to attach the included rubber feet so it can sit either vertically or horizontally, and looks good either way.

Noise isn't too bad at all. I'm sure the fan speed and noise would increase if I stress the system more, but so far it's fine for general HTPC use.

Supports adding a low-profile video card or TV tuner.

Cons: Blue power light strip is very bright.

No built-in support for 2.5" drives which is rather odd considering this case is designed for low power applications.

The front panel will not close fully when using one of those micro USB receivers for wireless keyboards/mice.

Other Thoughts: The blue power light strip is quite bright and may be distracting. A resistor can be added to the power wires to reduce the brightness, but I found that simply wrapping the front of the blue LED with a small piece of paper towel was perfect to reduce the brightness to a reasonable level and matches the brightness of the HDD activity light perfectly. It's just a matter of removing the front panel (really easy to do), popping out the blue LED, adding the tiny bit of paper towel, and putting everything back together.

Be careful when choosing memory with tall heatsinks as they may not fit if using an optical drive depending on motherboard design.

This case does not support 2.5" drives, so don't forget to pick up 3.5" to 2.5" drive adapter brackets if you are using a notebook or SSD drive.

This case is home to a Celeron G530 using the stock cooler and integrated CPU graphics (via HDMI), 4GB GSkill ECO DDR3 RAM (1.35v), ASRock B75M mini-ITX mobo, 500GB 2.5" notebook HDD, and GMYLE Media Center remote. Runs great as a HTPC in my 4 year-old daughter's room (will be a general-purpose PC as she gets older). Not using an optical drive since I use Media Browser to "stream" DVD iso files from my main media server.

Under normal Media Center usage (watching DVD movies, Netflix, etc), CPU temps are around 40 degrees C in a 25 degree C room, so cooling is more than adequate with not much noise from the case or power supply fan.

Pros: Excellent case, it's small looks, great.
I really like where they put all the connectors and everything!

Cons: None that I can think of currently.

Pros: Small, easy accessable, portable.

Cons: only problems I had was getting a full size optical drive to fit. It always wants to bump the cpu cooler. But I do have and enormous cooler on it, so it's kind of my fault.

Other Thoughts: Great as a HTPC, I even take it to my girlfriends occasionally to use.

Pros: Ample internal space, allows for full sized drives and for comfort when rooting around in the case setting it up.

Cons: The cover for the usb/drive has a pretty flimsy action to it.

Pros: -Super slim form factor. It stands up next to my PS3 and it looks only slightly bigger
-Excellent cooling for onboard system.
-Surprisingly good selection for replacement power supplies (check out the seasonics, I bought a seasonic 300W and it fits nicely)
-Very light. I originally bought this to make a small mini itx build that could be moved from one room to the other.
-Low profile
-Very high quality, especially for the price
-Front blue LED is bright, but pretty
-Good looking; clean, and somewhat fancy with the power LED

Cons: -Fans are loud. Replacing the power supply actually lowered the noise a bit, but the case fan is still somewhat loud.

-Poor cooling for pcie video card. If you decided to get a video card, especially one that can decently perform (such as a HD6670 low profile), it may hit load temperatures around 85 degrees to 95 degrees C as mine did with excellent wire management. There isn't enough air space around where the video card sits, and all the heat transfers into the case, making it extremely hot to the touch around that area. See other thoughts.

Other Thoughts: Running open case resulted in an average drop of 15 degrees on load GPU. I've experimented with mounting a 120mm intake fan on the outside side-panel. I managed to drop the average load temps to around 83-88 degrees C. But, it looked funny having a fan on the outside of the case. Try looking into the slim 120mm fans as anything else may not fit between the side panel and the CPU. Otherwise, this case is very well made, but obviously wasn't aimed at housing a gaming GPU. This was my mistake.