Question 1

Intel Core i7-4790K Haswell Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150 Desktop Processor BX80646I74790K compatible, including the heatsink provided by the In-Win K2 BASIC?

Accepted Answer

I have run this with new Haswell CPUs and older Sandy bridge. Haswell idles at 30w, max 55w. However, ANY i7 will idle at 50w.. full run to 85w. If you install an i5 or l7, this box will get burning hot.  If you get a good board (ECS or Gigabyte) and Pentium Dual 3.2 GHz Haswell (low price) and a 120 GB SanDisk Extreme II (low price)...I promise Win 7 will boot in 6 seconds... MS Office will fly.. any AV will scan in seconds... and 1080p on a 60" TV will be effortless. Unless you have AutoCAD or Adobe CS5... anything more is a mistake. If you are a gamer, any rig without an add-in video card is also BAD. For these, I recommend the Silverstone ML06.

Question 2

motherboard campatability?

Accepted Answer

Wrong. THIN MINI ITX only.

Question 3

Hello - Is an ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ FM2+ / FM2 AMD A88X (Bolton D4) (Mini ITX) AMD Motherboard compatible with the case / power supply?

I use it for my current media center which is housed in a nMEDIAPC, but am looking for the smallest (but well built) case I can find.

The only other components include an AMD A8-5600K Trinity Quad-Core 3.6GHz CPU (OEM fan), 8gb (2x4gb) of Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL RAM, and a 128gb Samsung 840 Pro SSD.

Thanks!

Accepted Answer

Here is how you research this answer. This case is called a THIN mITX case. The boards that fit the case MUST BE a THIN mITX board. A THIN mITX board will have the power connector on the rear of the board that takes a power brick solution to the wall (yeah, just like a notebook) There are many manufacturers of boards that provide THIN boards. Be careful with boards that have the USB port too far away from the rear part of the board. Otherwise with the In-Win you will need an internal male to female USB extender. This IS MY FAVORITE case, but be aware of the slight oversight in the OEM design.

Question 4

The spec on the product description page says it supports dual internal or external WiFi antennas. Is it true? I don't see holes to fix external antennas. Does it have internal antennas?

Accepted Answer

Yes there are punchouts on the back for this

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