Review: In Win GRone

Final Thoughts and Rating

For £100, the GRone has bags of potential. The full-tower chassis vows to accommodate the meatiest of builds, it'll happily cool with either air or liquid, and with USB 3.0, an integrated fan controller and external SATA, it has all the right trimmings.

On paper, the GRone has a lot going for it, and, if you like the way it looks (that's admittedly a big if), the chassis can also be rewarding in use. It's very easy to build into, feeling roomy throughout, and in its out-the-box configuration the GRone does a good job of cooling high-end components.

But it almost seems as though In Win is trying to do too much. Though the GRone feature list is brimming, quite a few of the components fall short of reaching their full potential. The fan controller is basic, the external SATA dock is fiddly to use, there's no rubber on the feet, cable management is too heavily geared toward Extended ATX platforms, and the white paintwork isn't as attractive as it might have been.

In the hotly-contested chassis market the little details separate the good from the great, and In Win needs to pay closer attention to the finer points if it's to truly compete with the established competition.

The Good

Good air cooling performance
Lots of liquid-cooling potential
Easily houses a high-end build
Large side window
Roomy throughout

The Bad

Cable management could be better
Fan-speed controller is basic
Looks are an acquired taste
Plastic elements feel fragile

HEXUS Rating

In Win GRone

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The In Win GRone chassis is available to purchase from Overclockers UK.

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