BEST Mini ITX Case Inwin Chopin PRO With 200w GOLD PSU

[@mikesunboxing]

Available from affiliate links: (150W - will update when PRO is available) Amazon Local: amzn.to/3uRJs3d Ebay UK: ebay.us/j9Vp0m Ebay US: ebay.us/JiuxvA Ebay CA: ebay.us/bLuCXW Ebay AUS: ebay.us/W3CpSc

[@slidelltowne183]

The 200w PS sold me. I stuffed a used GIGABYTE B550I AORUS PRO AX with the Amazon $131.56 5600g with stock cooler. Lol, glad i'm late to the party for the drivers updates for the 550 chipset and the 5600G give away prices. I do occasional video encoding so do see 84C when the single fan case is pushed hard, no problem. Kill a Watt reports 96 watts during encodes and 25 watts surfing on 115V mains. Thanks for review Mike.

[@PaulBakewell]

What a little beauty, I want one! Looks like a great replacement for the fan heater case you had for media centre built. Great video, thanks Mike.

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad you like it! Might offer it up as a giveaway closer to xmas

[@PaulBakewell]

@@mikesunboxing always up for a giveaway!

[@mikesunboxing]

@@PaulBakewell Good :-)

[@uglybob7505]

Holy crap thats TINY !!!! Never mind hiding that case behind the TV, I think you'd lose it easily lol.

[@mikesunboxing]

lol it is under the TV and very well integrated for now until the stock shortage kicks in and i sell the 5600G for one million dollars

[@ronyzmiri]

It really looks like a great case, even in 2023!

[@Wellibob68]

Bloody hell that's small. Thx as always Mike 👋👍

[@mikesunboxing]

Small and powerful like our community

[@johnstamo1810]

Loved the case so much I ordered it from US to India . A good case for HTPC imo Thanks for sharing all the details Mike

[@mikesunboxing]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@OlettaLiano]

Hi, Mike. Interesting case you have there. I think what it needs is an external water-cooling system twice as big as the case. Then you'd really have something. LOL

[@mikesunboxing]

like the old zalman external one! that would be awesome

[@DustinMillerPolyInnovator]

If you want to put in the wraith spire/stealth, I saw on another channel the guy took off the shroud and kept it bare. It cleared the mesh

[@mikesunboxing]

yes that is correct i have now done that

[@sevbait]

Great review, and thanks for the Wraith cooler tips.

[@mikesunboxing]

No problem 👍

[@DeLaVeGaGR]

I was searching for a good mini itx case, this one was on top of my list, but in the end I bought the Jonsbo N1 just for the NAS capabilities

[@michaelthompson9798]

As an owner of the OG Chopin, this psu upgrade is a welcome 🙏 upgrade, especially w/ Ryzen 5000APUs & I used to use the colour panels on mine for a change of appearance on the new season 👍🥰🥳 which was a nice touch and cheap to implement ☺️. Great review Mike 🥰👍 as always! Cheers 🍻

[@mikesunboxing]

awesome! i quite like the blue for the co-ordination with the MUB brand colours

[@TheGreenReaper]

Now there's a Chopin MAX with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C added and 54mm fan height with an expanded mesh.

[@mikesunboxing]

yeah i like that

[@sevbait]

Really like this case, built my dad a pc with B550 mini-ITX and a 5600g CPU. My only problem with it is that the front USB header cable is about 2-3x too long and was very annoying to tuck in alongside the 12pin mobo power.

[@chris_hertford]

Looks a perfect ultra mini system

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks 👍

[@mycustardlove4168]

I have the iwin b1, but ide bloody love one of these too

[@mikesunboxing]

it is a really nice case, a little cramped for larger hands but workable

[@mariussefu3]

there is definitely space to accommodate a low profile single slot gpu (even tho it will have limited air intake) they should release a model with it

[@timmartin6410]

This case is at the top of my list when I build a new system for myself and one for my wife. Just waiting on more info on the new Ryzen 7000 offering and Mini-ITX options to see if it's worth an upgrade or stick with the 5700G or 5600G on a B550 M/B. DDR5 is still a bit pricey at the moment.

[@mikesunboxing]

yeah ddr5 is crazy expensive

[@timmartin6410]

@@mikesunboxing true, also am I missing something. All I'm seeing so far are 16Gb and 32 Gb sticks, no 8Gb. But hopefully as we get toward Q4 prices and availability will start inching towards affordable.

[@dpboy8]

Now ddr5 ram is way more affordable, but am5 itx motherboards go for 300 bucks and am4 for 125 bucks where I live

[@michaelthompson9798]

10:23 ROFLAMO HAHAHA 😝 😆 😛

[@mikesunboxing]

lol that was quite funny

[@ronyzmiri]

Hi Mike. I gave my Asrock Desk Mini as a gift to my son and decided to build a new mini PC where the CPU is AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and the case would be the new Inwin Chopin Max. My question is regarding the motherboard. I like the Asrock motherboard but open for other brands. The new PC is for basic home use with some photo and video editing, no gaming at all. According to this which motherboard that gives best value for the would you recommend? Thanks in advance for your reply!)

[@mikesunboxing]

gigabyte b450i ac probably

[@ronyzmiri]

@@mikesunboxing Thanks Mike!

[@ronyzmiri]

@@mikesunboxing One more Mike))) What's your opinion of the ASUS PRIME B550M-A WIFI II motherboard?

[@ronyzmiri]

@@mikesunboxing I have decided to go with the Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX Mini ITX. Hope it is OK!

[@mikesunboxing]

@@ronyzmiri looks okay if it is at a good price, but recently i have seen ASUS quality control slip so buyer beware is all i'll say

[@willyrightone]

Hi Mike, nice review ! but there is something I have to mention about the inwin chopin, if you using a motherboard and the m.2 ssd is on the "backside", your m.2 ssd has a chance to "crush" while you fixed the 2.5 ssd due to inwin chopin ' 2.5 ssd screw holes might right in front of M.2.( just in video 7:41 ) that is how inwin chopin kill my m.2. (my motherboard: Biostar X470NH itx) The official inwin told me "inwin chopin has published for 5 years, in that time there were not much M.2, so they feel sorry about it" ( but they still selling it ?!) I have no idea whether they fix this problem in the pro version or not. so my own opinion is to take care when you use it or NOT buy it ! if you interested in this problem I can simply send you the crack picture about my m.2 in this case.

[@mikesunboxing]

post the picture in the discord chat in the #my-rig channel and tag me

[@CT-xy6or]

Hi, can you upload the photo of the crushed M2? I just ordered the case and would like to avoid what you have faced

[@r4z0r84]

I just got this case, looking at adding more external IO as I hate using dongles, just noticed from this video that it looks like there's space for two additional usb, hdmi and either vga or dvi? haven't received my case yet but just not sure what size the port is just above the PSU. since it doesn't have usb C I was going to use the internal usb c to get all the extra IO. also with the 2.5" bays removable, wondering if there's space for a riser cable to put a low end gpu in it - not using it for gaming as i've got my rx6900xt ryzen build for that, doesn't look like i'll have space for many cables but I can get lots of crazy shenanigans on aliExpress.

[@mikesunboxing]

the 2.5" bay is very shallow but remove the cages and you should be able to squeeze something useful in there

[@r4z0r84]

@@mikesunboxing yeah about 15.5mm according to stuff I found online, should hopefully be able to get a dongle in the back for some more IO. Would still be using a dongle but having it built in with cables going to the case makes me feel less like a Mac user haha

[@WilliamAPBodie]

Solid little case that looks very good. but a M-itx MB here in Germany cost alot ???

[@mikesunboxing]

they do cost a lot more here to sadly

[@malinyamato]

note, I have the Chopin Pro, and the stock cooler of AMD Ryzen 5700G fits in but you have to remove the plastic frame around the cooler. I have this case and Ryzen 5700G init with its stock cooler -- the unit stays very cool and is silent. My usage scenario: video editing, development, AI, and machine learning. Here is mine running: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oarFpX5pl8qKapY I was looking at Ghost and Dan case as well as Velcase, but this one beats them all when considering price, size and weight. 200W is well enough for my CPU.

[@mikesunboxing]

yes it is a great package and very compact

[@patricklebel1141]

About 20 years ago, Thermaltake as a mediacenter case named Chopin IIRC! But I'm not sure if it was Thermaltake on another brand.. Do someone remember?

[@mikesunboxing]

not sure i would have to investigate but you could be on to something there

[@patricklebel1141]

@@mikesunboxing There was one called Mozart too iirc

[@rayandrewmolano9428]

I have this bnew case, with Intel I7-13700 and 32GB DDR5 Ram (the store told me that the system will be compatible) will boot but cannot install windows, keeps on restarting and cannot finish the installation Any thoughts? Insufficient wattage?

[@mikesunboxing]

might be, but should be okay in theory unless using heavy all core loads

[@stuartcameron2785]

Hi Mike, any way you can get the 200w PSU anywhere except Australia? i have the 150w and its just not enough.

[@mikesunboxing]

looks like out of stock right now shop.in-win.com/products/ip-ad200c7-2

[@slidelltowne183]

Which processor please? OC on anything? Thx

[@mikesunboxing]

@@slidelltowne183 This is maybe easier to advise if we can ask more questions and get direct answers, so feel free to join our Discord chat and we can go over it in more detail discord.gg/XtBTGQ6BDu Agree to the rules by clicking the emoji and you will get access to the rest of the Discord channels

[@Senrab46]

Wow Mike i never thought it possible to have a tiny stylish pc that can play decent games. Am i right to assume this is only for APUs and not dedicated gpus? If say using an older apu could you still play games like Apex legends or Fortnite? Thinking when my wifes watching main tv cannot use my pc so this would be fab in bedroom where space limited! Great review , stay warm Mike and Kath.👍

[@mikesunboxing]

yes that is right, APU only although i guess you could use an external GPU device in some way, but really this is APU only for ease of use and space saving

[@cptwhite]

Lovely case, now we just need a more powerful iGPU option to put in it! Hopefully AMD will deliver something with RDNA integrated graphics with Zen4?

[@mikesunboxing]

Fingers crossed!

[@Dave-oh5pt]

Hi any idea of release date or price for this?

[@mikesunboxing]

should be out and the price is supposed to be approx £100 here is a link to the Inwin EU store estore.in-win.com/en-EU/gaming-chassis/chopin_pro

[@huancuc1492]

InWin Chopin Pro

[@BuckyKat9999]

Its not the size of the case....its the parts you put inside....or something......🤣

[@mikesunboxing]

yes i know what you mean there