in Win Micro-ATX Desktop case, 9L Compact Size, pre-Installed Standard TFX 300W Power Supply and 80mm Fan x 1 (CK722.FF300TB3)

SLEEPER BUILD
This case may look like it’s designed for a boomer who works a 8-6 shift every day to escape his horrible marriage … and it absolutely is. But don’t let that stop you from throwing an APU in there and hiding it behind your TV so no one can see it!All jokes aside, this case is fantastic value. It has a lot of space for stuff I don’t need like traditional HDD’s and CD/DVD bays, but despite the wasted space, this case is still very small if you have a MATX motherboard.Thermals on the case are great, it has a massive open cutout where the cpu is which will basically serve as your intake fan. Turn the case upside down vertically and you’ll have a perfect thermal solution. Fresh air coming to the cpu, hot air exiting the exhaust fan at the top and your PSU will be exhausting at the top as well. It’s kinda funny because this setup gives me the best possible thermals yet it’s technically designed to have the PSU on the bottom when vertically mounted with an exhaust fan blowing air out of the bottom as well.YES this case has standoffs, someone mentioned in a different review that it didn’t. You don’t need standoffs because the elevation is built into the case, you can screw any matx board in there and don’t have to worry about shorting out your system.No dust filters, who really cares though, the more airflow the better.

Makes a nice home for a NAS unit
Here I review the InWin CJ712 case, which I use to house a DIY home/office network attached storage (NAS) device. It is my second InWin case, since for 8 years an InWin EM048 case has housed my DIY HTPC. Recently the electronic innards of the HTPC were massively renovated, but I kept the InWin case because it still was perfect for the job.The CJ712 case that I review here is almost perfect for its job as a NAS. Compared to other case choices on the market, the CJ712 has understated elegance in appearance, not the name of the case manufacturer in lights. The small 265 watt power supply is great, since my NAS consumes little power compared to other builds. Also, the CJ712 isolates its interior more than do mesh cases. Hence, the CJ712 avoids becoming too much of a dust trap yet still remains perfectly cool for NAS operations.I also like the front panel opportunity for a USB Type-C port. The black plastic case front is molded with a plastic insert that can be punched out, leaving behind a nice slot for a Type-C port. Given that offsite backup around here works via USB, I am ecstatic to have a 20Gbps port accessibly placed on the front of the unit.But this Type-C port also caused headaches. I could not find a way to use the hardware provided by InWin for connecting other hardware to the Type-C gap in the front of the case. I ended up drilling a small hole on either side of the front case Type-C gap so that I could screw a cable meant for a rear-computer PCI bracket into the front of the case, working as if the plastic front of the case were itself a bracket. Although using a plastic case front as a bracket generally is a bad idea, this ad hoc solution seems solid for now. That said, I shouldn’t have to be using the front of the case as a bracket. InWin provides dedicated front USB 2 and 3 Type A ports; it should supply a physical front Type-C port, too. It’s the year 2021, not 2000, after all. Type-C ports have become much more in demand than old USB 2.0 ports.Before ending this review I should address the close proximity of the CPU fan to the drive tray that is mentioned by other reviewers. I am steeped in the idea that CPU fans should discharge their hot air freely, so that having the drive tray just millimeters from the top of my Celeron 5925 stock fan did make me uncomfortable at first. But the objective facts are that the unit does not run hotter than other PC-like things in my universe and the SSD storage drives that are attached to the drive tray do not seem excessively hot after use. I’ve seen no apparent performance degradation due to heat, with the highest CPU temp reading at 51 celsius and the motherboard at 45. Thus, objectively speaking, there seems to be nothing wrong with the “CPU fan/drive tray” setup that gave me concern in the beginning. Nonetheless, this setup highlights a fact: although a great small form factor box for a NAS and probably also a HTPC, this likely is not the case for heat-creating gamers.**UPDATE**I found one specific heat problem. The drive tray hosts one 2.5″ SSD on top at the rear and one 2.5″ SSD on the bottom near the front. The drive on the bottom began to overheat, but only if I tried to move more than 500GB of data in one batch and did so at relatively high speeds (450 MB/s between internal drives). I don’t try to do such things often but still I made a switch. I moved the SSD from the drive tray bottom bracket to the top, the part that is an optical drive bracket, since I have no ODD in this unit. I drilled a couple of holes for secure mounting via screws and moved the SATA wires, thus giving the SSD a new home. I tried the same data moving chore as a test and found that the overheating problem had gone.

Total junk
This case is VERY poorly designed. Unbelievably, I was unable to remove the lid. The operation couldn’t be more clear: remove two rear screws, slide a little lever and then slide the lid back. It’s so obvious, no instructions are necessary (or included.) Unfortunately, it just doesn’t work. You remove the two screws, slide the spring-loaded switch and then try to slide the lid back and… the left sides very easily, but the right side will only move just enough to not quite get free from whatever is holding it in place on the inside of the case. I could probably spend an hour and make it work (not without scratches and other damage, though.)I don’t know how any of these other reviewers got any further than I did. I suspect it’s because they actually didn’t. Amazon reviews have really gotten bad. It’s to the point where any 5-star review should simply be ignored.

Awesome little case
Love the HTPC build I put together with this. The case latch is a nice addition, no screws needed to keep the top secure! And the look is awesome, looks like a gaming console. White power LED looks modern.With the stock Ryzen CPU fan it barely fits back together, you have to slightly push down the disc drive tray to screw it in. But it works.

Il n’y a malheureusement pas beaucoup de boitier compact comme celui-ci sur le marché. J’ai monté ce PC pour mes parents et ça c’est bien passé, aucun problème. Le seul point négatif que je vois est le PSU de 300W qui pourrait être un peu plus puissant si on voulait mettre une carte graphique. Dans mon cas, j’étais correct avec le PSU fourni. Je recommande ce produit.

Update: There is no connector on the 300W power supply for a GPU, so you will need to purchase a different power supply. I used a 700W. Also the case cover does not allow the GPU to vent, causing it to rise to 90 Celsius. I have to remove the case cover to use anything that is graphically intensive (case cover off only 65 C). This was solved by creating my own air duct with a 5v blower fan that vents out the back of the case to remove the built up heat from the Gigabyte NVidia RTX 4060. There are no extra places for fans at the front of the case, and the side fan needed to be reversed in order to force cool air in near the GPU. I solved this by placing another, larger blower fan with a custom duct under the 5 1/4″ bay rack that sucks air in from the front of the case and blows it towards the RAM and CPU area (these are controlled by the 5v speed controller that came with the blower fan). I also added two mini Noctua fans to the back vents (also controlled with a Noctua fan speed adjuster). After undervolting the CPU around 72-75mv and adjusting the TDP values, I was able to get a decent temperature with very little performance loss on the i9 11980HK ES on this particular motherboard.Suggestions for improvements: (1) The top grill should extend over the entire expansion slot area of the motherboard. (2) an additional “crossflow” fan should be located under the 5 1/4″ and 3 1/2″ bay caddie for air intake. (3) Power supply should be at least 650W and include a GPU connector. Outside of case looks perfect… I am using the 3.5″ bay for a memory card reader, and the 5 1/4″ bay has an Icy Dock ultra slim laptop Blu-ray drive and and 3.5″ bay caddie with a dual removable SSD drive bay. It allows me to use everything I need. (I had to create a custom duct for a 5v blower fan to remove hot air from GPU and blow it out the back of the case – will post pictures soon, awaiting one last part)—————Original review:There are two issues with this case you need to know about before you purchase… (maybe 3) 1. The metal is very thin and flexes and bends easily with sharp edges. The other, a major issue, is that the standoffs are permanently press formed into the sheet metal.2. One of the standoffs is in a very bad position and will short out my motherboard if not removed. I had this issue with a Dell case with a standoff in exactly the same position (lower right corner of motherboard if standing upright with ports towards the back near top). I will have to drill it out to remove it, as kapton tape or electrical will be punctured by through hole capacitors if used as an insulator.3. The third issue is that the power supply is terribly under-powered for a modern computer. It should be at least 650W if you want a decent low profile video card in it. As far as the functionality of the case, it is very good. I needed one with Blu-Ray and memory card reader support. This one looks the nicest and has both 3.5″ and 5.25″ bays. I wish it was being sold without the power supply, as it would have been cheaper, and would not contribute to e-waste, as I have to remove it for a better one.