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Inwin has made a follow-up to their DUBILI DIY case that Alex checked out at Computex last year, but this time it's smaller and bursting with character and colour. Plouffe's here to build and build in the InWin POC to see if this new trend of DIY cases is a great idea, or if brands are just tricking us into doing work.
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Build it (and name it) yourself!
0:30 The packaging and included accesories
2:47 Starting the build
3:48 Sponsor - Chosfox
4:24 Back to bending
6:30 Assembly
8:31 Building the computer
9:52 Quality/Design impressions
12:25 Pricing and overall thoughts
12:51 Outro
The USB naming standard is so easy to understand now. I love it...
What you talking about willis
😂
Yes It's so easy I bet you could learn it even if all you were was a rocket scientist
The new standard is called "USB 4 version 2.0". No, I'm not joking.
Advice to USB standards people: explain it to your mom or someone who doesn't care about tech - definitely an iPhone user. If they don't immediate get it, make it simpler.
I bought this case back in April 2023. I've bought another itx case from Inwin since then, it's great to see a company try something so visually different. Even with a simple bit of bending it feels nice to "build" it yourself. In case anyone is wondering, those handles are definitely strong enough to carry around a full build even one handed.
A breath of fresh air with the colorway. The design is really neat too.
That's where the ikea effect kicks in and you end up liking the product more after building it yourself. It does look like a lot of fun too.
I’m glad they provide alternate options for instructions, but I dislike it being an app. I hate when manufacturers make an app for everything, regardless of necessity. I bought a qube 500 and the box just had a QR code to a step by step KZhead playlist.
I do to, i like having a physical copy of instructions, or i dont mind a QR code to a pdf set of instructions. I always find my self googling the manual for stuff because im to lazy to find the manual lol
I find it fine if the app is an alternative instruction guide, it's only when they take the guide away that I find it really bad.
At least you got a KZhead playlist, bought a transformer toy, qr code went to a dead link which would be more and more likely the older the toy got
if you're building an app for instructions...go all the way and make them 3d
For sure, apps are overrated. What's wrong with a simple website or KZhead video?
the good thing about this case coming disassembled is that you can just paint it whatever colour you want before assembling.
MAYBE THEY SHOULD OFFER UNFINISHED ?
@@mr.wallbangr9896maybe for cheaper, that would be nice
@@mr.wallbangr9896 that could be pretty cool
@@mr.wallbangr9896 Whoa, easy there. We hear you just fine, Cpt. Capslock. 😉
@@danieloberhofer9035 I wanted to make sure they heard me in the back row
The fact that this case allows ATX power supply and comes with a riser cable makes it a gem for people on a budget! Small form factor specific components (other than motherboards) are usually more expensive but this seems like a great compromise! Fun video guys!
kinda looks like a slightly less good-looking, more functional teenage engineering computer - 1
The colours aren't helping with that to be fair. Colourful cases are cool, but crayon colourful looks off.
Teenage Engineering know what they are doing, even if it’s not a perfect case, it looks amazing. InWin kinda copied the concept just making it bigger. It’s still pretty interesting but these colors won’t look good in any room. A plain colored version would have been nicer.
@@Criiies I feel like its actually the opposite problem as a fan of colour. Every case nowadays is the same colour as cars and hardly ever any other options. And when they do have colourful computers, such as the macs, they charge more for the privilege of having more than 2 colours to choose from. To me the lack of colour is modern cases that aren't sold for a premium is a sign that colours are now seen as a privilege, with projects like this and products like ikea being the rare exceptions for affordable products that are colours that don't make me feel like I'm in a sterile lab that robots live in instead of a home where i feel alive with a variety of sights like colour to appreciate;
Certainly more price appropriate though
A suggestion for InWin would be to be able to make a bending tool out of the cardboard box. Something with 90 degree angels, so that you can use to bend your case into shape and then throw away :)
it was a little painful watching him bend everything too far haha
"and then throw away" you'd rather produce garbage than look around for a minute to find something with a right 'angel' ?
POC in general means Proof of Concept though.
PC Of Color🤔
I've heard it and PC as acronyms for piece of crap
I always thought POC was the more polite cousin to POS, but this looks cool, so that can't be it.
I like this case as a parent. If my kid's color they love changes, I can order a new panel or two in order to adapt it. Or since this is simple metal sheets, you can really mod this case. Wish it were a little cheaper but a small complaint for the modularity of it all.
I bet you could spray paint a panel pretty easy
Oh you could super easily spray paint the panels.
Indeed at ~$100 it... has a great profit margin :-) Even at low volume!
Or just get a cooler master qube 500, which is this idea done properly.
The instructions on the box reminded me of assembling my mom's new bed. The first step in the booklet (which was inside the box) was to put the box upside down before opening said box. Turns out it's a lot easier to get grab a hold of the bedframe when you open the box upside down, but by the time you get your hands on the assembly instructions, it's already too late.
I've seen one too many 'PoC' make it to production but actually naming it 'POC' is something next level...
In this case(no pun intended) does POC mean piece of crap? I was thinking POC stands for something in the context of PC's but I might be thinking of something else, and not people of color.
Interesting concept but not sure that I like the final design. Personally I would wait a few iterations before buying because I prefer the clean polished look.
That's actually kinda cool! Would love to see if the ATX version is any better! One thing of note: Make sure when you're bending, you're using a flat surface as a guide, so you don't over-bend on one side by accident. I also love how you turned the side panels into cheese graters! XD
InWin has turned it around so much the past few years - lot more functional while maintaining wild designs, like their CaseMonsters designs, and the POC is only $95, some others in slightly more, while still having airflow any of the older Inwin cases had very little) some of the other ATX cases are only slightly more and in tons of colors. Wild!
Such a cool little case! Looks fairly beginner friendly as well
I really like the idea of this case and especially the size
really cool they give the option of selling the panels separately just in case, helps for repairability
That’s a neat case. Love the colours.
looks super similar to the teenage engineering pc-1, which was a small pain to build but the end result is super stunning. something about gloss painted metal looks so cool
Plouffe is delightful :) Also cool concept for a case and great colors!
This would be wicked for getting my kids into computer! “You’re gonna put this one together now, Boy. From the ground up.” 😂
EARN YOUR RIGHT TO GAME
@@fabianlaibin6956If i have a kid, i will only let my kid to play old game only. like GTA SA, COD 2, CTR, RE4, Black, etc before the could play newer games. they need to feel real good games first. Games that put "fun" as their top priority instead of monetization.
@@fahrezadhia careful though, those games are fun but sometimes our nostalgia makes us forget the tedious parts
1:00 It IS cardboard, the thicker stuff with the pleats in the middle that boxes are made of is _corrugated_ cardboard.
This case idea is fantastic, I'll be buying it on my next build
Ahh yes the InWin Person Of Color PC.
That did look like it was fun to assemble!
That is actually super cool!
That case w/a window and a components in the colorscheme of the old DFI LANParty mobos would be AWESOME
That case is so cool looking!
Freaking love it! Love assembling things and this looks really well produced and thoughtout. A black and yellow one would look sick. Thanks Plouffe, What mini's are you doing?
I have not watched the video and I already know this is my next project along with some car paint and some printed graphics
One thing I want to see from POC is a wider ecosystem of mostly intercompatible parts, imagine having an ecosystem that can scale from the smallest of cases to the largest of cases; whether that's with big one-piece panels, or having large stretches of panel broken down to individual sections for rigidity purposes, similar to how the system and GPU portions of this case are two individual sections. Basically, imagine having a slightly longer GPU and you need extra headroom, just order a couple more parts to where the top panel is now lifted via a couple of extension plates, and follow this mentality to allow for expansion in every direction given everything is just tab and screws, plus panel gaps is part of the aesthetic anyways so a few more panel gaps wouldn't kill the product. I also hope we eventually see a gen 2 of this that addresses the various issues and concerns, mostly rigidity concerns. One improvement that I do want to see is the option for varied layouts, say if someone doesn't want the cables coming out of the bottom of the case, have the option for an I/O plate punchout so that it can be more of a traditional style case instead, have the option to move the front I/O to the front of the case instead of the top, etc. I also wish InWin could help promote local manufacturing with this, it's literally just machined metal, whether you stamp it or route it, just provide some design guidelines per material type so that people can do what they want with the platform; a lot of areas will have the local manufacturing to at least produce a bare material case, a lot of local manufacturing will even bend it for you as all sheetmetal shops will have a brake and CNC shops will have at least a small one as well, though finishing the case (powdercoating, anodizing, etc.) might not be as easy to find locally.
i saw the packaging and it made me wonder if anyone made a cardboard pc case, glad to know LTT got me covered there as well
Proof of concept??
Pc of color. It's a woke money grab.
I’m loving the case reviews
Pretty neat to have the sponsor be relevant to Plouffe (keyboard). Nice touch!
ironside have unique and colorfully designed collaboration cases.
that case is gonna vibrate
Maybe thats what the stickers were for, you put them on overlapping pieces.
This looks awesome
Cool design!
Plouf is so not the guy to have on LTT as your Keyboard Specialist. The guy is special.
I really like this case😍
I'd love this case done more like a PlayStation or Xbox form factor where it's slim. It seems like it would be way easier to mod and even warp the panels a tiny bit for awkward parts to fit. It's definitely Simpler to cut since it comes flat. Might be helpful for PC console builds to set in front of the TV without being so annoying to build in or customize.
That looks cool
Seems like a flatter-packed, ITX version of the Cooler Master QUBE 500 that was in an earlier short circuit. The QUBE seems to use thicker, though, so the pieces come pre-bent. Surprised no real mention of that case in this video
I totally agree on lack of interesting popping colors, nowadays. I miss the time when you could build a rig in a case that had an outer shell in the shape of a cat or dog or something. I like the more extravagant ones over the plain boxy unicolored ones with RGBs. I liked the Deep Cool Genome II I built my friend's computer in; it had an interesting design with the DNA-like swirls at the front and you could choose between three different colors. I like that with this DIY case, they offer the option to mix and match the panels say in case you don't want the pre-selected ones.
❤❤❤ love love love this case
Seems fantastic for reducing shipping and tooling costs. Would love to see some large airflow oreintenated cases with this philosophy in mind.
Did not expect an Eric andre pizza ball reference lol
I might buy one of those
The color alone sells me
That's gonna be a dust hell.
While I don't like the color of this particular case, I love the case and the other color shown at the end. I have a Fractal Ridge which is also SFF, otherwise I'd be interested in this
lol Plouffe I would never call that small form factor. My standard ATX case is probably smaller then that in terms of volume. It’s just a different shape.
10:56 bro got a little excited
This is such a Plouffe product
🤔 sort of an evolution of the inwin Alice case or yesteryear, neat
its like a gumball machine without the gum. the balls. the machine. lol.
I finished this video and immediately went to the Inwin website and purchased that exact colorway. My current pc is a 7th gen intel with a gtx 1060 This video has pushed me to finally build an upgrade and I’m heckin stoked!
If you could buy the individual panels this would be awesome as a shortcut when making custom cases.
As long as you fold it multiple times it just breaks right?
Seeing how many diff colours they have on the site, and the fact that it includes a PCIE-4 riser cable, I think its priced decently. I do wish it was just a tad thicker steel though, like even just 0.2mm thicker would be nice.
thickness is probably determined by how easy it is to bend, and 1mm doesn't sound like a lot but stiffness increases logarithmically with thickness. Personally user-bent construction sketches me out, and i kinda don't see any advantages for the end user other than maybe once in a blue moon you want to swap a yellow panel for a blue one. I think it would be better for the end user if this style of modularity was available for a more traditional style of PC cases, but then you wouldn't be able to take advantage cheaper logistics with shipping a piece of sheet metal the user bends
This must be way cheaper to ship than a fully assembled case
@@AresWasTaken The bending tabs are so narrow an increase in thickness would be negligible, not to mention narrower bending tabs could be used in a thicker sheet if bending force was ever a concern. The only determination is profit margin, thicker material would cut into that not to mention a change in logistics pricing, which means final cost increases and pushes the product into a different range of competition within the market. Tooling, however, likely wouldn't change all that much, if at all.
Pretty cool.
I was thinking this from the beginning, but especially after dude said it was $95... an actual cardboard case (like, decently rigid stock) would be cool.
Cool !
I wish you8 would have showed us more of the bottom (where the 'rear' IO is) because it LOOKED LIKE there was a spot for a single fan AIO, but I couldn't really tell if thats what it was for... that would be perfect if it was for an AIO because it doesn't seem like you can put on in there otherwise
If the case were just another 0.1mm thicker, I'd be less worried about bending the steel in twain. It would also be harder to fold, but this seems like something ham-hands can break too easily. The fact they do not offer "Primer colours" for people to pant with - black, white or 50% gray - also kinda sucks. Great product for its size, but I _honestly would not mind the box being twice as thick for pre-formed panels since this box doesn't seem to like curves so much. Perhaps, an ITX lower-tier "Premium" iteration of this?
i wish they had a water cooling version with a 360 rad mounts
This should be the standard
It seems a little big for itx ? I do like it though 😊
This makes more sense as a strat for making an affordable case. I like it but $95 is a lot for thin sheet metal diy. You do get the pcie4 riser and fast type c IO though which is probably decently expensive to purchase separately. There really need to be more color options for this to be compelling to me.
Tester modeling paint and the airbrush will fix that right quickly.
This just makes me want to build a PC case using legos lol. Probably would be sturdier too
I think the ventilation things on side panels should be push in. On hand.
This case is at a reasonable price and looks to be packed very efficiently which I expect had a bearing on the pricing due to a reduction in shipping costs. I wouldn't buy one because the current colour options are just not my style but it is certainly a lot more interesting and interactive than building in a more traditional (pre-constructed) case.
Yes, I miss the colors. I came from the late 90s early 2000s mod scene. I learned to do automotive quality finishes while I was still in junior high. I've been zapped by CCFL transformers more times than I can count. We've come full circle and all computers look the same again, just black with RGB instead of beige.
They should bring this case to Brazil, 100% would build in it, no matter the price.
The price is the most important part though. You can get better cases for the same price. The biggest advantage of this design is the WAY cheaper shipping and storage, so it makes no sense to cost the same as traditional cases. My guess is that they're pulling a Samsung, and launching stuff at stupid prices so that they can give big "discounts". This would be an amazing case if it costed 20 bucks less.
would you pay 500 brl for something like this ? for that price you can get a lotta premium cases down here, fuck, even for half that you can find great cases, i paid 180brl for my HX550m.
@@comiumapedra5397 I paid like R$ 1200 on a Lian Li O11 Dynamic (the version that doesn't allow for mounting a 120mm fan on the back, hence having less height for air coolers), of course I'd pay for this one. It's not always about performance or price, much less about price to performance ratio, but just about liking the product.
Having one fan is better than no fan. I know of some people who built PCs without fans. Sure its just a 5600G but don't go banging on my door or waking me up in the middle of the night when your system eventually fails (early). The only time that works is really low power stuff and passive cooling. The old school way of only having the PSU as the exhaust isn't so great nowadays since Pentium 4.
I wish it was actually cheaper than a fully assembled case, because that would make much more sense
Price will come down once any machine costs to manufacture are recovered. The better this sells, the faster that happens.
The idea is really good, I hope they can make it happen.
The Cooler Master Qube 500 flat pack case is a much better idea. I have my PC in one. When it game time to replace the motherboard I just needed to take the sides off and swap it over. Easy access to everything. All cases should be like that.
Feel like the side panel air flow things should be popped off and just throw a filter on the inside
Over $100 for that case is insane. Its flat painted sheet metal. I could draw that up, laser cut it out of 14ga steel, and paint it for $20.
Really cool, if they can get their price point to sub 60 I think they would make a killing and then make some other versions.
Thing is yeah i get itx about being minimum but can youtubers please show how many 2.5 drives a case can fit,its useful info
I love how cheap and fun this case is! I jus wish they had made it with ATX boards in mind rather than ITX. Buying one of these ain't expensive, but this one and a new motherboard on top of that isn't exactly ideal. I'll keep my eyes open for any new upcoming cases however.
So when is LTT going to get an orange and black exclusive POC case with LTT on it instead of POC? Or maybe a Short Circuit themed color case?
Neat!
I'm an engineer who has been prototyping painted and powder coated sheet metal parts, so much cringing with the scraping and the screw driver finger folding aaah
I would have had literally anyone else build this on film.
someone explain to me the advantage of bottom i/o
It' definitely interesting. Not my thing - but I'm always down for welcoming more options and styles.
@8:13 i can see why following the app is helpful
Personal Origami Computer - based primarily on their Origami naming on the packaging/instructions.
Would love a review of the teenage engineering pc! Its on sale too
95 for SSF is a steal
@Ploof - Would you appreciate added notes to the instruction board: "Choices that were made and reasons for making them" - if you got used to this feature , it would be frastrating to "think of reasons" when construction is not extremely-totaly-clear. - the customers will actually get to "catch up on made choices by the company" whenever you buy their product. and more aligible to send back constructive critic. - I think that should be a source of pride for a company to show their inteligent choices in construction.
this feels like the orange pc from teenage engineering
The case is cool but having all the motherboard io at the bottom is absolutely a deal breaker
Put it on its side...
@@RainbowGin Kinda defeats the purpose of having feet on the case but I feel you. Either that or get a USB hub from the PC to your desk and disregard using the motherboard io🤷
Leave things that need to stay plugged in at the bottom and use the top io for stuff that your plugging in and out a lot?
@@arthurroberts5794 I get that but that defeats the whole purpose of all the motherboard io. I know this is more of a novelty "show piece" type case and some people will be ok with it but for the people who really enjoy building a PC, they're probably the same people who have a bunch of peripherals which need to be plugged in and out a lot. I have a bunch of USB ports on my motherboard and I still need to use a USB hub because I have a lot of peripherals I use so obviously this case is not for me lol. I think it needs a redesign. It's not even that small for being itx. It's main feature is it can support a giant GPU and it's got fancy colors. That's about it. I think it's meant for people who have it in their living room hooked up to a TV and a VR setup. Def not a power user type person who is constantly using motherboard io. It's a pretty colored, cheaply made, overpriced, novelty case for people who spend 2k on a GPU to play fortnite and roblox
Personal Own Creation was what popped in my head LOL
Tropical sweetheart is definitely breath of the wild theme.