Zalman High Performance Mid Tower Case Z11 Plus HF1

Just received the case last night and got a full build put into it within a couple hours. Built this computer as a early christmas gift for my brother, and was technically my first full build.Pros:Nice design, very clean looking, looks awesome with all the lights just sitting thereFits a full ATX motherboard.Plenty of fans. 3 in the front (one 120mm and two smaller ones in those side vents) one in the back and one in the top. Has a nice air flow. Though I am installing another 120mm either in the top or in the bottom.Manual is easy to follow, though make sure you are using the right screw for the right thing. (see cons)Cons:-The top and rear pre installed fan cables. - I like my case to look as clean as possible, however these fan wires have nowhere to go but down. Down across your motherboard.. It would have been nice for them to punch a hole in the top of the case to slip these wires in. But I guess it isnt too big of a deal, I have it zip tied to the cpu power cable that has to go up there anyway.-Not too much room for cable management (see other) they only give you about a half inch of space on the other side-Bottom fan mount is in a awkward spot. A bit too close to the PSU and kinda in the way of cable management for said PSU-Possibly the least tool-less tool-less design i've ever seen. I mean, if you want to put the HDD in another computer or replace it with a new one, sure you can pull it out without any sort of tools, but you will have to remove the little "casters" you have to screw on the hard drive in order for it to fit in the rails.. then go and put them on the replacement.-They put multiple sizes of screws in each bag, a issue for me because I would rather pull my screws from a bag rather than dump them out and sort them all.Other:The problems for this case come mainly from my use of the cables that came with my PSU. Its a Roswell PSU and has some nice cables on it (modular) however there is a full tower's worth of plugs on the chain, which leads to unnecessary cables to have to hide. My cables are also a bit thick and stiff which made it a bit of a pain. Unfortunately I have the ends of these cables died in the bottom of my hard drive carriage. Tied as close together as possible to avoid ventilation issues.In case anyone is wondering, the top and front 120MM fans have a 3 pin pwm cable for power while the back, and two side fans have a molex connector (pass though so you can plug them all into a single plug if they reach)Comes with a single adapter plate in the 5.25" bays to put in a 2.5" or 3.5" drive.The mobo area is relatively small, little room from the edge of the motherboard to the carriages on the right. Which means you wont be fitting in some longer cards, however I did find out that so long as you dont use the bottom 5.25" bay, you can place a long video card in slot-1 and allow it to pass into the drive area with little to no issue. (Temporarily using a older video card with one of those OEM rails attached to it making it 2x as long..)Overall it is a beautiful case and will do someone well, however there are a handful of quirks that come though using it. Which I probably will blame myself for getting him a mid case instead of a full tower. Though he is not as picky about cable management as i am. Im the kinda person who doesn't want to see any cables if I don't have to. Though if you dont wish to put a extra fan in the bottom then you may bundle your wires into that space instead.In other words, if cable management is really important to you, Id tell you to look for another case, but if you can handle cables not being hidden all too well then this will work for you. It is a nice eye catching case. Im glad I bought it for this project it does look awesome. My brother is in awe with it. One of the few cases ive toyed around with just to sit back when im done and think: "Wow, that looks cool"

Uno de los mejores cases que he tenido

Well to start off, a lot of people complained about the internal usb 3.0 having to plug into the back of the mobo. I literally just bought this case and I can happily say they fixed that issue. The lower fan (Optional) still seems like it might cause an issue with some power supplies and that is fine with me, but most people won't enjoy that. The top fan (this being the second optional one but one is included)looks like it might have issues withe the top drive bay and possibly some ram configs for certain mobos. All in all this case seems amazing for its price and I would suggest it to any one who is looking for a great case for a decent price. Just make sure you have the room at home some where for this beast. I found myself having to use the lower drive bay for my disc drive because I forgot to measure the space in my desk. (I doubt any one else will run into that issue seeing as I made a bone head mistake lol.)

The case is perfect. I was having trouble finding a cool looking case that is not super common (like the NZXT phantom) and is not super expensive. This one looks awesome for the price, nice leds, cool front design, and nice smokey translucent side panel. Another review I read said that the little cutout at the top was perfect for holding a bag of skittles (haha) but I found that it works splendidly for a small external hard drive since there are usb plugs right there next to it! The only downside I can think of is the side panels are opened using screws in the back instead of nicer cases that have little clips. The top side of the case where those red glowing airvents are seem kinda flimsy and might break with too much pressure. I was worried about this until I realized that there was no reason for pressure to be applied there anyway!

Plastic piece on top is difficult to get off without cracking and the 2 80mm intake fans on side (under the plastic shrouds) are a funky depth size that you wont be able to readily find, so good luck if they burn out or if you want to customize your case. Other than that, its a nice case.

The USB ports stopped working in the front only after about 8 months. But it is relatively quiet and I've had no other issues than that! It is a good tower overall.

This case is exactly what I wanted, nice and large, clean neat while staying simple. I am still building the guts of my power machine but I know have plenty of space and air rolling through with this caseNote if you are going to get more LED fans for say the side vents the fans are slim style (learned hard way) not a complaint just a heads up

I have built In many cases in my years of computer building and this case has none of the creature comforts I have been accustomed to while building in other manufactures cases either at a cheaper price point or the same. Built this for a friend due to him favoring the looks but It was a nightmare.Cons:No hot swap trays, have to manually screw in any drivesNo cable management at all, Sides to shallow for routingSide case lines are not flush with any other lines on the caseNo modular rear outputs, once you punch a drive out its open foreverThe top is impossible to get off to put a second fan at the topFront USB 3.0 was brokenPros:fans did not come DOAPackaging was alright

Great case, lot of fan, dust protection seem to work great, lot of space. De led are not quite flashy do, and its a little bit to noisy, but for the price its totally worth it

Awesome I love lt

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