Description
Zalman Z3 ATX Mid Tower PC Cases
Zalman's Z3 range of Mid-ATX cases represent excellent value for money and boast many features you'd expect to find on a more expensive case.
Case Differences
Apart from a few small differences both of the cases are essentially identical. The main differences are that the Z3 Plus case has an acrylic side window, an extra 120mm fan (bringing the total supplied to four) and a support system for large graphics cards or extra internal fans.
Features
- Accepts standard ATX and Micro ATX motherboards
- Tool free hard drive / optical bays
- Multi-fan cooling system
- Supplied with 3 x 120mm fans (front 120mm fan is Blue LED) *
- Supplied with 4 x 120mm fans (front 120mm fan is Blue LED) **
- Windowed side-panel **
Internal graphics card / fan support mount **
- Zalman Z3 Case only ** Zalman Z3-PLUS Case only
**With the Z3 range, Zalman have focused on bringing a high quality, well featured mid tower PC chassis to the market at the lowest price possible.
Front Panel
Both models have a simple built in fan controller which can control the speed of any two of the supplied 120mm fans. With the button pressed in, the fans will run at full speed otherwise the fans will run at a slower, quieter speed.
Behind the power button are the I/O ports and they consist of a single USB 3 port, two USB 2 ports and the usual Headphone / Microphone sockets. Space is provided behind the I/O ports for devices such as mobile phones to sit while charging via USB.
Drive Bays
Both cases offer the possibility of mounting two 5.25" optical drives and four 3.5" drives. Many people also use a 2.5" SSD in their PC's these days because of their speed advantages over standard hard drives and again, both cases have the provision for one 2.5" drive.
Bottom Mounted PSU
Bottom mounted PSU's are becoming more common these days and they offer two benefits to the system. First, having the weight of the PSU at the bottom of the case rather than the top adds more stability to the system. The second benefit is that air is drawn up through the bottom of the case straight into the PSU and the warm air is then blown straight out the back of the PSU leading to lower internal temperatures. The opening for the PSU is covered with a removable dust filter to prevent dust getting sucked into the PSU from underneath the case.
Accommodates Large Graphics Cards
Large, powerful graphics cards are also catered for in the Z3 cases and a huge 360mm space is available to accommodate all but the very largest graphics cards.
VGA Support System
Large graphics card are usually quite heavy and they can sag, straining the PCI express socket they are located in because of the weight towards the end of the graphics card. Zalman have recognised this as an issue and have devised an internal support for the Z3 Plus case which if not required for a graphics card, can be used to position additional internal fans.
Specifications
Summary
- Product Description
- Zalman Z3 - mid tower - ATX
- Form Factor
- Mid tower
- Colour
- Black
- I/O Connectors
- 2 x USB 2.0 , 1 x USB 3.0 , 1 x audio line-in , 1 x audio line-out
- Supported Motherboards
- ATX, microATX
- System Cabinet Features
- Screwless drive bays, sliding HDD rails, removable dust filter, fan speed controller
- Power Device
- No power supply
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 19.2 cm x 43 cm x 46.5 cm
- Weight
- 6 kg
Detail
General
- Form Factor
- Mid tower
- Max Mainboard Size
- ATX
- Supported Motherboards
- ATX, microATX
- Internal Bays Qty
- 4
- Front Accessible Bays Qty
- 2
- Colour
- Black
- Cooling System
- Top : 120 mm fan x 1 , Top : 120 mm fan mount x 2 , Rear : 120 mm fan x 1 , Front : 120 mm fan x 1 , Front : fan mount x 2
- Video Card Max Length
- 360 mm
- System Cabinet Features
- Screwless drive bays, sliding HDD rails, removable dust filter, fan speed controller
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Bays
- 2 (total) / 2 (free) x front accessible - 5.25" , 4 (total) / 4 (free) x internal - 3.5"
- Expansion Slots
- 7 x full-length
- Interfaces
- 2 x USB 2.0 , 1 x USB 3.0 , 1 x audio line-in , 1 x audio line-out
Power
- Power Device
- No power supply
Dimensions & Weight
- Width
- 19.2 cm
- Depth
- 43 cm
- Height
- 46.5 cm
- Weight
- 6 kg
Customer reviews
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Nice Case
Reviewed by Tony M. Review Posted 05/02/2014
I have built many PC's and this case is very nice to work with. The whole case is black including the inside and even the screws.. No sharp edges and the finish is spot on. With all 3 fans connected there is very little noise, the PSU that I put in was making more noise than the 3 zalman fans at full speed. Ducting of wiring was made easy with part of the case incorporating a vertical trunking to run all the cables (cable ties etc all provided). The only problem that I had was with the PSU that I put in, the 4-pin 12v cable was about 10cm too short to reach the top of the mobo so I had to put on an extension (this seems to be a problem with bottom mounted PSU's) . Overall it's a good looking case and a good price. It get's the thumbs up from me :-)
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