ZALMAN Z11 Plus Midi Tower Computer Case

After reading so many positive reviews about this case I decided to take the plunge and buy it. I was/am not disappointed with my choice! This case arrived early next day as I chose, so I could un-box it and test it out. This case has fair to good cable management and it comes with some cables ties so you can tie some cables together around the back to keep a clean look. There are two spots for 2.5" hard drives, one of them is located at the back of the motherboard and the other is blow all of the 5.25" bays. I installed mine on the 2.5/3.5" adapter which is located at the bottom of the 5.25" bays so it stays nice and cool!This case is very solid, not flimsy at all like my previous cases; the fans if the side panels are very good, they manage to keep my hard drive very cool, the fans installed, there are 5 installed, are all sort of quiet... 6 fans produce around ~50dB and with one of them coming from my old case, I don't think it makes much difference; so this case is quite loud to my standards, but it not a rocket ship.The blue LEDs are a nice touch but have the power of 10 50 megawatt spot lights so if you plan to leave your computer on a night, you might want to wear sun glasses or something because the LEDs are bright. The USB 3.0 ports on the top are very handy for me as I have a USB 3.0 flash drive! I must add that although previous version of the case may not have had the USB 3.0 internal header, my version DID so please do not order it like I did... It was a waste of time as the case comes with one now!The little tray at the top of the case is an unknown... I have no idea what its purpose is, but it's handy for change and spare drives etc. the power button feels solid, like it will last forever and I hope it does, the reset switch is quite small for my fat fingers, but I guess that's a good thing because then I can't accidentally press it.The case is spacious inside; it fits everything in well including my NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 which was too large for my last case. The acrylic window is a very cool feature because not only does it serve as a window, but it's placement means that larger CPU coolers can be placed inside which is cool.All-in-all, this case is fantastic. I recommend it to everyone and anyone looking for a relatively cheap case which is spacious, well ventilated, sleek and well built! If you are thinking this case is a bit expensive, well then it is well worth the money, buy it, you won;t regret it!P.S. I must note that two of the fans (top and front) connect through a three pin motherboard header, I was aware of this from a previous review and have the motherboard for it. So if you want the top and front fans, make sure you have the space on your motherboard!

I bought the case for my first PC build and it performs well overall.ProsSpacious inside with plenty of room for Additional fansPlenty of room for more CD/DVD/BD DrivesLots of HDD bays available5 Fans included at stock fan speeds idle temperatures are around 25-27 CelsiusFeatures a flat gap on top which is an easy place to put a phone or External hard drive and leave it plugged inBlue LED Fan looks great (i have a corsair PSU also with a blue LED so it fits the colour scheme i was going for well)The best construction for the price it seems from reviews i have watched/readGreat looking (in my opinion at least)ConsOne fan is quite loud (i think its the white exhaust fan but i'm not 100% sure i will be replacing that soon)Internal USB 3.0 headers would have been preferable i am purchasing an additional Adapter because the internal clutter is a bit annoyingRemoving the front is a bit cumbersome and i was worried i would break it but a bit of force was what was needed and nothing was broken, as another reviewer has mentioned be careful to remove the Power/LED wires from the connectors before removing it completely.i couldn't pass the system power through to the top of the Motherboard even before it was installed the gap was just slightly too small and i wasn't prepared to risk breaking the power supply just for an cleaner internal layout.Most fans are 4 pin molex plugs which is good because my psu has ample number of these but you can't adjust the fan speed through them (as far as i can tell) which makes it difficult to find out which fan are loud and need replacing 3 pins would have been preferable but you are getting a lot for your money as it is and most motherboards would run out of 3 pin connections before longOverall you will be hard pressed to find a case with as many features for your money, however the cons i have mentioned could easily be rectified with a little extra money (adapters for internal usb 3.0 and a quieter fan/fans) and a little bit of DIY to make the top power slot larger).