Zalman Z7 Plus Review (Hardware, PC Case)
The back of the Zalman Z7 Plus is pretty standard. There is a cut-out for a standard ATC power supply and ventilation for the 120mm exhaust fan. Just above the 120mm fan vent, there are two slotted rubber grommets for water cooling support, and then there are 7 punch-out fins just below the I/O shield cut out for all of your PCI devices. In each corner of the case, there are very nice large thumb screws for you to us so you can easily remove the sides of the case. Lastly, there is a slot for you to put a lock on the case.
When I took off both sides I noticed that the inside of the case was unpainted. Some of the other cases I was looking at had the interior of the case painted. There was a very large cut out right behind where the motherboard would be installed which is very nice for changing coolers. All of the 5.25” drive bays are tool-less and easy to operate. The PCI slots also featured a tool- less design. You could also see that case features a modular hard drive bay that can hold 4 hard drives. The modular HDD bay has the front 120mm fan mounted right to it for optimized HDD cooling. The last thing I noticed is that there were no tie downs on either side of the motherboard tray, or cut outs to route PSU. These are always nice to have so cable management is easier. |
| Our Rating for Zalman Z7 Plus Review (Hardware, PC Case) | |
| 8.0 | Construction This case feels great. It is solid and well-made. Ventilation at the top of the case as well as a painted interior would have really set this case apart from the competition. |
| 8.5 | Installation The case was really easy to work with. The tool-less bays were simple and functioned as they were supposed to. Having the HDD bays be tool-less would have been nice. |
| 8.0 | End-user All of the case buttons and inputs worked great and were very accessible. |
| 0.0 | Style |
| 0.0 | Functionality |
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8.5
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Overall This case is almost perfect for the price. Keep up the great work Zalman. |
