Zalman Z7 Plus Case

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 6 expert reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

1
Average:

1
Bad:

1

Pros:

Great Looking, Great Price, Good Cable Management, 4 Included Zalman 120mm Fans, Feature Packed Front I/O Panel, Room for up to 7 fans.
Toolless drive bays and PCI slots, Good Airflow, Nice Design, Available for $70 or less.
Great cooling, Blue LED fan, Toolless installation features, Has room for 1 2.5inch hard drive.

Cons:

BreakAway PCI and 5.25" Covers, No dust filter for PSU intake, Toolfree parts still require tools initially
Plain steel interior, Topmounted power supply, Not much room to route and hide cables, Need to remove both side panels to install hard drives

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Last revision on July 6, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Great Looking, Great Price, Good Cable Management, 4 Included Zalman 120mm Fans, Feature Packed Front I/O Panel, Room for up to 7 fans
Toolless drive bays and PCI slots, Good Airflow, Nice Design, Available for $70 or less
Great cooling, Blue LED fan, Toolless installation features, Has room for 1 2.5inch hard drive
Great value; appealing exterior; roomy interior; fancontrol dial on side panel
Good cooling performance, Very quiet, Four fans included, Roomy interior, Fan speed control, Good looks, Good value

Reviewers Didn't Like

BreakAway PCI and 5.25" Covers, No dust filter for PSU intake, Toolfree parts still require tools initially
Plain steel interior, Topmounted power supply, Not much room to route and hide cables, Need to remove both side panels to install hard drives
No place for watercooling radiator; lacks cablerouting cutouts in mobo tray; unpainted interior
No cable management features, No thumbscrews for the drive cage, No expansion bay covers

Expert reviews and ratings

100

With plenty of space and great airflow, the Z7 is an excellent entry-level case that holds its own against more expensive models....

By Expert Reviews on March 06, 2011

Performance on this case is well within acceptable levels. The 4 included fans provided excellent air flow in and out of the case. The temperature on the LCD stays in the low 30s Celsius when it is put right at the base of the CPU. The fans are not...

By Benchmark Reviews on January 20, 2011

Having never used a Zalman case before, I was a little leery about purchasing this case, but it had everything I was looking for to fit my $70 budget. Zalman is known for making quality cooling products and now it looks like they are making quality...

By Gamers Daily News on October 05, 2010

It’s great to see Zalman enter the mainstream market. We have seen many case manufacturers do this with great success. The Z7 Plus has a lot of great features which include three 120mm cooling fans, room for 4 hard drives, a fan controller, room...

By ThinkComputers on April 29, 2010

The Z7 Plus's pluses don't quite make up for its minuses Zalman, a company better known for its CPU coolers than chassis, hasn’t released a new case in a while, and its previous ATX-compatible entrants were not without flaws. But now...

By Maximum PC on March 30, 2010

Other minor beefs include the Z7’s PSU location at the top of the case, not the bottom, plus the fact that you can’t upgrade the USB 2.0 ports under the top panel’s lid. These quibbles aside, the Z7 Plus has a lot to like at a reasonable...

By ComputerPowerUser on March 12, 2010

Overall, the Zalman Z7 Plus is an acceptable mid-tower chassis. It has some nice additions and features, as well as some areas where it’s lacking. The tool-free installation for the 5 1/4 bay drives and the PCI expansion slots are two great...

By TechReaction.net on August 27, 2010

The Zalman Z7 Plus ATX Mid Tower chassis is a very decent chassis. Sure, no mistake here, we have seen better but they are more expensive as well. There are small flaws to be found in the chassis design, overall though it would get my thumbs up as...

By Guru of 3D on June 14, 2010

Video Review: Zalman Z7 Plus Case has nice styling, lots of fans, fan controller, plenty of drive bays, hole on the motherboard tray for coolers retention plate and much more. If your in the market for a great mid-tower case be sure to check this one...

By 3dGameMan on March 31, 2010

A seemingly never-ending stream of press releases bombards the review world with flowery language and hard-to-prove claims of superiority, often from case manufacturers maintaining that a specific model is perfect for nearly anyone’s gaming rig....

By Tom's Hardware on March 23, 2010

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