ZALMAN S3 ATX Mid-Tower

It's hard to beat for this price. Physically, it's a nice looking case. Feels pretty well built but not too heavy. The top panel with the microphone and headset jacks looks nice. Power button is easy to find and the USB ports are conveniently located. The nicest part I like about this case is that there are lots of holes around the system board where you can conveniently route cables. The cables for the top panel, power switch and USB 3.0 cable were plenty long. One of the biggest frustrations I run into when building up customers' desktops like this is the the HD Audio cable for the top panel is too short. Some of these companies give you absolutely nothing to work with as far as length. This one was plenty long and there was even a hole to route it through right below the HD Audio connector on the system board. I was really pleased with this case. Kudos for a well thought out case!

This case is perfect for the person looking to build a small and lightweight ATX computer on a budget. Zalman has done an excellent job with the build quality, price, style, for a case in this price range. They've shrunk the ATX tower down to the minimum spec leaving no room for error. A standard ATX motherboard has just 2mm of clearance. A typical GPU will just barely fit through the mounting bracket, and there is little room for cable management. Some people will be annoyed by that. The case weighs less than the cardboard box it ships in, which feels cheap to some people-- I get it. I've been building PC's since 386 days, I've had dozens of cases as they evolved over the years and this is my favorite ever. Not because it accommodates every possible need-- it doesn't-- but because it's minimal but without being too basic. I don't think I could fit a 360 mm AIO cooler in here and it certainly wouldn't fit a battleship-sized GPU, but that's not what I'm going for. I don't need a dozen fans, or neon LED liquid tubes everywhere. Any normal sized CPU cooler and GPU should fit, and it has a couple of bays for a mechanical drives with just barely enough room for a compact power supply. No joke, this case is tight. DO NOT BUY if you are going big. It's meant to be compact. That's the point.

I understand this is a budget case, but the lack of cable management slots and thin back panel clearance for said case wiring makes it extremely difficult to actually organize any PSU wiring for the entirety of the system. The case does feel somewhat decently made I will admit, but cable organization should’ve been the top priority for the design of the case that I bought. The screws, motherboard mounts, zip ties, and everything else was good quality. The power button is actually super satisfying to press, and the MSI Motherboard I put in it fits very well. The stock fans are a bit loud, but I guess, you get what you pay for. The case does have plenty of rear, top, and bottom ventilation for the internals I specifically chose, the front panel ventilation is mid tier. I would’ve preferred at least three slotted vents with protective breathable mesh. But regardless of my gripes, this is a fairly simple and decent quality starter PC builders case. Not the best overall, but for the price it’s definitely better than the other cases I’ve seen on amazon.

I'll start off saying given the price I wasn't expecting much but this is a surprisingly nice little case, this is the third rig I've built so far and it's one of my favorites in terms of size alone, nice and compact but just enough room for everything you need. I had a few complications that required a little bit of altering to the case in order to get all the pieces to fit, for instance, if you want to run an AIO cooler like I did it cannot be top mounted as there is not enough clearance, too close to the ram slots, unless you're running micro ATX then I think you can get away with it but I'm not sure. I opted for the front mount/hoses down with a push/pull fan setup. Now in order to get this to work I has to drill out some new holes to mount the fans and radiator to the frame, the pre-drilled holes will not line up so you need to get your hands dirty here. If you're running an air cooler like a 212 evo then you have nothing to worry about, this is only a problem if you opt to use a 240mm radiator. Cable management is ok, it's a little tight bit manageable for the most part, my biggest gripe with this case is it Hard drive bay, I'm not a fan of the plastic clips, if you're running a HDD you can hear the movement slightly so I'd opt for SSDs for a quieter system. Other than that it's pretty great, for the price it's definitely worth it.

Bonne tour à pas trop cher. Mais il y a un mais, au moment de fixer la carte mère, les entretoises n'ont pas acceptées les vis fournies... J'en ai même cassé une (voir photo), résultat j'ai dû faire appel à un ami pour qu'il me donne des entretoises et les vis qui vont avec... Moralité, faite un tour chez un petit revendeur (sérieux) pour qu'il vous donne des vis + entretoises qui soient "solides". Au lieu de mettre 40 minutes pour monter mon pc il m'a fallut 2 heures (histoires de trouver la visserie)... Sinon que dire, la vitre en plexi est pas mal pour alléger le boitier, installer la carte mère + ventilation (ventillo arrière à enlever pour installer la CM) + alimentation, rigidifie l'ensemble. L'aspect noir brossé à un bel effet moi qui suis plutôt fan de l'utilité à l'esthétisme, là je suis bluffé. J'apprécie le panneau supérieur (bouton Power, les jack pour le casque audio, les ports USB et le bouton reset) qui est accessible.

Excellent looking case and very good price. My only complaint is that the back for cable management is very tight and makes it hard to build in do to the lack of space.

Opened the box and took out the case to see that one of the legs had been broken off. It’s held in by these 3 pins and got broken. Easy fix with superglue and even just placing the case on it without fixing it to it seems to be ok. Don’t let this deter you from getting it, it’s a good case I fitted a Gigabyte X570 aorus elite WiFi motherboard in. Plenty of space for full size ATX builds unlike what others say. Coolermaster hyper 212 black edition fits despite the difference in measurements. Top of the cpu cooler is about 2-3 CM away from the glass panel but this has had no impact on air circulation. A good starter or in my situationc, budget pc case.

very nice tower, easy accessible ports on top front. glad i bought

Torre ATX con muy buena ventilacion. Ruido 0. Muy espaciosa y bien organizada para instalar todos los componentes