Zalman GS1000 Reviews

You want a big, breezy, E-ATX case. You've gone over your floor plans, moved the furniture around, checked the availability of outlets, and made sure the space next to your desk can withstand...

Stylin', Sturdy, Genius use of thumbscrews, Roomy, Easy to install,

Only two fans, Sharp edges mostly everywhere, Poorly-fitted plastic bezels, No vibration-dampening, Cheap hard drive cages, Way more plastic than meets the eye,

At first glance, Zalman's GS1000 chassis looks like it's a going to be a tool-free computer builder's dream. And in many ways, it is. Zalman peacocks the hot-swap bays for your hard drives by placing them right on the front of the case, eschewing the ...

Lots of internal room, lots of drive bay space in a hotswap design, parts kept in check and off the floor using spring-mounted screws

Optical drive installation a formidable task, fan holes blocked by plastic grate, minimal front-panel connection options

The PCI card holders on the 26.4-pound chassis use thumbscrews. We'd pardon this minor transgression given the good behavior of the case's other ease-of-use features, but there's more on the rap sheet. Installing an optical drive into the chassis is ...

but that doesn't mean that very, very good cases can't be found. Air-cooled cases have been around pretty much since the dawn of the PC (early models didn't even have fans so they might be considered an exception to the rule) and despite hardware ...

The Zalman GS1000 Plus is a mixed bag. We love the cable routing, half of us like the beefy looks with glossy black merged with brushed aluminium and the tool less drive cages, some of the hot swappable are a definite boon too. Unfortunately as is ...