Zalman Z9 - Issues and Alternatives

[nineteenforty4]

Hey

I was thinking of using a Zalman Z9 case in my build. my main motivation is that - its cheap! £ 25 - 30 for me depending on how much my local PC shop has to pay on shipping ( it varies a lot so everything's price shifts by a fiver or so)

My questions are this: Are there any issues with this product that I should know of? I don't want to buy it and find its got some weak point or bad design - feedback from people who have one would be nice.

2: can it fit a a Radeon 6950 2GB or a 6970 2GB ??
3: Are there any good alternatives out there for a similar price ? (lets say £30)

4: how quiet is it? does anything about it make a lot of noise ? (like gratings ect)


Thanks!


also how easy is it to upgrade after its been built ? like adding a GPU or water-cooling ?

 

[stulid]

Are there any issues with this product that I should know of? I don't want to buy it and find its got some weak point or bad design - feedback from people who have one would be nice.

I dont own or have personally used one, but people who I have slected this case for have been very happy with it.

2: can it fit a a Radeon 6950 2GB or a 6970 2GB ??

Yes it takes upto 290mm - http://www.zalman.com/eng/product/Product_Read.asp?idx=423

4: how quiet is it? does anything about it make a lot of noise ? (like gratings ect)

It comes with a built in fan controller - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcwlHsyUC20

3: Are there any good alternatives out there for a similar price ? (lets say £30)

Coolermaster Elite430 but this case needs an extra fan for the rear.

 

[nineteenforty4]

Thanks

can someone recommend some good -quiet- 120mm and 140mm fans to go with it ?

 

[pcpietrek]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18307220