Zalman Z9 Plus Tower

[philmo]

I have posted elsewhere, but thread is a little long and I wanted to save viewers some time.

My new build is going to be something like:

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £69.98
Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel £41.99
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155) £25.99
Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Shipping £12.50

TOTAL £906.90

Also struggling to be sure on best case for simpleton (me - virgin PC builder). This is cheap and gets a lot of +1's, but amI better off going for anything else (will spend a few quid more if forced to) to make build as easy as possible and cooling better.

Friend suggested Corsair 500R (I know we are not comparing eggs here).

Thanks in advance all - so far support from this site has been great.



Thanks

 

[andy_mk3]

You're better off making up a list of cases you like the look of, in a price you're willing to pay, then asking which of them is the best one

But there's nothing wrong with the Zalman case, you get a lot for your money with that.

 

[philmo]

You're better off making up a list of cases you like the look of, in a price you're willing to pay, then asking which of them is the best one

But there's nothing wrong with the Zalman case, you get a lot for your money with that.

Good point, the cases I have been suggested to go with are:

Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £39.98
or
Aerocool Strike-X ONE Midi Tower Case - Black £30.98
or
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £44.99
or
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99

Steering towards Zalman, but final thoughts much appreciated.
If it helps am build novice, so will all the help I can get.

Thanks

 

[RussD]

Like you I was undecided on which case to buy.
In the end I bought the Zalman Z9 plus. Got it here now and only thing in it so far is my PSU..lol
I bought it for the way I can slot my HDD in. (its easier than other cases). Not as good looking as my other case but I do like it..Just hoping my Hyper 612S cooler will fit in as it is HUGE..lol
Good Case, Well laid out, Plenty of room.

 

[philmo]

They have run out of stock of Z9 - typical...