Zalman X3

Darksaber · May 18, 2021

The Zalman X3 is a cool-looking case with several unique design elements for your eyes and emotions to feast upon. With its nifty side panels, clean window, and sweet, embedded ARGB in the top of the case, the X3 is quite the visual beauty. But its inner values count just as much, so read on to see how the X3 fares.

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bonehead123 · May 18, 2021

1. First of all, it's NOT a WHITE case.... it's a black framed case with white, sides & insert panels...false advertising IMHO :mad:

2. 2nd, once you remove the side panels (which is a nice touch in general) it's just ANUTHA same ole same same boring-assed rectangular boxen of yesteryear....blah blah blah...
3. No thumb screws for the pcie slot covers... like...seriously....wtf...
3. And all of the other not so good stuff noted in the review...yuk !
4. And of course, my favorite:

NO C, NO BUY, NO EXCUSES !!!

But hey, the price ain't too bad, so at least there's that, hehehehe

Mistral · May 19, 2021

Quite surprised the thermals seems to good, considering how choked the front looks. Anyhow, a solid case.

System Name	Meshlicious Monster
Processor	Intel Core i5-10600T
Motherboard	MSI Z490I Unify
Cooling	NZXT Kraken Z53 with 2x Noctua Redux 1300 RPM PWM fans
Memory	ADATA 16 GB 3200 Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
Storage	TeamGroup 1TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Asus ProArt 27" 1440P, 75Hz
Case	ssupd Meshlicious with mesh side panels
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion 660 W Platinum ATX
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro Wireless
Keyboard	Microsoft Sidewinder X4 Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Home

System Name	The Little One
Processor	i5-11320H @4.4GHZ
Motherboard	AZW SEI
Cooling	Fan w/heat pipes + side & rear vents
Memory	64GB Crucial DDR4-3200 (2x 32GB)
Video Card(s)	Iris XE
Storage	WD Black SN850X 4TB m.2, Seagate 2TB SSD + SN850 4TB x2 in an external enclosure
Display(s)	2x Samsung 43" & 2x 32"
Case	Practically identical to a mac mini, just purrtier in slate blue, & with 3x usb ports on the front !
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha ATS-1060 Bluetooth Soundbar & Subwoofer
Power Supply	65w brick
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 2
Keyboard	Logitech G613 mechanical wireless
Software	Windows 10 pro 64 bit, with all the unnecessary background shitzu turned OFF !
Benchmark Scores	PDQ

System Name	Aryzen / Sairikiki / Tesseract
Processor	5800x / i7 920@3.73 / 5800x
Motherboard	Steel Legend B450M / GB EX58-UDP4 / Steel Legend B550M
Cooling	Mugen 5 / Pure Rock / Glacier One 240
Memory	Corsair Something 16 / Corsair Something 12 / G.Skill 32
Video Card(s)	AMD 6800XT / AMD 6750XT / Sapphire 7800XT
Storage	Way too many drives...
Display(s)	LG 332GP850-B / Sony w800b / Sony X90J
Case	EVOLV X / Carbide 540 / Carbide 280x
Audio Device(s)	SB ZxR + GSP 500 / board / Denon X1700h + ELAC Uni-Fi 2 + Senn 6XX
Power Supply	Seasonic PRIME GX-750 / Corsair HX750 / Seasonic Focus PX-650
Mouse	G700 / none / G602
Keyboard	G910
Software	w11 64
Benchmark Scores	I don't play benchmarks...

Zalman X3

Darksaber

Senior Editor & Case Reviewer

bonehead123

Mistral