S2 TG ATX Mid-Tower PC Case, 3 x Pre-Installed 120mm Zalman Quiet Fans (Support up to 8 Fans), High Airflow Mesh Front Panel, Full Tempered Glass Side Panel, Support GPUs up to 330mm, USB 3.0

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.

Got the Zalman S2. This was my first PC build, so I didn't realize how big mid-tower cases were. That said, building in it went pretty smooth. My only issues were that at least one of the motherboard standoff holes was not cut right, so I ended using one less standoff instead of choosing to get a hammer and trying to make it work, and the cutout for cable management for the cpu power supply is in an awkward place, where you basically have to have your cable set up and ready before putting the motherboard in. I ended up undoing the top screws holding my motherboard in and bent the board ever so slightly to pop the power cable through. Not recommended though. Cable management required a bit of squishing to get the back panel on, and I was using a semi-modular power supply with no hard drives or sata drives to require extra cables for, but it was doable for me. Overall, I'm well pleased with the case. For around $55 pre-tax, the metal seems sturdy, it has three fans, dust covers, and a spot for the power supply. If you break down the costs, if it costs them $10 for supplies (including 3 fans), $20 in labor, and $10 for shipping, they wouldn't be making much money on this. If you want an item that's flawless, go spend money on a high-end case. Budget cases, while humans are making them, will likely always have drawbacks. This one is worth it, imo, as long as you don't get bad luck with their motherboard standoff holes. Note: Please make sure you do your research about what cpu fan you want to use in your case. The Zalman S2 says it has 156mm of clearance, and that is not enough for several of the popular tower air coolers on the market. I bought a Deepcool AK400, which says it has a height of 155mm, and I assure you, I used 155mm out of the 156mm available.

Being that this is a budget case, I'm not looking for something amazing here. The biggest issue with this case is that during the build process, you HAVE to build in a certain order, but the case gets in the way of doing this. I always install my fans first and route my cables out of the way, then the board. The case itself does not give adequate space up top. You have to run your CPU 8 pin through the outlet before you install the board, which is annoying but doable. However, if you have any type of large heatsinks on your motherboard around the IO plate or the CPU socket along the edge of the board, you can't install the board with fans already installed! But you can't run your fan wires to the spot that would hide them once the board is installed! So you have to run the power and fan wires, and then install the board with the fans just kind of loose in the case, then install the fans and try to make sure none of your wires get pinched. It's a royal PITA. The overall look of the case is fine. It's easy enough to pull panels to install the front fans, there's enough room in the back to cable manage if you get creative. The hard drive cage is RIVETED in and can't be removed. This would have been a huge help for cable management if you didn't require the cage, and it wouldn't have taken much to make it removable. Can't comment on the fans as I didn't use them. The front fans were Molex. If your using this for a budget build, and your board is a simple board with no large heatsinks it would be OKAY. However I wouldn't use it for anything other than that.

I was in the market for a no-frills case that didn't have all that RGB vomit attached to it, so I picked up this case for $55. Pros: --Accessory pack included plenty of PSU/SSD/GPU/Mobo mounting screws and standoffs. --Three pre-installed 120mm fans and room for 5 more fans. I managed to fit only 7 total 120mm fans because of my terrible cable management. Definitely room for at least 8 fans. --Plenty of room for my components: MSI PRO B550-VC ProSeries (full size ATX) motherboard, AMD RX 6700XT (reference design, 267mm), AMD Ryzen 5 5600 w/stock cooler (enough room for aftermarket cooler like a Hyper 212), ASUS ROG Strix 750 PSU (with around 7 total power cables attached), the 7 120mm case fans mentioned above, a 2TB HDD and a 1TB SATA SSD. --Build quality seems sturdy but don't expect thick materials anywhere on this case. Cons: --The two USB 2.0 ports and one USB 3.0 port on the front are a little disappointing but for $55 it was an obvious money saving decision on the manufacturer's part. --Wish the PSU shroud/HDD bay was removable or adjustable as it made routing cables from the PSU a little difficult. However, it does provide a mounting surface for those two additional case fans so it's a wash. Overall, for $55 it's tough to beat this case. The three pre-installed fans alone already save you at least $10. If you can deal with the antiquated USB ports, and can get a little creative with cable management, this case will not disappoint.

Updated review I just added a PCIE USB Card (https://a.co/d/0PKneOm) to the bottom PCIE Slot of my ASUS AM4 to make sure the RTX6040 still has enough airflow. and found that there isn't enough room to plug the USB Cord in. (Picture) To correct this, I loosened the screw for the retention plate then plugged in two USB3.0 cables in the extreme ends of the port. this realigned the card. I then tightened the retention plate down again to lock it in place. There's barely enough room to get the USB plugs in, but it works. Original Review I decided to build a new gaming PC. I thought I ordered the model with the tempered glass but I ordered the one with the acrylic cover instead. It actually worked out for the better. I used a Noctua NH-D15 chromax Black, Dual-Tower CPU Cooler with 140mm fans and it just barely fit in this case. It's actually hitting the acrylic cover, but that's okay. There's a decent amount of room for cable management to give it a clean look. My one and only criticism is the use of an unfiltered, high-output blue LED as the power indicator. At most, I need to see at a glance if my computer's power is on, but this indicator acts as a focused flashlight shining a bright blue light on my ceiling. I'm going to cut the wire and add a resistor in-line to knock down it's brightness by about 3/4. This is why I removed a star from quality of material.