Zalman Z-Machine GT1000 - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 26th Jul 2007, 12:01

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...chine_gt1000/1

The Zalman GT1000 may look gorgeous, feel gorgeous and have more doors than that hallway of infinite doors in The Matrix (you know the one), but how will it far in our rigorous testing? Find out within.

[cibyr] · 26th Jul 2007, 12:44

I bought one of these, took the sides off and crawled through it as your article suggested. Unfortunately, I cut myself during the process and as such will be suing bit-tech for one meelion dollars!

[USRF]Obiwan · 26th Jul 2007, 13:27

Does a GTX8800 fit? (or 2)

Tim S · 26th Jul 2007, 13:46

There is plenty of room

Amon · 26th Jul 2007, 13:55

One reason that puts this case in the "too expensive" category: it doesn't appear to fit anything larger than an ATX mainboard for what you pay. Looks good otherwise.

DarkLord7854 · 26th Jul 2007, 13:55

Was very interested by it.. till I saw the price

Meanmotion · 26th Jul 2007, 14:21

Joe wasn't as won over by this case as I was. Personally, i think it's gorgeous!!!!!! The quality of construction is without rival and some of the little touches are shear genius. Sure it doesn't fit other form factors and some of the scibbling on the side looks a bit out of place but overall I'd say it's worth every penny.

As for how the hard drive bays work. Each bay is surrounded by rubber cushioned metal rollers that enable you to simply slide the hard drive into place. A final roller then fits over the end of the disk to lock it into place.

To mount the disks on the bottom bays, you attach four special rubber coated screws to the sides of the hard disk then mount the screws in the clamps that are fixed to the bottom of the case. The 'traditional' stacked hard drive bays can accommodate four drives so you shouldn't need to use these bottom mounts unless you're a serious storage nut.

DXR_13KE · 26th Jul 2007, 14:31

you pay for quality.....

Mister_Tad · 26th Jul 2007, 14:38

Zalman joins the ranks of companies that make l33t cases

Who on earth had the idea to plaster Z-MACHINE all over the sides *sigh* , cant wait for a OMG FARTAL1TAAH PWNZ J000!! edition of this'un

Hideously overpriced and no PSU? 6/10 for value is being pretty damn generous imo.
You do pay for quality, but nearly £100 more than lian-li's top dogs?

Bindibadgi · 26th Jul 2007, 15:08

Yes, but consider what you get: aluminium is very expensive and the sides are really thick!

DarkLord7854 · 26th Jul 2007, 15:10

Then can I just buy it without the thick side panels and a 150$ discount?

Meanmotion · 26th Jul 2007, 15:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mister_Tad

Zalman joins the ranks of companies that make l33t cases

Who on earth had the idea to plaster Z-MACHINE all over the sides *sigh* , cant wait for a OMG FARTAL1TAAH PWNZ J000!! edition of this'un

Hideously overpriced and no PSU? 6/10 for value is being pretty damn generous imo.
You do pay for quality, but nearly £100 more than lian-li's top dogs?

Lol, this is based on a case originally designed by/for Fatal1ty, http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-gbp/products/cases/gt1000.

They may do another Fatal1ty variation on this one again, who knows.

Er, no PSU? You kidding me! You pay £150 for an uber PSU anyway, how on earth do you think a PSU could be incorporated into that price?!

Mister_Tad · 26th Jul 2007, 15:15

the panels are thick indeed (a bit like the panels on the newest lian-lis in fact), but its still 50-70% more expensive than an otherwise top of the line (and far better looking imo) case from lian-li, antec et al.

What I'm saying about the PSU is that if it did have a decent PSU with it, it may justify the price. Its £100 more than most very good cases, which can pick up a pretty damn good psu.

tk421 · 26th Jul 2007, 15:24

i think i screwed up years ago when i bought my pc-71.

all other case seem to fail in comparison. don't get me wrong - this one comes close ... but i'm not much for the company logos screened all over.
when i get around to building a new box, i am at a total loss as to which way i will go. i don't think the price tag is justified in this case. if it was 200$, i would consider it. 350$ - no bloody way.

Bindibadgi · 26th Jul 2007, 16:56

It's the same with the PC60: it was what, £65 6 years ago? Now it sets a benchmark for cheap cases that no one else has yet attained imo.

DougEdey · 26th Jul 2007, 17:13

PC-60 was £80-£100 4 years ago. I know because I bought my PC-61 for £80 and thought it was a right bargain.

wafflesomd · 26th Jul 2007, 18:43

Stupidly high price.

Snaek · 26th Jul 2007, 20:41

Looks pretty good but "Z-Machine"? Seriously?

Darkangel · 26th Jul 2007, 23:44

bit daft having the front fans so close against a solid drive cage.

ChromeX · 27th Jul 2007, 14:31

awesome looks, horrible price!

26th Jul 2007, 12:01	#1
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26th Jul 2007, 12:44	#2
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26th Jul 2007, 13:46	#4
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26th Jul 2007, 13:55	#5
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26th Jul 2007, 13:55	#6
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26th Jul 2007, 14:21	#7
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26th Jul 2007, 14:31	#8
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26th Jul 2007, 14:38	#9
Mister_Tad Serious about coffee Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham Posts: 7,556	Zalman joins the ranks of companies that make l33t cases Who on earth had the idea to plaster Z-MACHINE all over the sides sigh , cant wait for a OMG FARTAL1TAAH PWNZ J000!! edition of this'un Hideously overpriced and no PSU? 6/10 for value is being pretty damn generous imo. You do pay for quality, but nearly £100 more than lian-li's top dogs?

26th Jul 2007, 15:08	#10
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26th Jul 2007, 15:10	#11
DarkLord7854 Web Developer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 3,845	Then can I just buy it without the thick side panels and a 150$ discount? __________________ Current Computer: eVGA 780i Motherboard \| Q6600 Core2Quad \| eVGA GTX260 896Mbs 216-core \| 2x Seagate 500Gbs \| 8Gbs OCZ Platinum DDR2 800 \| Creative XtremeGamer X-Fi \| Thermaltake Armor Case Custom WordPress, ZenCart, Joomla, vBulletin, etc installs and skinning, PM/E-Mail for a quote

26th Jul 2007, 15:15	#13
Mister_Tad Serious about coffee Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham Posts: 7,556	the panels are thick indeed (a bit like the panels on the newest lian-lis in fact), but its still 50-70% more expensive than an otherwise top of the line (and far better looking imo) case from lian-li, antec et al. What I'm saying about the PSU is that if it did have a decent PSU with it, it may justify the price. Its £100 more than most very good cases, which can pick up a pretty damn good psu.

26th Jul 2007, 15:24	#14
tk421 Idiot. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: ohio Posts: 2,291	i think i screwed up years ago when i bought my pc-71. all other case seem to fail in comparison. don't get me wrong - this one comes close ... but i'm not much for the company logos screened all over. when i get around to building a new box, i am at a total loss as to which way i will go. i don't think the price tag is justified in this case. if it was 200$, i would consider it. 350$ - no bloody way. __________________ :gamebox: e7400@3.5 (333x10.5)\|MSI Neo3f(p43)\|2x2gb pc6400\|HD4850 (512)\|1.6tb across 4 hdd\|CM590\|westie lcm-22w3\|

26th Jul 2007, 16:56	#15
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,284	It's the same with the PC60: it was what, £65 6 years ago? Now it sets a benchmark for cheap cases that no one else has yet attained imo. __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

26th Jul 2007, 17:13	#16
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26th Jul 2007, 18:43	#17
wafflesomd Hypermodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 995	Stupidly high price. __________________ http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/1466/goldie.gif

26th Jul 2007, 20:41	#18
Snaek Multimodder Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 131	Looks pretty good but "Z-Machine"? Seriously?

26th Jul 2007, 23:44	#19
Darkangel Multimodder Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Yorks, UK Posts: 94	bit daft having the front fans so close against a solid drive cage.

27th Jul 2007, 14:31	#20
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