Zalman R1 Midi Tower - black [R1]

The front is decorated with a metal brush front door, which forms a contrast to the otherwise very linear forms of the housing and is also insulated on its back. The I / O panel located on the front side of the lid and is home to a USB 3.0 port and two USB 2.0 ports, two audio jacks, the power switch and a reset button.

When you open the front door, behind two covers for the 5.25-inch drives and a panel for an external 3.5-inch drive hide. Below that is a long range of designed vents behind which lies a dust filter and two 120-mm fan slots. In addition, there is the aforementioned fan control, with the two fans simultaneously at three different levels ("high", "low", "Stop") can be controlled.

The 120th fan with blue LEDs is there already preinstalled. Also on the back of a 120 mm fan is pre-installed and another in the lid. The lid also integrates yet another 120-mm fan. Instead, the fan can be there also install a 240mm dual radiator.

The cover case has a removable panel that sits directly above the two fan slots. This has the sense to give the fans and the housing has a larger airflow. Also, in order to improve the airflow, the area under the power supply has a large air vent with integrated dust filter.

Inside, there is enough space for hardware components. Motherboard fit in the form factor ATX, Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX in the R1. Besides the mentioned external drives can be in the HDD four 3.5-inch hard drives installed. It also can be also almost all the drives installed without tools. Only on the cage can be a 2.5-inch Screw large drive. In the back are seven expansion slots to find.

Else can one up to 200 mm long power supply and up to 160 mm high CPU cooler install. Graphics cards can be installed with a length of up to 360 mm in Zalman R1. Conveniently located in the scope of supply also a graphic holder so that the card does not bend after a long time under the pressure of its own weight.

The same bracket can also be used instead of attaching a fan. The fan on the angle can be freely aligned, and blow a specific component directly. The size of the fan plays only with respect to the remaining space in the interior with built-in components a role and can be varied quasi-free.

Technical details:

     Dimensions: 192 x 465 x 450 mm (W x H x D)
     Material: Steel (Body), plastic (front cover)
     Weight: 4.8 kg
     Color: Black
     Form Factor: ATX, Micro-ATX, Mini-ITX
     Fan total possible:
     2x 120 mm (front)
     2x 120 mm (rear)
     1x 120 mm (cover)
     Of this pre-installed:
     1x 120 mm (front, blue LED)
     1x 120 mm (rear)
     1x 120 mm (cover)
     Radiator Mountings (partial waiver of fan-Slots)
     1x max. 240 mm (lid)
     Filters: front, ground, power supply (removable)
     Drive Bays:
     2x 5.25 inches (external, tools)
     1x 3.5 inch (external; no tools)
     4x 3.5 inches (internal, tools)
     1x 2.5 inch (internal)
     Power supply: 1x Standard ATX (optional)
     Expansion Slots: 7
     I / O Panel:
     1x USB 3.0 (internal links)
     2x USB 2.0 (internal links)
     1x per Audio In / Out
     Fan control: 2 channels
     Maximum video card length: 360 mm
     Maximum power supply Length: 200 mm
     Maximum CPU cooler height: 160 mm