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Zalman R1
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2014 1:24 pm
by amjedm
Re: Zalman R1
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 1:20 pm
by Pappnaas
Judging from the pictures on the homepage it looks pretty restricted on the intake. R4 has a bottom intake and uses the whole length of the front for side vents.
My guess is: No, won't match R4, probably not even close.
Re: Zalman R1
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 10:17 am
by ~El~Jefe~
If you have low wattage components, i think it is a fine device. If you game, I would say it would get hot inside there. Would it get too hot? i duno. I think probably not. If you were worried, I would put fans on the top with an on/off switch. That way you can game and turn them on, or close the cover and have it silent.
idea?
Re: Zalman R1
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:34 pm
by amjedm
Pappnaas wrote:Judging from the pictures on the homepage it looks pretty restricted on the intake. R4 has a bottom intake and uses the whole length of the front for side vents.
My guess is: No, won't match R4, probably not even close.
I should have said low cost alternative - half the price of the R4...
~El~Jefe~ wrote:If you have low wattage components, i think it is a fine device. If you game, I would say it would get hot inside there. Would it get too hot? i duno. I think probably not. If you were worried, I would put fans on the top with an on/off switch. That way you can game and turn them on, or close the cover and have it silent.
idea?
Was thinking of only a basic setup, no gaming. It lacks some of the features of the R4 which I can understand.
Re: Zalman R1
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 4:50 am
by Lucky Luciano
The front seems like a poorly designed copy of CM Silencio 550, judging by the pics and vids I've found.
Instead of putting the front fan(s) on the inside of the chassis, they're on the outside with the front bezel. So rather than standing behind the side vents, they're in-line with them so I'm struggling to understand how it can even suck air from those slits.