GOLDEN FIELD - Z3 Windowed Mid-Tower ATX/M-ATX/ITX PC Gaming Computer Case With Touch Panel For Desktop PC Computer

Brought as needed a bigger case on a budget and am glad i was on a budget (Done like most my reviews after I used what I brought a while to try and make as fair as possible)Delivery: case turned up well packaged with no marks on the outer boxes everything was in the box when it arrived with no signs of manufacturing imperfections in quality or damage caused during delivery.Assembly was a breeze to go through and will go through most of the major components part by partMOTHERBOARD: motherboard was a mini itx had no issues getting it in position everything lined up perfectly.POWER SUPPLY: as i installed an sfx power supply i had no issues with clearence and even tried a standard corsair psu i had just incase i needed to upgrade my power levels in the future.HARDRIVES : as all my hardrives are 2.5 i actualy used the excess space the sfx power supply gave me to install hotswap 3.5 bays increasing my total hardrive capacity to 8FANS: the total number of fans in my case when intialy built was 15 compared to the 9 it actualy states and here is where/how you can install an additonal 6 ontop of the 9 stated . The top of the power supply shroud is actualy long enough to place three fan across as i have done to give me symmetry with the top of my case granting me an additonal fan point. 4 more additonal noctua fans were mounted inside the front of the case, just infront of the motherboard, on my radiator in a push pull configration. As i had a noctua industrial 140mm fan left from a old test bench i was able to mount it on a 120 to 140 fan adapter connected directly to the 120mm back fan to give me better airflow.Graphics card sloted in nice and easy with no messLIGHTING AND CABLE MANAGMENT: the shroud at the base is ideal for hiding any excess cables away from priying eyes given the build a sleek finish even with all the glass panels as well as my rgb fan and strip controls the right hand side of the case used for cable managment and has lots of cutout to theread the cables through and tie of points. however i have used plasti coil cable tidys in this to reduce the number of visible cables and even added an led light strip in with the cables to make it a feature of my build.POST BUILD ISSUES AND DISCOVERIES:AIR FLOW: This case has terrible airflow issues with water cooled systems as the vents on the front of the case actualy get obstructed by any fans put in there and that nice glass front actualy should be a mesh (am considering actualy modding the case and replacing it with a mesh) as when i remove it i can get temp drops over over 10-15% of what it is when its onFAULTS: the fan speed control button doesnt work when tested however all my fans go through a seperate fan speed controler so wasnt an issue for meFINAL THOUGHTSonce built and finished with lighting looks fantastic (Personaly went with a pale blue to match the power LED)Easy to cable manage. However like most cases if it was a 0.5cm wider behind the motherboard i would happily of payed double for the extra cable space.Build Quality cant be faulted when compared to aerocool, corsair, and fractal. and is definitly better than silverstone raven case I had.Wish they included or even instaled foam padding to go between the glass sides and the case to prevent dust getting inside if you run it in a negative pressure config but most importantly this would reduce the dB level produced by fans and components.Made the glass panel either mesh or have it come either interchangable with a mesh model.Based on this case I would happily recommened golden field products to other people

This case is identical to the now discontinued Kolink Satellite Plus.I don't like the logo on the front but everything else about the case is good with exterior brushed aluminium panels and black interior which are common on more expensive cases. The size is well optimised and can comfortably fit ATX PSUs and tower CPU coolers. Airflow is more than enough for my 2600 and 3060Ti.Downsides:- It doesn't come with a fan so you have to fit a 120mm case fan yourself.- Although there is technically enough space to fit triple slot 270mm length GPUs, the plastic slots for the side panels mean only GPUs of up to around 265mm length can be fitted comfortably (I managed to fit the 2.75 slot 269mm length Asus Dual with a little bit of bending).- The brushed aluminium is a little rough around the edges and some corners don't match exactly (like 1mm off) but I guess it can be expected at this price.- No provision for cable management but this is common in ITX cases and I just shoved the cables to the side.Overall decent quality, easy to build, decent performance and a pleasant surprise for the price.

It's oddly rare to find an elegant looking case these days. Jonsbo do a fair few good ones, but they're hard to find in the UK. The Golden Field M3S seems to have run with the design for the Jonsbo UMX3 anyway, albeit a more compressed version with a price point that going to be attractive to anyone.My Build:- CPU: Intel i5 10600- Mobo: Asus Prime B460m A- PSU: Be Quiet 300W SFX- RAM: HyperX 2x8GB @ 2666- GPU: None- Storage: 2x m.2 NVMe drives- AIO: Corsair H45 120mmPros:- Great exterior appearance. Smooth, elegant and stylish.- Decently thick aluminium and overall good build quality- Full surface tempered glass is great for showing off the internals.- Really impressive price for a compact mATX/ITX caseCons:- Really sharp edges inside the case- Mounting bracket did not fit my SFX PSU, had to drill holes- Supplied PSU extension rests right on my PSU off switch- Poor quality on some of the fixtures (e.g. rubber rivet covers for holding the glass, standoffs)- Zero instructions- PSU exhausts straight into the case- Very limited for AIO choice- Lots of caveats for using a mATX board (no ATX PSU, width below 226mm)- No cable management- Case cables (power, USB ports, audio) are way too long- No mounting points for fans at the bottom of the caseNote about my AIO: The Corsair H45 ended up being a very poor fit for this case. Given that the pump is housed in the radiator, this was blocked from the top-mounting position by the exterior PSU connector on the left and the RAM slots on the right. I ended up mounting it at the bottom of the case (the pump is technically at the bottom of the loop, so it should be okay) and could only use two screws to secure it since the slits at the bottom were not spaced for mounting 120mm fans/radiators. Even there, the fan just barely clears the motherboard headers and would need the AIO to be removed before being able to connect/disconnect anything from those headers.Note about motherboard: Golden Field recommend a <= 226mm wide mATX motherboard for this case when (and only when) using an SFX power supply. My motherboard is actually 234mm wide and seems to fit okay.Note about cable management: There's a tiny amount of space behind the PSU mount where I ended up hiding unused PSU connectors and I also used some adhesive cable-tie mounts in the corners of the case. Using NVMe storage helped save me a lot of mess.Overall, a few tweaks here and there could make this a great budget case for ITX/compact mATX builds. A shroud at the bottom of the case, more thought to storage/fan mounting position, an extra cm or two of sectioned space behind the mobo and a rethink of the terrible PSU mounting/extension lead would go a long way.Recommended for: ITX builds with only light cooling demands, m.2 storage and either iGPU or a small dGPUNot recommended for: mATX builds with high-powered GPUs, SSD/HDD storage and overclocked processors