Epilogue
The initial impression of the Super Flower Zillion M705 is positive, as the quality of the exterior panels is good, and the tempered glass feels solid. The four included ARGB fans and the preinstalled controller are a very appealing combination, especially for new builds. Plenty of mesh filters provide ample airflow, while there are provisions for even more fans and large AIO coolers. We did notice some slight usability problems, which are expected since the chassis was not SF’s field till now. Some of our remarks regarding installation and other issues are the following:
- The GPU’s installation on the PCIe brackets was a bit problematic, leaving a small gap when trying to screw the GPU in place.
- One of the mainboard’s tray preinstalled mounting pegs was misaligned.
- With E-ATX mainboards, the cable pass-through grommets will be entirely blocked. The side fan cuts could be removed to move these grommets further to the right, solving this issue.
- SF’s lit logo should take power from a SATA connector instead of a 4-pin Molex one.
- Some users might not like the fact that you have to screw the 3.5″ drives in place instead of a toolless installation.
- The front panel requires increased force to detach, which might scare some users.
- Although the chassis supports long GPUs, no anti-sagging solution is still included in the bundle.
- A removable front (and, why not, top) fan bracket would make the installation much easier.
The Super Flower M705 is available on Newegg for 90 dollars for the version without fans and 110 dollars for the version with the four pre-installed fans. Since you pay only five dollars each, you should not expect them to be of extra-high quality.
Some smaller chassis you could buy within the same budget instead of the M705 are the following:
- Lian Li Lancool 216RX
- Lian Li Lancool-205
- Fractal Design Pop Air RGB
The Corsair 4000D Airflow is larger than the above chassis and has dimensions close to the M705’s. The Antec DF700 FLUX is another chassis with similar dimensions, a lower price, and five 120mm pre-installed fans. Competition in the 90-110 dollar price region is quite tough.
The Super Flower M705 is a worthy first attempt by this brand in the chassis section, and with some more work, it can be notably better. Moreover, it offers good noise-damping performance, but its pre-installed fans are quite noisy, so you must keep them at low speeds to avoid the annoyance.
- Affordable
- Appealing exterior design
- Thick side glass window
- Cable management provisions
- Metallic side panel with air passthrough and dust filter
- Large enough interior space for effortless PC builds
- It comes with four pre-installed PWM RGB fans
- Included PWM/RGB hub
- It can take up to eleven (11) fans
- 3x USB (2x Type-A & 1x Type-C) ports on the I/O panel
- Type-C USB port in the I/O panel with up to 20Gbps support
- Dust filters on all intake areas (side, top, front, bottom)
- Support for large PSUs (up to 220mm depth)
- Support for up to 400mm long graphics cards
- Support for up to 165mm high CPU coolers
- Increased water cooling support (2x 360mm radiators supported)
- Vertical GPU mount option (optional hardware required)
- Very good noise-damping performance
- Large enough cut-out behind the mainboard
- PSU compartment with perforations on top, making this chassis compatible with passive PSUs
- Large enough clearance behind the mainboard’s tray (19mm)
- Removable HDD cage
- No GPU anti-sagging solution is provided in the bundle
- Found a misaligned mainboard stand-off
- Small gap in PCIe expansion slots
- Detaching the front panel requires (considerable) force
- Support for only two 3.5″ drives
- Fans of unknown quality and characteristics
- With an E-ATX mainboard, the cable pass-through grommets become inaccessible
- No tool-less drive installation
- No Reset button
