The CM 690 II Advanced Case Thread

Chicken Patty · Oct 12, 2010

Looking forward to them. :toast:

heky · Oct 14, 2010

Hy guys. Here are the pictures of the finished build. I didnt take any during the building process, sorry. Sorry for the bad quality but they were taken with a cell-phone camera.

I know the build is not as clean as some of you guys do it, but its good enough for me.

Will be doing some sleeving in the future too.

Chicken Patty · Oct 14, 2010

Very nice dude, the more I work with this case the more I love it. :rockout:

[Ion] · Oct 14, 2010

That looks very nice indeed bro! :toast:

heky · Oct 14, 2010

Yeah, i love the case already. Playing with the thought to maybe go watercooling in the future. It has really great options for two 240 rads. That would be great cooling imho.

daemondamian · Oct 23, 2010

Possible to add second fan at front like original CM690?

Hi Folks,
My current ancient setup is in a CM690. I have a fan mounted at the front in the lower position but was able to install a second fan at the front using the fan mounting bracket from the bottom of the case leaving room for two slots for the optical drive and fan controller.

I am building a whole new system and I've decided to get the CM 690 II Advanced Case for it but I'd like to know if a second fan be installed at the front of it like the original CM690?

Thanks

P.S. what is the quality of the included fans like? I was thinking of using the two 140mm at the front but are they noisier then say Nexus Real Silent 120mm fans?

cj3waker · Oct 23, 2010

without modding the case only has room 6 for fans, but 5 of them can be 140mm.
You can do
(2) 120mm or 140mm up top
(1) 120mm rear exhaust
(2) 120mm or 140mm on bottom
(1) 120mm or 140mm front intake
I am going to try to mod the front to allow for (2) front intakes but as stock you can only use the 6

Wrigleyvillain · Oct 23, 2010

The fans kinda suck like all CM fans I've ever gotten in a case.

Kantastic · Oct 23, 2010

They're a little loud, but what else do you expect from stock fans?

heky · Oct 24, 2010

Btw, which 140mm fans would you guys suggest for this case? Price/Performance/Noise

Wrigleyvillain · Oct 24, 2010

Well my main issue with them has never been noise but rather the fact that they move no air.

140mm fan roundup:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/140mm-fan-roundup.html

I think I'm going with the Thermalright Silent myself...

Also a nice 120mm article at xbitlabs too.

Jakeman97 · Oct 24, 2010

I must have gotten real lucky with mine guys....I can't even hear my fans run at all; but I know they are cause I checked 'em. I even have a coolermaster V8 in there and I can't hear that either.I'm going to buy a couple more and I'll let you know if they are 'noisy'. An other thought...I may be deaf!

Wrigleyvillain · Oct 24, 2010

Ya again I never thought they were particularly noisy but that makes sense as they don't seem to have an even decent cfm. But noise level is completely subjective in the first place.

Jakeman97 · Oct 24, 2010

Maybe it's just me but I find this case one of the best for getting rid of heat build-up. This is one of the best cases I've ever owned bar none...even my trusty ULTRA 998 can't beat this one.

heky · Oct 24, 2010

Yeah yeah, we(owners) all love the case, but its true that the fans(stock) dont move a lot of air. Thats why i am in the market for something better.

Jakeman97 · Oct 28, 2010

I said in a previous post I'd be back. Well, I just added 3 more fans to my 690 II . All Cooler Master...a second 140 on the top, an 80 on the side to suck the heat off the bottom of the CPU and a 120 Blue LED on my window side. That's a total of 6 fans and a Cooler Master V8 and a Corsair HX1000 running. With the 'puter on top of the desk about a foot and a half from my ear I can't hear them run. Absolutely the best fans I ever had bar none.

Chicken Patty · Oct 28, 2010

What fans did you buy exactly? Get us a pic

Jakeman97 · Oct 28, 2010

Hi CP,
1 Cooler Master R4 Series 140x25mm Silent Fan (R4-S4S-10AK-GP)
Bought from FrozenCPU.com stock # fan-671

also bought 2 of these from FrozenCPU to clean up the mess:

Koolance 4-fan Wiring Harness Sleeved in Black - 3 pin Stock # cab-112

From NewEgg I bought:

1 Cooler Master R4-l2S-122b-gp 120mm 4 Blue LED Case fan set of 2
item # N82E16835103081

1 Cooler Master R4-SPS-20AK-GP 80 mm Case Fan Item # N82E16835103081
There all in there and I didn't really look but I think the Corsair 1000 doesn't leave me enough room to mount a bottom forward 120. Really don't need another one, no heat problems here.

Chicken Patty · Oct 28, 2010

Thanks bro.

Man that koolance harness is badass! :rockout:

Jakeman97 · Oct 28, 2010

Oh yeah it is. The were not exactly cheap but I was looking for something like that for a long time and sleeved too. Fast delivery from them I ordered on a late Thursday afternoon and had them in my mail box the following Tuesday. I have my rear case fan, the two top fans and the side 80 mm on one harness. The other harness has the front fan and the side window fan, so far that leaves room for 2 more fans if I need 'em.

Chicken Patty · Oct 28, 2010

Yeah bro, that is awesome dude. I'm gonna get one soon. Sure will clean things up. :toast:

Jakeman97 · Oct 28, 2010

Re:Fan Harness

Gee I was finally able to help sombody at TPU....Good! :roll:

Later bro, :toast:

Chicken Patty · Oct 28, 2010

Thanks bro. Many more to come :toast:

ConstDinoC7 · Nov 18, 2010

Hi all.

So i bought this case waiting to arrive.

Im wondering if this case will fit the V10 without any issue with the 2 top fans and side fans included.

Thanks again.

Chicken Patty · Nov 18, 2010

Hey Dino,

The case is awesome, you'll love it!

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The CM 690 II Advanced Case Thread

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