Got me a CoolerMaster CM 690

[HyD3]

thanks kenkickr!!!! I was originally going to paint it blue just like yours if i had a Nvidia card. But I got an Ati card instead, so that threw the color scheme out the door. I'm telling ya, we should start some kind of CM690 mod club......lol

 

[chaotic_uk]

thanks kenkickr!!!! I was originally going to paint it blue just like yours if i had a Nvidia card. But I got an Ati card instead, so that threw the color scheme out the door. I'm telling ya, we should start some kind of CM690 mod club......lol

not a bad idea , how did you cut out the side panel ?

 

[kenkickr]

thanks kenkickr!!!! I was originally going to paint it blue just like yours if i had a Nvidia card. But I got an Ati card instead, so that threw the color scheme out the door. I'm telling ya, we should start some kind of CM690 mod club......lol

Maybe we should!! I agree with ya on the red, looks really nice! Mine, on the other hand, isn't going to matter cause once I get my 3870 X2 the gloves come off(heatsinks I mean) and the HSF's on my 3870 and soon to be X2 will maybe b silver or blue since I'm going to put a window on the sidepanel now.

 

[HyD3]

not a bad idea , how did you cut out the side panel ?

just used a jig saw to cut the side panel and tried to make it as straight as possible. was kind of nervous about it tho........good thing i had steady hands.

 

[HyD3]

Maybe we should!! I agree with ya on the red, looks really nice! Mine, on the other hand, isn't going to matter cause once I get my 3870 X2 the gloves come off(heatsinks I mean) and the HSF's on my 3870 and soon to be X2 will maybe b silver or blue since I'm going to put a window on the sidepanel now.

that's gunna be sick!!!!! can't wait to see how that turns out!!!!! blue heatsinks.....i havent see one yet!!!!!!

 

[Skywalker12345]

i have this case too, there fucking sweet.

how would i go about taking the mesh of the front fan?

 

[kenkickr]

It's pretty simple. Just pop the front panel off. The trickiest part is removing the mesh grill but all you have to do is bend up the tabs on the inside of the front panel so they are straight and the mesh grill should come right off. I used a dremel to cut the plastic junk off but any cutting tool will work and you should be able to get it right off. Just reverse the steps to get it all back together.

 

[Skywalker12345]

thanks i just used a knife to cut the plastic shit off lol. but it worked nicely. i like the look a lot better, is there any other easy case mods i could do?

 

[kenkickr]

I would definitely do the same mode to the top panel. There's alot of plastic crap up there and while your at it cut the fan grills out up there! I gotta get back to my Cubbies vs Phillies.

 

[Skywalker12345]

kk sounds like a plan, i gotta get some fans for up there. what kind should i get just basic cooler master 120mm?

 

[kenkickr]

The Cooler Master fans are great for exhaust up there but right now I have some Antec 120's up there sucking in air and about to upgrade them to some Scythe 140's that have a nice CFM rating of 104.5, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185080.

 

[Skywalker12345]

yea those look nice but don't only 120mm fit in the top of the case?

and can you use a fan controller on them cuz there 40.00db

 

[kid41212003]

You can mount 2x140mm on top.

 

[Skywalker12345]

ohh tight, well would a fan controller let me control the Scythes?

 

[Scrizz]

ya

 

[spookychief]

Nice mod

hey nice case mod looks great! ive noticed you have a creative xfi fatality and you said creative sucks lol i thought that was hilarious along with the nvidia edition zalman 9500 cooler and the 3870 card lol just some silly things i seen very nice system though gave me some good ideas

 

[kenkickr]

I've been working on the plastic piece for the front fan for the last couple days. I say days cause I think my skills and dremel hate me because I cracked it the other day. Since I'm going to paint it I glued it back together and was going to finish the screw holes this morning. Well, I moved something at home and sure enough my dumbass for got it was there and now I have to glue it again. I'll throw some pics up later..It's not pretty now but once painted it will be fine.

Also I did some further cutting to the chassis and damn is the air flow kick ass in the case now!!

 

[kenkickr]

Some more pics. This is of the acrylic piece I made for an extra 120mm fan in the front. I honestly think it turned out great, but I need to get some different fans or another Antec Tri-Cool blue so the lighting matches. Anyways, here you go.

Piece cut out and painted

Piece installed with fan installed

No flash pic of system running

Hope you like and here is some stuff you'll have to do to make sure it looks great.
1. Remove the mesh tabs from the 5.25 fills so if you have lighted fans they don't stick out like a sore thumb
2. Were the piece screws in you'll have to cut off some of the tabs that hold the 5.25 fills cause the front bezel will not fit back on!!
Optional. You can use the metal piece that filled in the spot to trace your cut. Just make sure you sand down the uneven spots before tracing or make sure you can trace a straight line(and cut).

Yes I know the plastic piece is cracked but since no one will ever notice it at a LAN, maybe except anyone on TPU that by chance would play me at a LAN, I'm not all that worried.

Next comes the window. I'm going to try and get artsy!

 

[Scrizz]

very nice!
are you gonna stealth those drives btw?

 

[Skywalker12345]

my new cm

After

Comments, suggestions?? i need help on something in here??

 

[kenkickr]

very nice!
are you gonna stealth those drives btw?

Yes I am. Still working on trying to find all the materials and the right LED's since I'm going to change them to blue but I wan to get the window done on the panel first.

 

[Jmatt110]

Comments, suggestions?? i need help on something in here??

Cable management

 

[kenkickr]

Yeah, I'd recommend some cable management as well! It's not very easy with this case but if people can do it with the Antec 900 then you should be able to with this case. Try and use the small, and I mean small, hole by the PSU if you can and take your wires through the back side. For the 4/8 pin connection on your board you'll have to leave that one out unless you don't mind cutting a hole up top that's close to the connection. Your drive cables will be the hardest, I'm still toying with mine but I'll show a pic and share some details on how I did it once I figure out how I want to do it.

 

[Skywalker12345]

yea i do need to reorganize, well im not sure what hole your talking about by my psu but i want to see how you did your wiring so i can base mine off yours, im not very good at it

 

[CDdude55]

My cabling isn't so sweet either. I actually have the CPU power cable reaching over and actually touching the video card, but not that big of a deal.