[Case Gallery] alexp999's Green CM690 GTX

[alexp999]

To view this case mod, go here.



Specs:
Intel Q6600 G0 (2007) @ 3.6Ghz @ 1.4625v (LLC)
ASUS P5Q Deluxe (Intel P45)
Xigmatek S1283 with bolt on. AC MX2
AC 12025L, TLF-S12-EG, 2x Silverstone FN122, 3x Yate Loon 140mm
4GB OCZ Platinum PC2-8000 @ 1000Mhz 5-5-5-15 2.1v
EVGA GTX 260 896Mb, Modded FTW BIOS @ 756 (core)/1512 (shaders)/1242 (mem) + Sparkle 9600GT 512MB
640GB Western Digital WD6400AAKS 16mb cache & 80GB Maxtor Basics External HDD (storage)
Asus 2014L1T Sata DVD-RW
Acer P223W 22" Crystalbrite Widescreen TFT Monitor via DVI-D
Coolermaster Dominator CM690 with Side Window
Logitech G15 R1 / Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000
Soundmax AD2000BX Onboard Sound, via Logitech S220 2.1
650w Corsair TX650

Mods:
Fitted rocker switches in place of WC holes, and fitted SST-CLEARCMOS switch in COM port mount. Modded rocker switch to turn off 140mms, green front and side fans. Modded PSU sleaving to allow routing behind the motherboard tray. Modded 9600GT, by removing plate and attaching velcro to act as vibration dampers between the HSF and PSU.

No physical case mods as such, and this is an update to my first Case Mod Gallery which has now been deleted as it had crappy phone pics. Went a bit crazy on the cable management, you should see it behind the mobo tray!!!

 

[mlee49]

Excellent Rig! Love the Mean Green!

9.5/10 for sure! 10/10 if you had a 280 instead of the 260. Still solid gpu setup.

 

[alexp999]

There is always one troll who likes to leave a 1.0

Thanks for the comment though mlee49

 

[pentastar111]

Looks good man 8/10. Nice cabling

 

[kenkickr]

9/10. Lose one for the Nvidia Edition look alike J/K Very nice setup and very clean.

 

[BumbleBee]

very nice alex 8/10 I gave you an 8 because 1) I like the colour scheme 2) placed CCFL's properly 3) creative on water cooling tube grommets. silverstone aeroslots might count as a mod as it's usually one of the easiest and wisest ones to do.

 

[zithe]

Awesome. It's clean and it's green! I should get into doing this kind of thing.

 

[Scrizz]

looking good

 

[mlee49]

Who the hell left a 1/10? Are they blind or your arch nemesis? I revoted by the way and gave you a perfect 10!!

 

[mlee49]

I voted 10/10 because:

It's a great system with a great layout. I love the cable cleanup, nice layout for everything, and of course the green case fans.

Theres no way this is a 1/10, what kinda troll would vote that way?!

 

[johnnyfiive]

Nice, clean, functional mods. 8/10 from me! (Don't forget to rate me, link in sig.)

 

[Frizz]

Those are win! I need to grab some blue cathodes for mine, 10/10 mr.alex

 

[alexp999]

Thanks for all the great comments guys, I'd be on 8.4/10 if it wasnt for that troll.

Love the green cathodes tho. Used to have blue, then I bought UV, now green for NVIDIA.

 

[094145]

Yo,ur Rig Is Awesome,it suit very much with Nvidia which is all green...cool,i Mean Coolermaster,green Ccfl And Ur Side Panel Rocks Man...and Ur Rig Specs Awesome.for The Person Who Gives U 1/10 Maybe Is A Guy Who Just A Noobie,ignore It And We All Like Ur Rig....

 

[alexp999]

Yo,ur Rig Is Awesome,it suit very much with Nvidia which is all green...cool,i Mean Coolermaster,green Ccfl And Ur Side Panel Rocks Man...and Ur Rig Specs Awesome.for The Person Who Gives U 1/10 Maybe Is A Guy Who Just A Noobie,ignore It And We All Like Ur Rig....

Thanks man.

And I got a high rated icon now!

I still get the itch for a new case every now and then, but everytime I look I never find anything with the airflow of the CM690 that does everything I want without spending £100+

 

[bogmali]

Great setup man, I like the idea behind the switches and their functionality. Definitely 9/10.

 

[tzitzibp]

you clearly had a target and you followed it through! clean, tidy and some really practical mods... especialy like the use of wc holes!

very nice work!
7/10

 

[094145]

Thanks man.

And I got a high rated icon now!

I still get the itch for a new case every now and then, but everytime I look I never find anything with the airflow of the CM690 that does everything I want without spending £100+

yo,bro if airflow is u r looking for then u might wana check my rig...HAF932...(HIGH AIR FLOW),just wana share opinion with u and hope it u give u some idea on ur new case,be sure to post it k......
http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/1908.html

 

[alexp999]

I like the HAF but its a bit big for me, I'm very interested in the HAF mini when it comes out though. But I will have to mod the leds to green

 

[freaksavior]

very nice man. i need to post my dads CM-690 up here. i'll rate 8.0

 

[BumbleBee]

I like the HAF but its a bit big for me, I'm very interested in the HAF mini when it comes out though. But I will have to mod the leds to green

these are the changes I noted by eyeball for the HAF 922.

* mid tower
* front bezel is altered doesn't have mesh on the sides
* 5x 5.25" drive bays instead of 6x
* 2x usb 2.0 ports instead of 4x
* no top window
* no firewire port
* side panel config is similar to Storm Sniper you can mount 1x 200mm fan (HAF 922 only supports 200mm not 230mm) or 2x 120mm fan
* no ventilation on right side panel
* can replace 200mm exhaust with only 2x 120mm not 3x because they removed fillport and radiator support
* uses the Storm Sniper expansion slot covers
* uses an improved version of the Storm Sniper "Storm Guard" security slot
* uses Storm Sniper motherboard tray
* uses Storm Sniper hard drive cage which is similar to the HAF 932 but the perforated holes are different, the HAF 932 has 7 sets of square holes. the Storm Sniper and HAF 922 have 6 sets of round holes
* the steel looks like SGCC or anodized like the Storm Sniper

worth it?

 

[zithe]

Thanks for all the great comments guys, I'd be on 8.4/10 if it wasnt for that troll.

Love the green cathodes tho. Used to have blue, then I bought UV, now green for NVIDIA.

I'll just have to give you a 10, then.

 

[alexp999]

these are the changes I noted by eyeball for the HAF 922.



worth it?

I probably wont even upgarde, I like this case too much.

Only reason I said it is that I like the HAF but I need a Mid tower case.

And the HAF 932 doesnt have a top window either.

 

[BumbleBee]

I mean the window at the top of the side panel. 922 only has a screen.

 

[alexp999]

I mean window at the top of the side panel. 922 only has a screen.

Ahh fair enough.

I like my CM690 too much to get rid of it. I just get a bug when I want to buy something every now and then. Thn I'm looking through and cant find anything better than what I have without spending a fortune so the itch disappears... for a while, lol.