Got me a CoolerMaster CM 690

CDdude55 · Jul 12, 2008

HyD3 said:
hope it turns out well......

I like the CM690.....lots of air flow. It's really good for overclocking your system. Here's a pic of my CM690. This is just an experimental airbrushing.....so bare with it. I plan on getting another one.....but i want to paint it red!!!!

Wow, that looks awesome. Very well done. :rockout:

calvary1980 · Jul 12, 2008

aww it was primer not black thats why it looked better. I think your side panel needs another coating it looks like you put too much on the one side unless it's the lighting. your probably going to need a rivet gun to remove the hard drive cage.

- Christine

kenkickr · Jul 12, 2008

Yeah, I've come to that conclusion so next week, when I get paid, I'll get a rivet gun and the acrylic to replace the chrome pieces. About the paint on the panels, I did just paint them when I took the shot and after two days of drying, getting ready to sand them, the paint actually looks pretty even. The clear coat is coming soon after I get everything sanded down. Next the grills are getting painted with the DVD-Rom bezels( or still thinking about stealthing them).

SupraBoy · Jul 13, 2008

I love you case so much ... Good job mate ... keep it up :toast:

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kenkickr · Jul 14, 2008

Thanks, I worked a little more on the sanding today and notice I've got a chip in one of the panels so have to smooth it all the way out and pretty much start over on that panel. Can't wait to get paid so I can start on the acrylic.

MilkyWay · Jul 14, 2008

nice case

kenkickr · Jul 16, 2008

I think I've finally come up with the name of my system...Maximum Blue Carnage. Screw Venom, Carnage seemed crazier to me and was better at kickin Spidey's ass! Let me know what you all think and it's getting very close to clear coat time!

Sorry it's taken me forever but daughter and work come first. Bear with me and it will all soon be done and worth it.

Scrizz · Jul 16, 2008

Maximum Blue Carnage... Excellent work there!

kenkickr · Jul 16, 2008

Let's just say it came to me in a dream last night! (Yes, Carnage was in it)

kenkickr · Aug 13, 2008

Sorry I haven't updated in awhile but I had the one panel to do over due to a nick in the paint. For the past two weeks I've been sanding to smooth the paint out but it just isn't coming out right but I think after last night I finally got it. Soon, hopefully Friday, it will be done cause I want to take it to our shop LAN party and show her off. Actually most of it will be done cause I changed one paint scheme.

kenkickr · Aug 23, 2008

Here is some updated pics. Last weekend we had a LAN party @ work so I wanted to show off some progress. Well I think I'm going to put a window on the fan side panel since I'm going to have to redo it due to the paint/clear coat lifting when I was screwing a fan in. Anyways, here are some pics of her sweet beauty.

Notice power/reset cable!? The buttons are going to be placed back here once I get some from Frozencpu.com.

Can't decide if the ROM's are going to be painted silver or stealth them

I'm cutting some acrylic so I can put another 120mm fan in the front

Duxx · Aug 23, 2008

Looks very good mate, even though im not a silver guy, it does go with that blue well

+1 on the addition of a 120mm fan.

kenkickr · Aug 23, 2008

Much appreciated. At first the silver was the same color as the chassis but I wanted something that would help make the blue standout so I went with the lighter color.

Colonel · Aug 24, 2008

CM690 Casemod

Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum and I was just browsing around a bit. I saw this thread by accident and started reading it.

I must say, that case looks awesome, I love what you did with it. I also did a casemod on my CM690 today, it's not finished yet. I still have to add:
-2 fans on the top from Antec (120mm) with blue leds
-Vista and Nvidia stickers next to my Quad core sticker.

Here you see the before and after pics. Take a look guys and tell me what you think.

Scrizz · Aug 24, 2008

stealth stealth stealth

WarEagleAU · Aug 24, 2008

awesome work both of you.

hey ken, where did you snatch that case up from? Buy.com has one for like 75 bucks with free shipping and I was seriously thinking of getting one instead of the NZXT Tempest.

kenkickr · Aug 24, 2008

I picked it up @ a local PC shop for 84 bucks sometime ago, I think end of April or May. I LOVE this case...especially when I have the Antec Solo to compare it to because this one has (drumroll)...AIRFLOW!! Thanks all of the compliments so far but remember, more to come.

kenkickr · Aug 24, 2008

Colonel said:
Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum and I was just browsing around a bit. I saw this thread by accident and started reading it.

I must say, that case looks awesome, I love what you did with it. I also did a casemod on my CM690 today, it's not finished yet. I still have to add:
-2 fans on the top from Antec (120mm) with blue leds
-Vista and Nvidia stickers next to my Quad core sticker.

Here you see the before and after pics. Take a look guys and tell me what you think.

I personally am not a fan of stickers on the front but since you already have some down there, go ahead and add some more.

I like the blue. Goes pretty well with the black.

kenkickr · Aug 24, 2008

Scrizz said:
stealth stealth stealth

I think that would look really awesome but I'm trying to figure out where I should put buttons for the drives. Maybe put them in the back with the power button?

HyD3 · Aug 24, 2008

CDdude55 said:
Wow, that looks awesome. Very well done.

Thanks.......I just got an update to my case. It's red now. For a while I was kind of getting bothered that a red video card didn't match the case.
so here it is.....check it out.....

http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/1738.html

Whilhelm · Aug 24, 2008

kenkickr said:
I think that would look really awesome but I'm trying to figure out where I should put buttons for the drives. Maybe put them in the back with the power button?

The trick is to mount the stealth faceplate to the opening part of the drive and put a piece on it to push the button. So you only press on the corner of the drive to activate the button.

It would be a bit tricky to stealth your drives behind mesh but it would look cool.

I have some pictures of my stealth drives in my worklog which may help you in the link below.

Colonel · Aug 24, 2008

Thanks for the replies guys. I'll try to see if I can stealth them, it would look better.

And I really like that red as well, it's really shiney. :nutkick:

CDdude55 · Aug 24, 2008

HyD3 said:
Thanks.......I just got an update to my case. It's red now. For a while I was kind of getting bothered that a red video card didn't match the case.
so here it is.....check it out.....

http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/1738.html

Looks awesome, i love the gloss on the side of it. And the lighting on the inside of the case is very pleasing. Very sweet :rockout:

chaotic_uk · Aug 24, 2008

HyD3 said:
Thanks.......I just got an update to my case. It's red now. For a while I was kind of getting bothered that a red video card didn't match the case.
so here it is.....check it out.....

http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/1738.html

that is how i would like my cm690

, looks good

kenkickr · Aug 24, 2008

HyD3 said:
Thanks.......I just got an update to my case. It's red now. For a while I was kind of getting bothered that a red video card didn't match the case.
so here it is.....check it out.....

http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/1738.html

Hyd3, your red looks awesome!! :rockout:

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