The CM 690 II Advanced Case Thread

Wrigleyvillain · Jan 25, 2010

Some more pics. 2 shots of the rad installed and one first boot with wc installed

Could not orient rad other way due to mosfet sink though I think this works better anyway. Gonna have to move my optical drive however.

Man the orange on the PSU really clashes. Might remove the label though maybe just get a different one soon.

utnorris · Jan 25, 2010

Looks good. You think you can get a pic of the lower rad area for me?
Thanks.

Icejon · Jan 25, 2010

That is one clean radiator installation. With the top mounting of 120mm fans, the radiator doesn't affect the motherboard installation. There is no overlap and its really low pro. What type of radiator is that?

Wrigleyvillain · Jan 25, 2010

Yeah it fits really nicely. It's a Swiftech MCR220, 34MM thick. The Danger Den Black Ice II is 40mm, for example, though Im pretty sure that would also fit well.

Yeah can take a pic of bottom area tonight, though I don't think I want to remove my drive cage.

Kantastic · Jan 25, 2010

If only they included rubber grommets for the cable management holes like the 800D... it'd make this case that much better.

(FIH) The Don · Jan 25, 2010

it would def be nice, but not something that holds me back.

Wrigleyvillain · Jan 25, 2010

Kantastic said:
If only they included rubber grommets for the cable management holes like the 800D... it'd make this case that much better.

I suppose. As The Don said it's hardly a deal breaker.

utnorris · Jan 25, 2010

Just buy some rubber lining to put in the holes if you are worried about it.

Wrigleyvillain · Jan 26, 2010

It's hard to capture the bottom well with everything in there but hopefully the combo of these two pics will suffice. I guess you remove the mesh filter.

(FIH) The Don · Jan 26, 2010

i think it looks awesome, and it looks like it has very good cable manegement on the back, i know that 750TX has ALOT of cables,

Th0rn0 · Jan 26, 2010

So want one of these cases! But I want a windowed model

utnorris · Jan 26, 2010

Thank you for taking the pics. Now I am deciding between this and the Corsair 800d.

(FIH) The Don · Jan 26, 2010

if you dont care about your money, then its the 800D you should take, thats one lean mean mofo,

but if you care about getting most bang for the buck then its the 690

but thats just me

utnorris · Jan 26, 2010

Believe me, I hate spending a lot on a case, especially since I already have a UF2O case, but I kinda want to go back to a normal case.

Wrigleyvillain · Jan 27, 2010

No one else here one of these yet? Ill post more pics soon, haven't made much progress last few days. Been gaming when I have free time.

Scrizz · Jan 27, 2010

i wanna get one.
I loved my 690 and this one is sooo much better(and sooo much easier to carry around than my Cosmos S) :laugh:

:shadedshu

Wrigleyvillain · Jan 27, 2010

That's true. Even if you have water cooling.

Chicken Patty · Jan 27, 2010

I heard the obsidian comes with a built in workout. Shipping it is over 60lbs according to PPCS.

utnorris · Jan 27, 2010

Still thinking about getting one, I just want to see it person before I buy it. Hopefully either Fry's or MC will have it next weekend and I can take a look at it.

Chicken Patty · Jan 27, 2010

utnorris said:
Still thinking about getting one, I just want to see it person before I buy it. Hopefully either Fry's or MC will have it next weekend and I can take a look at it.

The Obsidian? If so I would like to see one in person as well.

Wrigleyvillain · Jan 28, 2010

I think he is talking about the 690 II. At any rate, seeing a case in person definitely is a helpful option if you have it.

utnorris · Jan 28, 2010

Newegg is now running free shipping on this case, promo code is EMCYZNW22.

Wrigleyvillain · Jan 28, 2010

DAMNIT lol

I'd be really pissed if I had to spend more than $20. For a case that's really not bad at all.

Icejon · Feb 2, 2010

Can you post some new pictures of the top cover on top of the fans? I would love to see temperatures with this setup. I wonder if you could fit a 180mm silverstone fan on the front area.

(FIH) The Don · Feb 3, 2010

woooohoooooo i'll be getting mine in 2 days :rockout:

just got a mail from the supplier :toast:

System Name	DarkStar
Processor	i5 3570K 4.4Ghz
Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme 3
Cooling	Apogee HD White/XSPC Razer blocks
Memory	8GB Samsung Green 1600
Video Card(s)	2 x GTX 670 4GB
Storage	2 x 120GB Samsung 830
Display(s)	27" QNIX
Case	Enthoo Pro
Power Supply	Seasonic Platinum 760
Mouse	Steelseries Sensei
Keyboard	Ducky Pro MX Black
Software	Windows 8.1 x64

System Name	DarkStar
Processor	i5 3570K 4.4Ghz
Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme 3
Cooling	Apogee HD White/XSPC Razer blocks
Memory	8GB Samsung Green 1600
Video Card(s)	2 x GTX 670 4GB
Storage	2 x 120GB Samsung 830
Display(s)	27" QNIX
Case	Enthoo Pro
Power Supply	Seasonic Platinum 760
Mouse	Steelseries Sensei
Keyboard	Ducky Pro MX Black
Software	Windows 8.1 x64

System Name	Dust Collector
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Motherboard	Asus B550I Aorus Pro WiFi AX
Cooling	Alpenfohn Black Ridge V2 w/ Noctua NF-A9x14
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 3200MHz/CL16
Video Card(s)	Power Color Red Dragon RX 5700 XT
Storage	Samsung EVO+ 500GB NVMe
Display(s)	Dell S2721DGF
Case	Dan Case A4
Power Supply	Corsair SF600 Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G603
Keyboard	Logitech G613

System Name	Ivy Biatch
Processor	i5 3570K
Motherboard	ASSRockzz z77TOTHEEXTREME!!!!
Cooling	bleh
Memory	2x4gb crucial 1866
Video Card(s)	HD7770, yes it does BF3
Storage	120gb Vertex
Display(s)	226BW
Case	whats that, oh my table
Audio Device(s)	stock onboard thing
Power Supply	HX850W
Software	7

System Name	DarkStar
Processor	i5 3570K 4.4Ghz
Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme 3
Cooling	Apogee HD White/XSPC Razer blocks
Memory	8GB Samsung Green 1600
Video Card(s)	2 x GTX 670 4GB
Storage	2 x 120GB Samsung 830
Display(s)	27" QNIX
Case	Enthoo Pro
Power Supply	Seasonic Platinum 760
Mouse	Steelseries Sensei
Keyboard	Ducky Pro MX Black
Software	Windows 8.1 x64

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Processor	Phenom II x4 955 @ 4ghz
Motherboard	Asus M4A79
Cooling	Heatkiller v3, MP220 Rad
Memory	8 gig DDR2 PC6400 Crucial Ballistix
Video Card(s)	X2 ATI HD5770 1Gig
Storage	500 gig main, X2 300 gig and 250 gig media, 120 gig external (pron)
Display(s)	x3 19" widescreen @ 1440x900 Each And a 17" widescreen @ 1280x800
Case	NZXT Tempest
Audio Device(s)	On board
Power Supply	OCZ Stealth 600w
Software	Windows 7 RC1 64bit
Benchmark Scores	15000 3DMark06

System Name	:)
Processor	Intel 13700k
Motherboard	Gigabyte z790 UD AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	64GB GSKILL DDR5
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RTX 4090 Gaming OC
Storage	960GB Optane 905P U.2 SSD + 4TB PCIe4 U.2 SSD
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DW 175Hz QD-OLED + Nixeus 27" IPS 1440p 144Hz
Case	Fractal Design Torrent
Audio Device(s)	MOTU M4 - JBL 305P MKII w/2x JL Audio 10 Sealed --- X-Fi Titanium HD - Presonus Eris E5 - JBL 4412
Power Supply	Silverstone 1000W
Mouse	Roccat Kain 122 AIMO
Keyboard	KBD67 Lite / Mammoth75
VR HMD	Reverb G2 V2
Software	Win 11 Pro

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Motherboard	ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero
Cooling	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 360 A-RGB // X12 Phanteks D30-120 D-RGB Fans
Memory	G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series (AMD Expo) DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MT/s CL30
Video Card(s)	ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 AMP Extreme AIRO
Storage	Samsung Pro 980 2TB NVMe (OS and Games) // WD Black 10TB HDD (Storage)
Display(s)	SAMSUNG 34-Inch SJ55W Ultrawide Gaming Monitor (LS34J550WQNXZA) – 75Hz Refresh, WQHD Computer Monito
Case	Phanteks NV7
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1200, 1200W 80+ Gold, ATX 3.0
Software	Windows 11 Pro