Product Details
Description:
When looking at the CM 690, it's easy to be taken in by its bold lines and superb styling. But don't let its exterior fool you - the CM 690 is a lot more than just a pretty face. By utilizing a unique mesh design, the CM 690 effectively blends together both form and function, offering users a mid-tower chassis without compromise.
Quick Glance
System Board Style: ATX, Micro ATX
Max # of Drives: 10
Chassis Type: Mid-tower
Chassis Color: Black
Chassis Material: Steel
Features: Front USB Port Yes, Front Firewire Port Yes
Summary
Product Title: Cooler Master CM-690 Chassis
Manufacturer: Cooler Master
Power Score: 4.2 | 40 Reviews
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Product Reviews (12)
Solid case, great price
Strengths: Size, cable organization, price, ventilation, looks, top-cover usb, firewire, esata, audio/mic ports, comes with three fans
Weakness: Slight misalignment of silver finishing
Solid case; it is heavy and feels solidly constructed. Rubber feet lift it off the ground and there is room for a bottom mounted fan. This is a bottom power supply mount case so make sure your main 24(20) connector is long enough to reach the motherboard. Comes with three case fans installed, the front one has a blue led. They are placed for good ventilation but I found the side fan to be loud so...
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By Jatree85 - Jan 22, 2008
Awesome Case
Strengths: Mesh Design, Room for 6 120mm Fans, Cool Front LED, Dust Filter in the front and Bottom of the Case, Tool-less design on Hard Drive Rack and 5 1/4in drive bays, Peripheral ports on top for easy access
Weakness: Tool-less design on add-on cards is not very good and does not provide much tension so the cards do not fit in very tight, Hard Drive Cage limits airflow into case, included 120mm fans have low cfm
Overall this is a very good case that is quite inexpensive after mail in rebate (mine was about $35 and I've seen it go for cheaper). However, the original airflow with this case is less than stellar. After I switched from a Raidmax Smilodon to this, my temps went up by about 2 degrees celsius for each part except for my hard drive, which went up by 5 degrees celsius. However, this can easily be...
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By orangesodazz - Jan 2, 2008
Love this case!!!
Strengths: Cooling galore!!! Very easy hookups on everything.
Weakness: NONE that really stand out.
Is this heavy? Yes. If you want light and portable, buy a notebook. If you want a gaming monster that gets hot, and needs help staying cool....THIS is the case. Whats that, you want to add water cooling? YEP, you can do that with this also. Pre-drilled holes to run your lines through the back of the case. Quick install of hard drives and optical drives. Plus, no more using screws for your...
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By dbour - Dec 17, 2007
Awesome Case
Strengths: It has great airflow, where it sucks in air from the front and side panel, to exhaust to the upper back. I like the hard drive trays and top panel for USB and stuff. Tooless installation on cards.
Weakness: The PLED light is very bright compared to the Activity Light. HEAVY, but who moves it often? A little hard to install the motherboard. Awkward power switch location.
Despite having an overwhelming PLED light, power switch, heaviness, and slight difficulty in installing motherboard, it is a great case. The cable routing things made it slightly difficult to install my ABIT IP-35 and made it difficult when installing my IDE cables to my motherboard. Take your time installing your things into this case. Other than that, it is a darn good case. Larger than my old...
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By S459tan - Dec 9, 2007
Great Case
Strengths: Cooling Cooling Cooling, there name isnt Cooler Master for no reason!
Weakness: Heavy, case is all steel. Alone it is about 20 lb's and with all the components inside it tops the scales around 40 lb's.
I bought this case for the great value ($40 after rebate at zzf). Also I bought it as it was one of the few cases that came with 3 120mm fans. It also had room for 4 more fans but I only added the one fan behind the motherboard for now. Also this case is great to use with the geminiII cpu cooler (big cooler that many places have for cheap). Overall I cant complain about this case it fit...
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By pitch4pd - Oct 11, 2007