CoolerMaster CM690 ATX Mid-Tower Case

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Particularly Strong. Has tons of spots for fans. All types of cable management and dust filters Not terribly Long. My ATI 4850 is at the absolute limit of size for the case. I cant envision they get longer but just be weary of that. Otherwise a five out of 5 cast for certain.

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The case appears cool, and the ports getting on the top rated are convenient. It's major sufficient to match my HD 5830. There are clips to hold your cables. It comes with three fans installed. The "instructions" are abysmal. The only words are the title of the step (in a bunch of various languages) and the diagrams lack detail. I snapped off a tiny plastic piece that holds one of the meshes put on unused external bays due to the fact I saw no mention of this piece in the diagrams.The power button light is a bit vibrant. General, a good case that is pretty uncomplicated to figure out, but suitable directions would imply you wouldn't have to figure something out. Note the cable holders can be unscrewed if any of them are in your way. Considerably of the case is a metal black mesh that you can partially see by way of if you appear closely, which is type of neat.This is my first create, so I don't have something to compare this case to. I assume this overview is nevertheless useful, but that is something to retain in thoughts when reading it.

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Really spacious style. Great cable management. Front and both sides of case are removable. The right side of the case has area for an 80mm fan that you can use to cool your processor from the backside. (My processor runs even cooler than my motherboard employing an aftermarket cooler.) Plenty of space for expansion cards, really hard drives, optical drives, fan controllers, etc. Comes with a 3.5" drive bay cover. The plastic tabs on the PCI covers is lacking high quality, and the tool-much less design on the tough drive bays is nice, but also flimsy...not built properly. Very good deal on an aftermarket case that suits my requirements.

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3 quiet fans. lots of area. cable guides are a small flimsy but largely work. PS can be mounted upside down or suitable side up depending on your fan config. extra fan mounting points all more than the location. rubber bushings for hd mounts. energy and reset buttons are additional flimsy and tough to push. cable guides could use a latching system of some variety. dont like the leading plugs, front would be better. Chrome stripes down the leading and front appear like something out of a 50s diner.

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This case is quite large, but it's quite spacious, presents excellent cable management and especially great airflow. It also doesn't appear like a robot with flashing lights. ;-) Big. But it has to be massive to supply the pros I've listed above. I've been building computers for several years, and I've applied just about just about every form of case out there. This case is effortless to function in and doesn't reduce me to pieces when I upgrade or swap components. I specifically like the ports on top rated, as the case sits on a roller caddy on the floor. Finest case I've had, and I've had a lot of.

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This case is fantastic. Easy to install just about something. Lots of space for fans and not terrible searching. Wish there have been more USB ports on top rated rather than in the back.

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It's huge, it looks cool, and gives you the solution for tool less assembly. It's superior searching in person than it is in the photos. Does not appear garrish like a lot of the new circumstances do these days (with exception t the LED fan) I personally don't care for the blue LEDs on the front fan, and the blue power on LED is so bright it's challenging to see the a lot less bright red challenging drive activity light. No sleep indicator LED. The cable management clips aren't wonderful but are better than nothing at all. Also the four pin adapters that come with the fans are incredibly affordable and the pins push out effortlessly. You can push them back in, but it's one thing to be mindful of. Or you can remove the four pin adapters and run the fans proper off the three pin sockets in your mobo if it has them. Case speaker not integrated, but I knew that going in. Really satisfied for what I paid.

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1. It does appear really good. 2. It excellent air flow.three. Everything comes as how it really should be.four. The value is excellent (was ์) then ฤ rebate (assuming will go via). If not, it is nonetheless a very good case for ์.five. Well-design case with great top quality metal and tough plastic.six. Fairly effortless... 1. Installing the video card was a smaller challenge. The tail of the card (where the input DVI ares) had rather a challenging time to get into the hole... sorry for the poor written description but... bottom line is that it's not a terrible challenge, but it is not simple...2. the front portion is not simple to open either...and it always appear like it's gonna break...three. The 2 case usbs are at the most peculiar position. I took 1 egg off for all those con. On the other hand, I would nonetheless advocate this case to you due to the fact I consider the overall good quality is additional than these minor cons.

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Big: That's a good thing, but look at the spec, you may well be surprised.Looks awesome!Inputs on major which, for my setup (on the floor next to the desk) operates good. No additional bending more than and feeling for inputs. Has a leading eSATA port which is nice for backups to external HD: no require to feel about the back for the input. The energy/reset buttons are on the appropriate side as nicely.Cool - the sturdy mesh looks great and provides good airflow. Plenty of fans to move air around. I did add an additional fan at the best to keep my external HD cool.Tooless design is nice: re-attachable PCI slots don't make you feel guilty for moving about cards. The back of the side loading HD bays is a little snug for the SATA connections. You need to have to eliminate the side panel and use the angled plugs of your SATA cables. FYI: If you want to set up far more than two tough drives (and you have a SATA Disc drive) you want a Molex to SATA power cable adapter as there are four SATA energy plugs, but the leading two will attain only into the Disc drives.

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Leading vented .Each side covers are removable. Plenty of offered fan areas. Bottom mounted energy supply place lowers center of gravity, enabling built Pc to keep upright easier in the occasion of getting bumped into, a freight train shaking a single's residence and so on. Seems like the inside bare steel may possibly at some point rust a bit,while I can't be sure of that. The side cover retention is a small bit of a hassle, although okay, I might modify them a bit,as I enjoy to pop off the covers to examine stuff, remove dust at instances etc. For the price tag, this case is worth it. If it had been significantly larger, I may possibly look to an additional brand.

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Definately effectively organized and allows for superb air circulation. Really roomy inside, holds every little thing I wanted and still has space to expand Notta! First make using (mostly) new components rather of recycling peoples old computer systems. I would definately advise this laptop or computer to everyone seeking to make a household pc/cheap gaming rig.

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The case has lots of fans! I liked that I did not have to purchase any a lot more fans when developing my method.Spacious! Lots of room to do something you want. Even my enormous 8800GTX fits in just fine.I absolutely enjoy the screw much less mounting program. Very effortless to install and eliminate any devices at any time.Fans are all quiet. The power and reset button feel a bit affordable when pressed.Make positive you have adequate room to really location this unit close to your monitor due to the large size. Great encounter, I would advocate this case to any individual that desires to create a rig that requires to be cooled well.

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Keeps every thing genuinely cool. Super roomy. Effortless to set up. This is a significant "mid" tower case. It's not seriously a con if you are expecting it. The energy button is difficult to push since the spring is stiff. A more substantial majority of this case is produced of steel mesh, which permits a ton of airflow and keeps your setup actually cool.

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Leaps and bounds better than prior Tsunami Case. Cost and convenience are perfect. Fantastic layout and cooling. Love how every little thing slides appropriate in. Larger than I thought it'd be, Leading Mic and Stereo ports not working (plugged appropriately and worked in my previous case). PSU is at the bottom and produced the four pin power to MOB a very tight stretch. Top USB Ports didn't operate at very first but for some unusual cause began soon after a couple of reboots (just noticed they began operating one day).

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High high quality. Tons of screws. Tons of mount points for fans. Power button location is lame.

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Quite nicely built situationSuper quiet, can't here the three fans at allTruly good Air movement Cable Managment operates The Cable from the front fan wasn't lengthy sufficient to reach the fan plug-in mobo.

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Lots of space inside for video cards and substantial cpu coolers. Cable routing can get a bit cluttered if your PSU isn't modular (although that is common of non-modular PSUs).LOTS of attainable airflow configurations.Stock fans are quite quiet in the right configuration. 2 LEDS on the front panel fan died within 1 week. Not worth breaking the system down to RMA more than one particular fan. I guess that's what CoolerMaster is counting on.

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Great situation...see my preceding review. Sent in my mail-in rebate in December, and I never got a dime. Make confident you don't need the extra บ bucks. Then once more, if you're acquiring it Simply because of the rebate...you should be saving the income for subsequent weeks grocery run. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Client - We apologize for any inconvenience. For rebate status, you can make contact with the Rebate home by means of the Status-Now link beneath. If you have any other queries, please speak to us by way of the Live Chat link below. Respectfully - CMUSA Client Help.External Link(s): Live Chat| Status Now|

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Quite aesthetically pleasing - No ugly window on the side. Screw much less 3.5ǘ.five and a good (although affordable) cable management set up.Black mesh = High air flow. USB/Headphone jacks on leading for effortless access if case is kept on ground. Not a lot of - in a prior model the leading USB/Headphone jack could push by way of the best of the situation if you weren't cautious. This appears to be built better though due to the fact I've just bought a couple of additional of these situations and the color of the paint interior I like greater also. My buddy purchased this case years ago and I really loved the design when I saw it. I've due to the fact produced 6 builds which includes these circumstances and appreciate them. For me even so I use the 'bigger brother's' (CM stacker - no longer accessible and Cosmos S) Love them all

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I appreciate this situation. I enjoy the look of it. It was simple to install all of the components. It had some neat wire management channels and such, they were close to interfering with my MOBO, but no large deal. The side fan wire lead could be longer (prevent it from pulling out by itself when the side cover is removed).

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wonderful case can't beat it for value. wonderful air flow none

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Lots of space, three fans are included which don't get louder than a slight hum (I couldn't hear them more than my graphics card fan anyway) , far more screws than you will ever need to have, and very good air flow. I like the front blue led/fan and the straightforward removable screws for the side panels. I've had it for 2 years and the power button has in no way broken, and the leds nonetheless operate. The case is sturdy, but don't spill something on the major since there is a mesh/plastic/metal prime panel. The front panel was frustrating to take off. You can see from the photos that the challenging drives are positioned in their own separate small box. So, you have to swing your SATA cables about to get to them. To push the power button correctly (to exactly where it doesn't really feel flimsy) you push the button from the side into the center of the front panel. Or towards the "Cooler Master" icon on the front panel. Don't push it directly backwards. Even if you don't push the power button in the ideal direction it nevertheless powers up and I don't think it will ever break.Generally its a very good, sturdy case.

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1) EXC ventilationtwo) EXC component assembly3) ESC style 1) lowest good quality I/O port on top of situation I've ever noticed - should the corner they cuttwo) horrible/NON-EXISTENT CoolerMaster Client Service This is an awesome case all around. However, immediately after 2 months of use the audio I/O inputs on the top rated of the case "wore out" - failed to function. EPIC FAIL. I tried to get some Customer Service, but no a single ever responded. It's now a year and a half later and i can't even get information to buy a replacement panel.

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Now this was my initial time building a pc so I may feel its superior than it actually was. The case has an awesome design for looks and practicality. It is extremely straightforward for your program to stay awesome from the style and it comes with three fans. It came with an abundant amount of screws though a lot of components were in a position to be installed with out screws which I thought was fairly amazing. On leading of all of this, the situation was really low-cost compared to others. Receiving the front and the cover for the optical drives off was a bit of a challenge and resulted in cutting my thumb. Actually not a major deal even though.

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I've had this case for rather a bit and I lastly got around to adding the maximum quantity of 120mm situation fans, bringing it up to 7 total. I'm running AMD's hexacore 1090T and the point idles at 19C with the stock heatsink, so that's very good. GPU is a GTS250 from nvidia and that idles at 40C, haven't gotten it previous 71C beneath Total load (Crysis, Bc2, issues like that). Preferred function would have to be the handy holes above and under exactly where the motherboard sits on its plate, you can slide your PSU cords behind the mobo plate and manage them all from back there. With some cable ties and some patience you can make your cables nearly obsolete, fantastic for maximum airflow. None really. Don't purchase it if you're hunting to SLI additional than 2 GPUS, it's only a Mid. Sturdy. Anything Operates.Looks cool, specially when all your 120mms light up blue :PIt is pretty tool totally free, simple installation of drives and points. Will be needin' a screwdriver for some issues.