CoolerMaster CM690 ATX Mid-Tower Case

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I've seen hundreds of instances, and this a single IS THE Finest!This case is so tough, I stood my 155lbs on it and it didn't break!Every thing fits together nicely. Wonderful fit and finish. None! Greatest Case IN THIS Cost RANGE!!!

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So I was shocked to see how huge this situation was as soon as it came. It is labeled Mid-tower but is closer to a full tower size than mid-tower.Lots of room, no inexpensive parts, simple to install most items.* Case makes you believe a bit, even if you look at the pictures in the manual that is integrated. Installing a DVD or other drive demands taking the front off which required a bit of muscle and worrying that I was undertaking it wrong.Installing a expansion card (GPU, sound, etc) was weird. They use a clip technique that you may or may well not like. I favor screws so this is a con for me.Only one egg off for performing issues non-standard, but I do agree it's nice to see people today trying to make factors easier for the client. If a regular mid-tower is also cramped for you, but a full sized tower is overkill... this is excellent. Just be confident to read the manual to get an idea how to install components! :)

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sturdy, nothing at all about it looks or feels affordable, bottom mounted PSU, spacious interior, can hold 7 substantial fans, good location for I/O panel on prime, price was correct, no cost shipping on a case this heavy was very great as effectively. 6 months to get my Mail-in rebate back, was a nice surprise tho, totally forgot about it. Top panel mounting clips are poorly created, but i haven't broken any of them like other reviewers have mentioned, just be careful and don't use also significantly force and it will cooperate. power button is kinda lame but not a thing that would make or break a purchase, the HDD activity LED next to the power button is ridiculously vibrant, tho a tiny piece of electrical tape fixed that issue actual swift, less difficult answer would be to leave the HDD LED indicator cable uninstalled from the motherboard picked it up on a black friday sale last year, very fantastic buy, at its present cost it's a good case, not a "I have to get this now" like it was on black friday, but it is a good solid situation that should last you a extended time. Just put truly high top quality fans on the best panel so you wouldn't ever will need to mess with it more than when.

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-Massive-Plenty of 120mm fans and locations to mount fans.-Looks attractive-Inexpensive Quality-Tool much less style-Mic/headphone jacks plus one e-sata and two USB's on Best of the situation. What a wonderful spot to put these! It tends to make a planet of difference.I actually, actually like what they did with the difficult drive mounting. It is so effortless, basically place in tricky drive in the tray and slide it closed. Its also configured to to place the harddrives sideways therefore eliminating the HDD's from blocking any slots on the motherboard (such as SATA slots for instance with HDD mounts that just go straight back.) -Paint scratches easily-Not the greatest for cable management in my opinion. It can be a little challenging trying to get cables nice and neat in the situation. This is genuinely just my preference, but I seriously don't like bottom mounted PSU's, because I don't really feel I can do the best cable management attainable with them. This situation had an concept about putting clips along side exactly where you can put the cables, but that's really not the type of cable management I like. I choose getting in a position to hide cables behind the motherboard tray, which you can do with this case with limited results. All in all, you'll have to spend additional for much better cable management, simple as that.

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Gotta base all this on its value point. I got this on a deal with a marvelous 650w power supply by corsair and got $r5 wiped off. This issue is as spacious as I would ever want. I have a friend with a 200 dollar case who was stuffing issues in and the entire thing is just guts messy. My favorite function is the wire clasps to direct all wire visitors by way of a good clean channel-way. Power provide on the bottom is the way as well go. Solid metal frame with a remarkably solid plastic outer shell. All included fans are(pauses music, revels in silence)...quiet. Not an LED fan but the blue they put off is far from obnoxious, even to a hater. Drive installation(hdd, cd/dvd etc.) was an absolute hassle-no cost breeze. Enough manual led to my a quite comfy 1st pc develop. And 7 more 120mm fans attainable? IS this thing my new residence AC unit? The connectors holding the removable outer shell plastic covers hold rather tight , creating me feel nervous to have to apply that much pressure to remove them. But rest assured they havent even shown slight stress in my five months of continual inquisition. No genuine complaints. Honestly cant consider of something issue else I could have gotten on right here that would have been worth any cost raise. If your not insane, rich and wreckless, or intending on creating your 'Deity-killing-crysis-smoking-bro-shredding-gnar-leet-beast' machine then I sincerely advise this situation. But generally appear out for combo deals and the ever present Asylum worthy newegg deal.

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I purchased this situation about a week ago and I like it a lot. the value was also the very best following rebate. Newegg shipping is the most quickest and satisfy to buyers. This case is awsome and it has very solid structure. I should have bought two given that it was a fantastic price. None of them that I see is undesirable.

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A good long base to fit the motherboard and significant video cards. Side mounted HDD support hold these connectors away from other cables operating to the motherboard. The stock fans (x3) are pretty quiet, plus spaces for 4 much more 120mm fans. The HDD trays could be a small sturdier (but they are flexible for ease of removal and installation). Both side panels really feel like they barely slide into spot, and the rear thumb screws have brief threads. My cons are fairly picky. General this is a excellent mid tower case. It was essentially bigger and far more roomy than I believed it would be. It fits a Thermaltake Frio on best of a 1366 socket without any difficulties. Some men and women have remarked about the flip down clasps for the expansion/video cards. They're not undesirable at all. I have 2 ATI 5870 cards in this situation and they hold in location just fine.

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-Good built in tie downs for cables, Inventive storage for all situation screws. I pretty much missed them. Really modest appear. Function over form in most aspects.-Lots of space for fans, keeps the box cool-Wonderful set of tie downs and cable management gear-Tool Much less almost everything, I appreciated the way in which it was though out, GFX card was a tiny unsecured, but not adequate to make it a con. -The way you place additional fans in the best is crazy, way to difficult and demands way to much perform. Right after acquiring 4 blue Coolermaster fans, I can barely see the ones on the top, back and bottom.-Man o Man removing the front of the situation to use the five.25 bays. That was a nightmare !, I was positive I was going to break it. -1 egg for my frustration.-Situations really should all be painted black inside, failure to do that by performance firms just makes no sense.-On /Off buttons are really low-cost and the feedback when pushes feels like a cheap knock of button.-Coolermaster desires to do the following with this case.A.) Paint it blackB.) Fix the buttonsC.) Address the difficulty expected to eliminate front panelC.) Redesign the ad in fan procedure. Understanding what I know now I would nevertheless buy it once more. Nonetheless it took longer to create simply because of the talked about problems.

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Plently of space, kinda like the hinges to preserve all the wires out of the way. Like the front blue LED fan. The two other case fanes tend to be really loud, if added to a stock fan with AMD can get ridiculous. My setup:Cyborg Tech gaming keyboard.Cyber Snipa Mouse.Dual HD monitor.Speakers are some old dell 1 I located (saving for a total entertainment surround sound technique.)Specs:XFX Ati Radeon HD 5750AMD 4X 965 Black Edition (o/c to three.7 running stock voltz)Biostar TA890GX HD8GB DDR3 RAM850 Watt Power Provide1TB HardDrive 10000 RPMs

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Keeps the components very cool with all the fan mounts and space. Built in cable management and looks truly good. The power button is a excellent location if you own it, but for any guests attempting to explain where it is can be a pain.

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Really spacious. Quite a few fans that you can add. great air flow.it fits my 5850 no complications with another inch to spare none I surely recommend this case for any construct

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Rated i think as five stars 1st time and nevertheless is nice case. Severe static electricity on this situation! Do not place onto carpet. Spot wood panel or a thing below. May possibly have to do with ps getting on bottom not positive. Touched outside of situation this morning and it truly powered up computer. As long as you are aware of static you should appreciate situation.

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Cools really fantastic and fairly quiet situation. Doesn't come with a lot more fans. Front panel was tough to get off. It has mounts for four a lot more 120mm fans that don't come with the case.

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Seriously very good good quality. I also like the screwless design, really tends to make the job easier. Tons of areas for fans, and it comes with three currently built into it. The front bezel was incredibly hard to remove. I practically thought that I was going to snap it in half attempting to get it off. Aside from that, no actual complications. The case is very big (granted, this kind of situation is supposed to be big). I have noticed some other similar situations on here that are a handful of inches shorter in a few directions, and this situation wouldn't have hurt to be an inch shorter here or there.

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Mesh looks good. nuts had been in fact screwe d into the Case rather of a baggy complete of stuff. ( i had to separate the d in that screwe word due to newegg thinking it was inappropriate) Wire management program is broken. I installed my ATX motherboard. Come to discover it's cable management clips are installed right where ໄ of all sata port drops are on motherboards now. These clips also made it near impossible for installation of my mother board. I had to take them out just for installation and take them out totally due to inability to install. Very a tight fit for every little thing. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer - We sincerely apologize for the trouble you are getting. Please speak to us via the Reside Chat link so we can rectify this situation for you. Respectfully - CMUSA Consumer AssistanceExternal Link(s): Live Chat|

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Fantastic fan choicesNice black interiorDecent tool less drive baysValueCable mgmt is fairly very good with a little patiance90* HDD mountsSignificant CPU back plate cut out Front panel Audio I have employed two of these now. Both are the Fundamental version. Each have front panel audio connection troubles. I blamed myself with the first one. I had to eliminate the top rated cover to install a pair of 120mm fans. I was lazy and didnt cut the zip tie holding the front panel wires to the case, a buddy held the leading instead. So, when we finished the RealTek plan keeps telling me an "audio cable has been unplugged" and static rather of audio. I tried the MB connection and it was secure. The only repair was to unplug the audio at the MB. Second time I cut the zippy and Carefully GUIDED the FP audio harness out when I installed fans. Exact same issue, distinct hardware, distinct case. My friend is OK making use of back panel, but I'm not happy he has to make that option. Come on Cooler Master, you're far better than this. I will steer clear of this case now, but will get CM circumstances simply because price to capabilities they are the kings. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Buyer - We apologize for any inconvenience. Please request a part request for both instances' i/o panel so we can replace them beneath the two year warranty. If you have any other queries, please let us know via the Reside Chat link below. Respectfully - CMUSA Consumer Support.External Link(s): Live Chat| Element Request|

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Nicely layed out overall. My significant heavy 750 watt powersupply sits at the bottom. Can mount two fans on leading, 1 in the front, the side, and even the bottom. OH BY THE WAY, I can even mount a fan underneath my hot Intel Quad on the backside of the motherboard. Tough drives are mounted 90 degrees in relationship to the motherboard. Get your self some 90 degree angled SATA cables as there is not enough clearance for typical ones against the door. I like this greater due to the fact of the extended video cards that we use for gaming. Front pops on and off with effort, but seems like it will hold up. The complete screened front is great for breathing. Case is toolless, but the manufacturer supplied lots of massive and little screws that are attached to sides of the cages on both sides fo the case. Power supply sits on the bottom. My wood floors are not the cleanest and suspect the fan will suck up these dust bunnies that multiply like rabbits do. Could only mount a single fan on best due to the height of my Zalman cooler. The plastic cable management straps on the drive cages along side the motherboard tray were generally in the way when trying to install or remove the motherboards. My previous case was the Cooler Master Centurion five that I liked, but this is much better. Mostly simply because the tough drive cages are 90 degrees.

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Nice big case for ATX MB. Power switch is definitely flakey. No clear definition for on/off functionality. Wobbles around and takes about 25 presses to get personal computer to come on. Wrote email to Coolermaster Support, but no answer whatsoever. Also, can\'t recognize how an individual likes the side mounted HDDs. Have to take the other case side panel off and then pull cables into a a single inch space amongst the curve around the HDD box and the side cover of the case. Devoid of the side cover on, the SATA and IDE cables protrude out at least 2 inches, so how are they going to last when they are crammed in to a one inch space? Also, there is no case speaker--had to order separately. Had case in box for over a year awaiting all the parts for a new laptop or computer construct. Now that its out of warranty, have to deal with that flakey on/off switch. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Client - We apologize for any inconvenience. Please file a Element Request for that switch so we can get it replaced under the two year warranty. if you have any other concerns, please make contact with us via the Reside Chat link below. Respectfully - CMUSA Customer Help.External Link(s): Reside Chat| Portion Request|

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A decent quantity of space for cable management.Good "tooless" features for simple installment of disc drives, HDD's and expansion cards.Has 3 decent fans to aid preserve it cool, and can hold up to 7. None that I can consider of. It's great for it's cost.

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It seems like it has great air flow. Looks nice. I built my initial ever construct in this. I've been aiming to build a desktop for about five years now. I'm glad to see almost everything working soon after lastly placing it all together. Toolless locking mechanisms were pretty effortless to use but I went along with some advice I heard and place screws in anyway. I'm deducting an egg for the stock side fan. The motor itself inside of the fan is producing a louder sound then the rest of my case combined. My second biggest source of noise is the stock fan of my 4th core unlocked X2 555 BE and its no comparison. I assume my stock CPU cooler is 80mm and the side fan is 120mm so there is no reason it need to be producing additional noise. The front and rear 120mm stock fans work great. I can't hardly hear them so I'm hoping a replacement will be a ton better. A small side note, the power and reset buttons are something to get utilized to. They look stylish(to me) but they are challenging to press. I'm actually thankful the fan is loud. If its not one particular thing, then its a different. I'll take a bad fan over just about something else that could go incorrect in my case.

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Significant. Stable. Lots of fans/vents. Fascia is simple adequate to get rid of (plus, face plates). Handsome. Lots of screws! Swift-connectors for PCI cards function ok (sometimes). Heavy! Rubber feet have way too much grip. Side panels don't slide into spot or fit nicely. Huge, side fans tend to rattle. Lame side-corner power/reset buttons are awkward. HDD trays aren't the very best. Some sharp edges and metal perform needed.PSU is bottom mounted... Your call (based on PSU fans, I guess).SUPER Rubber feet! I can't slide the machine about to access or function on it; case will not topple when my residence falls more than, even though.PCI card rapid-connectors don't play nice with my "too major" GTX9800+ VGA. Plus, how generally do you "hot swap" PCI cards that you require this comfort?HDD trays slide in/out ok, but aren't 100% sturdy. Plus, there's pretty much no room for SATA cables when inserted.Lots of vents and air movement; dust collects in mesh and filters, so requires frequent cleaning.

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Spacious, bottom pwr supply, sturdy. Heavy and...It resets my computer. Began carrying out this a month or so ago, initial with the top rated-mounted USB and audio ports. Plug some thing in (or take one thing out) and the laptop or computer resets. Now if I even touch the front metal mesh it resets. Not usual. Not acceptable. It's fixable confident, but QC in design and fabrication shouldn't have let this by way of.Also the standoffs had been missing and two of the three fans were unacceptably loud. Replaced with AM fans, and had to acquire my personal standoffs. Good.Won't be receiving another Cooler Master. At least it's sturdy. 20 lbs of sturdiness.And what's with the bottom mounted fan? Positive it's more airflow or some thing but it also sucks dust into the case from the desk (or floor). Unless you have it blowing down but then you're sucking dust in by means of the best fans. Just seems odd.

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Well ventilated with a lot of fan space. Fits a 5870 and has plenty of space for additional difficult drives. I'm extremely mindful of removing the front panel. I've only carried out it as soon as mainly because it seriously feels like it's going to break although removing it.

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Lots of space, lots of ventilation, love the top panel. Some of the screws got stuck into the spacers, some wont even stay in the spacers.Front panel looks good, but its a bit sketchy when you take it off to install 3.5" drives. Also, the case buttons are a bit weird, they feel rather inexpensive.

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Great Searching, entirely screw much less (I adore how the hard drives just snap in), the power supply is on the bottom and has it's own vent so be sure to grab a power supply that will compliment that and has a bottom suction fan, large and plenty of space for everything. Case fans are a bit loud IMO but if your gaming or listening to music it shouldn't bother you. Hugely Suggested