CoolerMaster CM690 ATX Mid-Tower Case

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This case works great. The inflow fan on the front blowing across the HDs to the CPU then out the side & back is a great system. The power box faces down so it doesn't disrupt the flow. Had 2 other cases (cheaper ones) this comes with fans and a 5.25 to 3.5 converter. The tooless system theory is dumb but it comes with a ton of screws in a convient location. Negative, the noise is a higher pitched anoying noise. Quieter than most.

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I would recommend this case to anyone. I am a gamer and purchased this case to keep components cool and works wonderfully. I am using 3 -120mm fans (front,side & rear) along with an 80mm to blow underneath the CPU. I also use the Aerocool FP-01 fan monitor which helps control the fan speeds, reducing noise when system is not under demand. In short, buy this case, you will not regret it!

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This case is easy to work with, is well designed and worth every penny. My favorite features are the USB and eSATA ports on the top of the box. That makes plugging in a temporary device - like a thumb drive - so convenient.

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Build quality is fantastic, looks great. Lots of room to work with. As someone else mentioned the fan on the side makes more noise than the others (nothing wrong with the fan, just because of where it is). I put a bit of screen between the fan and the case to slow down the air flow and it quieted down.. I would definitely buy again.

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I cant say enough good things about this case. Looks great, pleanty of room for any builder. I would definately recommend this case to anyone looking for a mid size tower.

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Everything you want in a case. Warning though, if you are going to stick this in an office desk please make sure it will fit and that you can still access the usb and headphone jacks that are located on top of the case. I love this case and it is too awesome to hide away in a desk!!

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I love this case!!! My only complaint would be that it doesn't have a windowed side panel to see all the cool stuff I have inside my case. Oh well, other than that the case is probably the best case I have ever owned.

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this is a great case, it nearly matches my G-lite (from Cooler Master) in style. Nice and quiet, big and easy to get to everything. only problem I had was the cable path hold downs blocked the ATX sata and P- IDE connectors on the motherboard

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I used this case for my 2nd PC build, a PC for the wife to replace an old clunker from the last century. The cooling fans are a decided improvement over the single fan in the stone age case in the old PC. The fan in the front (120mm) and the rear fan, is very quiet, but the left side 120mm fan is louder than either of the other two. I have not heard back from Cooler master on a replacement that should have been sent two weeks ago. This is my 2nd Cooler Master case, I find them high quality, and very well constructed, and easy to work with. The wife loves the blue LEDS.

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I now have three of these cases. It's a all around great case. I have big hands and this case has lots of room to work in. I haven't found anything I don't like about these cases.

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the tool less design needs some help. Did not line up with all the parts, but I made it work using the old fashion screw method. I put a MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum nForce 750a Socket with a AMD Phenom X4 9500 4M 95W Socket AM2 and I am using 2 gigs of OCZ Fatal1ty PC6400 DDR2 800MHz in side the case. Installed in May of 09 and still working great.

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I got this case for my first ever build, and am glad I did. It has lots of room, even for large video cards. The fans supplied do a good job of keeping air moving. I like the tool-free design for the drive bays, and love the room for cable routing. The only thing I don't care for is the power and reset buttons, which I feel are poorly designed and a bit hard to operate. Still, I'd recommend this case. I put an EVGA x58 board with a Core I7 920 in it, an EVGA 260 sli video card, and a Corsair 750 watt power supply in it and there's still loads of room to play with, an the temperatures are great.

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This case is quite nice. as others have noted it comes with 3 fans rather than the 2 listed in the specs. installation was fairly easy as compared to other cases I've worked with, i like the cable guides. The 120mm fans are a little loud, not overwhelming but there are quieter fans on the market. Also the drive trays work fine but they feel a little cheap, not a big deal but they should have cast them in a different material.

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i love this case it has places for 7 120mm fans and 4 of the 7 can be 140mm. it has great cooling i put 7 cooloer master r4 red 120mm fans in it and turned them on full blast and wow was it cold inside the case. my only problem is the for the 80mm on the back side of the mobo. it wont hold a 80x25 it will only hold a 80x15 no big deal really i just didnt know it was 80x15 when i bought all my fans and case. over all i give ths retailer 5 always pull through and have great deals

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This case had some nice features, but also had some problems. The hard drives did not slide back far enough for the side cover to close without deforming the sata and power cables, which caused connection problems.

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I bought this case hoping that my Phenom II 945 & Radeon XFX 4870 wouldn't cook in my office. The three case fans really work well, and I only get nice, room temerature air flowing out of the box (sometimes, cool air) even with the system taxed for hours on end....... Nice case.

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When I read the product description it said it only comes with 2 case fans but mine came with 3 and it has room to put in 4 more 120mm or 140mm case fans if you feel like it. I don't run anything too crazy inside mine but I was able to fit my ASUS P5Q motherboard and rather large BFG 9800 GTX+ inside with absolutely no problem. Nothing but room temperature air comes out of this case even when I have been playing CoD4 for several hours.

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The tooless design is amazing. I LOVE the hard drive bays, you just snap them in and out. The rear panel component slots are really nice too, though make sure you know how to snap/unsnap them or they will break. This case came to me and the soft reset button was smashed in and broken. Whatever, I just took the button out and touch the naked button to reset. Also, the front panel of this case is a BIZNITCH to take off, it snaps in and out with pegs, so yea, put some muscle in it but be careful because you might just snap a peg out. all in all, very very nice and spacious mid-tower case. Fit my GTX 275 in here easy peazy, along the DX58SO motherboard. i7 is the way to go! 16gb ddr3 ram!! nuts!!

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This is a great case. It comes with 3 fans which is more than adequate for my needs. It has space for more. The case is tool-less. Well laid out, solid construction. Lots of room for whatever you have in mind.

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The case was a great choice for my first PC build. It has 3 fans (which are quiet), and great airflow. Along with the chip's stock cooler, it keeps a quad-core CPU cool. Can't go wrong with this case.

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I hope they will never stop making this case! Excellent cooling: I installed 2 more fans -120 mm a 750W PS, a 9800GTX+ video card, ASUS mobo, 1Tb WD HDD, Sony DVD, and 8 Gb DDR2, and the exhaust air is always cool! This is my sixth build, and this is, by far, the finest case I have ever worked with.

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I like this case because you can put Power Supply facing up or down, that cuts out alot of heat in the case. I all so add a 120mm fan to the uper set and had it blowing out, with the other fans. This case will never get hot, I have a Core 2 Duo E8400, with a Nvidia GTX 260, and all that comes out of my case is cooled air in a room of about 90-95. Only thing they could of did better is make the cable holder a little bit stroger. Other then that I love this case. --- My air flow is, 1 fan at the front blowing in and 2 fans on the side blowing out (one covers my video card, and one covers my CPU Fan) one fan at the back blowing out.(beside my CPU Fan)

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Great case but the 80mm fan that goes on the side needs to be thinner than the standard fan. It needs to be a 15mm. Just a heads up, the standard can be forced in but ti bends the case a little. Fantastic case though.

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This case is HUGE!!!!! more room than needed in most systems. Anyone that has any cons on this case DID NOT look at the photos and the specs of the case. It is exactcly as described and a great case and very well built. I wish it had this or that, but then it wouldn't be this case.

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First thing . This case has TONS of fan slots.tons of room also so if you have SLI GTX260's or better they will fit easily as mine did .Add a few fans (120 or 140)mm and you'll get lots of airflow .Psu fits on the bottom ..excellent design and easy to install everything you have. Butterfly Cpu fan fit /wo a Problem also . will have another one of these soon. Hopefully in the nvidia color scheme.