CoolerMaster CM690 ATX Mid-Tower Case

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I bought this case as part of a Bare Bones system. This bad boy is heave but simple to install components. the Screwless system left me a bit worried that the Drives would vibrate and cause some noise but after 3 weeks use it seems to be as quiet as ever. And the blue fan in the front doesnt work but i didnt get this case for the blue fan so no bother for me. Also the PSU is mounted on the bottom so the cable to the Motherboard was just barely long enough. Might want to buy an extention cable if you want to hide all the cables.

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Love the case - it looks good but more importantly it helps keep a very hot motherboard, video board, and hard drive cool...

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The sheer amount of space, quality of construction and performance you get from this case more than justifies its purchase price. Its very easy to install upgrades with all the extra room - and if you are like me and use the graphics cards with giant fans that are being produced nowadays this case will give you all the room you need to let it breathe. The blue light on the front looks great as well, and isn't distracting at all like I might have feared at first. Great case!

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Pros: Sturdy case, great tool-less expansion slots, great fan options, and convenient cable management. Minor cons: 3.5 inch drive bays don't easily allow IDE drives, as I found when I tried to install an old drive to salvage. The IDE and molex cables conflict with the removable drive bays, causing them to stick out a quarter of an inch and not lock in place. Minor detail, the drive still worked fine. Overall: I love this case, easily the best I've had. It looks great, cools excellently with seven 120's, and isn't flimsy at all. Would definitely get more for future builds.

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Best case I've worked with yet. Plenty of room to work inside this monster. Three fans produce lots of cooling air and virtually no noise. Too bad it doesn;t come with handles on the top for transporting it. It's heavy! I added my own handles because this case will travel with me.

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This case is solid, Has plenty of room and the tool free design is great. If you notice people saying it didn't come with motherboard screws, There are two types of screws in the 5.25 drive bays. The screws towards the top are your motherboard screws, The screws near the bottom are your drive screws. This is a great case, I would recommend to anyone.

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Solid good looking case. Plenty of fan ports,comes with 3 fans. Fans make noise and are not effective if you are loading your case.Buy the ultra screw kit and you will have all the right screws and mounts.I am happy with the case and will buy another for my next project.

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I have built allot of computers, and I like this case. I would have given it all 5's, but the fans aren't that good, it doesn't have a slide out motherboard tray, and the case wiring isn't pre routed. I liked the price, hdd cages, mostly tool free install, fit/finish was good, and the blue led fan was a plus. I will keep this case on my list for my next build, and will recommend it to friends.

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Great box with plenty of room. The problem is the box contained no screws to attach the motherboard (only the lifters), and one fan cable did not reach the connector on the motherboard. Not a small box but on the large size.

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WOW, the picture on this page does not do this case justice. This is a beautiful case. Plus, there are not four 120mm fan ports. There are two 80/90/120/140mm ports on top, one 80/90/120mm port in the back (fan included), one 80/90/120mm port in front (fan included), one 120/140mm port on the bottom, two 80/90/120/140mm ports on the left side (one fan included), and one port on the right side behind the motherboard for a 80x15mm fan. That's a total of 8. Up to 7 120mm fans, or a combo of four 140mm fans and three 120mm fans. A must but case.

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This case is awesome. The fans are plenty and quiet. It even glows blue.

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For my 1st build this case was excelent to work with. I looked arround at other cases and either they were expensive and well built or inexpensive and felt cheap. This one is well made and sturdy. The side panels do flex a bit, but nothing to worry about. Yes there are a ton of spots to put fans (I have 4) With the PSU on the bottom (nice by the way) it is kind of hard to use the fans on the bottom. I also needed room for a large vid card. This one fit a GTX 260 with an inch to spare. Had to remove one of the cable management clips though. Also was not fond of the pci "tool-less" feature. The pin holding all the clips in place was a pain to remove, but I like the way screws hold cards in nice and tight anyway. Also I had a problem installing an 80mm fan on the MB side, the side panel seems to bow out a bit causing tention on both the panel and the MB tray. -Used Gigabyte MA790GP-UD4H ATX, 650W Corsair psu,GTX 896mb,(3)500GB HD,AMD 9500 quad,4GB RAM,Stock cpu cooler(w/arcticSi

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Great case for the bucks. very spacious, or should I say huge. not your typical mid tower case. Tool less design is great, airflow too but the clips for cable management are mediocre. I had to make few holes to be able to do a good cable management since Im using Corsair 750W PSU which has a lot of long cables. Anyway after painting it orange/black and removing some of the plastic and adding a side windows it looks great. I highly surely recommend this case.

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The case itself is really really sturdy. Comes with 3 Fans: One LED one in the front, and then 2 other 120mm fans (side panel intake and back exhaust). The fans it does come with are really really quiet, so if you are looking for a big, quiet case, this would be the one for you. Also comes with a semi-cable management ties. Plus it doesn't require any screws at all, everything is click here and click there. :D. If you are looking to put more fans in it, then definitely get the cooler master fans, they are the quietest.

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For a mid tower this is a big case! Which means its very heavy when its full. Despite the apparent size when you fill this thing with a full size MB, a large CPU fan and dual full size PCIe cards, there isnt much room for airflow. If you plan to fill it, get a few extra fans and a good modular power supply. Cooler master makes a good case- highly recommended!

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Good Case. Sturdy. Tooless works good but the case also includes screws for people like me that dont trust screwless designs. Only negative is that the PS is on the bottom and most additional power connections on a MB is on top. Buy a 4 pin box extension if you want this case.

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This case is AWESOME, if u need air and space get in the case.. because this case has a lot of space and you can add up to 8 fans, it made a great combination with my new Gigabyte EP45-UD3P Motherboard they work great together. even my DOG liked it ARF !! ARF !!

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This case was just delivered to me and OMG! This is by far the best case I have ever purchased. I cannot believe all the fan space, so far I counted 8. Not only that, the top and front is heavy mesh like grills, so air is getting in that way too! But keeps the dust out. Boy! my GTX 260 will rock in this case. Get this case. Has all the bells and whistle for an affordable price.

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Bought this computer case 1 year ago from tiger direct and it worth it. You must know that this case is not a midtower but a full tower. Good: Lots of space, personnalisable, strong, cold. bad: heavy

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A person can't say enough about this case unless they own it. The value for the $$ is good. Yeah, it's a little pricey BUT, it's not OVERLY priced like most gamming cases are. HDD's are easily installed and removed with NO tools, the same with cards. You can however, use screws to hold your cards in place if you so desire. Another nice feature is, the screws for securing things are actually MOUNTED inside the case. You simply remove as many as you need to secure your MB and if you should ever need more, you know RIGHT where they are. Having been engineered with liquid cooling in mind is a big plus for those whom may wish to do so, though you'll have to carefully plan out a cooling system, should you decide to go with that as space for the extra hardware will be at a premium. Lots of fan space should you prefer air cooling and comes with three fans preinstalled. The bottom mounted PS location may seem strange, but it's quite logical and keeps the case heat out of the PS. GOOD WORK!

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I have had this case for about 3 months and never had a problem out of it. I have two 260s cramed in there and they have never been over 60c

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One of the best cases ever designed. First the Power supply area is at the bottom of the case so it is center of gravity is low and doesn't tip over. every slot and drive bay is clip in so removing parts is very fast (and for me since i do computer repair and use my computer to troubleshoot parts and retrieve lost data from erroring HDDs this is a big plus. It has lots of space for fans and living in florida that is a must, but the OEM fans are noisy but that is to be expected at this low price point. The cable clips work well but you need long cables to make full use of them. All the metal edges are rounded so you don't cut yourself on everything. My ONLY beef with this case is how you fit the HDD into it. It can be cumbersome and annoying to remove other drives because you dropped the cable you were working with,now is it lost behind other stuff. But if you a budget gamer and want to spend your money on a better video card and still want a cool case. THIS IS YOUR BEST BUY!

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I never seen such crappy instructions in my life, the manual was terrible so I had to do everything myself. Some of the fans are really loud but other than that its a good case. I switched from a microfly case to this and it feels so much better. I like it how this case has a place where it has a place on the back of the case for you to insert your liquid cooling tubes from your external reservoir. So I might use liquid cooling when i have the money.

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I bought this case last night, put everything in, and it was easy as pie! This is one of the best cases I have used, and I've used many different kinds. Definitely recommend this case for novice or experienced builders...and for $80 bucks, you can't beat that! It may look like the hard drive brackets are fragile, but they become sturdy once the drive is attached. Power supply is on the bottom which makes it easier to organize cables. Cable holders are the only drawback to this case as they're too thin to hold a lot of cables. Go get this before it's gone!!

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Ok, if ANYONE is trying to build a PC as a first one or even if you already have built one, please look at this case. I used it as my 1st build, and its just an amazing case. The black finish of painting is very nicely done and this case just looks FANTASTIC. The best case. Great features and great quality and its not that expensive too. Very easy to use. The blue fan in the front is sweet also. The 3 fans on this case is more than enough to keep your motherboard chilled. This is an awesome case!