• Welcome to TechPowerUp Forums, Guest! Please check out our forum guidelines for info related to our community.

The CM 690 II Advanced Case Thread

Wrigleyvillain

PTFO or GTFO
Joined
Oct 13, 2007
Messages
7,702 (1.23/day)
Location
Chicago
System Name DarkStar
Processor i5 3570K 4.4Ghz
Motherboard Asrock Z77 Extreme 3
Cooling Apogee HD White/XSPC Razer blocks
Memory 8GB Samsung Green 1600
Video Card(s) 2 x GTX 670 4GB
Storage 2 x 120GB Samsung 830
Display(s) 27" QNIX
Case Enthoo Pro
Power Supply Seasonic Platinum 760
Mouse Steelseries Sensei
Keyboard Ducky Pro MX Black
Software Windows 8.1 x64
Some more pics. 2 shots of the rad installed and one first boot with wc installed :)

Could not orient rad other way due to mosfet sink though I think this works better anyway. Gonna have to move my optical drive however.

Man the orange on the PSU really clashes. Might remove the label though maybe just get a different one soon.
 

Attachments

  • P1240132.jpg
    P1240132.jpg
    200.2 KB · Views: 14,731
  • P1240133.jpg
    P1240133.jpg
    198.9 KB · Views: 16,325
  • P1240135.jpg
    P1240135.jpg
    200.7 KB · Views: 16,262

Icejon

New Member
Joined
Jan 13, 2009
Messages
122 (0.02/day)
Location
Los Angeles
That is one clean radiator installation. With the top mounting of 120mm fans, the radiator doesn't affect the motherboard installation. There is no overlap and its really low pro. What type of radiator is that?
 

Wrigleyvillain

PTFO or GTFO
Joined
Oct 13, 2007
Messages
7,702 (1.23/day)
Location
Chicago
System Name DarkStar
Processor i5 3570K 4.4Ghz
Motherboard Asrock Z77 Extreme 3
Cooling Apogee HD White/XSPC Razer blocks
Memory 8GB Samsung Green 1600
Video Card(s) 2 x GTX 670 4GB
Storage 2 x 120GB Samsung 830
Display(s) 27" QNIX
Case Enthoo Pro
Power Supply Seasonic Platinum 760
Mouse Steelseries Sensei
Keyboard Ducky Pro MX Black
Software Windows 8.1 x64
Yeah it fits really nicely. It's a Swiftech MCR220, 34MM thick. The Danger Den Black Ice II is 40mm, for example, though Im pretty sure that would also fit well.

Yeah can take a pic of bottom area tonight, though I don't think I want to remove my drive cage.
 
Joined
May 12, 2009
Messages
5,202 (0.92/day)
System Name Dust Collector
Processor AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Motherboard Asus B550I Aorus Pro WiFi AX
Cooling Alpenfohn Black Ridge V2 w/ Noctua NF-A9x14
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 3200MHz/CL16
Video Card(s) Power Color Red Dragon RX 5700 XT
Storage Samsung EVO+ 500GB NVMe
Display(s) Dell S2721DGF
Case Dan Case A4
Power Supply Corsair SF600 Platinum
Mouse Logitech G603
Keyboard Logitech G613
If only they included rubber grommets for the cable management holes like the 800D... it'd make this case that much better.
 
Joined
Aug 11, 2009
Messages
6,824 (1.22/day)
Location
Viking Land
System Name CosmosII
Processor Ryzen 7700
Motherboard Gigabyte b650 gaming x ax v2
Cooling BeQuiet Pure Rock v2
Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB
Video Card(s) Inno3d RTX 4070 Ti Super
Storage 1tb Corsair MP600 Pro XT
Display(s) 34" Ultrawide
Case Cosmos II
Audio Device(s) stock onboard thing
Power Supply RM850E
Software ½½
it would def be nice, but not something that holds me back.
 

Wrigleyvillain

PTFO or GTFO
Joined
Oct 13, 2007
Messages
7,702 (1.23/day)
Location
Chicago
System Name DarkStar
Processor i5 3570K 4.4Ghz
Motherboard Asrock Z77 Extreme 3
Cooling Apogee HD White/XSPC Razer blocks
Memory 8GB Samsung Green 1600
Video Card(s) 2 x GTX 670 4GB
Storage 2 x 120GB Samsung 830
Display(s) 27" QNIX
Case Enthoo Pro
Power Supply Seasonic Platinum 760
Mouse Steelseries Sensei
Keyboard Ducky Pro MX Black
Software Windows 8.1 x64
If only they included rubber grommets for the cable management holes like the 800D... it'd make this case that much better.

I suppose. As The Don said it's hardly a deal breaker.
 
Joined
Jan 10, 2010
Messages
241 (0.04/day)
Location
Dallas
Just buy some rubber lining to put in the holes if you are worried about it.
 

Wrigleyvillain

PTFO or GTFO
Joined
Oct 13, 2007
Messages
7,702 (1.23/day)
Location
Chicago
System Name DarkStar
Processor i5 3570K 4.4Ghz
Motherboard Asrock Z77 Extreme 3
Cooling Apogee HD White/XSPC Razer blocks
Memory 8GB Samsung Green 1600
Video Card(s) 2 x GTX 670 4GB
Storage 2 x 120GB Samsung 830
Display(s) 27" QNIX
Case Enthoo Pro
Power Supply Seasonic Platinum 760
Mouse Steelseries Sensei
Keyboard Ducky Pro MX Black
Software Windows 8.1 x64
It's hard to capture the bottom well with everything in there but hopefully the combo of these two pics will suffice. I guess you remove the mesh filter.
 

Attachments

  • P1230114.jpg
    P1230114.jpg
    198.1 KB · Views: 741
  • P1250136.jpg
    P1250136.jpg
    200 KB · Views: 830
Joined
Aug 11, 2009
Messages
6,824 (1.22/day)
Location
Viking Land
System Name CosmosII
Processor Ryzen 7700
Motherboard Gigabyte b650 gaming x ax v2
Cooling BeQuiet Pure Rock v2
Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB
Video Card(s) Inno3d RTX 4070 Ti Super
Storage 1tb Corsair MP600 Pro XT
Display(s) 34" Ultrawide
Case Cosmos II
Audio Device(s) stock onboard thing
Power Supply RM850E
Software ½½
i think it looks awesome, and it looks like it has very good cable manegement on the back, i know that 750TX has ALOT of cables,
 

Th0rn0

New Member
Joined
Mar 7, 2009
Messages
422 (0.07/day)
Location
Yorkshire, UK
System Name tehHulk
Processor Phenom II x4 955 @ 4ghz
Motherboard Asus M4A79
Cooling Heatkiller v3, MP220 Rad
Memory 8 gig DDR2 PC6400 Crucial Ballistix
Video Card(s) X2 ATI HD5770 1Gig
Storage 500 gig main, X2 300 gig and 250 gig media, 120 gig external (pron)
Display(s) x3 19" widescreen @ 1440x900 Each And a 17" widescreen @ 1280x800
Case NZXT Tempest
Audio Device(s) On board
Power Supply OCZ Stealth 600w
Software Windows 7 RC1 64bit
Benchmark Scores 15000 3DMark06
So want one of these cases! But I want a windowed model
 
Joined
Jan 10, 2010
Messages
241 (0.04/day)
Location
Dallas
Thank you for taking the pics. Now I am deciding between this and the Corsair 800d.
 
Joined
Aug 11, 2009
Messages
6,824 (1.22/day)
Location
Viking Land
System Name CosmosII
Processor Ryzen 7700
Motherboard Gigabyte b650 gaming x ax v2
Cooling BeQuiet Pure Rock v2
Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB
Video Card(s) Inno3d RTX 4070 Ti Super
Storage 1tb Corsair MP600 Pro XT
Display(s) 34" Ultrawide
Case Cosmos II
Audio Device(s) stock onboard thing
Power Supply RM850E
Software ½½
if you dont care about your money, then its the 800D you should take, thats one lean mean mofo,

but if you care about getting most bang for the buck then its the 690

but thats just me
 
Joined
Jan 10, 2010
Messages
241 (0.04/day)
Location
Dallas
Believe me, I hate spending a lot on a case, especially since I already have a UF2O case, but I kinda want to go back to a normal case.
 

Wrigleyvillain

PTFO or GTFO
Joined
Oct 13, 2007
Messages
7,702 (1.23/day)
Location
Chicago
System Name DarkStar
Processor i5 3570K 4.4Ghz
Motherboard Asrock Z77 Extreme 3
Cooling Apogee HD White/XSPC Razer blocks
Memory 8GB Samsung Green 1600
Video Card(s) 2 x GTX 670 4GB
Storage 2 x 120GB Samsung 830
Display(s) 27" QNIX
Case Enthoo Pro
Power Supply Seasonic Platinum 760
Mouse Steelseries Sensei
Keyboard Ducky Pro MX Black
Software Windows 8.1 x64
No one else here one of these yet? Ill post more pics soon, haven't made much progress last few days. Been gaming when I have free time. :)
 
Joined
Aug 22, 2007
Messages
3,547 (0.56/day)
Location
Terra
System Name :)
Processor Intel 13700k
Motherboard Gigabyte z790 UD AC
Cooling Noctua NH-D15
Memory 64GB GSKILL DDR5
Video Card(s) Gigabyte RTX 4090 Gaming OC
Storage 960GB Optane 905P U.2 SSD + 4TB PCIe4 U.2 SSD
Display(s) Alienware AW3423DW 175Hz QD-OLED + Nixeus 27" IPS 1440p 144Hz
Case Fractal Design Torrent
Audio Device(s) MOTU M4 - JBL 305P MKII w/2x JL Audio 10 Sealed --- X-Fi Titanium HD - Presonus Eris E5 - JBL 4412
Power Supply Silverstone 1000W
Mouse Roccat Kain 122 AIMO
Keyboard KBD67 Lite / Mammoth75
VR HMD Reverb G2 V2
Software Win 11 Pro
i wanna get one.
I loved my 690 and this one is sooo much better(and sooo much easier to carry around than my Cosmos S) :laugh: :shadedshu
 

Wrigleyvillain

PTFO or GTFO
Joined
Oct 13, 2007
Messages
7,702 (1.23/day)
Location
Chicago
System Name DarkStar
Processor i5 3570K 4.4Ghz
Motherboard Asrock Z77 Extreme 3
Cooling Apogee HD White/XSPC Razer blocks
Memory 8GB Samsung Green 1600
Video Card(s) 2 x GTX 670 4GB
Storage 2 x 120GB Samsung 830
Display(s) 27" QNIX
Case Enthoo Pro
Power Supply Seasonic Platinum 760
Mouse Steelseries Sensei
Keyboard Ducky Pro MX Black
Software Windows 8.1 x64
That's true. Even if you have water cooling.
 
Joined
Nov 27, 2007
Messages
28,880 (4.66/day)
Location
Miami, Florida
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero
Cooling ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 360 A-RGB // X12 Phanteks D30-120 D-RGB Fans
Memory G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series (AMD Expo) DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MT/s CL30
Video Card(s) ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 AMP Extreme AIRO
Storage Samsung Pro 980 2TB NVMe (OS and Games) // WD Black 10TB HDD (Storage)
Display(s) SAMSUNG 34-Inch Ultrawide 75Hz (Desk Games) // SAMSUNG 49-Inch Ultrawide 144Hz (Sim Racing Rig)
Case Phanteks NV7
Power Supply Seasonic Vertex GX-1200, 1200W 80+ Gold, ATX 3.0
Software Windows 11 Pro
I heard the obsidian comes with a built in workout. Shipping it is over 60lbs according to PPCS.
 
Joined
Jan 10, 2010
Messages
241 (0.04/day)
Location
Dallas
Still thinking about getting one, I just want to see it person before I buy it. Hopefully either Fry's or MC will have it next weekend and I can take a look at it.
 
Joined
Nov 27, 2007
Messages
28,880 (4.66/day)
Location
Miami, Florida
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero
Cooling ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 360 A-RGB // X12 Phanteks D30-120 D-RGB Fans
Memory G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series (AMD Expo) DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MT/s CL30
Video Card(s) ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 AMP Extreme AIRO
Storage Samsung Pro 980 2TB NVMe (OS and Games) // WD Black 10TB HDD (Storage)
Display(s) SAMSUNG 34-Inch Ultrawide 75Hz (Desk Games) // SAMSUNG 49-Inch Ultrawide 144Hz (Sim Racing Rig)
Case Phanteks NV7
Power Supply Seasonic Vertex GX-1200, 1200W 80+ Gold, ATX 3.0
Software Windows 11 Pro
Still thinking about getting one, I just want to see it person before I buy it. Hopefully either Fry's or MC will have it next weekend and I can take a look at it.

The Obsidian? If so I would like to see one in person as well.
 

Wrigleyvillain

PTFO or GTFO
Joined
Oct 13, 2007
Messages
7,702 (1.23/day)
Location
Chicago
System Name DarkStar
Processor i5 3570K 4.4Ghz
Motherboard Asrock Z77 Extreme 3
Cooling Apogee HD White/XSPC Razer blocks
Memory 8GB Samsung Green 1600
Video Card(s) 2 x GTX 670 4GB
Storage 2 x 120GB Samsung 830
Display(s) 27" QNIX
Case Enthoo Pro
Power Supply Seasonic Platinum 760
Mouse Steelseries Sensei
Keyboard Ducky Pro MX Black
Software Windows 8.1 x64
I think he is talking about the 690 II. At any rate, seeing a case in person definitely is a helpful option if you have it.
 

Wrigleyvillain

PTFO or GTFO
Joined
Oct 13, 2007
Messages
7,702 (1.23/day)
Location
Chicago
System Name DarkStar
Processor i5 3570K 4.4Ghz
Motherboard Asrock Z77 Extreme 3
Cooling Apogee HD White/XSPC Razer blocks
Memory 8GB Samsung Green 1600
Video Card(s) 2 x GTX 670 4GB
Storage 2 x 120GB Samsung 830
Display(s) 27" QNIX
Case Enthoo Pro
Power Supply Seasonic Platinum 760
Mouse Steelseries Sensei
Keyboard Ducky Pro MX Black
Software Windows 8.1 x64
DAMNIT lol

I'd be really pissed if I had to spend more than $20. For a case that's really not bad at all.
 

Icejon

New Member
Joined
Jan 13, 2009
Messages
122 (0.02/day)
Location
Los Angeles
Can you post some new pictures of the top cover on top of the fans? I would love to see temperatures with this setup. I wonder if you could fit a 180mm silverstone fan on the front area.
 
Joined
Aug 11, 2009
Messages
6,824 (1.22/day)
Location
Viking Land
System Name CosmosII
Processor Ryzen 7700
Motherboard Gigabyte b650 gaming x ax v2
Cooling BeQuiet Pure Rock v2
Memory Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB
Video Card(s) Inno3d RTX 4070 Ti Super
Storage 1tb Corsair MP600 Pro XT
Display(s) 34" Ultrawide
Case Cosmos II
Audio Device(s) stock onboard thing
Power Supply RM850E
Software ½½
woooohoooooo i'll be getting mine in 2 days :rockout: just got a mail from the supplier:toast:
 
Top