Cooler Master RC690 Gallery

This case is most definitely worthy of it's own, independent thread-hell, if those P180 guys get their own thread, then we should have one too! At under $70, it's an absolute steal and an immense value for the money. The layout of everything is excellent, the case is well thought out, and overall I just can't think of anything else I'd rather have. Additionally, the 7 mounts for fans of multiple sizes (from 80 to 140mm) and the fan mounting on the rearside of the motherboard ensures that your hardware will stay very, very cool inside the 690.

The 690 is currently available at Newegg at the time of this post for $45AR+shipping. Watch out for free shipping deals, as they often pop up.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119137

Post your cleaned pictures here! This is my 690 after about 5 hours of thorough cable management.

MTA, mine arrived this afternoon. This should be a fun project. I spent some time looking the case over and planning carefully on how to wire this thing. The one question I had is I plan on replacing all the fan 4 pin molex connectors with 3 pin extension cable. I will be running 4 -140mm fans to the controller mounted in a 5.25" bay. Two on the top and two in the side panel. I am wondering if I could use a hot glue gun to tack the wires down in the channels of the side panel. The real question is a glue gun hot enough to melt the wires?

Your job gave me the inspiration to make this case as clean and tight as possible.

-Funk

Originally Posted by PornFlake

MTA, mine arrived this afternoon. This should be a fun project. I spent some time looking the case over and planning carefully on how to wire this thing. The one question I had is I plan on replacing all the fan 4 pin molex connectors with 3 pin extension cable. I will be running 4 -140mm fans to the controller mounted in a 5.25" bay. Two on the top and two in the side panel. I am wondering if I could use a hot glue gun to tack the wires down in the channels of the side panel. The real question is a glue gun hot enough to melt the wires?

Your job gave me the inspiration to make this case as clean and tight as possible.

-Funk

I don't have any fans on the side panel currently, simply because I'd rather not have to deal with a tangle of wires when pulling the side panel off. Additionally, there really isn't a good way to hide wires from side panel fans, especially with windowed side panels.

I'm going to figure out how to mount a couple of 120mm fans in the drive bays-most of that space is empty, and could make for some solid air intake because of the meshed drive covers.

here's mine.

Nice!

How's the clearance with that Zalman 9500? Can you still fit the top side panel fan with it in the case?

Originally Posted by Nitelife

Nice!

How's the clearance with that Zalman 9500? Can you still fit the top side panel fan with it in the case?

still have about 1/4" between the two plenty of room to for 2 fans up there.. i prolly need to buy another one when i find a 80x15 fan behind the mobo..

Here she is. I just replaced the stock front and rear fans with Yate Loon Super Silent 120mm fans, and installed YL SS 140mm in both top ports (exhaust), the bottom (intake), and the lower side panel (exhaust). They are seriously silent, except the front one is causing some noise but it is almost at my ear level (1-2 ft away).

brysig228, what fan controller is that?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Jaffa Cakes!

brysig228, what fan controller is that?

Thanks!

http://www.sunbeamtech.com/PRODUCTS/...20Windmill.htm

The website can be found here: http://www.sunbeamtech.com/index-2.html

Originally Posted by Jaffa Cakes!

brysig228, what fan controller is that?

Thanks!

yap it's the sunbeam.. got it from here. http://www.svc.com/cw-bk.html

Nitelife...it looks great Just goes to show that a little effort put in equates to some seriously tidy wires

Make this case all aluminum and offer a nice looking side window and I'd get it in a hearbeat.

NOTE** damn lian-li has spoiled me, and every steel case I see looks like crap!!**

Thanks, m3ta1head. Seeing your pictures when I began researching the CM690, convinced me to buy it over the Antec 900. I also mirrored your wiring scheme to keep it clean in there.

I'm not much of a lights and window case guy. Cooler Master did make a side panel with a window, shaped like a '7', but I think it looks like a$$. I don't mind the case being steel, I don't move it around, and its a bit of a work out when I do. I'd probably think differently if I owned an aluminum case.

I was contemplating the Cosmos for a minute, but my wallet brought me back to reality. I'd already spent more than enough putting the new rig together.

Woop, my AW9D-MAX died...that means I get to rewire the case for a shiny new IP35 Pro. Aside from the terrible, terrible placement of the firewire header, the layout of the board looks great and it should be a breeze switching over. I'll post pictures when it's all done. I might just not use the firewire header alltogether...I'll have to see once I drop the motherboard in the case.

I also got rid of the LED fan in front, removed the restrictive grille, and installed something with a little more oomph Finally, I mounted a bottom intake and another intake in the drive bay (you'll see, its awesome.)

Thats one fan sandwiched in between 3 gutted fans to make cpu cooling duct.

Nice, Psycho. I was thinking of doing a test of optimum fan placement. I think one of the review sites did a comparison using the three included fans in different mounting spots.

I figure I really need the 140mm intake from bottom (as the front 120 isn't getting much air past the HD bay, and the 140mm exhaust lower side to help my 8800gtx stay cooler. I'm contemplating getting one of those PCI slot fans too, as the VGA card stays around 57-59 C.

I bought 6 AC12025 PWM fans for 70$ and found I only needed 3. Then I decided to sacrifice a little quietness for some light and replaced one PWM fan with the stock led fan. I wish I knew that less would be more in the case of the RC690. With 3 slow turning pwm fans and no filters, the case will suck a piece of paper against the side and/or the front of the case.

Where do the 140mm's fit in this case
from the pics ive seen seems they could go any where with all the holes around the spots where the fans mount


I have one on the way from fry's

waiting on 6 green led antec 120's

i have a CM geminii sitting here i need fans for

thinking about picking up 2 of these for the case and using 2 of the antecs on the cooler

http://nexfan03.stores.yahoo.net/yat...-case-fan.html

pretty cheap

The two top, two side, & bottom (by PS) all fit 140mm fans, tmaxx.

Check out this link for a cheaper price on the Yates, with free shipping.

http://www.yesbuy.net/yate-loon-140-...3pin-4pin.html

Thanks for letting me know where the 140's will fit

Just found out nexfan has some craptastic feedback on almost every search i came up with


Just bought 2 from yesbuy Ill give them a try

thanks again