Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced Chassis Review

1. Introduction2. CM 690 II External3. CM 690 II Internal4. System Installation5. Testing Methodolgy and Results6. Acoustical Performance7. Closing Thoughts8. View All Pages

Today’s test system will give us a good idea of how well this case works in terms of thermal and acoustic performance.

Processor: AMD Phenom X4 965 Black Edition @ 4.0 GHz.
Motherboard: ASUS M4A785TD- M Evo
Cooler: Antec Kuhler 920
Memory: 4GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1800MHz
Graphics Cards: AMD Radeon 6450 HD (GPU @ 850 MHZ, Memory Clock @ 1000 MHz)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower 650W
Boot Drive: OCZ Vertex II 60GB SSD (OS only)

OS: Windows 7 Home Edition 64bit
Digital Sound Level Noise Decibel Meter Style 2

This case can accommodate up to ten fans, so there are plenty of upgrade options available.

For the thermal tests we used the case in its stock configuration, containing 2 x 140 mm fans, and 1 x 120mm fans.

If we were to add a further intake fan we would expect this case could handle a range of high end components. If you are thinking about a simple but effective custom-built water-cooled rig then this might be one of the best value for money cases with space for two radiators.

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