Soldato
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Calling all CM690 owners.
I have a low profile (15mm) 80mm fan to go on the side, under the mobo, but for the life of me i cannot figure out how to fit it.
Can anyone help?
Its a standard 'shape' fan, not specifically Coolermaster's own.
The grill has one bracket with 2 screws, i just can't understand how it goes in.
Also, for those who do have it fitted........does it make a difference to temps?
I love the CM690 case, i have 1 x front intake led 120mm, 2 x side panel 120mm intakes, 1 x top 120m exhaust, 1 x rear 120mm exhaust.
I DID have an Arctic Freezer Pro 7 cooling my Q9550 the fan was positioned toward the front of the case. But when i was cable tidying one of the pins broke, so i've replaced it with the intel stock high profile cooler.
I've not powered the pc up since this then, but with the freezer pro, my temps were a little erratic across all 4 cores, ranging from approx. 35°C (lowest core temp) idle to approx. 55° load. But there may have been 10°C difference between core 1 and say core 3 for example, at idle or load.
Any comments from owners regarding my situation please?

I have a low profile (15mm) 80mm fan to go on the side, under the mobo, but for the life of me i cannot figure out how to fit it.
Can anyone help?
Its a standard 'shape' fan, not specifically Coolermaster's own.
The grill has one bracket with 2 screws, i just can't understand how it goes in.
Also, for those who do have it fitted........does it make a difference to temps?
I love the CM690 case, i have 1 x front intake led 120mm, 2 x side panel 120mm intakes, 1 x top 120m exhaust, 1 x rear 120mm exhaust.
I DID have an Arctic Freezer Pro 7 cooling my Q9550 the fan was positioned toward the front of the case. But when i was cable tidying one of the pins broke, so i've replaced it with the intel stock high profile cooler.
I've not powered the pc up since this then, but with the freezer pro, my temps were a little erratic across all 4 cores, ranging from approx. 35°C (lowest core temp) idle to approx. 55° load. But there may have been 10°C difference between core 1 and say core 3 for example, at idle or load.
Any comments from owners regarding my situation please?
