FIRST UK STOCK - COOLERMASTER CM-690-II ADVANCED DOMINATOR CASE

The biggest problem I can forsee is CM690-II or a Fractal Design R2?

Both have very different merits, suppose with the 2 options you get the choice.
 
For me the future upgrading / expanding potential of the CM690-II makes it a great choice and the price makes it a no brainer

plus the pictures don't show the removable hdd cage
 
I have had the original CM 690 for three years now and was going to purchase the Scout to complete my upgrade. But with the new HDD Dock, Cable Management, 6 Hard Drive Bays, and still retaining the things I love about my current 690, this baby has stolen my heart.

Case: Cooler Master CM90, Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-UD5P (BIOS F8c Beta), AMD Phenom II X4 955BE at 3600 MHz (This chip will only run DDR3 memory up to 1333), CPU Cooler: OCZ Gladiator Max, Memory: Geil Value Dual Channel Kit 2G x 2, DDR3-1600 MHz GV34GB1600C8DC (8-8-8-28 1.6v) due to chip restrictions this memory is running at (7-7-7-27 1.6v 1333 MHz), Graphics Card: Sapphire ATI HD 5850 1024MB DDR5, Power Supply: Jeantech Storm 700w SLI/Crossfire, DVD Writers: 2 x NEC AD-7240S 24x DVD+/-RW/RAM Dual Layer SATA Writer -Black Monitor: CRT Dell D1626HT, Hard Drives: 500GB Western Digital Caviar Green SATA2, Hitachi 300Gb, Hitachi 400Gb, Maxtor 300Gb, Maxtor 300Gb, Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX Soundcard - 124dB SNR Built in Headphone Amp, TV Card: Pinnacle PCTV 3010iX Dual Analogue + DVB-T, Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit, Case Cooler: Hiper Hiperflow Chrome Blade Blue LED 120 mm.
 
mmm i like it, but then i always use the cheaper CM cases for low cost builds. If i was building a gaming PC for someone i use the 690 anyway so unless it drops in price will continue to do that.
 
-Mike- said:
Do you guys have any more decent close up pictures of this case? Interested :)
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Your wish is my command.

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This seems a nice case, i have a normal 690 and this seems to have some nice improvements.

Shame i bought mine 3-4 months ago i would got this otherwise if i'd known this was on its way :(
 
pastymuncher said:
The built in Sata dock is a nice feature. Don't think i have seen that before on a case.
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I personally think the case looks better when there is a hard drive perched on the top.

Think this feature will be copied in a lot of gaming cases in the future.
 
Hey overclockers, I've had my 690 II case for about a month, have you received any complaints with the front audio ports ? My green port died a week or so back, it kept changing between plugged and unplugged when I moved the headphone connector about so I could see it is a manufacture problem so I set up the mic slot for headphones which have worked for about a week and now, still same problem, keeps fluctuating between plugged and unplugged. (All cables are correctly fitted. It seems that both ports have actual connection problems becuase if I move the headphone connect slightly whilst in the socket, it comes up as plugged in again and when pressure is taken away, it dies.

I love this case so much, Its amazing, but this problem is really frustrating. Any Ideas ? I've just spent over £1000 from you on an i7, I really don't want to spend anymore on a secondary front audio panel.
 
I don't get it? Looks boring and ugly to me and looks like the way cheaper cooler masters? Or is this a performance thing?
 
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