Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced Case Review

Inside CM 690 II Advanced Edition

Both panels are fastened to the case using black thumbscrews, which is excellent. Before talking about the interior from CM 690 II we must talk about the two side panels, shown in Figure 9. The left panel has space for installing two 80-, 92-, 120- or 140 mm fans, while you can install an 80 mm fan on the right panel, to cool down the area behind where the CPU is installed. The case comes with only one spare air filter, which can be used with one of the left-side fans. They could have included a spare air filter for the second left-panel fan and for the right-panel fan as well.

Figure 9: Side p
anels.

The interior from the new CM 690 II is way better than the original CM 690, making it to be on a complete new category in terms of aesthetics and design. First, as mentioned, the interior is completely painted black, giving the case a very professional looks. This case comes with a big hole on the motherboard tray for you to have access to the backplate from the CPU cooler, allowing you to replace it without having to remove the motherboard, and four big holes for routing cables behind the motherboard tray. The motherboard tray also features several clips for holding zip-lock ties.

Figure 10: Overall look.

Figure 11: A view from behind the motherboard tray.

This case allows the installation of video cards up to 12” (30.5 cm) long. Cooler Master also points out that the CPU cooler cannot be more than 7” (17.7 cm) tall.