Ermm, is it just me or are the dimensions of the case not listed? To some of us, space is consideration ;)

I have had one of these for a week or so, a massive upgrade from my coolermaster rc330 elite case.

I have all the fan bays filled, all at minimum speed, and the case is still quiet. I have added some sound deadening from the Sileo range of cases though behind the drive bays to try and cut down on hard disk drive noise.

Am very impressed with it :)

Pics: http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll9/gcwebbyuk/PC/690/

Nice pics there gcwebbyuk - they've made me like it even more.

Cases obviously don't get updated as much as all the electrical gubbins, so this has gone near the top of my list for my next build...

NIce review but those damn cables down below puts me right and besides the case is way to small for me. Nice case for a small set up

Not a bad case, and they've seemed to miraculously fixed those quality issues of yesteryear.

Originally Posted by trig
odd to see a performance score of 7...

7 is Worth Considering, in our score guide, and that's the most appropriate description. After all, it's not like our PC was even close to overheating.

And, to prove we haven't gone mad, the Fractal Design case was a bit worse at cooling, and that got a 6 for Performance.

i might pick one of these up as a replacement for my antec900 v1 ( which i might add does a better job at sucking up household dust than our dyson - my gtx260 full load temps were starting to exceed 80c :( , blew it out with an airline in work and was amazed at the huge amount of dust that had got inside the cooler - it's now back running at 59c full load wiith a lower fan speed as when it was new - i'll never by a case without dust filters again..... )

Seems to address most of the CM 690's short comings (with the hard drive cage, radiator fitting and flimsy parts i.e. power button) but I still don't like the fact you have to pop the tabs to get the top panel off, that was one of the first thing that broke on my CM 690, a screw system - even though its less convinient, is what I'd prefer (or a thumbscrew system, then its still tool-less)

Originally Posted by tonyd223
Hey - no backlash - it's a nice case that of course will perform better with more fans. Would have liked to have seen dust filters on the side panel as that's the obvious initial fan upgrade. Still think these cases (in light of terabyte HDD's) have too many HDD slots, and also too many ODD slots as well - would be nice to see a much smaller case - but that's just my current madness...

Nice review, nice case - Coolermaster can do no case wrongs at mo

i agree, why only a dust filter on the main intake? granted the side panel dust filter for me only gets dusted maybe every third dusting the front ones get, it still does pull in quite a bit... and its more of a finer variety too, that loves to cling to heatsinks. Even if they weren't offered standard, they should at least leave mounts for the filters so people can purchase them later (the antecs are pretty good with that, 1200 and 902 include side filters even without the fan)

aside from that, looks good for a low price point.

Originally Posted by Omnituens
Still only has 7 PCI slots :/

Was disappointed to find my 840 only had 7, meaning I can't use a dual-slot card in the bottom PCI-e :(

If I had the tools to cut a slot, it could fit at the cost of the lower support brace.

I have this case and it as 8 PCI Slots with the 8th one conveniently placed horizontally which I use for a com port. This is another great feature of this case that makes it unrivalled when it comes to cable management.

I've just bought this case, it's sweet but does anybody know how to take the top off it, where theres a 140mm fan?

nm i figured it out