CM690 II (Tower Height)

[stahlhart]

For those of you who own one: what is the tallest tower cooler that will fit with the case closed?

Width of the case is about 213mm, and I guess I'd be subtracting from this the thickness of one side panel and the approximate height of the CPU's top surface when seated in the motherboard.

I'm looking at the Thermalright Archon, which is 170mm tall. I might end up (weather permitting) taking a trip to MC tomorrow and taking some measurements on the display unit.

 

[nyker96]

I know thermalright VX fits in this case, seen some builds w/ it. that is about 160mm tall. Even the top of the line Thermalright super cooler the TR Silver Arrow is just 160mm tall, if you getting the older Archon, I'd just go for the Silver Arrow which will fit.

here's video of a guy w/ Silver Arrow and CM690 II:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtutzGUaNWg

 

[stahlhart]

I was looking at the Archon primarily for RAM heat spreader clearance reasons (P67); I'm planning on going with either Ripjaws or RipjawsX in my build.

I'll take a closer look at the Silver Arrow, though... I guess if the underside of the fan can clear the RAM like the Archon will, it should work also.

 

[mv2devnull]

According to the CM pages, both original CM690 and "CM690 II Advanced" do have at least 176 mm. Their "CM690 II Basic" page lacks data.

 

[Makaveli]

My TRUE fits fine in the case.