Whats the Best CM 690 Case variant?

[RobertPters77]

Hello, I'm interested in purchasing a Case for a build. I have settled on the Cooler Master 690 series of cases due to Rotated Hard Drive Bays & how good my last experience was with cooler master products.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...rder=BESTMATCH

Out of those 3 I can't seem to decide. Price is not an Issue to me, it's that I need some opinions and/or suggestions from people who have used any of these 3 cases.

How was the initial motherboard mounting?

Are Hard Drives easily swappable?

Are Optical Drives easy to mount/dismount?

Is their enough room for a long videocard? I.E. 5970.

The onboard case wiring,was it easy to install and manage?


I plan to install a cooler master v8 heatsink aswell.


Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

[stahlhart]

CM has it divided between Basic and Advanced -- there are short videos on CM's U.S. site explaining the differences. The nVidia Edition is just the Advanced with some additional bling.

I was initially going to go with the Advanced, but now I'm leaning more towards the Corsair 600T, as the opening for the motherboard panel seems more appropriate for the location of the CPU on P67 boards.

 

[Rhezuss]

I have the CM690 II Advanced and love it.
Got it for 100CAD 3-4 months ago and I don't regret it.

Really fun to work with, lost of place, excellent cable management, black interior (although the paint quality is meh), great look, lots of expansion slots, excellent airflow with stock fans and amazing with additionnal fans, top SATA bay, eSATA plug, front led can be turned on/off with a button, comes with nice accessories, etc...

Really for the price can't go wrong.

 

[MrK6]

Another vote for the 690 II Advanced. The extras it includes are worth the ~$16 or so you spend IMO. It's an amazing case for water cooling, but it's a great setup for air cooling as well.

 

[Zap]

I have a spare CM 690 II Advanced sitting in my garage. It gives you a lot of features for the price. It can handle two 2x120 rads for liquid cooling, plus even has a HDD dock on the top.