Duda; Choose between CM 690 II Lite or NOX Hummer

[Raesan]

Well, that's it, I'm assembling a new desktop PC and I thought I was already decided on the CM 690, but when I recommended NEMO fans on the base and the top cover, I remembered that the Hummer allows 23cm fans on the front, side, and top panel. For me, silence is important, I wonder if the big fans will make too much noise. Also, the Hummer incorporates regulators for 6 fans, I would put a rheobus on the CM, and it includes support for SSDs (I'm going to put a Crucial M4) Cooler Master 690-II Lite NOX Hummer

[Nemo]

Well, these two boxes are very similar in terms of cooling performance, although the Hummer, being more modern, offers more fan sizes.
For silence, in theory, with a quality fan, it is always better the bigger the fan, as it will move the same amount of air with fewer RPM.
The lower fans make an important contribution of fresh air supporting the front intake and the upper ones help to evacuate the hot air that rises up, creating the so-called "chimney effect", neither of which are essential but highly recommended if you have openings for it.

Best regards

[elsaq]

Sorry for reviving this old post, but since it's open I won't open another one and I'll take advantage

I was looking at cases and I was also about to decide on one of these 2, although the 690 would be the II Advance, and the other the same, the NOX Hummer

Putting aside the ventilation, which I consider very good in both cases, which brand inspires more confidence in you? Quality of finishes? Will both accommodate large heatsinks for the CPU?

Thanks! Regards!

[CNCBCN]

the nox is wider than the CM so you would have fewer problems with beast coolers, but in the CM almost all fit (an orichy may not) as the brand is chosen by 90% of people and also for the finishes. I like the interior of the CM better (but beware, only if you don't mount more than two HDDs) and it's also cheaper
I vote for the CM

[Nemo]

CNCBCN, the limitation of the two drives in the CM 690 II is if you want to put a double radiator at the bottom, then you have to remove an HDD module. But if you don't want to put liquid you can put more, in general they are very similar, as I said before the Hummer being more modern has holes for larger fans but any of the two is a good choice.

Regarding the dimensions of the heatsinks in the CM 690 II, they can fit up to 17 cm high... this covers the vast majority of heatsinks.

Best regards.

[CNCBCN]

Nemo when I say that I like the CM distribution better but only with 2 HDDs it's because of that (that you can mount more disks is something I already know, up to 6) it's also true that the cable management in the Nox is much better than in the CM but it doesn't have much more (personal opinion) it's also true that the back of the CM is more waterproof. both have their pros and cons (and the one who has to like it is elsaq) but I still vote for the CM

[elsaq]

Thanks for the replies!

I think I'll go for the CM 690 II, probably the Lite version, I haven't seen what the big difference is with the Advanced for it to cost about 20-30€ more to be honest.

Currently I have a NOX with window, pretty basic, one front fan, one side and one rear, I think the change will be noticeable, especially for what I want, a case that allows me a lot of OC by air in the future pc, and the CM seems to be able to fulfill.

Thanks! Regards!

[incrediboy]

@elsaq:

Thanks for the replies!

I think I'll go for the CM 690 II, probably the Lite version, I haven't seen what the big difference is with the Advanced for it to cost about 20-30€ more to be honest.

I currently have a NOX with a window, pretty basic, one front fan, one side fan and one rear fan, I think the change will be noticeable, especially for what I want, a case that allows me a lot of OC by air in the future pc, and the CM seems to be able to fulfill that.

Thanks! Regards!

the cm 690 lite is a very good option, I'm sure you won't be disappointed with that case

[Raesan]

I think you choose well. In the end I opted for the NOX, because of the versatility of its fans and the controllers it incorporates. But it turned out to have some drawbacks;

-The rehobus does not allow you to stop the fans. True that not all do, but it is a characteristic for me very important that I overlooked.

-The 23cm fan it incorporates in the front seems noisy even at low rpm's, silence is no longer what you expect.

-The 22 and 23cm fans have disappeared from the market, so the holes become useless.

-The finishes are not robust enough for such a large case, sometimes it vibrates in a very annoying way.

The advantages;

-Spacious to the max.

-Cable management; you hide everything behind the motherboard.

-Fans everywhere, 12,14, 20, 22 and 23cm.

In the end I miss the quality of CoolerMaster.

[elsaq]

@Raesan:

I think you're choosing well. In the end, I opted for the NOX, because of the versatility of its fans and the regulators it incorporates. But it turned out to have some drawbacks;

-The rehobus doesn't allow you to stop the fans. True that not all do, but it's a feature that's very important to me that I overlooked.

-The 23cm fan it incorporates in the front seems noisy even at low rpm's, silence is no longer what you expect.

-The 22 and 23cm fans have disappeared from the market, so the holes become useless.

-The finishes are not robust enough for such a large case, sometimes it vibrates in a very annoying way.

The advantages;

-Spacious to the max.

-Cable management; you hide everything behind the motherboard.

-Fans everywhere, 12,14, 20, 22 and 23cm.

In the end, I miss the quality of CoolerMaster.

Your response was very helpful, I appreciate it

I almost decided on the 690, I say almost in case there's a case with similar ventilation, same quality but a slightly more eye-catching design (design is the last thing I look at, I prefer performance, but I don't want it to look bad just in case hehe)

Thanks! Regards!

[CNCBCN]

hala, problem solved Case Cooler Master DOMINATOR CM690 II Advanced - White

[Chemacaso_1964]

As you can see in the signature I have the CM 690 advanced, the difference is the dock station for 3.5" SATA drives, from the top, you can connect and disconnect SATA drives, hot, (well only one let's go), for me the finishes are very good, solid, very heavy, empty it seemed to have the pc mounted, cons that I found is that the rear window for the CPU, theoretically to be able to mount and unmount the heatsink mounts, is small, in the end you have to disassemble the motherboard, otherwise for me it is a good and elegant box :risitas:

!AMD Power!

[elsaq]

Looking at blank has its point lol even though I'll go for black and I'll put green lighting on it, in the Nvidia style xD (I've spent my whole life with Ati, now that I'm switching to Nvidia let's make it noticeable xD)

I'll tell you when I start saving money for the computer I want to build, I'm waiting for the LGA 2011 to come out to see how much they cost and the price drop of the 1155, but that's another story for other posts, I'll ask you when I'm going to build my new machine, for now I'll only buy the case xD

Thanks! Regards!

[CNCBCN]

well man, the purchase is a HAF X nVidia Edition - Cooler Master
:D:D

[CoUgSt]

@Chemacaso_1964:

contras that I found is that the rear window for the CPU, theoretically to be able to mount and dismount the heatsink mounts, is small, in the end you have to dismount the motherboard, otherwise for me it is a good and elegant case :risitas:

That is not suitable for removing the heatsink mounts. It is a hole for an 80x15mm fan

[Chemacaso_1964]

@CoUgSt:

That doesn't serve to remove the anchors of the heatsinks. It's a hole for an 80x15mm fan

Well now that you mention it ;D