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Test: Einzeltest: Cooler Master CM 690 III
Zitat: As we said, it´s getting harder and harder for cases to really stand out as something special in this part of the market. Over the past few years we´ve seen cases here from almost every major manufacturer gradually establish a baseline level of build quality, ease of use and features that is really quite good. To be clear, this is not a complaint, as it gives users a raft of quality chassis to choose from, meaning you can generally make a reliable selection based on the design that most takes your fancy and the exact feature set that meets your needs, without compromising on much else. However, it does make our job trickier and more nuanced when it comes to recommending what you should actually buy. Click to enlarge Anyway, with our philosophising about the case market out the way, the CM 690 III is another strong contender in the mid-range market, but not quite one that can claim to be the one case to rule them all. The tried and tested design holds up well to modern eyes (again, a windowed version is available too) and the build quality is a reminder of what gave Cooler Master a sterling reputation to begin with. It´s well covered when it comes to features too, thanks to a heap of fan mounts and filters, good connectivity and a flexible interior with lots of storage options. Building your system inside is easy, as is tidying it. Our main gripe is the out-of-box cooling; of course, you have ample room to improve upon this, but even so some faster fans with a simple fan controller solution, as with the Arc Midi R2, would have opened the chassis up to a wider range of users. We´ve also seen better water-cooling support in cases of this size. You might accuse us of nitpicking there, and you might well be right, but it´s a necessity with so much choice available. Nevertheless, if the CM 690 III matches your aesthetic and feature criteria, there´s little to be disappointed with, and we´re happy to recommend the purchase.
