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post #12511 of 18713
6/30/10 at 10:33am
Stumbled upon this thead googling and decided to contribute
It's my htpc and hardware used is an Asus P5b dlx with an intel q6600,
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a gtx285 and a chieftec 560w psu.

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post #12512 of 18713
6/30/10 at 2:53pm
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Originally Posted by Markus View Post
Hm.. Regarding the painting of the inside of a case.. Can you just start spraying the goodness onto your case or do you need to give it a go with some sandpaper first and then start or something along those lines ?
If a go with some sandpaper is needed, what grit would be preferred, something rough or something really smooth-ish ?

Thanks, Markus.
Not sure about sandpapering it first if it is bare metal (someone else answer that one perhaps) but you must use self-etching primer on the case before painting. Self-etching primer will give the paint a surface to stick to and should result in a better quality paint job. A couple of coats of clear after you've sprayed the colour on go along way to help prevent scratches too. The more layers of paint the better, BUT not to the point that you can't re-assemble your case if you de-rivetted it lol.
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post #12513 of 18713
6/30/10 at 2:59pm
Sanding isn't necessary unless there are rust spots that need to be dealt with, but scuffing the surface with one of these type pads is definitely recommended. You can pick one up at any auto supply store, hardware store, etc.
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post #12514 of 18713
6/30/10 at 4:02pm
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Originally Posted by PapaSmurf View Post
Sanding isn't necessary unless there are rust spots that need to be dealt with, but scuffing the surface with one of these type pads is definitely recommended. You can pick one up at any auto supply store, hardware store, etc.
Alright, going to try to find one of those then and give the case a go with it.

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Originally Posted by spiderm0nkey View Post
Not sure about sandpapering it first if it is bare metal (someone else answer that one perhaps) but you must use self-etching primer on the case before painting. Self-etching primer will give the paint a surface to stick to and should result in a better quality paint job. A couple of coats of clear after you've sprayed the colour on go along way to help prevent scratches too. The more layers of paint the better, BUT not to the point that you can't re-assemble your case if you de-rivetted it lol.
Mm.. Might do this instead / aswell. Will have to decide tomorrow in the store but for now I'm off to sleep, got to get up early tomorrow (2 o' clock here already ) for work.
Got it dis-assembled (correct ?) already so when I get home from work tomorrow with the paint and primer/pad thingy I'll be going for my case.

Thanks for the replies.
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post #12515 of 18713
6/30/10 at 5:22pm
You need to use the scuff pad first, then self etching primer if you want the paint to stick. Otherwise it will start chipping fairly quickly and easily. Either one by themselves isn't going to work nearly as well.
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post #12516 of 18713
6/30/10 at 5:51pm
7 total fans
4 on 240mm radiator (push pull)
1 side fan on cpu
1 exhaust fan in back
1 in front

This is my first build - System is water cooled idles at room temps - This is not a gaming machine - Looking forward to building an i5-750 powered system and adding it to this case later this year.



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post #12517 of 18713
6/30/10 at 5:56pm
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Originally Posted by XtremeCuztoms View Post
anyone using the clear window for the CM690 II Adv yet?
advantage or disadvantage to using it?
i see it's only 24.99 @ TD
just curious, finally putting my CM690 II Adv together after it's been in the corner empty for 2 months.
epic........... that's why i always loved this thread..... make a post and totally ignored.

Thanks for the great info !!
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post #12518 of 18713
6/30/10 at 6:40pm
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anyone using the clear window for the CM690 II Adv yet?
advantage or disadvantage to using it?
i see it's only 24.99 @ TD
just curious, finally putting my CM690 II Adv together after it's been in the corner empty for 2 months.
I have the clear window but I swapped it out for plexiglass without the fan mount. I would imagine placing a fan on the glass would help with temps for your gpu. The fan mount on the original plexiglass is right between the gpu and cpu, maybe a little lower, so it wouldn't fit with a fan for me because of my cpu cooler. I paid that much from Cooler Master, I think everywhere else is the same price.


Edited by realcyberbob - 6/30/10 at 6:45pm
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post #12519 of 18713
6/30/10 at 6:41pm
XC, I've seen a couple of posts in this thread where people have it on their systems, but none of them made any comments about how they liked (or disliked) it from what I remember. It definitely looks a lot better than the one for the original CM690 though.
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6/30/10 at 7:07pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by realcyberbob View Post
I have the clear window but I swapped it out for plexiglass without the fan mount. I would imagine placing a fan on the glass would help with temps for your gpu. The fan mount on the original plexiglass is right between the gpu and cpu, maybe a little lower, so it wouldn't fit with a fan for me because of my cpu cooler. I paid that much from Cooler Master, I think everywhere else is the same price.
thx guy's... that was exactly what i was after. i was curious if the original clear window panel with the fan on it would be in the way of the cpu cooler or the card. i mean, it's only 24.99 and it's not a lot to spend, i just hate ordering it and have it come in to find out that i can't use it because the fan hit's the cpu cooler.

realcyberbob
i like that panel, might have to look into that one.. i just don't like the stock one, to bland...
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