DeepCool CH690 DIGITAL vs DeepCool CH690 LCDcomputed

Datasheet figures next to each other, and the airflow balance, pressure verdict and case air heating that the fans in each box compute to behind that case's own front. Calculated with the CaseFlow model, not measured.

Side by side

DeepCool CH690 DIGITALDeepCool CH690 LCD
FormATX mid towerMid-tower
Volume59.6 L59.6 L
Dimensions481 × 240 × 516 mm481 × 240 × 516 mm
Frontsolid solid or glass frontsolid solid or glass front
Fan mountstop 3 × 120/140, rear 1 × 120/140, side 3 × 120/140top 3 × 120/140, rear 1 × 120/140, bottom 3 × 120/140, side 3 × 120/140
Radiator supporttop 420 mm, bottom 360 mm, side 280 mmtop 420 mm, bottom 360 mm, side 360 mm
Dust filtersbottomtop, bottom
GPU length450 mm450 mm
Cooler height182 mm182 mm
Stock fansnone3 × stock fan (side), 1 × stock fan (rear)
Stock airflow, max rpm––
Stock pressure verdictships without fansstock fans named but no datasheet - nothing computed
Case air at 290 W––
Stock fan noise––
All mounts, reference fans176 in / 264 out CFM 3 / 4 mounts338 in / 264 out CFM 6 / 4 mounts

With a reference pressure-optimized fan on every mount the CH690 LCD moves more air. The CH690 DIGITAL ships without fans, so only the mount capacity row compares. The stock fans of the CH690 LCD are named without figures behind them, so its stock columns stay empty. The pressure verdict describes the stock fan set, not the case: stronger or extra intake fans in the free mounts, or slower exhaust fans, turn a negative balance positive.

CH690 DIGITAL — mounts and stock fans

side mountsTOPBOTTOMREARFRONT · solid

CH690 LCD — mounts and stock fans

side mountsTOPBOTTOMREARFRONT · solid

Case air heating with the stock fans — computed

Neither ships with fans the model knows, so there is nothing to plot. Open them in CaseFlow and add fans.

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How these numbers are computed

Each stock fan contributes CFMmax · derate · rpm/rpmmax behind its wall's mounting class: filtered mesh front and side mounts as dust filter, bottom as floor + filter, top and rear as open grille, solid and glass fronts as side-slit intake at roughly half of a mesh front. Front, bottom and side blow in; top and rear blow out.

MountingAirflow bladesPressure-optimized
Open grille0.88 (0.80–0.95)0.88 (0.80–0.95)
Dust filter0.70 (0.60–0.80)0.78 (0.70–0.86)
Floor + filter0.64 (0.52–0.74)0.72 (0.62–0.80)
Solid or glass front0.50 (0.40–0.62)0.58 (0.48–0.68)

Worst case sums intake at the low end of each band and exhaust at the high end; positive there means positive regardless of how the estimates fall. Case air: ΔT = 3.1 · W / throughput (m³/h), with an open-cooler GPU putting its full board power into the case air plus board, RAM and drives. Capacity puts a reference pressure-optimized fan on every mount at max rpm — 120 mm 60 CFM, 140 mm 75 CFM — a generic good fan, not a product.

Mount counts, radiator support and clearances are datasheet figures. Nothing here is measured; the same model runs in CaseFlow.