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Thank you to Montech for sending me the TEN to review. Included in the box were some AX120 and RX120 fans as well as the TEN, so I appreciate Montech for giving me accessories to help fill out the case. I have been wanting to swap my parts into something a little less flashy than my previous King 15 Pro case and the TEN seems perfect for that.

I will be sharing my build experience in the Montech TEN today with some pros and cons

GPU is zip-tied to keep PCIe power cables from interfering with the bottom case fans.

PROS:

• With all sides being mesh, the TEN allows me to keep all of my components cool.
• There are multiple options for setting up the TEN. I could have chosen to use this case in two different configurations with my parts, ultimately deciding upon the water-cooled variant.
• I am able to use an mATX Motherboard, ATX PSU, 360mm AIO, and either horizontally/vertically-mounted GPU in a compact, MFF case.
• Configuring the case was very easy because of the included manual.

CONS:

• Building in this case was not the easiest. I do not think a first-time builder would be as successful as veteran builders using the same parts I used in the same setup. Maybe they will, but I had to use some pc-building tricks to install some components.
• Using an mATX motherboard was tricky in this configuration. Using the 360mm AIO, even with included spacers, put pressure on some of the cables on the bottom of my motherboard.
• Although there is space behind the motherboard for cable management, I did not end up using it because there was no space around the motherboard to route cables behind it. All of my cables are routed towards the front and bundled up near the PSU.
• The PCIe power cables coming off of my vertically-mounted GPU were interfering with my bottom case fans, so I had to zip-tie the GPU to the AIO to hold it high enough.

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Overall, I am very pleased with this case. I have never worked with a case that is this customizable in a compact form-factor while only being SEVENTY US dollars. The Montech TEN enters a price-point usually associated with cases that carry concessions with it. The only concession here is that only one case fan is included. I see this as a plus, though, because that means I get to choose my own fan aesthetic.

Thank you again, Montech, for sending me the TEN to review. I enjoyed building in it, as it made me use a bit of brains to problem-solve installing parts like the AIO and GPU. This case will have its home on my desk until something new and exciting from Montech catches my attention...

Specs -

CPU: Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Cooler: Montech Lightflow ARGB 360

Motherboard: GIGABYTE B850M Aorus Elite WIFI6E ICE

RAM: G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB 32GB 2x16GB DDR5 6400MHZ CL32

SSD: Fanxiang S501Q 1TB NVMe SSD

SSD: Silicon Power UD90 4TB NVMe SSD

GPU: Asrock Steel Legend Radeon RX 9070 XT

PSU: Corsair RM850x

Case: Montech TEN White

Riser cable: Cooler Master Vertical GPU Card Holder V3 Riser Cable

Keyboard: Montech MKey PRO

Mousepad: GMP 101