r/MontechPC

I just did little "upgrade" and now my LightFlow is "WoodFlow" 😁

I'm not a big RGB fan and I like to use wood in my builds, so now that fit much better 👌🏻

TLDR:

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX9070XT
2 x 16GB DDR5 Kingston Fury
1TB & 2TB WD SN770
MSI MAG B850m Mortar
Corsair SF1000
Montech Hyperflow Silent 360 AIO
3 x Phanteks T30

It's an awesome case and I like it a lot. Hardware seem to be feeling comfortable inside of it and Montech is in my top three brands now along Fractal and Jonsbo. It has a couple of small things I'd address, such as tight clearance between AIO radiator and motherboard (see photos), but it's a very small complaint and overall you get way more than what you pay for. Waaaay more.

Story time:

In the beginning of May I suddenly got an itch to swap my Jonsbo Z20 case for something else. Nothing wrong with the Z20 by the way, I'm going to re-use that for my other build. But, after slight room rearrangements my computer sits on the left from me now and this probably was the main reason that prompted me to start looking what's out there in terms of PC cases for the "left oriented" users.

Sure enough, there are not that many inverted cases and at first I thought I'd just put my white Fractal North on it's side and let my PC sit horizontally. It looked well at first, but at the same time it was slightly "meh". On top of that, this way would bring some complications in the near future when I'd upgrade (hopefully) to R7 9800x3d and liquid cooling solution would need to be introduced (as long as prices ain't going to go completely crazy by Christmas, yeah).

So, horizontal Fractal North wasn't appealing. Then, I've found Cooler Master Qube 540 in what CoolerMaster calls "Silver". In person, the color looks way off than what you see in adverts. It's rather creamy white, which I didn't like, so decided to order the "Black" gunmetal grey instead. It looked amazing, albeit a bit too bulky for its capacity. As I started building it, I remember facing major obstruction in installing AIO cooler: there simply wasn't enough clearance between the motherboard and radiator in inverted position. Plus, lack of fan mounting on the front panel, which is mainly taken over by the PSU made horizontally-oriented setup not ideal to me, so the Qube gone back also.

At this stage, I nearly gave up on the idea until I came across Montech Ten pre-order page on Scan UK website. £60 for what looks to be a well-engineered case? Interesting.

I didn't keep my expectations too high though as from my previous experience only Jonsbo's Z20 managed to pleasantly surprise me with the quality it's quality while costing way less than £100. I wouldn't even consider cases cheaper than that just a year ago, but it changed my perceptions about how much a quality case should cost.

A couple of review articles + Jayztwocents' review convinced me enough to get it and see what it's like.

When the case came through the door and got unpacked, I knew this case is not going back. It may not look unique by any means it's just a black box full of holes, but once you see it in-person, it looks like an expensive piece of a professional equipment. Must be the fine mesh and that satin steel cage finish.

It surely punches above its weight in terms of quality and layout flexibility. You can read all about the layouts on Montech's website if you want to. The layout I've gone for is M2 (liquid elite I think). It's pretty much the only layout you can go if you want the case internals facing you from the left hand side. Not that it matters in this particular case (pun?) as all panels hide most of the internals behind the mesh.

I'm no PC building expert, I've built maybe 20 - 25 PCs in total since I began tinkering with technology, but this build was one of the most challenging ones I've experienced. Sure, the odd layout doesn't help. It requires quite a bit of planning ahead. Most of the internals were transferred from Z20, but this time I decided to "cool things up" with an AIO cooler, which is a first for me as I always swore by air cooling. This added some complexity to the build too.

It took me three evening sessions to finish the build, so about 7 - 8 hours in total. Some of that time was spent experimenting with the PSU and AIO layouts, as I planned to install the PSU alongside the motherboard at first.

What one should know is that not every AIO with large pump block is going to fit in this particular layout and front panel cables for USB-A ports have no chance of fitting between the mobo and cooling radiator regardless of its' size, unless you use a flexible USB header extension. Even offset brackets don't help much, although without them the whole idea of M2 layout build would fall apart in opinion.

Even though I managed to install 360 AIO cooler in this case for futureproofing reasons (and I know is a complete overkill for R7 9700X), I have a feeling a 240mm would make my life much easier, although front panel + power button clearance issues would still remain. The USB port cabling solution was easily fixed by getting a USB header extension cable as mentioned above, which is way more flexible and fits inbetween the radiator and motherboard, while the power button connections were left as they are, albeit slightly bent. I've checked the pins after test fitting and they seem to be straight, so it's just the plastic housing of the power pins that seem to be flexing under the bit of pressure. Absolutely no drama there, but maybe Montech will address this in the future revisions.

I'm yet to do any stress test temperature measurements. To be honest, I hardly care about them anyway. During the 2-hour Wreckfest 2 session at 3440x1440 capped at 144fps, I could barely hear fans working. I actually had to look at the GPU to see if the fans were spinning, because at times the GPU's coil whine was the only audible thing coming from the computer. Right after I closed the game, AIDA sensors shown around 60 degrees for the CPU and 50 for the GPU, so I didn't bother looking further. Maybe one evening I'll run the OCCT and see what the temps are like under the stress.

PC specs:

MSI MAG B850m: Even in 2026, it's still probably the best choice in terms of quality/price/functions mATX board for AMD processors. At first I was slightly bothered by those bright yellow/greenish accents, but you can hardly see them. Nice.

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X: Very efficient and powerful CPU for my needs. Chose it originally for what I thought would be a tight cooling space of the Z20. With Montech case I'm hoping to get a R7 9800X3D soon.

Sapphire AMD Radeon RX9070XT: my first ever flagship card if you can call it this way and surely my most favourite one. Runs everything I want without breaking a sweat.

2 x 16GB Kingston Fury DDR5 CL30: Managed to snatch these in January just before their price crossed £250 mark. Not the best deal, but at the time of writing this, these go for double that.

1TB & 2TB WD SN770 drives: 1TB for OS and 2TB for games. Fast, reliable, don't require separate cooling loop like Gen 5 drives.

Corsair SF1000 (1000W) PSU: tiny, mighty and quiet. Can't go wrong with it.

Montech Hyperflow 360 Silent AIO: Might as well put the 9700X in the fridge, yeah.

My first AIO choice was Corsair Nautilus RS 360. But, the pump block wouldn't allow me to fit the GPU. Workaround was to keep the cap off, but this was an RGB version (which was oddly enough priced £15 less than non-RGB version during the Prime sale), so without a cap it didn't look quite right, let alone super bright as well. Being impressed by Montech, I saw this AIO on sale for nearly £20 less as well, so thought why not. Looks great and pump block leaves a bit of space between the GPU too. Win-win.

3 x Phanteks T30: This was a gift. I've been Arctic guy for many years now, but when I was given these, I knew I had to find a place for them. And sure enough, they've gone onto the AIO (sorry, Montech!), while Montech fans are playing the support role at the bottom of the case. Mega quiet and super efficient.

So?

Overall, I'm happy I came across this case. Montech really impressed me with their price/quality ratio and I hope they'll keep on doing great job for many years to come. As for me, when the next upgrade itch comes, Montech will surely be one of the very first brands to check out for their new stuff.

The case is the montech hs01 and the motherboard is the msi pro b760m-p ddr4

MONTECH put out a call for people interested in reviewing this case. I applied and they chose me as one of the reviewers! This is an awesome new ATX case coming in at a $59.99 price point. I was super excited to get to do this review it's my first time getting sent a product like this in the hobby I love being asked only to post my thoughts about it. I made a full YouTube video showing the case top to bottom, front to back, and side to side.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y_pgkEYTHDU&si=SrsckY7s_24jP2dX

My impression of the case is very positive. It has a lot to like about it. Let me know if you have any specific questions. Thank you MONTECH for a chance to review this case and good job on it!

I'm no stranger to Montech products and yet again they absolutely nailed it with this Red Dot winner of 2026 for product design which is Montech's first participation, and first recognition which I can confidently assume won't be their last. The Ten case is a ten year anniversary product marking a big and well deserved milestone for Montech. I've already gotten the chance to show this case to a few friends and family members and the first thing they comment on is how nice it looks, premium compared to other cases they either have or seen. Montech always delivers top notch products with fantastic build quality, great performance all wrapped into a fantastic price.

The Ten case is a highly modular small form factor case constructed of a wonderful mesh which both looks great and provides excellent airflow providing a nice balance between ventilation and aesthetics which would look good on any desk whether you're gaming or in a professional work environment. The modular case boasts an adaptive approach to building unlike most other cases. There's three main configurations with a vast 9 PSU positions, 7 GPU slots across the different modes and 3 motherboard positions. Ten comes in both Black and White colors, includes a single 92mm rear fan, and supports both Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX motherboards along with ATX, SFX-L and SFX PSU's. There's room to mount either two 3.5" HDD's or four 2.5" SSD's and GPU's up to 425mm horizontally or 410mm vertically.

M1 - the Airflow Specialist which maximizes cooling for high-TDP components using traditional air coolers up to 155mm in height.

M2 - Liquid Elite, designed for water-cooling enthusiast, supporting up to 360mm radiators on either the top or side. (Which truly baffled me. Again, what an amazing case.)

Itx3 - SFF Master. This layout focuses on the most compact footprint while still maintaining compatibility for essential high-performance gear.

Unlike the two previous builds I did for my brother and I in the fantastic K95 Pro case, the Ten lacks the fancy RGB, tempered glass, and large footprint. Instead you'll get something with a modern look and space conscious design. Every exterior panel can be removed without tools along with the single dust filter spanning the bottom of the case. Everything on the interior is VERY easy to get to where you can either remove or rearrange usually by just removing a small Phillips screw. I enjoyed every moment of building in the TEN case, I unfortunately however didn't get to do the build I wanted as life has unfortunately gotten in the way with a few financial things (Yay both car and motorcycle issues simultaneously lol!) and so I had to dramatically scale it back. But I have a boy who is an all around great kid and so I did what I could to get him a pc that he's been asking for. Eventually I'll upgrade it where I can when prices aren't so crazy but I'll list everything below. I'm thankful to Montech for providing this opportunity and case as well as to my friends who helped me out by selling me some old components. This PC will primarily be used for Fortnite, Minecraft and to create videos when I can get my boy an Action Camera as he wants to create adventure videos on his bike as well as stream games eventually.

Here's a list of components, I'll include the price at which I purchased them as well.

Case - Ten case - courtesy of Montech!

Mobo - MSI Pro B550M-VC WiFi - $79.99 from Amazon

CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 5500, Wraith Cooler included - $86.00 from Amazon - Want to replace with 5700X3D or 5800X3D eventually.

GPU - Founders Edition RTX 3060 TI - $120 from coworker

RAM - 16gb (8x2) 3200MHZ GSkill - Found in a drawer

HDD - WD 1TB for videos / extra games - Found in a drawer - Fine for now but may add larger if he starts recording a lot.

SSD - 250gb Samsung 850 EVO for Windows 11 / main games - $36 Bought from brother - Would like to add one or two 1tb NVME's eventually.

PSU - Corsair RM750X PSU - $?? Was in a box of components I purchased from a friend for $160.

Fans - Rear 92mm fan included with every Ten case

Fans - Side fans are 140mm NZXT AER RGB 140mm

Fans - Top fan is a 120mm Hyte fan

I'd like to replace the stock wraith cooler with the Montech HyperFlow Silent 240 eventually (or 360 if I can get a smaller PSU and fit it all) as well as replace the Hyte and NZXT fans with the Montech RX140 and AX140 PWM fans.

The Montech Ten didn't disappoint one bit at all and I'm excited to own it. I truly believe this is a case that will be sticking around our household and will go through many revisions as the years go on. This was my first build in a smaller form factor and I don't think any other case would have been as inviting and easy to build in as the Montech Ten. The Ten seems to be on the smaller side of mATX cases but larger than most mITX cases offering a nice in-between to both worlds. Again I think this case would look great in any environment, it'd work especially well as a living room pc too! I have loved everything about the case, if there was anything that'd I'd personally change or add, I'd just like to see a little more room in the back panel to make cable management a bit easier. I believe that could be done by adding just a smidge of extra width without changing the overall case too much at all. At the end of the day I HIGHLY recommend this case to anyone who is in the market for either MFF or SFF pc cases as it's a nice introduction to both worlds and has so much room to adapt to almost any change you make in the future.

Again, thank you Montech and to anyone who was willing to read my rambling review and future plans for the case. I'm very passionate about PC's and have fallen out of it for a while but this has been such a fun task and introduction to getting into the world of PC building again. I'm so thankful for the opportunity and to get back to tinkering. Thank you everyone and have a wonderful day!

My little guy helped me "test" the pc that he thinks I'm building for work. He said playing Fortnite was SO MUCH better than playing on a Switch Lite and he rated the experience a 10/10. He had so much fun helping. I ordered him a little desk and 1080p 120hz monitor which I will be surprising him with everything this next week!

title says it all really, the only gripe i have with these fans in my 95 king bro is when they are rotating due to the off center application of the sticker it looks like the whole fan is wobbling. i was wondering if anyone has removed these stickers and if so if it a nice smooth surface behind ? Please let me know what experiences you guys have had

I've tried a lot of things, and the 2 front fan LEDs and the vertical strip still not working. Just reassebled the entire PC and the montech hub on the backplate. Any ideas?

You don't get to see many RGBless builds these days, pure performance and nothing else ;)

For TG3, the built-in GF360 U REV single-frame fan is one of the key parts that supports cooling while helping make the build process easier.

Compared with installing multiple individual fans one by one, the single-frame design helps keep the setup cleaner and more straightforward. It also helps reduce extra cable management work, which can make a noticeable difference during the building process.

The fan also follows the clean and minimal style of the MONTECH GF series, keeping the overall look simple and organized without adding too much visual clutter inside the case.

What do you think about single-frame fans in PC cases? Do you prefer this kind of easier installation, or do you like installing separate fans individually?

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Purchasing Link:

US - Newegg: https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16811970053

US - Amazon, White: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H5FFJW8M
US - Amazon, Black: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H5F8GYQF