you may have come to realize that computer components are incredibly expensive
duh right it comes to the point that when you see something
incredibly affordable you question is this any good is it going to work in a day or two or a
month or two you might not buy it because it's so affordable for example a computer case a lot
of us don't realize how important a computer case is for so much airflow component length and height
and what can actually fit inside of that case so sometimes we spend a lot of money on a case
what if i were to tell you there's an incredibly affordable solution that looks very familiar today
my friends i bring you an unboxing and a overview of the Montech Air 1000 LITE it's been a little
while since I’ve reviewed Montech cases they've always been awesome but because of that because
it's been so long are they not so great anymore well we're going to find out today just first off
what comes in the box and then in my next video we're going to do a complete build inside of this
case so you can see just how good or how bad it is let's get started the Montech Air 1000 LITE
we can see the case right over here Air 1000 LITE with good value mod tech and normally we can see
all the specs right over here but with all the tape and everything it all ripped off along the
back over here they talk about the series and then a few of the features here and then the front of
the case now as i mentioned in the intro it's a very familiar looking case so let's go ahead
open it up the last few cases I’ve reviewed have been white so this time i chose black
and monte did send this to me
so comes with the usual foam
and the case wrapped up
all right so along the side we can see the tempered glass side panel okay
then along the front we can see the mesh filter with a Montech logo right down here now the side
panel is removable or the front panel i should say is removable two little pegs up here and then two
little sliders down here you can see right up here the pegs and then right down here the two sliders
just slide right in here and slide it right up here to lock it we can see a front mesh
behind it two 120 millimeter fans and you can add a third right over here
this will support three 120 millimeter fans or three 140 millimeter fans
a solid black side over here
and then a standard rear looking on the back seven ports right over here it comes pre-installed with
a 120 millimeter fan that is the largest fan you can put in there though it is adjustable
up and down and then down here a standard power supply which can be up to 180 millimeters in
length or 200 millimeters if you remove the hard drive cage and I’ll show you that in one second
it actually has a little ribbon right over here just kind of cool so you can
open up the side panel
the side panel also comes off so you could just lift it
and just take it off and then when you want to you could put it right back in might be a little
awkward at first but you have to line at the top and at the bottom right here and right here
now the case supports an ATX motherboard then it can also go down to a micro ATX or a mini ITX
motherboard the case can support up to a 340 millimeter video card
but if you're using a radiator up at the front the video card can be no larger than 320 millimeters
then comes in here with the manual let's go ahead remove this side the rear panel
it was almost completely toolless but they put in the screw a little tight
and it does have a little handle here so you can more easily remove the rear side panel
coming around to the back we can see a spot for two SSD’s
you can see that and slides back in pretty easily as well just like a door
and you screw it in and you're good now there are two grommets right over here two rubber grommets
then there are two grommets right up here so you can fit cables through as well as one up here
that you can fit all the front aisle cables through
there are two velcro three velcro ties right over here for cable management which is great and then
right down here you can fit one two 3.5 inch drives or two additional 2.5 inch drives
the bottom one will have a little slide in and out tray then it comes with this box of accessories
now inside of the little baggie that comes inside of the little white box
we'll find a few little things so first off this is one of the greatest inventions
ever this helps you get a standoff either screwed in or unscrewed from your case here
is the phillips head just put that there put in a standoff right in here and screw it into your case
even if you don't need this at this point go ahead and put it in a box where you won't lose it
another incredibly important thing that a lot of people toss they don't even know how important
it is a speaker cable not something you're going to be listening to but for when you power on your
machine if it doesn't completely power on chances are it's going to give you a post beep a power on
self-test beep beep beep beep beep that'll mean something or whatever they sound like so this is
very important as well something also to save put on the side they include five of the teeny
tiny zip ties very nice for cable management then they include eight 3.5 hard drive screws
six power supply or pci expansion slot screws as well
and then 33 motherboard and SSD screws
and if there wasn't enough inside of the case already a velcro tie so you can tie together
some more cables for cable management also with Montech’s logo now as i mentioned right down here
you can fit up to a 180 millimeter power supply down here they have an opening so that it can
breathe and there's also a filter here if you had a larger power supply you can just remove
this tray and fit up to a 200 millimeter power supply so it's great that they give
you the feature you're not just locked out coming along the bottom on the power supply shroud we'll
find a little opening here for the side window of a power supply as well as the Montech logo
and Montech’s silk screened onto the power supply shroud now the bottom of the case we can see here
the feet will give us about an inch of clearance that clearance is for the bottom of the power
supply so it can breathe a little bit better now i mentioned there was a filter towards the bottom
the filter is easily removable and washable just wash it dry it
pop it back in here and you're good each of these feet have rubber pads to keep it from sliding on
your desk coming along the front of the case we'll find right up here a power button a reset button
led microphone headphones one USB 2.0 port and two USB 3.0 ports
now there's actually something hidden right in front of you the entire time
the front filter that easily slideable filter covered up these fans right up
here towards the front of the case removing that gives you complete access to all these
fans so you can remove them or add more and when you're done
slide it back in
and that's it now along the top here we can see a magnetic filter okay we can remove that
we don't need to have it installed all the time the top will support a 120 millimeter radiator
a 140 millimeter radiator up to a 240 millimeter radiator now if you don't want to liquid cool this
unit you can instead put two 120 millimeter fans up here or up to two 140 millimeter fans now up
at the front we can fit a 120, 140, 240, 280 up to a 360 millimeter radiator if we didn't want
liquid cooling up at the front we can put three 120 millimeter fans or three 140 millimeter fans
at the very rear we can put a 120 millimeter radiator and if we don't want liquid cooling
at the back we can put a 120 millimeter fan now unfortunately that is the smallest
and the largest you could fit there now while you can't fit a radiator down here
you can put up to two 120 millimeter fans you'll notice a little cutout right down here
and then the holes for those fans as well on the bottom of the case you'll notice there's one
two three four holes that you can slide cables through these are always great to have
as well as the very front over here which you can put a radiator but if you don't use it
for a radiator like you would slide one right in here you can use it for additional cables now the
very top of the case from the rear of the case to where you would screw in a radiator you're given
almost two inches of clearance two inches is incredibly important because when you've built
a system at times you have the four pin or the eight pin eps cable that will hit the radiator
or you might have a heatsink that gets in the way of that radiator as well so that is a great
addition from Montech as well and you'll see that in the build video coming up next aside
from that inch of clearance from the very top we're also given almost two inches of clearance
from the top i o to the top of the case so that definitely allows for a larger radiator
or in some cases any radiator to fit now as i showed you along the rear here are those
two rubber grommets where you can feed cables through in or out and then those two grommets
right up here without the rubber another one right over here the cutout back here where you can fit a
back plate on the back of a motherboard is about eight inches wide it covers almost the entire
top of an ATX motherboard that's pretty awesome there's a ton of space back here
and then right back here is where you lock your PCIE slots now if i were to undo those screws
you can slide it out like that also to have access to all these screws here
and coming around the back for all the i o cables we have the standard motherboard cables
the power led reset switch power switch and led switch during the build i go into great detail
showing you guys where these go connected then a three pin fan header cable another three pin
fan header cable so two three pin fan header cables for the two installed fans a USB 3.0 cable
a USB 2.0 header and this one is front panel audio so the Montech Air 1000 LITE unlike the
more expensive cases because of its cost it's not using aluminum or anything the side panels
are steel and then the front there are plastic accents as well this is steel the top is steel
but the these pieces are plastic that's pretty common it's not aluminum so it's not going to
cool as well now one thing that has me a little concerned and mind you
it is a 70 case so it's incredibly affordable is the two fans that are in the front
and the fan in the rear they are three pin so they're not PWM fan they might be a little loud
I’m not sure just yet I’m going to build on it very soon stay tuned for that but at 70 dollars
you can buy whatever you want and it's still going to be cheaper than very similar cases
aside from the fans and maybe the steel but I’m okay with the steel material i think it's
an awesome build I’ve never seen a little ribbon here now mind you i have seen this hinge before
and it is very nice it while it does have little pegs to keep it locked in there
it's also magnetically backed so something happens with that little peg
the magnets will take over now i didn't take off the
that sounded awesome i wanted to leave it for last hold on
beautiful so just makes it even more beautiful now i just got zapped
a few times probably because of that so very important for the build ground yourself
but that will be coming soon i will be building into the Montech Air 1000 LITE
and I’m going to walk you through that the entire build process so stay tuned for that
let me know down in the comments below what you think about this case especially for seventy
dollars it does come in white and black I’ll have links to where you can find it on amazon as well
they are affiliated links and then also where you could find the premium and the silent as well and
if not they're coming soon so stay tuned for more on this Iggy with ThisBytesForYou out, see you guys