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New Montech King 65 Pro, King 95 Mega, Sky 3 PC Cases | Computex 2024

New Montech King 65 Pro, King 95 Mega, Sky 3 PC Cases | Computex 2024jimmy_thang June 5, 2024
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Montech showed off a new $64 case, a case with 2 80mm fans, a chassis with a sunken area for fans, and more​


The Highlights

  • The Montech XR is an ultra budget case starting at $64
  • At $90, the King 65 Pro is like a cheaper version of the King 95 before it
  • The Sky Three features 2 80mm fans towards the front bottom of the case
  • The HS01 is a $100 case that features a sunken area for fans at the bottom of the chassis
  • The HS01 Mini is a MicroATX case with a weird fake leather design and an optional handle

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Intro​


We recently had the chance to check out Montech’s Computex 2024 booth and saw 6 interesting cases.

Editor's note: This was originally published on June 5, 2024 as a video. This content has been adapted to written format for this article and is unchanged from the original publication.


Credits​


Host, Writing​


Steve Burke

Video, Editing​


Mike Gaglione

Vitalii Makhnovets​

Writing, Web Editing​


Jimmy Thang


Montech XR​

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First up is the Montech XR, which is a super budget case starting at $64. The case is like the Montech Sky Two, but scaled down.

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There will be 2 variants (a mesh and non-mesh). The mesh option costs $70 and comes with wood paneling. The mesh version also comes with 4 fans (3 120mm fans in the front and 1 120mm fan in the back).

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The non-mesh variant comes with 2 120mm reverse side fans and 1 120mm ARGB fan in the back.

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The Montech XR’s PSU shroud has perforations and holes.

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And the back has a cover for PCIe slots.

The Montech XR just released and we plan on getting it in to review soon.

King 65 Pro

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Next up is the King 65 Pro, which is a follow up to the King 95 but more affordable.

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The biggest change has been made to the front panel. Whereas the King 95 has a curve to its glass, the King 65 Pro does not. There’s actually a bit of a gap between the 2 pieces of glass from what we saw of the display unit but we guess that goes with the cost-savings territory.

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We also noticed some small alignment issues as well.

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The dual-chamber case comes with 3 fans (1 120mm in the rear coupled with 2 side reverse 140 fans).

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The King 65 Pro uses dark-tinted glass.

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And there’s lots of perforated holes on the top of the case.

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The King 65 Pro is targeting a September/Q3 release date with a price of $90.


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Sky Three

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Next up is a prototype for Montech’s Sky Three case.

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What makes it interesting is that the case has some ventilation near the bottom front of the case and behind that are 2 80mm fans, which may pose some interesting noise issues.

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This is coupled with a novel steel ramp that funnels air into the rest of the case. This is something that Montech is currently iterating on now. The company is targeting a Q1 2025 release date with a $120 target price.

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In addition to the aforementioned fans, the case also comes with 2 120 side reverse fans and 1 140m fan in the back.

HS01

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The HS01 is up next. The case comes in either black or gray and will cost $100.

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It’s got 2 fans in the back.

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The case also has a sunken area for fans at the bottom of the case. This design allows the fans at the bottom to get closer to the air source.

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This relegates the power supply to the other side of the motherboard near the top of the case.

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The case will come with a shroud for the power supply and for the cable pass-through.

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In terms of fans, in addition to the aforementioned 2 fans in the back, it will come with 3 120mm fans in the front.

HS01 Mini

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Next up is the HS01 Mini. Being a 32-liter MicroATX case, it’s a relatively massive chassis for pushing the “mini” angle.

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It offers 3 locations to install the power supply: top, middle, or bottom.

HS01 Mini comes with 4 120mm fans: 3 reverse ones on the bottom coupled with 1 in the rear.

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Aesthetically, it features a fake leather look coupled with an optional carrying strap that we’re skeptical is sturdy enough to bear the weight of a full build without teetering.

Montech is aiming to release it in Q4 for $96.


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King 95 Mega Pro

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Finally, the last case we’re highlighting is a bit of a mouthful and invokes Quake III: the King 95 Mega Pro.

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It has curved glass like the King 95 Pro before it but what makes it unique is that it has fans near the front that are angled.

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The case will come with 7 pre-installed fans: 3 on the side, 3 on the bottom, and 1 on the back.

Montech is aiming to release it in Q1 of 2025 and targeting a $200 price point.



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