Error correction: you can’t use radiators for a custom liquid cooled loop on the bottom unless you do some case modding. The holes the case has are only to attach the fans, they aren’t channels for radiator mounting. My bad! 😅
I've watched many videos concerning mounting a radiator at the bottom of a case. Nearly all have pointed out that a radiator should not be placed below the height of the CPU pump. If the radiator is front-mounted, the inlet and outlet hoses should be connected at the bottom of the radiator. There are many UA-cam videos concerning the proper placement of radiators.
I was talking about using an open loop radiator which is quite different in functionality than the closed loop all-in-one liquid coolers. It doesn’t matter in this case because as I said, it can’t be done anyway.
Thanks for your informative reply. I totally agree with you. There is a big difference between a custom loop and the AIOs, which only come with a pump and attached radiator. I am still waiting for a ready-to-install AIO with a separate reservoir, though it would be a nice feature.@@DannysTechChannel
Depends where you mount it. If you wanna do it up top, you’ll want AX120’s since they will pull air from inside the case and push it out. RX fans should be used if side mounting the radiator to pull air into the case from behind but still look good.
Awesome review, very concise, great shots and, not to be weird, but I enjoy the cadence that you talk lol I'm split between this and the NZXT H6 Flow. It seems like the consensus is that both are great cases and it comes down to preferred style. I'm leaning more toward this guy, just for the little bit more room and greater storage drive capacity that it offers. Thanks again for your review! It has helped me in my decision, although it would seem that I really can't go wrong either way.
Did you buy additional 120mm montech fans on your aio in this build? If so did you just buy the regular fans or the reversed fans? I’m making sure I bought the correct ones lolz I bought regular fans. Thanks
For the NON pro version without rgb hub. If my motherboard only has 3 5V ARGB headers (3A max), will i be able to connect 10 argb fans (9 case fans and 1 cpu cooler fans) AND the front panel light strip? Thermalright argb fans btw.
it should be fine. it depends a bit on the fan, as far as I know thermalright are not that powerhungery. you could safely link 3-4 fans on one ARGB header. but check the actual Ampere of the model you want to buy and the Amps on the CPU cooler. no idea how much the front panel needs but it can be much. I'll search for the manual and get back to you if i find out.
I have few questions: if i decided to use gpu holder, does this case support any of these? Also about the top and side panel, are they made from plastic or metal? How much that two 140mm side fans actually help in airflow because they're facing that curved tempered glass? Are the dust filters helpful in this case or beside of that the dust somehow manage to enter the interior?
I am thinking of making an Am5 build in this, and was thinking of getting more fans for the top, would it be better getting 120mmAX or RX fans for this top section, or maybe 140's? Thanks in advance
I have a bulky radiator (Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360mm) on MSI Mag B650 Tomahawk. Will it fit to mount onto the top panel? How big is the gap between the mobo and the top to fit a aio radiator?
Hey guys. I installed my new configuration on the Montech King 95 Pro without any problems. Except that the case fans don't synchronize with the rest of the parts. The motherboard is an Asrock B650E PG Riptide WiFi. The fans are installed as they came. I connected the SATA power supply and connected it to the fan header and ARGB header on the motherboard. Any suggestions?
Good review, I plan on getting this case. For the aio fans did you just plug them into the fan hub in the back? Were the cables long enough to reach the hub?
I've been looking at these fish tank cases for awhile now, and you might have talked me into the King 95 Pro. Only thing else I could wish for on this case are cut outs for the new project zero ATX motherboards that hid the cable connections on the back of the motherboard. Maybe I should wait and see if there is a newer version with this in the future, as I don't plan to build until the new AMD Ryzen 9000 series launches this spring? summer? fall?
Visually you are correct, but airflow direction, they would be backwards. They would exhaust air out of the case instead of into it, which isn’t the direction you want for the front mesh panel.
@@DannysTechChannel sorry you right because it's in taking in that position..as soon as you swing to the front its exhausting...you do have to flip them over
@@DannysTechChannel Definitely the pro version, these reversed fans look sick and improves the overall build aesthetic. A total of 6 pre-installed pwm arg fans is definitely worth the extra 40 bucks.
I am building my first PC and looking at this case, so this might be a dumb question, but the IO panel doesn’t have a HDMI port so how does that get routed?
@@DannysTechChannel Yes, I am talking about the HDMI cable for the monitor. Are the notches at the back of the case at 3:03 under the fan removable to expose the graphics card IO panel? I tried to post a link to illustrate what I am talking about, but my comment keeps getting deleted so I removed it ☹️.
Would the 4080 asus strix fit perfectly and still be at normal temps? Im thinking of switching my hyte y60 for this case. With the y60 the gpu gets really hot so i have to open a panel up after an hour of gaming
@@headhunter98 I still sticked to my hyte y60. I got the 4080 super and just alone the gpu it stays in the 60s when gaming on ultra. Those new gpus have a good cooling system.
*Thank you,* Danny, for giving my new case its _just due._ 👑 I've been anxiously awaiting Montech's *King* series since getting a brief peek at it during Computex earlier this year. Yesterday (after spotting a review for the King 95 Pro on another channel and then realizing that it was available for purchase 🫨) I immediately bought the Pro model in Gentleman Black. NewEgg even threw in Montech's VH2 GPU support bracket for free. I also bought a pair of Montech's *AX* 140mm ARGB fans to pair with the mesh front panel if I ever decide to go that route. /subscribed 👍
Like I said; it’s nothing scientific. Just trying to show that the case worked fine for me as far as temps are concerned. Gamers Nexus does excellent thermal and noise testing.
got the pro coming in 2moz along with 3 extra fans of the same type. Going from a corsair 280x and I wouldn't have switched from it but I am a high end user and the GPUs are getting far to big for it now. I still love it and it will be sad to move over to ATX ( I just love the smaller MATX snug look ) but this case is beautiful and ALSO not expensive for what you get. Case seems to be great.
@@DannysTechChannel cant wait to see the difference in thermals if any. Think I will run it in glass mode either way as its unique curve is really nice
considering the price it doesn't make sense to buy non-pro version in any case - even if you plan on using mesh you then move those 2 fans to the other bracket so they still suck air from the back and all you need to do is to buy 2 fans (non reversed) for the front behind the mesh. you are getting so much more for this small price increase of PRO version - 6 rgb fans (looking good as 5 of them are reversed) as well as PWM/ARGB 10 port hub that is worth alone the price difference...
I talked about this in my airflow video on the King 95. If you have time, you should check it out ua-cam.com/video/5yyDugKuT7Y/v-deo.htmlsi=_U8zGJns4Tuejswq
ARGB is the equivalent of people putting neon strobe lights on their cars. I bought the non-pro and went with decent non-abrb fans and definitely came out cheaper than buying the pro version. Honestly, I would have paid more just to not have the ARGB wiring in my machine lol. If ARGB is your fetish, then power to ya, the king pro is a heck of a deal as well.
@@joshmanuel3773 no. Pro is cheaper no matter what. If you don’t like rgb then just don’t turn it on. The fans are even reversed so I can bet my arm and leg you won’t be able to buy the same setup for the difference in price. Please mind there is hub included.
@@ZenMotionSim Pro is anywhere from $40-60 more anywhere you look. You don't need to spend that much on 6 or so fans. I've seen king 95's going for $100 and pro's sticking at around $150. Also, you're discounting the extra wiring hanging around in the PC being a nuisance if you don't want it there in the first place.
@@joshmanuel3773 well, the difference in Poland (hence EU) is 37 usd. The hub itself is worth 25 usd. The only reason someone would like to buy non pro version is if you want some very particular fans but then it will cost you more in total.
Montech please make a XL version. 3 cms intake on the bottom (feet). Support for 140mm rear, 3-140mm and 420mm radiator top and bottom, E-ATX motherboard support, push pull support for a 280mm AIO on the side. Also make it 4 cms taller to accommodate easily 30mm fans and a ticker radiator fan configuration
Watched a build by a rather chunky influencer the other day. He should have watched this first. For the first 25% of video, said front panel was plexiglass. Tore out all the fans and controller and replaced with icue fans and controller and icue AIO which added $630 to build. Couldn't figure out either of the hinged panels and said top and side filters could be removed. Comments were disabled. Can't imagine why. Because a 10 year old could have ripped him to shreds.
Honestly the only thing I don’t care for is the side mounted 140 fans stickers non of the other fans got them. I I decide to get this case there is Avery good chance I will Pell those stickers off
My guess, cuda cores. Not everyone with a gpu are only gamers. For example, programs like meshroom for photogrammetry or ai programs like stable diffusion require cuda cores. Amd doesn't have parallel processing which is required for some programs. This seems to be overlooked, but most people just game.
Error correction: you can’t use radiators for a custom liquid cooled loop on the bottom unless you do some case modding. The holes the case has are only to attach the fans, they aren’t channels for radiator mounting. My bad! 😅
I've watched many videos concerning mounting a radiator at the bottom of a case. Nearly all have pointed out that a radiator should not be placed below the height of the CPU pump. If the radiator is front-mounted, the inlet and outlet hoses should be connected at the bottom of the radiator. There are many UA-cam videos concerning the proper placement of radiators.
I was talking about using an open loop radiator which is quite different in functionality than the closed loop all-in-one liquid coolers. It doesn’t matter in this case because as I said, it can’t be done anyway.
Thanks for your informative reply. I totally agree with you. There is a big difference between a custom loop and the AIOs, which only come with a pump and attached radiator. I am still waiting for a ready-to-install AIO with a separate reservoir, though it would be a nice feature.@@DannysTechChannel
Hey man I am trying to build a pc with this same look
Do I buy ax or rx montech fans for my aio?
Depends where you mount it. If you wanna do it up top, you’ll want AX120’s since they will pull air from inside the case and push it out. RX fans should be used if side mounting the radiator to pull air into the case from behind but still look good.
Well presented and great review 👏
Awesome review, very concise, great shots and, not to be weird, but I enjoy the cadence that you talk lol I'm split between this and the NZXT H6 Flow. It seems like the consensus is that both are great cases and it comes down to preferred style. I'm leaning more toward this guy, just for the little bit more room and greater storage drive capacity that it offers. Thanks again for your review! It has helped me in my decision, although it would seem that I really can't go wrong either way.
Did you buy additional 120mm montech fans on your aio in this build? If so did you just buy the regular fans or the reversed fans? I’m making sure I bought the correct ones lolz I bought regular fans. Thanks
I want to know too xD i think it's regular ones because the front of fan is facing down which means they're pushing air up out of case
@@Red-ding-Ton I think they bought the regular ones as well. I’ve been asking everyone lol mine is white so I pray it’s the correct ones 😂😭
if you want intake get the reverse fans if you want exhaust get the regular ones. I just got this case and i'm running the aio fans as exhaust !
@@BigDawgFi215 The top fans must be exhaust
thanks for the info , I never knew that good thing I put them that way then... I just built a pc for the first time !@@Red-ding-Ton
Good review. I'm definitely going to buy this case in the future.
Thanks! Hope my video helped with your decision
For the NON pro version without rgb hub. If my motherboard only has 3 5V ARGB headers (3A max), will i be able to connect 10 argb fans (9 case fans and 1 cpu cooler fans) AND the front panel light strip? Thermalright argb fans btw.
it should be fine. it depends a bit on the fan, as far as I know thermalright are not that powerhungery. you could safely link 3-4 fans on one ARGB header. but check the actual Ampere of the model you want to buy and the Amps on the CPU cooler. no idea how much the front panel needs but it can be much. I'll search for the manual and get back to you if i find out.
My first ever PC build, this is the case I want after looking at 100s and hours of research. Cheers @DannysTechChannel. Great review. I'm excited 😁
It’s even better looking in person! Nice choice
I have few questions: if i decided to use gpu holder, does this case support any of these? Also about the top and side panel, are they made from plastic or metal?
How much that two 140mm side fans actually help in airflow because they're facing that curved tempered glass? Are the dust filters helpful in this case or beside of that the dust somehow manage to enter the interior?
ua-cam.com/video/ceFEZbRD5mY/v-deo.htmlsi=_eMxtY49JZamuYpW
Skip to 8:10 for the fog test. The curved glass actually helps facilitate airflow
@@Lowkey-yb4nm Thanks.
I'm planning to change side panel fan from exhaust to intake.....good idea ?
It’s already set to intake. Like I talked about in the video, they are reverse flow fans.
I am thinking of making an Am5 build in this, and was thinking of getting more fans for the top, would it be better getting 120mmAX or RX fans for this top section, or maybe 140's? Thanks in advance
@wolfie35p I just ordered an Am5 on a b650 and I'm thinking of this same case for putting the fans and liquid cooling radiators on top
I have a bulky radiator (Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360mm) on MSI Mag B650 Tomahawk. Will it fit to mount onto the top panel? How big is the gap between the mobo and the top to fit a aio radiator?
Yes, it will fit. I don’t remember what the gap was but I think it was a generous space.
@@DannysTechChannel thank you so much for confirming 😁😁. Just ordered the casing; can't wait to try!!!
Hey guys. I installed my new configuration on the Montech King 95 Pro without any problems. Except that the case fans don't synchronize with the rest of the parts. The motherboard is an Asrock B650E PG Riptide WiFi. The fans are installed as they came. I connected the SATA power supply and connected it to the fan header and ARGB header on the motherboard. Any suggestions?
You can press and hold the case RGB button in front of the case for 3 seconds and it will sync with your motherboard color.
Good review, I plan on getting this case. For the aio fans did you just plug them into the fan hub in the back? Were the cables long enough to reach the hub?
For the fan RGB, yes I plugged them into the fan hub. For the PWM connectors, those are daisy chained to the CPU fan header on the motherboard.
What are the specs you used for the pc you were using on the vid?
It’s a Ryzen 7 7800X3D and an RTX 4080
@@DannysTechChannel Thanks
You bet! It also has 32GB of DDR5, a 850w power supply and a 1TB NVMe drive. If that helps
Just saw a bunch of case reviews today, seems Montech is the only one using the right price tag on their products. Others are just overpriced.
cant lay the pc on its side for those beafy g card that way a ton lol. wtb case that has the m board horizontal
Great review!
I've been looking at these fish tank cases for awhile now, and you might have talked me into the King 95 Pro. Only thing else I could wish for on this case are cut outs for the new project zero ATX motherboards that hid the cable connections on the back of the motherboard. Maybe I should wait and see if there is a newer version with this in the future, as I don't plan to build until the new AMD Ryzen 9000 series launches this spring? summer? fall?
Not sure if they will update or just make the next version of it. As soon I know, I’ll be trying to get one to look at lol
I'm kinda curious if you could reasonably fit a d5 and a reservoir within the cable management area
Ummm, not sure. Doesn’t look like it. But can’t hurt to try
whats a d5?
@@AquaLady153 it's a pump that's widely used in PC water-cooling
Just one correction for you:
They are reverse fans on the side so moving to the front wont make them face backwards...
Visually you are correct, but airflow direction, they would be backwards. They would exhaust air out of the case instead of into it, which isn’t the direction you want for the front mesh panel.
@@DannysTechChannel sorry you right because it's in taking in that position..as soon as you swing to the front its exhausting...you do have to flip them over
I am confused picking the black or blue
Why not both??
Great review as always.
Definitely getting this case and btw nice case review.
Thanks! Which one were you thinking? The KING 95 or the PRO version?
@@DannysTechChannel Definitely the pro version, these reversed fans look sick and improves the overall build aesthetic. A total of 6 pre-installed pwm arg fans is definitely worth the extra 40 bucks.
I agree. Once you finish the build, swing by the discord and drop a pick in the build section. Love seeing everyone’s finished PCs
@@DannysTechChannel Sure
@@DannysTechChannelI also might brought this case but only pro version and the blue one. I just want to know what do you mean by fingerprint magnet?
This about the 4th review I’ve seen on this case and it’s by far the most detailed. You definitely deserve more views !
I am building my first PC and looking at this case, so this might be a dumb question, but the IO panel doesn’t have a HDMI port so how does that get routed?
HDMI will plug into your GPU in the back of the PC. I’m assuming your talking about the HDMI cord from your monitor right?
@@DannysTechChannel Yes, I am talking about the HDMI cable for the monitor. Are the notches at the back of the case at 3:03 under the fan removable to expose the graphics card IO panel?
I tried to post a link to illustrate what I am talking about, but my comment keeps getting deleted so I removed it ☹️.
Yes, those are the PCI expansion slot covers I was talking about. They are removable and then your GPU mounts in them
@@DannysTechChannel Ok, thanks for the help.
How the Aio called ?
Would the 4080 asus strix fit perfectly and still be at normal temps? Im thinking of switching my hyte y60 for this case. With the y60 the gpu gets really hot so i have to open a panel up after an hour of gaming
Yes, the Strix fits excellent. And if you’re looking for airflow, I’d go with the pro version since they give you a million fans
@DannysTechChannel I'm going to order it right now then, thanks!!! Love the vid btw
Thanks so much! Hope it’s exactly what you need
Did your gpu temps went down compared to hyte 60? @devouryoutv5761
@@headhunter98 I still sticked to my hyte y60. I got the 4080 super and just alone the gpu it stays in the 60s when gaming on ultra. Those new gpus have a good cooling system.
Hey man what aio are you using, I can see the aio fans look just like the montech fans design
It’s the Fractal Design Lumen S36 but I used 3 Montech AX120 fans on it. That’s why they match. I’m pretty sure I mentioned it in the video.
*Thank you,* Danny, for giving my new case its _just due._ 👑
I've been anxiously awaiting Montech's *King* series since getting a brief peek at it during Computex earlier this year. Yesterday (after spotting a review for the King 95 Pro on another channel and then realizing that it was available for purchase 🫨) I immediately bought the Pro model in Gentleman Black. NewEgg even threw in Montech's VH2 GPU support bracket for free. I also bought a pair of Montech's *AX* 140mm ARGB fans to pair with the mesh front panel if I ever decide to go that route.
/subscribed 👍
Its nice tou show temps, but not showing room temps and conditions, makes that a bit flawed. It doesnt sya anything how well it cools
Like I said; it’s nothing scientific. Just trying to show that the case worked fine for me as far as temps are concerned. Gamers Nexus does excellent thermal and noise testing.
damnn..montech is going crazyy!!
I'm actually looking for good compact matx cases .. ATX cases are just the same
How long a sata cables does one need?
They are pretty short. They end at the bottom of the cable tie-down channel
What the aio name
Mines just arrived, i bought the white pro version, can i ask what cpu cooler you're using, i love that the fans match perfectly?
The cooler is the Fractal Design Lumen S360, but like I said, I used additional Montech fans with the radiator to ensure they matched
got the pro coming in 2moz along with 3 extra fans of the same type. Going from a corsair 280x and I wouldn't have switched from it but I am a high end user and the GPUs are getting far to big for it now. I still love it and it will be sad to move over to ATX ( I just love the smaller MATX snug look ) but this case is beautiful and ALSO not expensive for what you get. Case seems to be great.
It was awesome and I can’t wait to convert this build over to airflow mode later this week to test the thermals out for that.
@@DannysTechChannel cant wait to see the difference in thermals if any. Think I will run it in glass mode either way as its unique curve is really nice
NICE I GOT THIS CASE COMMING SOON
considering the price it doesn't make sense to buy non-pro version in any case - even if you plan on using mesh you then move those 2 fans to the other bracket so they still suck air from the back and all you need to do is to buy 2 fans (non reversed) for the front behind the mesh. you are getting so much more for this small price increase of PRO version - 6 rgb fans (looking good as 5 of them are reversed) as well as PWM/ARGB 10 port hub that is worth alone the price difference...
I talked about this in my airflow video on the King 95. If you have time, you should check it out
ua-cam.com/video/5yyDugKuT7Y/v-deo.htmlsi=_U8zGJns4Tuejswq
ARGB is the equivalent of people putting neon strobe lights on their cars.
I bought the non-pro and went with decent non-abrb fans and definitely came out cheaper than buying the pro version.
Honestly, I would have paid more just to not have the ARGB wiring in my machine lol.
If ARGB is your fetish, then power to ya, the king pro is a heck of a deal as well.
@@joshmanuel3773 no. Pro is cheaper no matter what. If you don’t like rgb then just don’t turn it on. The fans are even reversed so I can bet my arm and leg you won’t be able to buy the same setup for the difference in price. Please mind there is hub included.
@@ZenMotionSim Pro is anywhere from $40-60 more anywhere you look. You don't need to spend that much on 6 or so fans.
I've seen king 95's going for $100 and pro's sticking at around $150.
Also, you're discounting the extra wiring hanging around in the PC being a nuisance if you don't want it there in the first place.
@@joshmanuel3773 well, the difference in Poland (hence EU) is 37 usd. The hub itself is worth 25 usd. The only reason someone would like to buy non pro version is if you want some very particular fans but then it will cost you more in total.
Nzxt h6 flow or montech king 95 pro?
Easy, who’s the King?
This is beautiful case. Just wish it came in a much smaller, matx form factor.
I see a new glass box.
Nah, no box here for years...I run a Tt P3 frame...boxes are boring.
my case the fan its very noisy
Montech please make a XL version. 3 cms intake on the bottom (feet). Support for 140mm rear, 3-140mm and 420mm radiator top and bottom, E-ATX motherboard support, push pull support for a 280mm AIO on the side. Also make it 4 cms taller to accommodate easily 30mm fans and a ticker radiator fan configuration
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Why you need this all?
@@Red-ding-Ton who needs a gaming pc with lights?
@@Games_and_Tech fair enough
Nice case, really gives more expensive cases a run for their money
For sure! It looks even better in person. My little 1080p camera and subpar lighting doesn’t do it justice.
Are the top 3 fans reversed?
And how many reversed fans do I need?
No. They are reverse flow. They did that so they still look great and flow air out of the case
Okay I got a couple more questions… is 4070 ti graphic card NVIDIA compatible with this case? And where did you get the extra fans? The top 3 fans.
Yes the 4070 would fit just fine. The top fans are Montech’s own AX120’s. You can get them on Newegg
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Great
Watched a build by a rather chunky influencer the other day. He should have watched this first. For the first 25% of video, said front panel was plexiglass. Tore out all the fans and controller and replaced with icue fans and controller and icue AIO which added $630 to build. Couldn't figure out either of the hinged panels and said top and side filters could be removed. Comments were disabled. Can't imagine why. Because a 10 year old could have ripped him to shreds.
Honestly the only thing I don’t care for is the side mounted 140 fans stickers non of the other fans got them. I I decide to get this case there is Avery good chance I will Pell those stickers off
how is a fish tank diffrent dude ? lol
Watch the video and find out. It’s got a lot of innovations and features that stand out from the norm.
Why did you get the 4080 instead of the 7900xtx lmfao
My guess, cuda cores. Not everyone with a gpu are only gamers. For example, programs like meshroom for photogrammetry or ai programs like stable diffusion require cuda cores. Amd doesn't have parallel processing which is required for some programs. This seems to be overlooked, but most people just game.
It’s just the best GPU I have for the build. I got it used from someone locally for $875 US. It was too good of a deal to pass up.
@@DannysTechChannel score
I love how he hides the ugly right side of the case. I wouldn't buy this crap case.
Ugly or attractive is subjective, but thanks for watching 👍🏻
Can you fit E-ATX motherboard in this case?
I wouldn’t try it. You’ll block the fans on the motherboard tray and there is no standoffs for E-ATX