Montech Air 903 Max

Darksaber · Oct 20, 2023

The Montech Air 903 Max continues to offer the competitive price/performance Montech is known for, while providing everything you expect from a modern, airflow focused enclosure. So much, that we are hard pressed to find much to complain about.

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Chaitanya · Oct 20, 2023

Blue USB 3.0 Type-A ports

Most people buying that case wont really find it annoying. I have a deepcool case and it has teal coloured USB port and I dont really pay attention to colour of port at all.

wheresmycar · Oct 20, 2023

@Darksaber thank you for the review!

Excellent CPU/GPU at load performance, x4 140mm bundled in fans with ARGB controller included and that too at a very reasonable asking price. I'm surprised it beats some of my current favourite cases (Lian Li 216 being one of them).

I was never a fan but Montechs definitely got my attention. Neat looking case too! So glad they didn't add their logo or if i've missed it, any large visible one. I like em plain and simple.

bonehead123 · Oct 20, 2023

m.e.h....

Moar same ole same same, boring AF rectangular boxen, but hey it's cheap, and has USB-C on the front, so there's that

Lew Zealand · Oct 20, 2023

I wish I needed a case because this would be it. Okok I'll 'suffer' with my Corsair 4000 lol! I really like that the idle temps are mid-tier while the load temps are very low, which means the deltas are likely the smallest of any affordable case out there, which is supposed to be ideal for most if not all components.

80-watt Hamster · Oct 20, 2023

Chaitanya said:
Blue USB 3.0 Type-A ports

Most people buying that case wont really find it annoying. I have a deepcool case and it has teal coloured USB port and I dont really pay attention to colour of port at all.

I'd go so far as suggest color-coded USB ports as something for the Pro column rather than Con. I'll take at-a-glance color differentiation over teensy text labeling any day of the week.

kapone32 · Oct 20, 2023

If no other option I would probably use Deep Cool or Cooler Master instead.

AnotherReader · Oct 20, 2023

@Darksaber Thanks for the comprehensive review! It seems that the comparison graphs don't include all of the cases that you've tested in the recent past. I don't see the Fractal Torrent there. Now, this is definitely worthy of an editor's choice award. Four 140 mm fans and a PWM hub for $80 make this a no-brainer. My only con would be the glass side panel.

henry08092003 · Oct 22, 2023

I bought this case a few weeks ago, absolutely surprised about the excellent quality it has.

For this price, I don't think anything comes close to the AIR 903.

Udyr · Oct 22, 2023

wheresmycar said:
So glad they didn't add their logo or if i've missed it, any large visible one. I like em plain and simple.

They did, at the bottom, behind the front filter.

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/montech-air-903-max/images/casefront2.jpg

wheresmycar · Oct 22, 2023

Udyr said:
They did, at the bottom, behind the front filter.

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/montech-air-903-max/images/casefront2.jpg

ewww.... glad its concealed by the front filter. Maybe its a personal preference, i don't like brand names on cases. Minimalistic logos which look good, i don't mind, anything else PASS!

EDIT1: looool look on the PSU shroud, clearly marked/engraved "montech" hahah. Some clearer images here: https://www.montechpc.com/en/products_detail.php?nid=354&s_ok2=

EDIT2: No thanks

iuliug · Oct 24, 2023

Kudos for including 140mm PWM fans.

rlifeh · Oct 24, 2023

I hope Cougar send MX600 RGB to you, I think its one of the best ATX cases right now.

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bigheffe · Jan 30, 2024

Montech Air 903 Max is my case of choice, but not sure my choice of MB and AIO will fit... The motherboard is ASRock Z790 Taichi Lite EATX LGA1700 and the cooler is ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360. I believe the combined fan and radiator thickness is 65.5 mm. Is there enough clearance with the location of the VRM heatsink on the MB? This ASRock motherboard is NOT on Arctic's list of incompatible motherboards and pcpartpicker doesn't show any compatibility issues. Hoping someone has tried this combination.

wheresmycar · Jan 30, 2024

bigheffe said:
Montech Air 903 Max is my case of choice, but not sure my choice of MB and AIO will fit... The motherboard is ASRock Z790 Taichi Lite EATX LGA1700 and the cooler is ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360. I believe the combined fan and radiator thickness is 65.5 mm. Is there enough clearance with the location of the VRM heatsink on the MB? This ASRock motherboard is NOT on Arctic's list of incompatible motherboards and pcpartpicker doesn't show any compatibility issues. Hoping someone has tried this combination.

thicker radiators might be problematic:

Here a total of 55mm clearance is shown.

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