A Closer Look - Inside

On the inside, the Montech Air 100 Lite sports a traditional layout with a steel shroud to cover the PSU bay as well as 3.5" drive cage. You could mount two fans here or opt for two 2.5" hard-drive trays on the shroud to show off your drives. Montech has also included a hole through which you may route graphics card PCIe cables, and a gap in the front allows for those larger radiators. A nice touch are the white grommets to keep the single color scheme going.


Turning the case over, three basic Velcro strips, also in white, hold the wires, which come essentially pre-routed out of the box. This is also rather unusual for a budget chassis.


As the Air 100 Lite is of lower height, there is not enough space to place two 2.5" cages upright like you would often see in ATX enclosures. Instead, Montech has placed them separately around the CPU cooler backplate opening, making excellent use of the available area.


Under the shroud in the front is a removable 3.5" hard-drive cage that may hold an additional 2.5 or 3.5" drive on top of the cage. This brings the total number of storage drives to a good four, which is enough for the target audience of the Air 100 Lite. In the very top, you can see the single 120 mm fan with its white blade and frame set to cool any GPU you may install.


In the rear, the PSU bay is standard-fare, employing four foam knobs for your power supply to rest upon. There is ample space for a mainstream unit with the HDD cage in its forward position, but things will get pretty tight if you need to move the storage box away to make room for liquid-cooling setups in the front of the Air 100 Lite. Above that, you will find the four expansion slots and break-out covers, as well as that second 120 mm fan. Unlike those utilized in the Air 100 ARGB, these fans do not come with holes in their frames.


Looking at the ceiling with the magnetic dust filter applied, you can clearly see where the holes to mount fans or the radiator are placed. If Montech would have placed the mesh cover on top like most other brands, none of this would have been necessary, and the end result would have been cleaner, too.


The cables within the Air 100 Lite are the only thing sleeved black, though still of the default variety. While some cases employ flat USB 3.0 I/O cables, these are classic round ones.