Test System

Assembly

Installing the motherboard is done by traditional means, using included spacers and screws. There is a little bit of space for cable routing at the top of the board, while the bottom edge sits right on the shroud. Thanks to well-placed openings in this cover, you are able to route all the wires here nicely as well. As you can see, there are virtually no restrictions on which GPU you can install as the Palit GeForce 2080 RTX easily fits.

On the flip side, you have to be a bit more aware of the CPU cooler limitations. According to their specification table, the Fighter 400 should fit 120 mm towers with a maximum height of 160 mm, and our be quiet! Dark Rock Slim with its 159 mm advertised height fits really nicely.


Adding 3.5" drives requires you to mount rubber-ringed screws on the left side of the drive, before sliding it in and using thumb screws to secure the right side. While that is fine with no PSU present, you will be hard pressed to get any of the thumb screws towards the rear of the drive into place with the power supply installed.


Installing an SSD in one of the two spots is quite easy as you simply screw it down. The opening between the two allows you to route cables quite nicely as well.


Installing the PSU is pretty straightforward, with the use of four screws. There should be plenty of space to install a modern unit with 750–850 W capacity, which is more than enough for any system you could fit inside the Montech Flyer.


With everything in place, the interior of the Montech Fighter 400 is as clean as you can expect from a chassis without grommets. As the zip-tie hooks are in line with these openings, all cables will visibly run down that line. That said, with a bit of work, you can really keep things clean on the backside of the chassis quite nicely.

Finished Looks

Once the cover is back in place and the system is turned on, blue LEDs light up in the front of the chassis to let you know the system is up and running, alongside the blue light from the rear fan.


You can clearly see all the parts within the chassis through the side window, while the rear bears no surprises.