Montech has always aimed to push the price to performance envelope, which continues with the Fighter 600. Externally, this $60 case makes an excellent impression. It is very sturdy, looks good, has a nice material mix which avoids plastic as much as possible, comes with a clean window, and throws in four fans to boot. All of that does not only read great on paper, but also makes the Montech Fighter 600 stand out in that cut-throat market segment.

On the interior, the chassis also manages to deliver for the most part. With a total of five hard-drive mounting positions, it offers more than enough storage capability. The chassis is also quite compact without making too many compromises, and while some may not like the limited liquid-cooling possibilities, let's be real: if part of this case's target audience, odds are you will not splurge on more than a 120 or 240 mm AIO cooler, which will fit into either the top or front of the chassis.

But a few things are also plain weird, some of which could be considered a bit of opportunistic marketing. This mostly holds true for the LED fans. These are not RGB or ARGB, but simply fans with a range of LEDs in a fixed color. Montech never refers to them as RGB or ARGB either, but instead calls them "Rainbow Fans." Those who do not do their research properly may think these are capable of more than fixed colors. When connected to the motherboard instead of Molex, the fan in the rear also won't light up as these do, so you have to pick either fan-speed control or consistent lighting. The front fans are all Molex, which doesn't help and results in no possible control whatsoever. Overall, it would have been better had Montech gone for fans with single-color LEDs, same as many other brands in this price segment.

That having been said, let me clarify that the Rainbow Fans can also be considered a unique selling point. If you are aware of what you are getting and prefer these to single-color options, the Montech Fighter 600 is your case. However, another small, annoying, and absolutely avoidable shortcoming is the weird front I/O setup. With two USB 2.0 and a USB 3.0 port, you are forgiven for wondering why there aren't just two 3.0 variants instead. This question is further underlined by the fact that Montech went the extra mile by adding a USB 2.0 connector as a fallback to the single USB 3.0 cable.

Before this all sounds negative, let me circle back and say that the Montech Fighter 600 is a solid, clean-looking, and well-ventilated case with plenty going for it at a mere $60. At that price none of the shortcomings are dealbreakers, and easily improvable by Montech. Yes, this makes the Fighter 600 a steal, but its reach is just short of greatness.