A Closer Look - Outside

The Montech Heritage Pro leans into the leather heavily as the one element to set it apart, as the overall design is otherwise straightforward. The use of such a material is certainly nice to see with its unique texture. The pattern on it seems interesting and somewhat unexpected as well, but the chosen brown hue is pretty nice with the triangular shapes on the sides, while using round edges to wrap it around a bit as well.


In the front, the majority of the space is used by a vented front panel, but there is another leather element at the bottom which holds the IO. In the rear, you can see that the interior layout provides an upright motherboard, but as there is no PSU bay, it will likely be in the front of chassis.


Both side panels have those leather wraps at an angle with the main one offering up a window while the other uses the same vented metal surface as seen on the front of the chassis.


You may pull off the metal panel in the front to reveal the air intake area for the front mounted PSU. If you look closely, you can see that there are three heights at which you can set your PSU so that you can clear up as much room as possible for cooling components in the ceiling. Unfortunately the metal cover has no dust filter, so your power supply will be completely exposed to dirt and grime. The leather section holds a traditional set of IO in the form of an audio combo port at the center, buttons on the left and two black USB-A as well as a USB-C port on the right.


In the rear, you will find five expansion slots, while M-ATX usually only requires four. That means that you will have a bit of extra space to accommodate the fans without truly interfering with the board. That clearance is something that is often overlooked resulting in blocked access and issues in cable management. Each expansion slot is protected by an individual, reusable cover and Montech has opted for thumb screws to hold them in place. Above that, you will find a pre-installed 120 mm exhaust fan and additional clearance above it which bodes well for the liquid cooling support in the ceiling of the Heritage Pro. As the power supply is located in the front, there is a cable that routes the actual power plug to the rear of the chassis. While the top left is fine and minimizes the length of that internal cable, it would have been nice to have the plug on the bottom left instead to allow for slightly better exterior cable management.


On the main side, you will find the only visible branding in the form of quite literally a brand pressed into the leather. Montech could have easily just put printed it somewhere on the metal parts, so it is pretty sweet to see this design detail. Both sides also have metal reinforced plastic pins that you have to unscrew to attach the leather strap to. Alternatively, you may use the headphone hook in place of one of these.


The top of the Heritage Pro is also vented with the same triangular pattern. This cover actually has a simple metal mesh layer attached to it for some measure of dust filtration. That makes the omission on the front panel even more unusual. It may be removed by detaching a captive thumb screw to reveal mounting holes for two 140 or three 120 mm fans. Alternatively, this is also the primary spot to install any liquid cooling for your system with space for up to a 360 mm unit.


On the underside there is a fine mesh dust filter to protect the fan intake area of the chassis from dirt. Unfortunately, this is held in place magnetically. Montech could have easily designed this with rails on the two elongated stands to allow for it to be pulled out the back of the case instead. That said, thanks to the overall compactness of the case, leaning it over is not quite the hassle as it would be for a mid- or full-tower.