A Closer Look - Inside

Looking at the interior of the case, the Montech King 65 Pro is essentially a classic sandwich style chassis at its core. That is a very useful and popular form factor for those who have the width on their table. While the vast majority of these types of enclosures lack any fans at all, Montech includes three ARGB equipped units. This a much more down to earth out-of-the-box setup, unlike the King 95 Pro, which offers a total of six, while also sporting a different, more elaborate model. The two on the side are reversed, so they look good while actually pulling air into the case with the inverted blades.

Unfortunately Montech no longer provides grommets on the openings above and below the motherboard - clearly another cost saving measure. That is one thing which the brand should have absolutely included, even at the lower price point. On the backside, there is an internal, hinged cover panel hiding any potential cable mess, but otherwise the layout stays true to the classic sandwich style. A very small detail, but a nice touch is the fact that the two little lips for screws to secure that internal cover in place are lined with rubber as an anti-vibration measure.


Another unique aspect of the Montech King 65 Pro is the fact that the side fans are also hinged. That means you can swing them out 90° so that they face the front. While this makes total sense for the King 95 Pro, as it provides a mesh front panel on top of the glass one, the King 65 Pro doesn't. This is unfortunate, as this is a major USP of the case which can now no longer be utilized. Montech could have included a simple front panel with the same straightforward design as the top and side, and retained this feature.


At the back the expansion slots are traditional, but have no bridges. This means, that you could go for a universal bracket that allows for vertical GPU mounting if you like. Above that is the one traditional ARGB fan set to push air out the back.


On the floor of the chassis, you may install three 120 mm or two 140 mm fans. Thanks to the included screws, you can easily do so if you opt to install some here. In the ceiling there is a ton of space, so you should have no issues installing a 360 mm AIO here. In fact, there should be enough room for a push/pull configuration as well, but you will have to take some time to pre-route all the cables that connect to the top edge of your motherboard in such a build scenario.


The inner side panel can hold two 2.5" drives using screws as well as two 120 or 140 mm fans. This is another remnant of the King 95 Pro, which can't be utilized due to the same reasons as the swing forward fans. Montech has also included a large 10 port ARGB and PWM fan PCB inside the King 65 Pro. This is an excellent addition, as it means that you can power and run all your fans and lighting elements from here. Thanks to the SATA power delivery, you won't have to worry about them burning your motherboard headers either.


As previously mentioned, Montech has connected the ARGB and PWM wires of the included fans. Thanks to the three pre-installed Velcro straps, they are all already in the right spots as well. The HDD cage with its two drive trays can hold either 2.5" or 3.5" drives. On top of that, Montech has made the most of the space by including a tool-less mounting location for an additional 2.5" drive on the surface of the cage. Below that is the PSU bay, with a support structure that sports a rubber lining as an anti-vibration measure.


All the wiring within the Montech King 65 Pro is black, and it employs a single, unified case connector, eliminating the need to fiddle with individual wires and figuring out the positive and negative ones.