A Closer Look - Outside

Out of the package, the Montech King 95 Pro does look somewhat unique. It offers flat surfaces but soft corners, both of glass as well as metal on the front. Thanks to the clear glass with black framing running along the top and either ends of the panel, it feels very much like one piece, with the gap becoming less noticeable.


In the front, you can clearly view the interior of the chassis. On the right edge, there is a very clean I/O, which lacks any labels. While this is usually a good thing, your guess is as good as mine when it comes to figuring out which of the two audio connectors are the microphone and which is for headphones. Montech could have just gone with a single combo jack and eliminated any guesswork instead. Looking at the King 95 Pro from the rear, it becomes apparent that this is not your classic mid-tower. Instead it is more of an ATX sandwich chassis with the PSU and hard drives next to the components instead of underneath them.


Montech has embedded an ARGB element in the solid side of the front design. Staying true to the soft edges, it sports lots of gentle curves and is diffused excellently as we will see later on. The glass bend is an awesome feature to see on a chassis of this price segment. Generally speaking, there are a few brands that have offered bent glass elements in the past but it has never been so affordable to the end user. Usually, manufacturing this type of glass panel results in higher failure rates than flat sheets and the exact bend is difficult to achieve. Unlike metal, once bent, there is really no way to correct any wrong radius or partial curve.

Even so, Montech advertises the strength of the tempered glass front panel by driving a BMW over it. While advertising 2400 kg pressure in such an experiment, that is actually incorrect as the weight of the whole vehicle is distributed across all four tires. But even so, their point still stands: the panel is quite strong.


The clear glass visually extends across the whole main side of the King 95 Pro, while the metal panel features perforations across its entire surface, offering as much air flow as possible.


In the rear at the bottom left corner, you will find the PSU bay with one set of mounting holes. Interestingly enough, there are additional mounting holes which seem to be for a hard drive cage, which is completely unrelated to the King 95 series. To the right of that, there are the seven bridgeless expansion slots with reusable covers.


At the top of the rear, there are two 2.5/3.5" drive trays behind a removable, vented metal cover. This allows you to easily install storage without the need for any tools, but you still have to dive into the case to connect them up. Lastly, at the top right corner, there is a 120 mm ARGB equipped exhaust fan.


On the top, there is another vented, metal panel. Montech has engineered it in such a way that incorporates the fine mesh dust filter without further obstructing the diagonal design of the vents. An interesting little design feature is the rounded mesh trim, which raises the top panel a bit and allows for some more airflow. You may install up to three 120 mm fans in the ceiling or alternatively go for a radiator of up to 360 mm in size. Thanks to the removable frame, you may prep such cooling outside of the confines of the case and then simply drop it into the chassis.


Speaking of the round mesh trim, Montech has placed a piece of tape where the two ends of the protective strip, that has been placed on the mesh meet. The placement of this is really odd, as it is at the side of the case. Montech could have designed this protective strip to meet at the center in the back and then just used something a little bit more permanent - say a plastic clip of sorts - to join the two ends.


The whole underside of the Montech King 95 Pro is protected by a fine mesh dust filter. It may be pulled out the back of the case easily, without having to tip over the system.