A Closer Look - Outside

Out of the box, the Sky One actually looks quite nice with its straight lines and fine mesh. Montech has done a great job with the looks of this chassis, but this is purely subjective, and I am a fan of symmetric shapes to start with.


Looking at the front, it is made out of a fine metal mesh, which we have seen advertised heavily with a few other brands. Montech mentions a hole size of 1 mm, so the entire front acts like a dust filter. In the center, visually dividing the front, you will find a straight ARGB lighting element that reaches all the way to the top, where there is a company logo that will also light up once the system has been turned on. In the rear, things look quite traditional with the bottom-mounted PSU bay.


The windowed side panel of the Sky One is nice and clean, with two thumb screws holding it in place. It comes with a black frame and essentially lacks a tint, so you may show off your hardware easily. On the opposite side is a solid metal panel, once again held in place by two thumb screws.


You may pull off the mesh front to reveal a black 120 mm retail-grade fan in the center. Naturally, you may install up to three 120 or two 140 mm units here, or a radiator of up to 360 mm. The ARGB element is connected via a push-pin PCB—you won't have to worry about tearing any cables when yanking the cover off, which is certainly a nice touch.


In the rear, at the bottom, the PSU bay sports two sets of mounting holes for utmost PSU flexibility. Above that are 7+2 expansion slots. Interestingly enough, the vertical slots are part of the cover you will need to remove to access the horizontal ones. While this will work fine, it makes assembly just a tad bit more complicated than it could be. In the very top is another 120 mm exhaust fan. This one comes with ARGB elements built right in, so you will have some lighting internally when the system is powered on.


An easily removable dust filter on the bottom protects the PSU intake vent. Across the top vent, you will find another dust filter, a magnetic variant. The top may hold three 120 or two 140 mm fans as well, or a 360 mm radiator. The mounting holes have been moved as far away from the motherboard edge as possible, so you should not have to worry about things colliding.


Last but not least, the IO consists of a solid USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C and two USB 3.0 connectors, alongside the usual audio plugs and power and reset / RGB buttons. Montech placed protective plastic covers on these for good measure.