A Closer Look - Inside

To gain access to the interior, simply pull the little handle on the glass panel so that it swings open at which point you may lift it off the hinges. The opposite side is just held in place by thumb screws for easy removal as well.


The interior of the Montech Sky One Lite is pretty standard, with a metal shroud. The interior is similar to the Air 1000 Lite, but the shroud no longer has an opening to show off a PSU and lacks the company branding. There is the possibility to mount fans here, but doing so would considerably reduce access to the headers on the bottom edge of an ATX motherboard. That said, there are four cable-routing holes including a dedicated one for PCIe power, so you should have no issues making this a clean build in the bottom half of the chassis.


On the backside of the motherboard tray are the case cables, routed and held in place by three pre-installed Velcro strips. If you look closely, you will notice mounting holes for SSDs here, so you can add drives to show off next to your motherboard. There are two individual 2.5" hard-drive trays as well. While these are in the same position we have seen in the Air 1000 Lite, Montech has simplified their design a bit while making sure they remain just as functional. Montech also added grommets to the two main openings on the side of the motherboard area for cleaner cable routing, and the tray offers plenty of hooks and holes to apply zip ties as well.


In the front, on the bottom, you will find the hard-drive cage. It comes with a removable plastic tray, and the whole contraption may hold either two 3.5" or two 2.5" drives by placing that second unit on top of the cage itself. This makes the maximum number of drives within the Montech Sky One Lite a solid six. Above that, you can see the two 120 mm intake fans. As mentioned before, the front of the Sky One Lite can hold three 120 or 140 mm units, or you may go for a radiator setup of up to 360 mm instead.


In the rear, the PSU bay is pretty standard, with four foam tips on which the unit will rest. Above that are the seven expansion slots for the ATX motherboard. Each cover is reusable and held in place by a classic screw. Montech also applied a sliding thumbscrew-equipped cover to the side to close the gap in the frame. In the very top is the third 120 mm fan with a 3-pin connector, identical to those in the front.


Looking at the ceiling, you can clearly see where fans or an AIO would fit. The Sky One Lite has loads of room above the motherboard, so you should have no issues with such cooling systems and their ~55 mm thickness including fans. Montech even included a plastic guard that separates the I/O PCB from the vent, so its cables won't get in the way during assembly.


The cables for the case functionality are actually grouped by a nifty green clip, which makes plugging them in much easier. While we have seen this used by others, it is still a rare but welcome sight. the IO leads are of standard fare with black sleeving and connectors. Montech has pre-wired the built-in ARGB controller, which utilizes SATA to power any lights, including the strip in the front. You may connect this directly to the motherboard as well.