The Montech X3’s triple front 140 mm fans provide massive air intake, and with pre-mounted top and rear ventilation, optimizing the airflow system. Budget PC cases often sport flimsy metal and poorly finished joints, especially on the inside. I’m pleased to say in the case of the MONTECH X3 Mesh everything feels solid and well put together.

The left side panel features a unique pull tab for opening and is held firmly in place by a pair of magnets. The right side is a typical solid steel panel leaving little for discussion. The rear of the chassis is also fairly typical with its adjustable 120 mm rear exhaust fan. Setting the chassis on its right side to get a better view of the top and bottom, we find the top filter covers the majority of the real estate, with the top side I/O ports set to the right side of the chassis. At the bottom is a filtered intake for the power supply and features four turntable-style round feet. All six pre-installed fans are fixed RGB lighting capable, you can turn the fan lighting on or off by simply pressing the LED button. The removable HDD caddy houses either two 3.5″ hard drives or a single HDD with an SSD mounted to the top of the caddy. It uses a series of slots and tabs for proper location and two thumbscrews to secure it to the bottom of the chassis. The Montech X3 features a full Panoramic Tempered Glass front and side panels, so you can easily show off your battle system and RGB lighting.

From the Manufacturer

The Montech X3 Mesh Gaming Case's triple front 140mm fans provides massive air intake, and with pre-mounted top and rear ventilation, optimizing the airflow system. The front panel consists of a dark-tinted tempered glass pane with a plastic surround. Ventilation is possible thanks to horizontal slots at both the right and left sides which run the full height of the chassis. There is no intake filter present, so cleaning will become a regular chore. The front panel is removed by the typical means of grasping the bottom of the front panel and pulling firmly. The plastic used holds the panel well and seems strong enough to last for several years. With the front panel removed, we see the front side of the triple 140 mm fans and two pass-through cable holes.

There are six fans included with Montech’s X3 Glass. The three intake fans are 140 mm, while the three exhaust are 120 mm. Oddly enough, these fans do not connect to the motherboard. In fact, they don’t connect directly to the power supply either, though they can. They use the old clunky 4-pin Molex connectors for power. The way Montech has decided to power the lighting on these fans forced a recap of the pin-out for Molex connectors: Pin #1 provides +12v, pin #2 is the ground, pin #3 is left open (normally ground), and pin #4 is +5v. While this is the typical pinout for a Molex connector, what is not typical is Montech has opted to use Pin #4 to power the LEDs. This means the fans run at full speed non-stop, and as far as specs for the fan, we don’t have any, and being essentially a two-wire fan, there are no sensors to determine RPM via software. The X3 Glass is a steel chassis with a removable plastic front panel featuring tempered glass left side and front panels. Three 140 mm fans handle the front intake, while the exhaust is managed by two top-mounted 120 mm fans and a rear 120 mm fan – all branded as “Rainbow” fans. For managing data, Montech provided two 2.5″ SSD trays that mount to the rear of the motherboard tray and a 2.5″/3.5″ SSD/HDD combination caddy that can house either two HDDs or a single HDD and an SSD. Spinning the chassis 180°, we find the bottom of the case. The PSU intake filter is the same coarse material found at the top exhaust. While not as good as a fine filter for intake, the coarse filter is certainly better than nothing. It is held in place with six tabs and isn’t too difficult to remove or re-attach. To the right and towards the front is where the removable HDD caddy fastening is attached with two thumbscrews. The four turntable-style feet are roughly 45 mm in diameter and elevate the chassis about 13 mm from the desk’s surface, which is more than adequate to allow the PSU to breathe. The rubber rings do a fine job of preventing unwanted case movement and also aids in vibration dampening. The best thing about this case is the inclusion of six fans – three of which are full-fat 140mm fans mounted up front. All six connect via a human centipede-style array of Molex connectors (ugh) which is pretty simple assuming you don’t have an issue with this horribly outdated dinosaur of a plug refusing to line-up. Fortunately for me, I got it in OK after some expletive-filled shoves and twists (that’s what SHE said, hehehe).

Overview

In this section, we will install water cooling components as well as a complete air-cooled build. This will aid in determining the X3 Glass’s capabilities, noting key clearances and extra features such as lighting. Water-Cooled Build The front panel I/O is perfectly decent, with 2 x USB 2.0 (seriously, we need to get rid of this stupidly slow standard now) and 1 x USB 3.0. We also get a power button, mic and headphone ports, LED fan controls and blinky little lights for your power and HDD activity. There’s no USB-C which is a shame, but unsurprising for a mid-range PC case.

The MONTECH X3 Mesh is set up out of the box for an mATX board, which is highly convenient as that’s what I use. For ITX or ATX, a simple rejigging of the mounting screws is all you’ll need. Included in the box is a bag of screws and a very basic fold-out sheet with installation instructions. Rarely does anyone provide a comprehensive and attractive manual these days. Sigh. The Montech X3 Glass is an entry-level chassis that competes with higher-level cases. There are many features where the company went the cheap route, such as not providing enough screws, using non-replaceable PCI slot covers, and non-standard Molex-powered fans. The case is not all bad, though! While the fans will not win any awards, there are six of them, and they do perform well since they are fixed at full speed. As far as looks, with the tempered glass front and left side panel, the X3 Glass looks amazing, and the top I/O ports are very handy, even though the placement is not ideal.

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Although my test-bed setup is not particularly power-hungry or energy-intensive, the fans are quite noisy even at idle. This is almost definitely due to the quality of the case fans included, or the fact that they run at 12V at all times. Airflow is clearly not the problem, which is perfectly sufficient with all six fans filling up a tidy open space around the components. The ambient temperature was an ideal 21 degrees. Internally, the case is well laid out and cable management is pretty straightforward. During my testing temperatures stayed impressively low, showcasing the quality of the case design and fan setup. The seven expansion slots on the rear are of the break-off-once-and-you’re-done kind, which is unfortunate, but for most people these days it’s just two slots for the GPU and jobs a gooden. The Montech X3 Mesh Gaming Case features a full Panoramic Tempered Glass front and side panels, so you can easily showoff your battle system and RGB lighting.