Montech XR Wood: Budget King or Airflow Nightmare?

Update: Montech contacted us and said UK pricing has just increased 20% to £60 on SCAN - even though we were assured £50 before the review started. Montech also told us that the magnetic front dust filter was intended to be installed on the inside of the front panel, though James has said this is really difficult to install and doesn't seem to fit properly on his sample so further investigation is required, but it won't affect airflow regardless. This was not communicated by Montech before publication - however in our sample it just doesn't work properly. For those interested - our front panel filter and fitting issues (on inside) over here:    • Montech XR Wood - Front Panel filter fitme...   (this video is open to public, just not listed).

Wood is usually a material we associate with premium and expensive products, but Montech is challenging that perception with its latest budget PC case, featuring real wood accents. The new Montech XR Wood is a wallet-friendly ATX mid-tower available in black or white. It supports ATX motherboards, large graphics cards and up to 360mm radiators. Premium wood accents aside, does this affordable new case from Montech live up to the company's usual high standards? Read more here: https://www.kitguru.net/components/ca...

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00:00 Start
00:49 Colours and Pricing
01:08 Overview / Sizing
02:00 Front I/O
02:12 4 Included Fans
02:24 Panel Removal / Dust Filters
04:13 Front panel and filter
05:40 Behind the panel
05:55 Cooling Support
07:17 Motherboard Support
07:59 PSU Shroud
08:09 GPU and CPU Cooler support
08:23 Back of Case
08:53 Right Side Of Case
09:18 Cable Management Features
09:37 Drive support / bottom
10:26 Floor Of The Case
11:02 Accessories
11:42 Test System Hardware
12:29 Methodology and Thermals
13:43 Noise Output
14:17 James' thoughts on the build
16:06 Real World Noise tests with filter on/off
16:43 Closing thoughts / Good Value

Price and availability:

MSRP - $69.99 Black / White
Scan Prices – £60 in black and white

Features:

• Montech XR Wood features a blend of sleek and natural look on the front with real wood highlights and steel mesh.
• It supports the installation of up to 12 fans for maximum airflow and seamless integration for large graphics cards, ATX motherboards and up to 360mm AIO radiators.
• It is also equipped with a dust filter all around and comes with four pre-installed 120mm Montech GF120 ARGB PWM fans.

Build Specification
• CPU – AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• Motherboard – MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk WiFi
• Graphics Card – Sapphire Radeon RX 7900XTX Nitro+
• Memory – 64GB (2 x 32GB Modeuls) G.Skill RipJaws M5 RGB DDR5-6400
• Storage – 1TB Corsair MP600 Elite PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe M.2 SSD
• CPU Cooler – Montech HyperFlow Silent 360mm AIO
• Power Supply – Montech Titan Gold 1000W
• Case fans – Stock
• Chassis – Montech XR Wood
• Operating System – Windows 11

Pros:
• Budget price tag.
• Available in black or white.
• Decent hardware support.
• Easy to build a high-spec gaming system with.
Cons:
• Dust filters are restrictive and odd-looking at the front.
• No back-connect motherboard support.
• No GPU anti-sag bracket.
• No official front radiator support.
• Black front I/O cables in the white case.

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