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We first spotted Montech's TG3 case at Computex earlier this year. This panoramic mid-tower chassis offers a full view inside through the smoked side and front panel glass, and features a tiered bottom layout and an ARGB lighting strip around the raised power supply chamber. While the side intake isn’t a boon for high airflow, the case performed well in our testing with our power-hungry components, at least with the CPU, offering some of the best air-cooled temperatures using our new test hardware. Priced at $59.90 including four fans (or technically two, as one is a full-frame 360mm), it offers a great value in the budget mid-tower space.
Inside, the TG3 comes with preinstalled unibody reverse fans (3x120mm) on the side and a single 120mm fan on the rear for factory-provided airflow. Up top, there’s room for three more 120mm fans / a 360mm radiator, too. The chassis supports motherboards from ATX down to Mini-ITX, and even handles rear-connect motherboards. The TG3 supports huge graphics cards, and even vertical GPU mounting (with a kit sold separately). The power supply sits in its own tiered chamber, silver in color, adding dimensional depth to the interior. The chamber sports a frosted RGB strip that runs along the top edge and casts a nice glow on your components inside the chassis. At the front of the case, on the bottom, is showcase space to show off a figure, or whatever you want that fits, or it’s wasted space.
Externally, this is a simple design, with two panes of lightly tinted glass on the front and side, showing off your internals. It comes in black and white, with the latter using a color-matched PSU chamber, unlike our black model. The IO panel runs along the bottom edge and offers two Type-A ports, a single Type-C port, along with power and RGB mode buttons. Overall, it’s a good-looking chassis, especially for the sub-$60 price point.
We'll cover many more details inside and outside the case, showcasing the features and any issues we may encounter during the build process. We also run the case through our thermal and noise testing to give you an idea of how it performs compared to other cases and to see if it has a chance of making our best PC cases list (spoiler: it does!). Below are the case's specifications, from Montech.
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Montech TG3 Product Specifications
Swipe to scroll horizontally Type Mid-Tower Dimensions (H x L x W) 2.5 x 18.3 x 9.4-inches (523 x 465 x 239mm) Motherboard Support Mini-ITX, MicroATX, ATX Back-connect Motherboard Support Yes Color Black, White Storage Support (1) 3.5-inch -or- (2) 2.5-inch PCIe Expansion Slots 7 Fan Support Top - 3x120/140mm
Side - 3x120mm
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