Removing the top panel is pretty simple, you just unscrew four screws on the underside of the case and it slides of. This reminded me very much of removing the top panel from my Technics amp which I blew up due to excessive volume, muahaha. The inside of the case is surprisingly spacious, with room for a full ATX motherboard, a couple of 5.25” drives and two 3.5” drives. One thing you will notice is that the interior of the case is made from mainly steel rather than aluminium. Whilst some may argue that this doesn’t make the Accent a true aluminium case, the vast majority of the external surface is, which accounts for most of the unit's heat excellent dissipation properties.
Speaking of heat dissipation, the Accent has mounting positions for two 60mm case fans. Whilst I would prefer a single 80mm exhaust (80mm fans are typically quieter for a given CFM rating), this is still more than you would expect from many desktop cases. To the left of the case fans is where the PSU is mounted, and again, a full ATX power supply is adequately catered for. To the right of the fan positions you find the full ATX-standard 7 PCI backing plates.
Note that front-to-back support is provided by circular iron bars, rather than edges that run along the full length of the case. This will maximise the aluminium panel’s ability to conduct heat away from the air within the PC case. There is not a sharp edge in the Accent case, and despite the fact that it is steel, it has all been thoroughly deburred and painted for that very purpose. Hi-Fi lovers will be happy to know that the dimensions of the Accent PC case are 430mm wide, by 162mm high, by 402mm deep. It just so happens that my Denon Amp is also 430mm wide and a similar colour, so an untrained eye will be hard pushed to distinguish where the audio equipment starts and the PC ends.
