The case interior is very simple and typical of a high grade tower case, save from the extreme number of cables. At the rear, you can see the exhaust 120mm fan. While it is nothing more special than a simple black ball bearing fan, it is more than adequate for the exhaust needs of this case. There is no tool less mechanism at the PCI expansion slots, but they are all held in place by the same black thumbscrews used to secure the side panels of the case. Certainly this case is not designed for quick disassembly.

If you plan to place the case at an area exposed to public, GMC had your security in mind. There is a small ring which you can pull out from the inside of the case. Then, with a simple lock you can secure the left side panel in place. This should keep prying hands away from your precious hardware.

A massive amount of cables are present inside the AVC-K1 case. GMC have tried their best to keep them organized and neat, but there really are too many to achieve this goal. Besides the basic motherboard connectors (power, reset, LEDs) there is an ATX 24-pin extension cable, which you have to place between your PSU ATX 24-pin connector and your motherboard in order to power the VFD display. Unfortunately that rules every single 20-pin ATX motherboard and PSU out. There is also a thermal sensor, used to provide the reading at the front LCD display. The single internal USB connector is used by the front card reader. The other two double USB connectors provide functionality to the front USB 2.0 ports. There is also an audio and a firewire connector. Finally, there are the fan connectors and a Molex power connector, which is used to provide power to the front LCD display and the power on LED.

After carefully installing an AM2 based system inside the AVC-K1, we can claim that it was easier than we initially thought. The AVC-K1 is not huge, but it provides enough space to work inside and has several places to hide cables. Although the many cables still make the insides of the case slightly crowded, the case is far from clogged. It still provides enough room for future upgrades or even for simpler tasks, such as a clearing of the CMOS.