A31 adopts gamer styling but maintains a subtle approach to this type of design. The front of the case features a plastic fascia with a series of 5.25” covers. Being mesh, these covers also have baby blue plastic frames which compliments the overall design very well.

The back of the case has been entirely powder coated in black, the bottom has a space for mounting the PSU and above this there are seven PCI expansion slot covers which each have ventilation mesh for airflow. To the right of these covers are two circular rubber grommets and some honeycomb mesh. Above this is a 120mm rear exhaust LED fan and a cable tidy bracket is fixed directly above.



At the top of the case is the front panel connectivity, this includes a power/reset button with LED, headphone/microphone jacks and dual USB 3.0 ports (via internal motherboard header). Behind these ports is a plastic tray designed for storage of small items such as USB pen drive, keys etc.



Further back, along the top is a large perforated mesh section which gives ventilation to the section top of A31. There are no cooling fans included at the top but there are options to attach fans/coolers – we will investigate this more closely when we move inside the chassis.



Finally, on the underside of A31 there is a large dust filter which covers the PSU area and the lower section where a cooling fan can be installed. This filter is removable whilst the case is stood upright. Oddly, there are no rubber feet to the underside of the case which is a strange omission. This is usually a customary feature on computer cases nowadays.