Thermaltake's Level10 ubercase gets closer to production
THERMALTAKE'S SUPER DUPER case project, the Level 10 - to some it may look like a '30s high-rise building design - has been a talk of the town at CeBIT and Computex alike. Now, the mighty enclosure is finally inching towards full production in a quarter or so, according to our Thermaltake friends.
If you look here at the Computex show revision, there seems to be still sufficient space for custom cooling options on top of the peripheral drawers and such, even though the demo system relied on just Thermaltake's own SpinQ air cooler and a few inside fans. Due to the design, I guess, custom guide hinges may be necessary to correctly fit, say, water cooling tubes or fridge compressor pipes.
Speaking of refrigeration, it'd be interesting to see if, someday, Thermaltake does a fridge or freezer compressor version of Level 10 with all the stuff included inside, just like its current Xpressar does.
The BMW designed Level 10 is not a car, but it does have a unique eye-catching design, a welcome change from the old PC box looks. Matching it with a no-nonsense leading edge cooling system would make good sense, wouldn't it? µ
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Why all the excitement about this "Case"? It's a bunch of external cases, tossed on the wall with Velcro pretty much. I just can't fathom all the attention this one exhibition has been getting, given the time it's been talked about.
How hard would it be to release this? It's not, so they're feeding on the advertisement before the dumb idea goes live.
Shoe boxes on plexy isn't a revolutionary idea.
Tis a B-E-A-Utiful piece of work and I want 2 NOW!
From certain angles it looks much better than others. From the front, it's dog ugly.
It also has a fatal flaw, in my opinion. It's obviously an enthusiasts case, and it'll blatently be pushing £200.
Really, not that many people are willing to spend £200 on a case. So you're realy looking about the more enthusiastic enthusiasts. Ones likely to be into... recent hardware. Overclocking. Upgraded cooling solutions.
That looks like it'd struggle to house a Scythe Infinity, and my Lian Li 6070B Plus can't fit one on without putting it on after sliding the motherboard tray back in.
I can't honestly see a way to mount a radiator, pump and resoivor. There's also nowhere to mount fan control, without modification.
Baiscally speaking, they'ved hyped this like a top of the line enthusiast case, and really it's just a mid level one, and i think they've misjudged their market.
It's not flexible enough.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but the likely price tag is going to be about $700-800 US when it comes out (in limited quantities initially).
Zalman TNN-500A
What a case, loved it until the PSU blew. Working (and gaming) in pure silence with delightful.
IIRC, it was a mere £800 (yes quid) for this case when it first came out. The silence was worth every single penny to me.
If this BWM case is quiet, it could be a good reason to buy.