Thermaltake's Level 10 chassis caused quite a stir when it made its high-profile debut at CeBIT 2009, but despite its futuristic beauty, the enclosure wasn't without its problems. We're referring specifically to the chassis' impractical dimensions, its average cooling performance, and the exorbitant £500 asking price.
The jaw-dropping design - co-created by BMW - may have gotten off to a shaky start, but Thermaltake won't be deterred and is gearing up to have a second stab with this, the Level 10 GT:
Inspired by its predecessor, the upcoming GT model retains a largely compartmentalised design but is shaped to be seemingly more practical. Where the original Level 10 measured 614mm x 318mm x 666.3mm and weighed a mammoth 21.37kg, the streamlined GT measures 584mm x 282mm x 590mm and tips the scales at a much more forgiving 12.7kg.
It's still a beast in its own right, though, and the revised chassis supports a variety of motherboard form factors - right up to eATX - as well as four 5.25in drives, an external 3.5in drive and five internal hot-swappable 3.5in or 2.5in drives. VGA cards at up to 360mm in length will fit in nicely, and there's built-in cable routing and room for a top-mounted radiator.
A 200mm front intake, 140mm rear exhaust, 200mm top exhaust and 200mm side fan make up the LED-colourshift cooling system, and Thermaltake has spruced up the chassis with a few other upgrades - including a new windowed sidepanel and the addition of USB 3.0 to the top I/O panel.
Doesn't look quite as impressive as the original, but if the price is right, this could get interesting. No mention of availability just yet, but a gallery of product shots is available at Thermaltake.com, and we've embedded a brief promo clip below.
