Thermaltake Level 10 GT: Monument to Excess

Introducing the Thermaltake Level 10 GT This promised to be a good month for big stonking enthusiast-class cases, and we're delivering on the second half of our one-two punch with Thermaltake's monstrous Level 10 GT. This is the biggest, most expensive enclosure we've reviewed to date. It was one of the major centerpieces of Thermaltake's

Introducing the Thermaltake Level 10 GT

This promised to be a good month for big stonking enthusiast-class cases, and we're delivering on the second half of our one-two punch with Thermaltake's monstrous Level 10 GT. This is the biggest, most expensive enclosure we've reviewed to date. It was one of the major centerpieces of Thermaltake's line-up back at CES, and later it showed up housing one of the most powerful gaming systems we've ever reviewed, the CyberPowerPC Gamer Xtreme FTW. Today we get to take a look at the Level 10 GT on its own and pit it against the best and brightest we've been sent so far.

When I reviewed the CyberPowerPC unit back in May, I found myself with some reservations regarding the Level 10 GT. A great many of those were ameliorated when I went to actually test that tower and found it to be a remarkably capable enclosure, able to dissipate the heat generated by a pair of GeForce GTX 590s and a massively overclocked Intel Core i7-990X without creating too much of a racket. At the very least on that front it seemed like it would be a winner, and spoiler alert: it is.

Within that review I stated that I'd come back and review the Level 10 GT on its own merits, and that's on the docket today.

Thermaltake Level 10 GT Specifications
Motherboard Form FactorExtended ATX, ATX, Micro ATX
Drive BaysExternal4x 5.25", 1x 3.5"
Internal5x 2.5"/3.5" (see above)
CoolingFront1x 200mm fan
Rear1x 140mm fan
Top1x 200mm fan
Side1x 200mm fan
Bottom1x 120mm fan mount
Expansion Slots8
Front I/O Port4x USB 2.0, headphone and mic jacks
Top I/O Port2x USB 3.0, eSATA, fan controller, fan lighting toggle
Power Supply SizeATX
Clearance13.5" (Expansion Cards), 190mm (CPU HSF), 290mm (PSU)
Weight28 lbs.
Dimensions23" x 11.1" x 23.2"
Price$269

From the stats it's pretty easy to tell: the Level 10 GT is big. Off the cuff it looks like it retains a lot of the design and compartmentalizing cues from the original (and comically expensive) Level 10, but as we get into the review you'll see the Level 10 GT is really a very different beast.

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