Thermaltake Level 10 Full-Tower Chassis Review
Andy Ruffell / 14 years ago
Installation
The case does incorporate a removable motherboard tray, though the initial removal of it can be quite a daunting task and will generally involve more than one person if you want to keep your expensive case scratch free.
The power supply area swings open to allow the installation of the unit to be slid in. Bare in mind that if you are using a large PSU like we are (Thermaltake ToughPower 1350W) then you may need to remove the optical drive bay area for the initial installation.
To install an optical drive bay, it’s very much the same type of process as the PSU, involving you to swing open the modules cage, but this time you will have to remove the outer casing of the module, which will reveal screw holes for mounting the drive once it has been positioned.
To install a hard drive or SSD, you will find the seperate drive bay compartments actually slide out, which in turn allow you to install your drive into the correct position and slide back into place for installation. By clicking the drive bay compartment into place it actually docks the drive into the SATA data and power connectors, much like a hot-swap drive.
When installing graphics cards, it’s a simple method of removing the relevant expansion bay cover with a screwdriver (no tool-less design here) and installing the card in place of it. It is also worth noting that a Radeon 6990 can fit in this case with just under an inch to spare.
