Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition Chassis Review

Thermaltake have undoubtedly produced one of the market’s most innovative and attractive cases in the Level 10 GT Snow Edition.

The appearance is breathtaking! Such an attractive yet smooth and exquisite design is very rarely achieved to the tier of perfection that Thermaltake have risen to with the Level 10 GT Snow Edition. The primarily white exterior with black patches is a perfect blend which creates an appealing contrast. Powder-coating the interior ensured that any enthusiast would love working on the inside just as much as they love gaping at the outside. Throw the trio of ‘ColorShift’ interchangeable LED fans into the mix and you have an aesthetic design that is certain to turn heads and easily compete with that of any case on the market.

The quality of the case material is, as you would expect from a £215/$270 case, flawless. No sharp edges, no cuts and no scratches are always good signs. Plastic makes up the majority of the case’s external design with the internals being comprised of SECC. We aren’t massive fans of plastic externals, but when they have an evident sturdiness and attractive properties, we aren’t going to moan too much. Every fan location is dust-filtered and the abundance of ventilated mesh ensures good and clean airflow.

As far as features and expandability options go, Thermaltake have designed the Level 10 GT Snow Edition to offer both in abundance. The majority of motherboard form factors are supported, there is room for an enormous power supply, 4 Radeon HD 6990s could fit in the case with room to spare and 180mm of CPU cooler clearance guarantees that there will be very few users complaining about expansion issues. A side panel in the form of a 180 degree opening door is extremely convenient for anybody who ventures inside their system regularly. For those who prefer not venture inside, the tool-less HDD/SSD drive bay system saves the chore of removing each side panel and manually disconnecting a drive. The perfect variety of front panel ports is brilliant, but the positioning of the power button and USB 2.0 ports is awkward for anybody standing this case on the floor, to their right.

Cable management which consists of a widened right side panel, excellently positioned grommets and black sheathed fan cables is, for the most part, excellent. Some extra tie points for strapping unused cables behind the motherboard would have been useful, but in all honesty, it is unlikely that this case’s target audience are users with a non-modular power supply.

We think that the Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition is worth every single bit of its £215/$270 price tag. It does have some minor flaws but it also offers a market leading appearance, excellent expansion options, the potential for brilliant cooling performance and almost flawless cable management. Thermaltake made a brave decision to change the originally black Level 10 GT to the ‘marmite’ snow white, but the decision more than paid off.