Thermaltake Level 20 GT RGB Plus Full-Tower Chassis Review

Peter Donnell / 6 years ago

Final Thoughts

How Much Does it Cost?

The short answer would be “it’s not cheap” but given the size and the material cost alone, that’s hardly surprising. 33KG of metal and glass adds up fast. For the standard Thermaltake Level 20 GT Big-Tower you’re looking at a retail bill of £178.30. However, the model we reviewed is the GT RGB Plus, which comes with 2 x 200mm RGB front panel fans, and a 140mm RGB rear fan, an RGB fan hub, and adds Alexa support. This model will cost you £254.78. Again, a lot of money, but it’s also a lot of hardware. If you want some riser cables to mount vertical GPUs, they’re an extra at £31.51 each.

Overview

This chassis is about as far from what I want in a PC case as physically possible. For me, it’s just too damn big. It won’t fit in the space under my desk, and it’s too big and heavy to place on top of my desk too. In fact, that much is likely true for more than 99% of people out there. It’s also very expensive for your average consumer, and complete overkill for a standard single GPU air cooled ATX build. So who the hell is it for? Those who want something extreme, as a starting point.

Extreme PC

If I was building a system with a budget of a few thousand pounds/dollars, I wouldn’t be looking at mini-ITX. The most feature-packed motherboards out there are often E-ATX or XL-ATX. They’re built for extreme processors, which often means needing an extreme CPU cooler, such as a massive AIO or custom loop. Then you’ve got multi-GPU support, most likely SLI as a minimum. Unless you’re doing a rendering rig, then quad-GPU can easily be worth consideration. Add all that hardware, you need a huge PSU to power it all, then no doubt a huge bank of storage. Suddenly, a giant chassis like this begins to make sense.

Aesthetics or Bust

The aesthetics of a build are seemingly just as important as the performance these days. Braided cables, vertical GPU mounts, RGB lighting, it’s all hugely popular. If you’re dropping a few grand on a rig, you want it to look like it was worth it (well, many people do at least). With tempered glass on the top, front, and side panels, you can easily show off your hard work with the Level 20 GT. Throw in all that RGB lighting from the fans, and any other hardware you installed, and it’ll be nothing short of a display case. It’s endlessly practical when it comes to fitting the hardware, but also a great way of showing it off.

Custom

Modders will no doubt love what it has to offer. The panels are all screw fitted, so stripping the chassis down shouldn’t be a hard job. Plus, the PSU shroud, HDD bays, and other peripheral components are all completely removable. When it comes to creating a unique build, custom loop cooling and more, this modular and easy to modify design is going to pay off big time. Again, it’s not for everyone, but for those who want something crazy, it’ll make your life easier.

Should I Buy One?

If you’re just looking for a nice chassis upgrade, perhaps not. This chassis is a template for the absurd. Over the top cooling, RGB frenzy, big budget builds need only apply. Even our test build was wildly short of what this chassis demands. If that’s what you want though, dropping £250 on a case is likely going to be the cheapest component of the whole build.