Thermaltake level 20 ht review in Spanish (complete analysis)

Today we are going to analyze the colossal Thermaltake Level 20 HT chassis, the highest volume built by the Taiwanese manufacturer. This full-size case offers something very specific, and it's the best custom liquid cooling system mount on the market. It is possible to install two 360 thick profile radiators that could complete two cooling loops with separate tanks placed in the front.

Its hardware capacity is very good, and the chassis is completely modular, being able to disassemble practically everything until leaving the 4 columns bare. We will see this chassis in detail in our analysis. Because if you want to give yourself a luxury with custom systems, this is the most visual and complete way to do it.

Before proceeding, we thank Thermaltake for their trust in us by transferring this chassis to us for their analysis.

Thermaltake Level 20 HT technical characteristics

Unboxing

This piece of Thermaltake Level 20 HT chassis has come to us in a fairly thick cardboard box and a spectacular span that raises the weight to approximately 22 kg. All the exterior faces are finished in glossy black vinyl paint and showing photos of the box as well as its characteristics on the side.

We open it and we are going to find a chassis wrapped in a normal plastic bag and in turn protected on both sides by the corresponding expanded polystyrene molds (white cork). As always, the accessories it brings are inside the chassis itself except the instructions.

The bundle consists of the following elements:

• Thermaltake Level 20 HT Chassis Miscellaneous Screw Bag for Component Installation 10x Cable Loops BIOS Alarm Speaker 2x USB Extension Cables for Mouse and Keyboard Extension Cord for Power Supply

Just add that when removing the plastics that protect the glass and the plastic bag, we must make sure to discharge all the static electricity generated by the process. Since if we are loaded we could damage some hardware component during the installation.

Huge size and exterior design

Thermaltake's Level 20 series is the one that offers us chassis with quite different and daring sizes and designs, ideal for enthusiastic level assemblies where high-powered hardware predominates. In the case of the Thermaltake Level 20 HT this goes a little further with a tower aimed at users who intend to mount complex custom refrigeration systems, and especially we would say rigid tubes, to get the maximum visual power from it. It will also be available in black and white, and for now no variant with aluminum finishes.

What we have in front of us shows that the table has become too small, being a full-size tower as is evident. Its measurements are 613 mm high, 468 wide and 503 mm deep. And the curb weight exceeds even 20 kg, mainly due to having 4 huge glass panels and a high quality and quite thick steel chassis. Of course, it is important to note that the exterior finishes except the crystals, are hard plastic casings, we are talking about the corners. We will see all this in the external description.

We will start with a view of the front of the Thermaltake Level 20 HT, which is characterized by being occupied by a large 4mm tempered glass without any darkening. Both the upper and lower areas are finished in opaque coating so that the internal elements of the chassis are not visible.

The glass covers almost the entire face, although there is still room for two plastic bands that integrate medium-grain dust filters and a slight slit-shaped opening to allow air to pass through. Also stand out those sides in the form of ¼ column very characteristic of the Level 20 series. We note that in this case these corners are made of matte plastic with an excellent finish but not at the level of the aluminum finishes that we see for example in the Level 20 GT that we analyze at the beginning of the year or the MT.

The details do not end there, because the opening system of this glass is a quality detail by the brand. The fastening is made up of a mechanism at the top that, by pressing a button, we release the glass and it will be suspended and held at the bottom thanks to the metal frame that keeps it secure. This will prevent it from falling in the event of an oversight, as long as the chassis is positioned correctly.

Now we stand on its right side, which is also occupied by another tempered glass with identical characteristics to the rest of them. On this occasion, its mounting system differs from the front, being a tilt-and-turn system thanks to the two hinges located at the back.

All four edges feature the same opaque black finish to once again enhance aesthetics and not showcase the interior chassis. To prevent this side from accidentally opening, a bolt in the form of a manual twist has been installed. We therefore do not have a keyed lock system as the 20 GT did.

We go to the opposite side, where we have exactly the same configuration. The same tempered glass, this time with an opposite tilt-and-turn opening and the same fixing system.

We also do not forget the upper edges of the Thermaltake Level 20 HT, which are part of the upper case finished in black round hard plastic. On each of these sides we have part of the I / O panel, with part of the connectivity on the opposite side. This I / O panel (dual) has the following ports:

Right side:

• 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A2x USB 2.0 1x USB 3.1 Gen1 or Gen2 depending on the board connector

Left side:

• 2x 3.5mm jack for audio output and microphone input RESET button Power button with LED around LED hard drive activity indicator

As we see, it is a fairly varied connectivity at the level of what we can expect from a chassis of this category. We just have to criticize the obvious, that we will always have problems accessing one of the sides to connect an element, being one at each end. We think that a better option would have been to place everything in one place, for example at the top since, due to its design and structure, it would be possible.

We are now going to continue with the rear and lower apts of the Thermaltake Level 20 HT, leaving the upper one in last place because it has more crumb.

The rear area in this case is quite simple, since this time it is, an opaque sheet steel that is fixed with 4 manual thread screws and a lower grip to prevent it from falling. In the central part it has an opening with capacity for 2 120 or 140 mm fans and its corresponding medium grain dust filter with magnetic fixing. This will be ideal for extracting the hot air generated by the power supply.

The lower part is made up of 4 legs that raise the Thermaltake Level 20 HT above the ground by about 4 cm to ensure air flow. It has two openings protected by magnetic dust filters equal to the one on the back. Only the largest gap allows the installation of 360mm cooling systems or 120mm fans. The other hole is only intended to put fresh air into the entire wiring area, hard drives and power supply.

Upper designed for vertical mounting

We now turn to see the top of the Thermaltake Level 20 HT which we think has quite a crumb. And it is that in this model the hardware assembly is carried out vertically, and consequently, the entire output system of card ports and graphics card will be located in the area.

We will start with the most basic, being a chassis with a total of 8 expansion slots for E-ATX size motherboards down. Much of the area is covered or semi covered by a tempered glass panel. It will unlock or lock by lightly squeezing its rear end until you hear a "click." Above them, and glued to the partition plate of the plate, we have the opening for the I / O panel of it, and to the right we find a pre-installed 140 mm fan that is configured to expel hot air from inside the main area.

In the back area according to the main photo, we have the part that would belong to the wiring and rear area of ​​the plate. Here we find a second 140mm fan pre-installed in air exhaust mode and just below the hole to install the power supply, which will also be installed vertically on the chassis.

Just to the sides we find the excess space covered with plastic bands and a medium grain dust filter to improve air expulsion by natural convection. These are perfectly removable.

Main cabin, worked and of great capacity

This is quite evident in the case of a chassis like this Thermaltake Level 20 HT of full tower or full tower format, it will already be compatible with E-ATX motherboards with sizes up to 305 x 330 mm, ATX, Micro ATX and Mini ITX. It covers absolutely any need of a user than on the 4 main platforms of desktop computers.

If we look closely at these images that we will show from the inside, it is a chassis that is divided into two compartments. The main one is where the plate, expansion cards and tanks of the custom refrigeration system for which this box is designed will be installed.

We dealt before this main area, which accommodates graphics cards up to 400mm in length without cluttering the bottom cooling radiator. Likewise, the capacity of air sinks amounts to a height of 260 mm, something that is a utopia because there are no such systems unless they are customized or moderated.

That said, we find a simply huge cabin, which is only built for one thing, to show off the rigid tubes of a custom system placed in front of the motherboard. In the vertical plate we find a total of 6 holes to pass cables and covered with rubber protectors. If we continue upwards, we see the huge gap to work on the motherboard socket and further rising other gaps for the CPU power cables. The truth is that we have endless holes to pass cables and water pipes to the back.

We still have the bottom part, which has a 2.5 ”SSD bracket, two for water tanks and a frame for 3 120mm fans or 360mm radiators. The good thing about the latter can be placed vertically if we remove the sheet with three vertical holes. Because yes, effectively all this division can be uninstalled by having a modular design.

Rear passenger compartment

Due to the complexity of the Thermaltake Level 20 HT, it is worth focusing more on the rear area, which has space for the installation of ATX power supplies up to 200 mm long. The installation system is the same as the other, always components placed vertically.

In addition, we have a double hard drive cabinet with capacity for two others, although of course, we would be taking away space from the PSU. These are placed in front of the tempered glass, so through it we will see both the PSU fan and the front of the units.

At the bottom there is plenty of space for air to enter naturally through the huge grille located here, which will be joined to the vertical one that does support fans. Finally we have another frame with the capacity of fans and cooling systems. Something curious is that we did not find any advanced cable management system, for the sole purpose of the 10 plastic clips included. In any case, there is endless space to do what we want with them.

Storage capacity

We continue with the storage capacity of this Thermaltake Level 20 HT chassis, which in this case, at least from the factory is not the best we can find either.

We have already seen enough in the previous tight, and we have two clear locations for hard drives. The first one is right in the main compartment, shaped like a bracket with capacity for a 2.5 ”SSD drive.

The second area is obviously the double bay cabinet, which supports a total of 4 storage units of 2.5 "or 3.5" either SSD or HDD. They are two separately installed modules that can be moved to a different position on that front. Each bay has removable hard plastic trays with a NAS style fixation mechanism, something that is undoubtedly appreciated for improving accessibility and aesthetics.

Note that perhaps an idea for the future could be to integrate a rear PCB with fixed connections to just remove and put, just like NAS. This would connect to the board and PSU with traditional connectors. In any case, we see a fairly discreet capacity if we consider the enormous space we have. The rear area of ​​the plate and the bottom of the second compartment are quite underused.

Cooling capacity: its main asset

It is indeed the main reason someone would buy this Thermaltake Level 20 HT chassis, and it is to mount custom cooling. So let's look and study the full capacity in detail.

When it comes to fan capacity we have:

• Lower 1st compartment: 3x 120mm Vertical 2nd compartment: 3x 120mm / 2 x 140mm Upper: 2x 120mm / 2x 140mm Rear: 2x 120mm / 2x 140mm

We have then its total of four quite distributed although perfectly identifiable zones if we disassemble the crystals and observe its interior or also the instructions of course. In total there would be 10 fans that we can install, and it comes from the factory with 2 of 140 mm pre-installed in the upper area to expel hot air.

If we opt for a fan system for this chassis, the flow that we will have to generate will be vertical, which on the other hand is the best in terms of efficiency. For this we should place one or two fans at the bottom of the main compartment. We would do the same in the PSU area, installed for example two in the vertical frame so that they are well visible from the outside.

We have missed less capacity for 200mm fans, especially knowing that Thermaltake have their excellent Riing Trio 200mm which would come in phenomenal in this chassis for where there is no RL.

The cooling capacity will then be:

• Lower 1st compartment: 120/240/360 mm Vertical 2nd compartment: 120/140/240/280/360 mm Up to two pumping tanks

It may seem little space a priori, but if we think about it we do not need more to mount one or even two custom systems with double circuit for example for CPU + VRM or another for MultiGPU in parallel. The high height ensures the capacity for huge tanks such as the Thermaltake Gaming R360 D5, or the new Pacific M240 and M260 D5.

Perhaps the most important thing is not only the installation format, since we observe that there is no capacity for a 480 mm system, but the thickness of the radiators, which in this case can be practically what we want. This is only offered by very large chassis, for example 40 or 50 mm metal blocks with the extra fans.

Likewise, the rear vertical frame perfectly supports 360 mm Push and Pull configurations with 6 fans. And if we go to the front area, we can remove the vertical plate and pass the frame here to also mount another 360 mm Push and Pull. This is the true potential, and that is why it is aimed at a very specific audience.

Installation and assembly

The truth is that we do not have the material means necessary to carry out an assembly with RL custom, and we do not see such a deployment necessary if we already know its capacity. So the assembly is made up of the following components:

• Asus Crosshair VIII HeroAMD Ryzen 2700X motherboard with Wraith Prism heatsink AMD Radeon Vega 56 graphics card Corsair AX860i power supply

We have more than enough room for this setup, and it clearly shows that a chassis like this Thermaltake Level 20 HT for a "normal" mount doesn't make much sense.

In addition we have not spoken anything about lighting, and that is that this chassis does not have any type of integrated RGB, nor a microcontroller for fan or lighting, which we would see interesting for the figure we are paying.

Focusing on the assembly, we have done it with incredible comfort due to all the space we have. The only disadvantage is having to move the chassis from one side to the other due to the 20 kg it gives on the scale. We have a very original assembly in vertical configuration that is undoubtedly optimized to improve the hot air outlet to the outside with positive flow upwards.

The location of the source gap does not create any problem as far as cable length is concerned, and any of those that come from the factory sources measure up. The upper area we already know that will be used a lot due to having the I / O ports there, and the manufacturer has thought about the details and offers hollow sides to remove the cables.

The wiring that we have available in the chassis will be the following:

• USB 3.1 Type-A connector (blue) USB Type-C header USB 2.0 header (black) Front audio connector (black) Separate connectors for F_panel2x 3-pin fan headers

No problem for most of the current boards, and we see a great advantage having up to 5 USB ports in the chassis to improve accessibility for storage units. Since opening and closing the top glass continuously is something heavy.

Final score

Huge chassis in every way this Thermaltake Level 20 HT. So we leave you the images of the assembly made, and even if it is not with liquid cooling, it gives us a good guide to the excellent view of the interior that we have.

Final words and conclusion about Thermaltake Level 20 HT

We come to the end of this review at Thermaltake Level 20 HT, and if anything is clear to us it is its exceptional ability to mount custom refrigeration systems. And it is that we have support for a double 360 ​​mm radiator of any thickness and in push and pull configuration. Added to this is the capacity for 2 water tanks for dual circuit configurations.

It does not make much sense to opt for this chassis to only use air ventilation, since we would waste the space. However, we could install 10 fans of 120 mm or up to 6 of 140 mm, of which we already have two at the factory. It is perfectly studied to provide a highly efficient vertical flow. We only lack capacity for 200mm fans.

In terms of design, we have a complete tower format designed almost 21 kg and with the presence of 4 tempered glass without darkening to show the world the ridiculous amount of money that we have installed inside it in the form of hardware. Its aesthetics are very professional, and we have great possibilities when it comes to modding, since the chassis is completely modular and almost completely removable. RGB lighting is conspicuous

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The chassis is very strong with high quality SPCC steel, although we lack more external finishes in aluminum such as rounded corners, Level 20 GT style. The assembly of the glass panels is very careful in all of them with hinges and consistent fixing.

The hardware capacity is spectacular in almost all cases, and the mounting in vertical format is novel and personally I really liked the proposal to improve the cooling. We would have liked to have more holes for 2.5 ”SSD drives, having as much space was possible. The capacity of the port panel we also liked a lot with 5 USB, although a location of everything at the top would make it a little more accessible for users who want to place it to their right (my case).

We finish with the price of this Thermaltake Level 20 HT, which amounts to 169 euros for its black version available on Amazon. But there is also a very elegant white color, two versions only intended for extreme configurations.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ OPTIMIZED FOR CUSTOM REFRIGERATION	- HARD TO MOVE
+ CONSTRUCTION AND QUALITY DESIGN	- PLASTIC FINISHES IN CORNERS
+ 4 ADVANTAGES OF GLASS AND VERTICAL ASSEMBLY	- NO RGB LIGHTING
+ HIGH CAPACITY FOR HARDWARE
+ IDEAL FOR MODDING FOR ITS MODULARITY
+ EXCELLENT AIR FLOW

The Professional Review team awards you the platinum medal:

Thermaltake Level 20 HT

DESIGN - 93%

MATERIALS - 90%

WIRING MANAGEMENT - 91%

PRICE - 87%

90%

If you plan to install a custom system and do modding, it is one of the best options