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BMW Group Designworks USA has branched out into gaming computers, and their new "Level 10" PC tower concept for Thermaltake is a doozy. And like most Designworks project, beyond the eye-candy factor is a combination of philosophizing and functional-izing:
The inspiration for this approach the design team took right from the computer worlds themselves - expressiveness, virtual townscapes and futuristic game components served as orientation for the arrangement and the look of individual components.Each high-quality component featured by the "Level 10" concept is enclosed within its own protective case, rendering it not only an integral part of the design but also guaranteeing interchangeability and transportability.
The concept also has an aesthetical answer to the physical necessity for best possible cooling, this also being associated with the virtual world of the gamer. The asymmetric arrangement of the robust vertical heatsink and the horizontally located individual components creates a strong architectural statement, clearly revealing the powerful cooling characteristics of the Thermaltake Gaming Tower.
The Level 10 was on display at CeBIT, but there's no word as to when this might hit store shelves.
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Comments
Much as I hate to sound like my dad..."That looks really hard to clean."
I thought the same thing! Very cool, but a dust collector
I thought the same thing! Very cool, but a dust collector
dust on the outside or dust INSIDE... that is the true nightmare.... 15 cans of air later....
I think it looks like a mutated Xbox.
That is the ugliest thing I have ever seen.
Looks amazing - but unfortunately not practical!
The case certainly is ground breaking but there are some things that get to me, like the handle: surely that's not above the centre of gravity? If it isn't its going to twist slightly towards whoever is trying to pick it up, move it or pull it? I'd hate to get my ankle bashed by this as well, the narrow base looks like it would really tear into me too.
It's gorgeous, shows a terrific understanding of the use of texture and surface... cleaning? Hah! This is automotive design, people, where everything needs a custom cover that accents its own unique shape. Cleaning never enters into it.
Now if you dropped it into a shallow pool and trickled water over the whole thing, it becomes the first-ever water-cooled stress relieving CPU---as long as you don't install Vista on it.