Build Advice water cooling case

Is there a better case for water cooling than the Xigmatek ELYSIUM for the same money or less?

 

There are better cases but they cost at least twice as much. There are no other cases that even comes close to the elysium when you consider the value for money. So the answer is a resounding no.

 

depends on what rads you intend to go with
an antec 1200 is similar money and can easily mount a dual rad ( a triple if your brave enough with a dremel )
failing that the Cosmos S is good value and comes £10 cheeper
the elysium is a FANTASTIC case for the money
if i had the money to go watercooling ( and if i wasnt so in love with my raven 02 ) then id pick up the Elysium in a heartbeat

 

corsair 850D maybe silver-stone tj07.... their both good......

 

A CM 690II will take two 240 rads and only comes in at £70 or so. But if you want a 360, you are only looking at the Elysium.

 

You won't get anything better for the money than the elysium, masses of radiator support, and anything that has similar to it in terms of rad support costs twice as much as redspeed said

 

cosmos s? haf??

 

Elysium has better rad support than both of those and cost less than both

 

you can get the cosmos s for £100 which is less than the elysium, true the elysium does have better support for watercooling. i think it looks awful, a shocking looking case, but aesthetics are personal.

 

Sorry I thought you where referring to the cosmos II, but yeah still the elysium has better rad support, and I agree not the most attractive looking case, but I have seen worse.

 

Id say you'd be very hard pushed to find something better for the price... pity it's so ugly, but that's a personal matter... if you like it, get the Xigmatek ELYSIUM because it's probably the best in that price range.

 

After having a Esylium I don't think there are many cases out there that are as good, for the same price or roughly the same price.

In the Esylium you can fit.

360mmx60m rad in the roof, with push/pull fans but 1 set has to be outside the case which is easy to do.

360mmx60m in the front of the case if you remove the hdd cages, and add some mount's for it.

If you get creative with a dremel you could then also potentially fit another 360mmx35m or a 240mmx60m in the bottom.

The Coolermaster Cosmos S is good but doesn't have as many options.

 

yeah I have heard that I think in the first review I read

Thanks guys for your help knowing that I'm picking the best case for my money makes me want it even more now. come on friday

 

To give you a idea of just how good the case is, that I actually regret it everytime I start benching my rig and seeing the temp's on my cpu after, swapping from the Esylium to the Cosmos 2 Ultra.

As it's Payday this week I may just be messing around with my rig this weekend including messing with the case.

You can't really go wrong with the Esylium for the price.