Xigmatek Elysium Review

Xigmatek Elysium Interior

Sliding back the Elysium's massive side panels reveals a cavernous space in which to work. It's one of the few cases to support EVGA's huge Classified SR-2 motherboard and has a staggering amount of cable routeing holes. There are 12 in total, with plenty of space behind the motherboard tray for even tucking away a thick 24-pin ATX power cable. In addition, there are two CPU area cut-outs in the motherboard tray, meaning that even SR-2 owners will be able to swap CPU coolers without removing the motherboard.


Matching its monster proportions, the Elysium also sports ten expansion slots and seven water-cooling grommets. However, the inclusion of the latter seems strange given that Xigmatek clearly intends you to have all your water-cooling gear inside the Elysium, although the uppermost pair are useful for routeing the case's USB 3 cables to your motherboard's rear I/O panel.


Inside the Elysium are two possible mounting locations for your PSU; one in the roof, and one in the floor, with a removable plate enabling you to plug up the un-used mount. This means that either the case’s entire mesh floor or roof areas are available for mounting radiators. Each can support up to triple 140mm-fan radiators, although your PSU will take up at least one of the fan mounts in one area.


The front drive bays and rear 120mm fan mount also have space for radiators. While the design isn’t as that of the TJ07, the ability to mount a triple 140mm-fan radiator in the roof along with a single-fan radiator in the base or rear makes the Elysium by far the best sub-£200 case for water-cooling. There's also plenty of room for pumps and reservoirs, although it's notably missing an internal divider to compartmentalise its design.