Lian Li Odyssey X 500 Case Review: Transforming Full Tower
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Date: 2021-06-23
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Comments and reviews: 10
Tricky
My main concern with such a case is radiator support. Let's be real, this is only for someone who has already spent ridiculous amounts on liquid cooling. But you may as well go for a super tower rather than this.
As an example, when I tried to build my rig in an o11 dynamic, with a 5900x and 3090, I could not fit a pump inside the case as the 3090 is far too long, so I had to mount the pump bracket in reverse, with my pump+res combo sticking halfway out the front. The side panel also wouldn't fit back on, because the VGA connections would break the glass if you tried to force it back on.
I looked at the o11 XL dimensions and even that wouldn't have enough space towards the front for a 3090+pump-res combo.
This looks like a case with plenty of room for liquid cooling, but doesn't functionally make sense, and is overpriced.
That being said I really want to see a Gamers Nexus review of the Lian Li V3000+, as that has support for 3x480mm rads. This is the case I anticipate to fill the caselabs niche.
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My main concern with such a case is radiator support. Let's be real, this is only for someone who has already spent ridiculous amounts on liquid cooling. But you may as well go for a super tower rather than this.
As an example, when I tried to build my rig in an o11 dynamic, with a 5900x and 3090, I could not fit a pump inside the case as the 3090 is far too long, so I had to mount the pump bracket in reverse, with my pump+res combo sticking halfway out the front. The side panel also wouldn't fit back on, because the VGA connections would break the glass if you tried to force it back on.
I looked at the o11 XL dimensions and even that wouldn't have enough space towards the front for a 3090+pump-res combo.
This looks like a case with plenty of room for liquid cooling, but doesn't functionally make sense, and is overpriced.
That being said I really want to see a Gamers Nexus review of the Lian Li V3000+, as that has support for 3x480mm rads. This is the case I anticipate to fill the caselabs niche.
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Dale
Man for how big it is and how much it costs, I'd expect something along the lines of the 1000D, but the functionality just doesn't seem like it's there to the same degree. I thought 500 was a lot to spend when I could literally put 2 builds in the case, but this one doesn't let you do more than one, and has less room for watercooling parts and no easily removable fan racks either (corsair's fan mounts come out on rails to boot). I can also mount 2 480mm rads and still fit a 420mm rad in the top of my 1000D, though accessing fittings might get a little difficult on one at that point (i used 2 360mm in the front that I already had so this wasn't an issue for me). Those side panels also are meh IMO. folding in half is cool but for 500 i'd expect them to be held in place by something better than a glorified push pin
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Man for how big it is and how much it costs, I'd expect something along the lines of the 1000D, but the functionality just doesn't seem like it's there to the same degree. I thought 500 was a lot to spend when I could literally put 2 builds in the case, but this one doesn't let you do more than one, and has less room for watercooling parts and no easily removable fan racks either (corsair's fan mounts come out on rails to boot). I can also mount 2 480mm rads and still fit a 420mm rad in the top of my 1000D, though accessing fittings might get a little difficult on one at that point (i used 2 360mm in the front that I already had so this wasn't an issue for me). Those side panels also are meh IMO. folding in half is cool but for 500 i'd expect them to be held in place by something better than a glorified push pin
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Tim
What a shame! If that case could have fit a 420mm radiator and fans at the top, bottom and front all at the same time (so 3) then I would have got one! I'm building a super hot PC and want really extreme custom water cooling, for which I want three 420mm radiators for my CPU, GPU, M.2 block cooler, etc. And they should have put the PSU mounting BEHIND the back plate, like they did in their other case, mounted on its side - as it is, without the ability for all those radiators the Odyssey X just a pointlessly big case, unless the fix that. I can't seem to find ANY case which can take three 420mm radiators (and the 140mm fans on them) at the same time. :(
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What a shame! If that case could have fit a 420mm radiator and fans at the top, bottom and front all at the same time (so 3) then I would have got one! I'm building a super hot PC and want really extreme custom water cooling, for which I want three 420mm radiators for my CPU, GPU, M.2 block cooler, etc. And they should have put the PSU mounting BEHIND the back plate, like they did in their other case, mounted on its side - as it is, without the ability for all those radiators the Odyssey X just a pointlessly big case, unless the fix that. I can't seem to find ANY case which can take three 420mm radiators (and the 140mm fans on them) at the same time. :(
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Brolivia
500 for a case that looks like it has worse airflow than my Antec 1100 OG? nah, i'm good with my old case.
I've got only 3 fans in my case: 1 120mm as rear exhaust, 1 120mm fan mounted to AIO for an evga hybrid card as exhaust up top, and then a 140mm fan in middle position of a nh-d15 cpu cooler. well 4 fans if you count the blower cooler of the evga hybrid card. my case has very poor airflow from the front panel, but those two sidepanel fan mounts make a huge difference.
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500 for a case that looks like it has worse airflow than my Antec 1100 OG? nah, i'm good with my old case.
I've got only 3 fans in my case: 1 120mm as rear exhaust, 1 120mm fan mounted to AIO for an evga hybrid card as exhaust up top, and then a 140mm fan in middle position of a nh-d15 cpu cooler. well 4 fans if you count the blower cooler of the evga hybrid card. my case has very poor airflow from the front panel, but those two sidepanel fan mounts make a huge difference.
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theicebeardk
Being mid-build I just had to swap out cases from a BeQuiet Dark Base 900 rev. 2 which was too small for the E-ATX build I had in mind. I ended up going maybe a bit overkill and bought a Corsair Obsidian 1000D for about the same price as this Lian Li case. Has Gamers Nexus reviewed it in its finished state, because I have only found Steve seeing it at some trade show (Computex or CES I forget)?
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Being mid-build I just had to swap out cases from a BeQuiet Dark Base 900 rev. 2 which was too small for the E-ATX build I had in mind. I ended up going maybe a bit overkill and bought a Corsair Obsidian 1000D for about the same price as this Lian Li case. Has Gamers Nexus reviewed it in its finished state, because I have only found Steve seeing it at some trade show (Computex or CES I forget)?
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RadicalxEdward
To me, the price seems reasonable for the materials / engineering improvements over the O11D, until you look at something like the Evolv X which is identical to this but 200.
The quality difference was the one thing that made me hesitant to switch from my Evolv to my O11D XL
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To me, the price seems reasonable for the materials / engineering improvements over the O11D, until you look at something like the Evolv X which is identical to this but 200.
The quality difference was the one thing that made me hesitant to switch from my Evolv to my O11D XL
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Neon
I think maybe the Fan layout in the front is actually intentional. Having the fins of the fan in the center instead of the middle part of the fan helps pulling more air in since the surface is bigger there than at the center? but idk I am no expert it just came to my mind.
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I think maybe the Fan layout in the front is actually intentional. Having the fins of the fan in the center instead of the middle part of the fan helps pulling more air in since the surface is bigger there than at the center? but idk I am no expert it just came to my mind.
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Condor
This definitely gives off that artisan vibe, doesn't it? It gets the job done and is made well, but you're definitely shelling out for looks and less for top tier performance. A potentially neat looking centerpiece that draws discussion, but functionally inefficient.
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This definitely gives off that artisan vibe, doesn't it? It gets the job done and is made well, but you're definitely shelling out for looks and less for top tier performance. A potentially neat looking centerpiece that draws discussion, but functionally inefficient.
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Difficult
...That's a no from me. I really miss old school Lian-Li, understated, pure aluminum, high quality etc... while a premium case with all aluminum and glass is greatly appreciated, this case IMAO is not only impractical / gimicky, but also does not look good either.
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...That's a no from me. I really miss old school Lian-Li, understated, pure aluminum, high quality etc... while a premium case with all aluminum and glass is greatly appreciated, this case IMAO is not only impractical / gimicky, but also does not look good either.
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Because
You guys rip almost every case a new one lol, I love it. I have no idea why case makers don't have you design a case for/with them, it surely would be the best case ever made for centuries! Keep it up, looking forward to more on your pre-built series.
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You guys rip almost every case a new one lol, I love it. I have no idea why case makers don't have you design a case for/with them, it surely would be the best case ever made for centuries! Keep it up, looking forward to more on your pre-built series.
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