This Case is a Disaster | Tryx LUCA L70 Review

[@GamersNexus]

Lots of design and quality issues on this one and weird choices with embargoing us separately from others. Hopefully they can figure it out for some updates! Watch some positive case reviews from this past week! Our Antec Flux Pro review is here (new best cooling case): kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6KvqqSLmbaBmck Our our Fractal Era 2 review - we liked this one too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/onPFXqCEZ9CnY6c We also thought the Lian Li A3-mATX was great: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqOcqqihfMRse7M SUPPORT INDEPENDENT REVIEWS! Grab a GN PC building Modmat, solder & project mat, T-shirt, mule mug, or 3D PC-themed coaster pack here: store.gamersnexus.net/

[@thecooldudes69420]

Wow!

[@CoreyPL]

They will probably fix the issues with paid downloadable DLC... err... wait...

[@gucky4717]

You might want to stick your post to the top. :D

[@samiraperi467]

I think you got a special embargo because they knew what was coming.

[@AtreiyaN7]

Well, at least I know to cross this off as a potential new case-saw a more positive review, but wooooo, you sure got into a lot more detail about the problems with this case. Honestly, I love the blue version of the Fractal Era 2, but I wanted a bigger case and bigger mobo for more internal storage. Guess I'll see how the Evolv X2 pans out later, heh.

[@studiolegenda]

The airflow animation with the panel falling out is 👌

[@MrTuny92]

That killed me lmao

[@TechOverwrite]

Yep such an awesome way of throwing shade 😅 16:32 for those who wanted to briefly jump ahead to see it.

[@Sireristof1332]

godtier shitpost 👌

[@scrittle]

@@TechOverwrite You see, removing the glass panel improves air circulation by 80%

[@Cranson92]

I saw this comment before I got to that part, and it still got me good. Really well done. *chef's kiss*

[@kyles5751]

The fact that you actually animated the airflow and the side panel falling is just perfect.

[@hex9688]

I lost it at the animation 😂

[@frollard]

@@hex9688 oh shit, even in 3d!

[@Eonymia]

The kinetic side panel opening system is actually a feature: When you're in a heated gaming situation, the room temperature may naturally rise as you sweat and as your table shakes while you're trying to ace clutch the round your computer could naturally use more airflow so the side panel falls open by itself to give the GPU more access to air and keeping the temperatures cooler. As a happy side effect it also may cause elevated heart rates, thus enabling you to react faster.

[@GamersNexus]

Wow! That's some really good science. You need a job in marketing?

[@Eonymia]

@@GamersNexus May I use you as a reference in my CV for said marketing positions? Kind of like a marketing blurb. "Wow! That's some really good science." - Gamers Nexus.

[@logirex]

in the words of Hardware Canucks - New Company, AMAZING Ideas - TRYX Luca L70 & Panorama 🤔

[@CheezMonsterCrazy]

The windows in my 100 year old house have recently received a software update with the same feature.

[@ich_16]

the buildup 😭😂

[@StrikeWarlock]

This review might come off harsh, but if they ultimately care about what you had to say, they'll make it better. I had the pleasure of talking to Hyte's marketing manager last July and the conversation naturally led to Steve's review of the Hyte y40. To paraphrase, she said it was disheartening, but hey, the criticisms in that video helped with the creation of the Hyte y70 Infinite, "Which Steve really liked!". If they take this to heart and use it to improve, everybody wins.

[@rickgreer7203]

The split embargo dates telegraph they already knew what was coming... (not that they don't plan to improve)

[@oggilein1]

Alienware is furiously taking notes with this one

[@dakotad3970]

“How can I make this next case look futuristic and yet still have no airflow” -someone at Alienware

[@theghostofthomasjenkins9643]

@@dakotad3970 "and still use the same metal frame from 1995?"

[@deanchur]

@@theghostofthomasjenkins9643 Either that or "How can I pull a chassis from the Optiplex production line and make a case out of it?"

[@CheezMonsterCrazy]

@@theghostofthomasjenkins9643 "And let's make sure the 120mm AIO cooling the whole system has so little airflow its drawing a vacuum."

[@mr.selfimprovement3241]

And then immediately throwing them away when they see the cost of retooling their 2008 chassis over slapping more plastic on. _"Nah bro, we already got this space-age design stuff in the bag - they can keep their nice ballistic mounted side panel... we got em beat on the dust/airflow suppression and RGB baby!"_

[@thefluxlife]

Yall are killing it with these airflow animations. Thank you for taking the time to do them. 16:32 - no pun intended, cracked me up!

[@rons3634]

I'd like to "unknow" this case.

[@GamersNexus]

actual lol - brutal!

[@cosmicelectron7018]

Lmao...

[@shodan1565]

Diabolical

[@gustavo_vanni]

You beat me! That was exactly what crossed my mind when Steve mentioned the misspelled word.

[@blahorgaslisk7763]

I'm sure all their backers also would love to unknow this one. So expensive and just crap.

[@sacumblousi]

The airflow animation is why even when I have absolutely no interest in the case being reviewed, I still watch the video for the entertainment GN brings.

[@qweqwe5609]

I lost it after Steve said this was a $240 case after that cold opening lmao

[@frankcooke1692]

Not after this review..

[@hiriotapa1983]

I thought it looked like a cheap Chinese AliExpress rip-off case, 50-60 USD at most?

[@firstname565]

ooooof lolol

[@frankcooke1692]

@@hiriotapa1983 Yeah, probably manosphere inspired drop-shipping scheme. The next step is flood with KZbin sponsorships and lease the cheapest lamborghini

[@DeLawrence97]

Yep same, when I saw the opening I was like...eh this maybe is one of those ”trend copy” products but maybe it has some redeeming qualities, hence the review. Then Steve said, 240$...yeah right.

[@NerothLoD]

I did not expect the side panel to fall out in the animation. Well played, GN, well played.

[@toshee2791]

"Let's talk about some positive now...." The most brutal silence were heard

[@TTM1895]

😂😂😂

[@Jhackus]

It has the potential to become a famous clip ..... 😂😂😂

[@NBLT-rk6lp]

"The Silence was Deafening". *Referring those "Just for Show, not for Use" Computer Cases with absolutely abysmal Airflow that even with around 10+ Fans running at 100%*.

[@hilerga1]

This whole review was absolutely savage 😂

[@KingKRool91]

That case is even worse than the grammar in this comment. 😂

[@The_Necrogeddon]

famous cash grab youtubers: "New Company, AMAZING Ideas", "Watch OUT Lian Li and Phanteks" Steve: TRAAAAAASH

[@Oneiric_Benevolence]

The crazier part is that some people will say it's not the cashgrab youtubers' fault!!

[@Kaktanternak]

I love your humor. The fact that you're the most trustworthy reviewers in this space is one thing, but you're also having fun while keeping the standard so high. Never change

[@GamersNexus]

Love this job!

[@CErra310]

​@@GamersNexuswe can tell

[@captinsparklezremix]

If Steve wasn't into tech, he really wouldn't be out of place in the British comedy circuit at all. His humour is so quintessentially British and is just funny.

[@nintendoentersoft]

@@captinsparklezremixNow I wanna see Steve on Taskmaster

[@HeavyDevy89]

@@captinsparklezremix I'd buy a ticket to see that comedy tour. xD

[@richardsinclair7661]

The glass panel falling out in even the 3D render is such a troll. 😂 Speaking of those animations, I really appreciate them. Air flow and the impact of different fan configurations are hard things to parse without a visual demonstration. Definitely could've used these animations when I built my first PC a few years ago.

[@chayze3009]

This is the best 3D animation so far. It really helped me in understanding the dynamics of the airflow in this case.

[@blahorgaslisk7763]

Now we know why they say the case won't explode. The glass panel blows free and fall to the floor before the pressure get high enough to cause destructive rupture of the case. Now the glass might explode when falling out, but that's not as dangerous as a case exploding. Now for a fun story. I have actually seen a computer case that did explode. It all started with a customer bringing in their old computer that wouldn't hold time and date. Well that's what happens when the battery for the CMOS memory and real time clock dies. On old computers these were often powered using an external battery pack connected to the motherboard through a cable. These early on came in two versions. They were either using regular AA cells in a battery holder or they were Nikel Cadmium type rechargeable batteries. Later came lithium batteries that wasn't rechargeable but generally would hold power for a long time, up to ten years in some cases. Well this was an old machine with NiCAD battery so it sent a charging current to the battery when the computer was turned on. Another technician got the job and put a Lithium cell in it. Then he came to me and asked if it was normal that the battery got warm when the computer was running. I checked it and the battery was really to warm to hold and I told him it was sent charge current and couldn't work like this. Either turn off the charge current or swap to a NiCAD cell instead. Having said that I went back to my own work. A day later the customer called back and said the computer had exploded. OK, right it had to be the battery I thought so I told him to bring it in and we would fix it. Well he and his son came in and the computer had developed gull wings. Old computers often had a top cover that was a plate bent so it covered both sides and the top in one piece. On this one the battery had exploded and ripped the side panels out and bent them to the sides up at almost 90 degrees. The tech had not changed out the battery but left the Lithium battery in and the charge current had made it explode. The first and only time I'd seen something like that. We replaced the entire computer with a new and modern one. it was probably at least ten times, more probably a hundred times as fast as their old computer. The most amazing thing is that they were so relaxed about it. I would have been a lot less surprised if they had been screaming and shouting instead. But we did what we could to make it as good as possible for them and even managed to copy their old hard drive so they retained everything on their old machine. Still I had a talk with he technician who really didn't understand why it would be a bad thing to charge a lithium cell that grew hot enough it was painful to hold it after ten minutes of having the computer turned on.

[@t3amb4sh]

It was 5000 RPM fans that kicked the panel out. Or maybe not... Hmmm

[@Bare_Essence]

"... with a front made out of future dust." LOL - You got me!

[@PBehr]

Called it. When Steve started talking about the graphical air flow of the case I KNEW it was gonna push the side panel off. It breaking the glass was funny and unexpected. Thanks Steve.

[@GamersNexus]

hahahaha, are we so predictable!?

[@NuSpirit_]

@@GamersNexus I want to say yes, but I also am afraid you will take it as a challenge and next time we'll see Steve reviewing fluid dynamics in inflatable jacuzzi in mankini.

[@ytwom1]

@@GamersNexus I immediately knew you'd love to 3D animate a running gag, but you guys have been working your asses off this year and didn't know if you'd have the bandwidth to 3D animate said gag. It's awesome that you came through with that little extra!

[@kazefw3834]

​@@NuSpirit_jokes on you, I need to see that happen 😂

[@HyperMario64]

​@@GamersNexus I did not see it coming at all, especially with all the detailed buildup about the educational value of these series of animations. It was comedic genius.

[@Daunlouded]

Editor: "How many times we should show the side panel falling off?" Steve: "Yes"

[@YuProducciones]

lol 😂😂😂😂

[@TheZoenGaming]

Holy crap that's a bad case! Looking around KZbin, it seems that some tiny channels were paid to review it, since they seem to have nothing but good things to say about it. Funnily enough, they don't show them really handling the case or building in it. Thanks for keeping things honest, Steve!

[@LeJohnnyBoy]

I love the fact that GamerNexus is back testing cases ❤

[@GamersNexus]

Back at it heavy this past month! Love doing case reviews since the mechanical aspects are pretty fun. Good cases also tend to stay relevant for a long time.

[@sj1547]

Yep I just picked up the Antec Flux Pro

[@DroopSnoot08]

@@GamersNexus H5 Flow 2024 review when?

[@Hinjima92]

@@sj1547 Cant wait to get mine! Its not out in Europe yet but Antec said mid October when I contacted them. The Flux Pro is the prettiest case I have ever seen :D

[@velka3313]

Hey ​steve @@GamersNexus In ever more expanding market of mini itx case on western market, maybe you'll find some interesting one from chinese market. For how high the western itx cases priced, we need more exposure on chinese one. The newer and most discussed online on sff forum is something from shinysnake/flash scale. They have some case like meshilicous and terra with a slight modification for much cheaper price, around 60-100 usd with included riser and pass thru dp/hdmi included.

[@cparrish2736]

"Into the unkonw" will always be hilarious

[@Shiny_Dragonite]

Last hour of work opens with a notification that says "This Case is a Trainwreck." Immediately clicked. Great way to start the weekend.

[@GamersNexus]

Night shift or just the other side of the world?!

[@Shiny_Dragonite]

@@GamersNexus Night shift! I work four tens in the NOC at a bank. Always gotta have someone here.

[@GamersNexus]

@@Shiny_Dragonite I've lived the overnight life for a long time. It's a different one. Thanks for spending some of it with us!

[@Shiny_Dragonite]

@@GamersNexus I enjoy it. It's usually quiet, some weeks (like this one) I have the entire operations center to myself, and if nothing breaks I have lots of free time to catch up on things. You guys have gotten me through many a boring night. 🙂

[@heldscissors4132]

​@@GamersNexusNight shift here as well lol

[@ColonelCoffee]

I love that shot at 10:30 where you can see the the "build me" from the disappointment PC through the CPU cooler cutout. Nice foreshadowing the next installment in the series

[@petrwad1423]

That airflow animation was great

[@BlazingsNL]

"The product in this review was sent by the manufacturer." Mistakes were made that day.

[@Skagra]

Aren't you, you know, supposed to cherry pick products to send to reviewers? One wonders what the rest of the cases are like.

[@andyderp6473]

Steve has been too positive lately, finally some balance.

[@frankcooke1692]

I don't think his name is Steve. He looks more like a Nathan. That's probably it

[@ShiroR3aper]

​@@frankcooke1692 Beve Sturke

[@William.N]

Would EK agree with that?

[@dontask4346]

Mustve got laid recently.

[@complete-mayhem-x64]

I will not buy a pc case that hasn't been reviewed by Gamers Nexus. Not for myself personally, and not for the business I work for. These guys are the best!

[@PPedroFernandes]

2... 240 dollars? Do these guys know that a o11 evo is less than 200 dollars? Are you sure you didn't misread Steve? 2 bucks and 40 cents seems more appropriate

[@Oneiric_Benevolence]

My 90€ fractal meshify c is better than this lol

[@triliner254]

@@Oneiric_Benevolence That case is a legend.

[@PPedroFernandes]

@@Oneiric_Benevolence 1000%. I just brought up the o11 specifically because it's a pretty end case that's very common

[@kazefw3834]

​@@Oneiric_Benevolencethat's a legendary case

[@kazefw3834]

​​@@PPedroFernandesngl, this case is definitely designed as a competitor to the O11 XL, but holy the price, whatever the marketing department on this company is smoking, I NEED IT

[@3D_foos]

paused to come say: i spit coffee all over my desk when the airflow animation blew the glass side panel off! Back to you Steve.

[@MoraFermi]

"Front panel made from future dust" Ooof, I hope they had good fire suppression systems at their offices because that was one *serious* burn.

[@omppu3487]

Oh, at first I thought you were going to say they need the fire suppression system for when all that accumulated dust catches fire lol

[@poeticsilence047]

I'm not sure if it was intentional, but when you swung open the HDD door, seeing the BUILD ME was perfect. It's very fitting for a case that might win worse case of the year.

[@aaronryder4008]

"Let's talk about some positive now.." Bruh, that was fucking brutal lmao

[@ffnbbq]

From a customer/viewer perspective, there's a stark contrast between recent cases you've looked at. Antec, once dominant case brand, now offering reasonably-priced, high quality cases without making a big deal about their return to relevancy. This brand meanwhile, has seemingly unlimited money to blow on showy marketing, but immediately stumbled at actually making a decent product.

[@GamersNexus]

Antec's return has been nice to see. Hopefully they keep it up.

[@ffnbbq]

@@GamersNexus Honestly, even before this review I was suspicious of Tryx for trying to drum up so much hype for products that aren't traditionally very exciting. Now we see the results of an actual product, I wonder if the industry alumni in the company were just c-suite execs and marketing people. It looks like more money went into marketing and impressing influencers than actual product development for this many flaws to ship.

[@StrikeWarlock]

Antec coming back like they didn't even miss a beat.

[@dycedargselderbrother5353]

I remember losing my shit with the announcement that Mike Chin from Silent PC Review and Antec teamed up to produce what would become the legendary P180. Just about everyone's mid-2000 custom built PC used that.

[@Yurilica]

The "MANY PROBLEMS" chapter made me think i was high or drunk with how many times i went "why the fuck would they do that?"

[@LFPGaming]

this is the issue with big sponsored events like the Tryx one: you see your favorite influencer at the event and then incorrectly think the product/company is trustworthy and has the influencer's blessing... meanwhile, the influencer is just there because they're being paid to attend (which is totally fine) but often times the company will take as many photos of them next to the products as possible, for their marketing/promotion like "hey look! here Steve is standing next to our KAKA case, so obviously Steve loves our cases"

[@GamersNexus]

In our situation also, we don't take money to attend unveil events ever. We view it as a major ethics breach and our job is to cover products at events for viewers. By paying others to go to them, it makes everyone look like they take money.

[@TTM1895]

​@@GamersNexusRespect 🫡

[@Oneiric_Benevolence]

No it absolutely isn't "totally fine". They are responsible.

[@LFPGaming]

@@Oneiric_Benevolence reviewers are responsible for being unbiased (and disclosing if they received compensation)... influencers can do whatever they want, as long as the influencer makes it blatantly obviously that they are being paid to be there... btw, there are many reviewers who receive compensation whilst reviewing a product (in fact, I'd say well over 50% of them are), but it's their responsibility to disclose it and remain unbiased. GN have simply taken a hardline stance against monetary compensation during reviews, which is why we trust them more than literally any other reviewer out there.

[@ffnbbq]

​@@LFPGamingSteve has alluded to the late Totalbiscuit being an influence on him. TB had a similar stance on possible conflicts of interest and was the one who broke the scandal of WB offering early access to Shadow of Mordor in exchange for positive videos. He never did a video on Witcher 3 because his Starcraft team was sponsored by GOG. I agree with them both. Accepting financial consideration for a review taints it.

[@FunningRast]

5:16 From the looks of it, there’s a really good reason he’s the “former” case unit GM at Cooler Master.

[@toddbrewer683]

That animation of the case with the fans turning on, then knocking the panel down, was a true thing of beauty.

[@hquest]

Me watching the case animation: "wait, that ain't accurate. The side panel is sti- never mind. GN nails is again."

[@kazefw3834]

LMAO😂

[@commodorex]

What's funny is that they're space-science nerds and didn't think to reinforce the windows on their spaceship-inspired computer case For all the non astro-physics and rocket science appreciators, the joke comes from the fact that big, fancy windows shouldn't be on spaceships because of their fragility. If you _are_ going to add windows you need to make sure they're _thick_ and only attached to sealed rooms, otherwise you run the risk of imploding the entire thing which would kill all the passengers and damage the components (arguably the worse outcome) Awesome video as always!

[@afelias]

I thought the pointing out of fit and finish issues were funny until I saw all the issues in actually trying to build in this thing. God, that was so much secondhand pain. And here I thought I had trouble shoving in a third 3.5" HDD into my O11D EVO.

[@Entity8473]

Steve, that airflow animation is the GOAT, I don't know how you will ever top that!

[@7heBatman]

Cost $200+ and doesn't even come with fans? I guess the auto-eject panel is supposed to help with passive cooling.

[@inkredebilchina9699]

air sold separately.

[@claudiuspulcher2440]

I'm not in the market for a $200 case. I reuse the same two cases every time I rarely rebuild my pc. But I still like watching these videos...

[@Redoer]

That embargo is probably because they know about GN's quality of testing and reviews.

[@sgas]

Love how entertaining and genuine this review is. Great stuff as always. Thanks Steve!

[@kupshy]

Exploring the minimum quality that can be legally be sold to customers....

[@theminer49erz]

Im glad you are dping the airflow graphics! I find myself having to draw my own a lot for people. Many, even some that say they have been building a "long time" have a lot of trouble understanding flow patterns. They seem to think more fans always equals better "flow" when in many cases, 2 fans would do much better than what they have swirling the same hot air around for way too long. Hopefully people listen! 🙏🏽

[@mysticalpotato86]

Love the dotted cat outline. Sold.

[@StrikeWarlock]

It's hilariously the only pro for the case in this review

[@kazefw3834]

​@@StrikeWarlockLiterally

[@PlantainSupernova]

Loving the subtle camera movements when you're presenting the case. It's a welcome addition in the new style of case review videos y'all make. Not that the older ones were bad, I got a 500dx cause y'all said it's alright. Cheap and had fans. But this feel like it's worth watching that much more than just hey case good, case bad, here chart. So for that, thanks Steve and the Gamers Nexus Gang. There, now y'all have same number of letters as your rival IGN.

[@alexhndr]

> Getting Embargo'ed to prevent GN's power of thorough testing ruin their launch > GN's obliterated the launch anyway Steve is, *literally,* unstoppable

[@zagreus8781]

Your company's attention to detail and extremely fair but direct reporting is why I have come to trust you guys immensely!

[@Dranenk]

i loved how u prerolled a few of the previous airflow animations to create a sense of a systematic and serious approach only to then land the punchline with the breaking glass way stronger - i really did not see that one coming xD i laughed for a while ^^

[@mahirahmed1659]

Not related to this particular case, but just some reflections on your testing methodology from a big fan of yours that recently bought a new case. While I recognise it's impossible to get a perfect comparison, I think the big thing omitted from your tests is "ideal" fan configuration. Of course that adds a layer of subjectivity to the tests, but I think that some cases really suffer in the methodology. I think in particular about "no-fan" cases. As a consumer, my preference is actually for "no-fan" cases because I will be replacing the fans no matter what, which is common practice for a lot of people looking at mid to high end. For example, the Flux Pro not having a "no-fan" version is actually a downside for me, despite loving the case, because to me it's an additional cost I don't need. Some cases also work far better with more fans installed. If there weren't supply issues in the UK, the Flux Pro or C8 would have been the case I got, but frankly I'm not interested in their fans and would have probably sold or given them away. It makes it difficult to get useful data on cooling in these instances.

[@DevJMD]

16:25 is the greatest airflow animation about a case to exist. 😂

[@veduchiytv]

as an owner of o11 dynamic, I'm impressed Impressed how bad of a quality you can make a copy, and how much more expensive, god

[@jackrabbitping]

10 minutes in this feels like: designed by committee, no bad ideas, marketing buzzwords and subcontracting had a baby

[@leviathanpriim3951]

I thought something seemed off with other reviews, Thank you GN for continuing to do what you do best

[@hannesbaum9318]

The good thing about GN reviews is either your having fun watching a good product or having fun watching them critique/make fun of a product.

[@Top_Weeb]

It will be a long time before I need a new case but I watch these anyway because they're entertaining.

[@Sicksorrow87]

Lol when that panel fell off in the airflow animation... I died 🤣

[@faye8400]

the glass panel falling off in the 3d ariflow animation killed me holy fuck lmao

[@coffeepup4107]

God DAMNIT. I was in the middle of writing "Luca stands for Last Universal Common Ancestor... Yeah, we still need to evolve a bit huh"... Gonna show off how smart I am but nooooo, Steve had to put it in the video and it came up AS I WAS WRITING IT

[@ToTheGAMES]

So what is your take from this? I hope it's 'watch the video first'!

[@ohhpaul7364]

I can't remember what you said, but it dawned on me that I have a filter grill over my psu. I checked it and it was "Oh boy" levels of clogged, so I cleaned it. Probably been 5 years since I cleaned that one, my bad. Thanks for the reviews.

[@Timeraider]

Good old marketing comparing their products to.. hmm.. yeah.. "others", lets not dwell on the specifics like "what other case" or "does the thing youre comparing it to even exist" :D

[@monoman567]

Hoping there are more Thermaltake case reviews in the works. I'm just really happy to see some color variety in the market that even extends into the budget cases.

[@TechOverwrite]

0:26 Steve was a funny mix of genuinely annoyed but also professional here 😅

[@ChrisMisMYhandle]

I almost turned off after seeing all the faults in the first segment of the video, but I stuck around for the roasting. Im glad i did. Very entertaining 😂

[@NephilimGodMusic]

How many side glass panels will be sacrificed from customers who did not watch this review video. Thank you Gamer Nexus for helping us the consumer.

[@shaneeslick]

😱The Intro gave me H500P Flashbacks Edit & then Steve replayed it 😂 16:31 Andrew you nearly Killed me hacking up a lung laughing so hard 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@GamersNexus]

hahaha, that's how you know someone has been watching a while!

[@tekelupharsin4426]

I was laughing so hard I scared my cat. 😂

[@BRUXXUS]

Yeah... my neighbors definitely heard me laughing like a lunatic.

[@Roman00744]

Just finished building in the Thermaltake CTE 750 and it's everything I hoped for, very easy to build in, has plenty of room, looks great, cooling is amazing with only 7 out of 14 fans installed. I'm very happy with the case but would love to hear your and the teams opinions and maybe check the best fan configuration for optimal cooling.

[@evilSapphie]

Oh my, that airflow animation got the best spontaneous laugh out of me in quite some time. Well played sirs.

[@Cinclaire]

Please review Darkflash TH285M, as always thank you for all the hard work you guys do for the community.

[@debsmcd6]

That airflow animation just killed me LMAO

[@mar4kl]

Well... it's not the *worst* case I've ever encountered. That award goes to a case that housed a build that was done by some indy shop in NYC. I think the client had gone into the store and said, "I need a computer that costs less than $300", so the store built them a computer for less than $300. I've never seen a stranger mix of components - mostly secondhand ones - starting with a motherboard that supported a wider range of processors than I thought possible at the time. But the case deserved special mention. I've bought disposable aluminum roasting pans that had more structural integrity than that case did. Simply removing the side panel bent the cage, and the interior was slightly deformed from the weight of the PSU and the 3.5" hard drive. So, I'm sure Tryx would be pleased to know that there are - or at least used to be - worse cases out there. They'd be less pleased to know what a low bar that is, though.

[@matteo964]

Too many good cases recently. This is the stuff we love.

[@SneakyFoxxxy]

That 3D model demonstration of such a beautifully painful moment had me laughing, great job guys xp

[@AngelesRamirez015]

Well I guess the fact the side panel just falls off improves airflow somewhat, right? 😂

[@aderfex8101]

Except it could make it worse as air flowing randomly can cause higher temps (Not A expert on this stuff that was what I was told)

[@krjal3038]

​@aderfex8101 for a case with decent flow to begin with yes but this one's... well, it probably won't make it worse

[@alex75hgft]

You have such a grace of making a review of a below average product sound so much more interesting and polite at the same time. You clearly have a British perspective to your reviews 😊

[@brandonwirtz2308]

:53 Died laughing. THIS case was the one hand-picked to be sent for review.

[@wrenchI05]

I was like one second away from drinking when the panel fell off in the animation, almost had to clean my entire desk and stuff

[@saghwteam]

Poor me, I just ordered this exact case few days ago, it's still on its way here

[@Dryloch]

Refuse delivery. If they give you a hassle dispute with credit card.

[@OGSumo]

⁠@@DrylochRefusing delivery seems silly to me. It’s not the delivery company’s fault or responsibility that you don’t want the case. Whether you do or do not take the package makes no difference in trying to get a refund/return from Tryx since they aren’t the shipping company.

[@RicoElectrico]

In EU you have 14-day return period for most stuff bought remotely.

[@MiraSubieGirl]

Just for peoples info. I bought a Frieren Starforge case and got it shipped to Australia. (Just the case). 0 damage, perfect result :) points for Baldmongler.

[@Teatime4Tom]

And they sent it to you? Bold choice.

[@ausfoodgarden]

I thought Steve was being pretty harsh on this case as clearly the one they got had been damaged in transit. That is until I just saw one at my regular computer store. Loose side panel and easily twisting chassis. This is just a big miss at the price they are asking.

[@wozzablog]

As Steve pointed out, it's the companies responsibility to either build a product that stands up to leaving the warehouse or ensure said product is packed well enough that it can survive leaving the warehouse.

[@miaiguy]

one of the most PC cases of all time

[@hquest]

Hey, not all train wrecks are as bad as this case.

[@Wertercat]

I like the subtle shade of 'The product in this review was sent by the manufacturer' showing up

[@justsomeguysHandleChangedByYT]

did not see that 3D animation coming🤣🤣

[@sinnermac6338]

I commented on another channel nearly a week ago that this case looked really unstable etc that reviewer hardly mentioned it, nice to see GN giving it a more diligent review.

[@ADHDX20]

Playing at 0.25 speed you can really hear the crunch .

[@zirconia3]

TTTTHHHHHAAAAAAATTTTTTTTSSSSSSS OOOOUUUUURRRRRR CCCOOOOOLLLLLLLLLDD OOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPEEEEEEEENNNNNNNN...

[@RussLudwig]

The airflow animation is hilarious! Thank you for making my day GN 👍

[@runaway9098]

So, disappointment PC 2024 case found?

[@evilsnowball]

Your review style is great, injecting enough humour and barely contained frustration with some badly designed hardware. Keep up the great work everyone!

[@Jun123]

"and finally, the power button just sucks ... ... Eww"

[@CluebotUK]

Hold on, Steve's roasting something. I gotta savour this scent...

[@gex581990]

my god, I thought this abomination was cheap chinese O11 knockoff that was $20. I didn't expect it to be a $200 case from a company with big names and lots of money behind it. YIKES

[@cmzangetsu1993]

I've never enjoyed a pc case review nearly as much as i have this one. Thanks Steve and GN crew, this made my day.

[@roys.1889]

LUCA is a biology thing IIRC. Basically the ancestor of ALL living things on earth from sponges to ferns to us. Thank you, PBS Eons.

[@Brockzillagaming]

Ah yes, another viewer of culture. PBS Eons is peak.

[@synthetic144]

Seems like they spend all the budget on executives payroll rather than engineers

[@DarksideBulldog]

I absolutely love the comedic elements within a quality review. The animation at 16:15 made me spit my drink out. Keep doing what you're doing GN - its gods work for real. Side note - really enjoying my limited edition t-shirt! Received it the other week.