In response to our overview, the corporate despatched us a big PDF detailing all the pieces they’d modified in response to the overview. This can be a nice strategy to dealing with it and we wish to make certain they’re acknowledged for taking the time to pause the launch after which attempt to deal with issues. They nonetheless, after all, must ship on these modifications and really repair it, however the truth that TRYX was prepared to entertain this in any respect is best than most different corporations within the house. So, credit score to them for that.
Sadly although, the unit they shipped for re-evaluation got here with screws that had been knocked free, a bent hinge, and different issues — however we’ll stroll by way of every of those documented modifications right now.
Tryx’s L70 was an uncommon new case from an organization that was (on the time) brand-new and it was principally identified for its Panorama cooler (try our protection of it).
Properly, it nonetheless is usually identified for its Panorama cooler, nevertheless it was, too.
Tryx’s cooler has just lately been copied by corporations like ASUS and Thermalright at Computex 2025, with ASUS being significantly private since a few of Tryx’s crew got here from ASUS.
Extra just lately, Tryx confirmed off its Flova case with the opportunity of including a crossflow fan to ATX, which was attention-grabbing by itself. However the level is that TRYX is attention-grabbing sufficient to its opponents that a few of them are beginning to copy it.
However, once more, the L70 was a very dangerous begin.
To the corporate’s credit score, TRYX responded to our criticism by halting manufacturing whereas it applied fixes, which is uncommon. Fractal pulled the same transfer with the Meshify 3 (learn our overview) forward of launch, the place reviewer complaints about PCIe slot tightness triggered a pause.
The truth is, Fractal even recalled a previous case proper when proper at launch to rectify a hearth hazard from a poor PCB design.
Immediately, we’re evaluating the L70’s modifications. The thermals don’t change and the overview fundamentals don’t change from final time, so we gained’t re-do all of that. We’ll concentrate on simply the modifications that Tryx made, making this a a lot less complicated revisit.
We’ll begin with the fasteners and panel adjustment points.
Final time, we began by exhibiting delivery harm that led to a cascade of failures with the highest panel sagging, fasteners misaligning, the aspect panel coming free, after which lastly the aspect panel falling off and tearing out chunks of the case. These points stem from design issues.
We wish to be clear about one factor, although: Tryx has repeatedly reframed our complaints as delivery harm in communications with them at occasions like Computex, however the majority of our complaints had been about design, high quality of life options, and high quality management on the manufacturing unit, not delivery. Delivery was only one a part of what was in any other case a multitude of a case.
And even relating to delivery, the harm itself wasn’t the primary drawback: the truth that the case was weak to break was one merchandise on a laundry listing of different quality-of-life complaints, none of which had been acceptable in a $240 case. As a result of all the pieces that is occurred since September 2024, that MSRP has (understandably) elevated to $250.
TRYX stayed in touch over the months and supplied us with an inventory of proposed modifications, then a ultimate overview of the particular manufacturing modifications. Issues just like the aspect panel attachment, drive brackets, cable lengths, grommets, and even the typo on the deal with are a part of a protracted listing of modifications.
However some issues have remained the identical, like a bent hinge within the new pattern.
We’ll go into minute element right here relating to issues which can be totally different from the unique pattern: if you need extra normal details about the case and thermal efficiency, watch our unique overview. That is going to be a extremely particular follow-up.
Accepted Modifications
Beginning with the accepted modifications:
Tryx says that gadgets like the huge gouges within the aluminum toes, bent help for the SSD mounting bracket, deformed fan rails, broken entrance I/O and energy button space, and bent motherboard tray have been addressed with “elevated EPE materials density to enhance safety throughout delivery.” We predict that is most likely true, however we do not have the unique foam available to match, and the before-and-after footage in TRYX’s doc are the identical {photograph} however mirrored. We’re undecided why they did that. TRYX initially indicated that it supposed so as to add additional warnings about fragility to the exterior packaging, however this wasn’t included within the ultimate change listing.
Our new overview pattern arrived principally unscathed, with one exception:
There was a severely bent decrease hingepin on the entrance panel; nevertheless, we once more consider it is a manufacturing unit defect, not delivery harm.
When the panel is opened, the pin pops out. This can be a pattern that TRYX despatched on to us, not an undercover buy, so our confidence of their high quality management is non-existent. That’s twice now.
We additionally discovered that one of many motherboard standoffs got here free throughout delivery and was caught to a magnet elsewhere within the case, though each different standoff remained tight.
To start with, it’s the corporate’s accountability to get a product to an finish consumer with out harm. That is twice now that this case has arrived with points, indicating to us a mixture of QC points and delivery points. Secondly, it’s straightforward to cover behind “delivery harm” and throw carriers beneath the bus as a universally hated boogie man, however that is twice now that this has occurred, and once more, proof factors towards manufacturing unit QC points. Even on the delivery aspect, if a product is fragile, it’s as much as the producer to determine pack it.
Tryx reworked the aspect panel to attempt to take care of a few of this. There are some positives on this panel rework.
TRYX has restricted management over delivery harm; the larger drawback in our unique overview was that an affect on the nook of the case was capable of critically harm its perform. Particularly, the glass aspect panel was knocked out of alignment with the snaps on the case on the unique, permitting it to flop out on the desk and tear off chunks of steel within the course of.
The key change right here is “positioning rivets on the glass panels for transportation, stopping chassis deformation.”
These rivets help the highest panel when the aspect panels are put in and will maintain the snaps appropriately aligned, which is a stable enchancment from TRYX that we’re joyful to see.
The highest panel itself does not seem to have been bolstered, sadly, however the rivets ought to be sufficient so long as the glass panels are put in.
As well as, TRYX says it “eliminated the hovering perform on glass aspect panel,” that means that the panel does not dangle open on studs (the components that tore off). This looks as if a sensible tradeoff to us; the hovering perform is not essential sufficient to threat everlasting harm.
A screw has additionally been added to the glass aspect panel to safe it throughout delivery, in addition to a sticker warning concerning the presence of the screw. The screw is beneficial for carrying the case round or delivery it. This can be a good enchancment. We’ve maintained that cup panels ought to be securable with screws if just for transit, so we’re joyful to see this. Even nonetheless, with the addition of the rivets, we’re comfy eradicating the screw for day by day use now.
However just like the broken hinge, not each change really addressed the issues.
Within the unique L70, the motherboard tray and PSU cage had been mounted in with thumbscrews AND little flush-head screws that required a driver, defeating the aim of utilizing the marketed toolless thumbscrews since instruments had been required.
TRYX made a partial change right here: it defined that “flush screws are included for transport reinforcement and may be eliminated as soon as the construct is full,”
Which is ok, however doesn’t change the truth that it’s not tool-less, however OK, and its repair was to make use of bigger still-not-tool-less screws regardless of being marketed as tool-less removing “to keep away from being inconspicuous, stopping customers from overlooking them throughout use.”
We do not contemplate all of those screws optionally available, and we do not suppose they had been inconspicuous, so this is not an actual change from our perspective.
One in all our different unique complaints needed to do with I/O cables that weren’t lengthy sufficient to be simply routed across the SSD bracket.
The up to date L70 has a 750mm USB Sort-C cable, which interprets to about 10cm of extra usable size. Lengths for the opposite cables stay unchanged, however with our particular check bench {hardware}, all of the cables are actually capable of attain. The 10cm extension fixes the difficulty.
The steel strip that prolonged the motherboard tray within the unique L70 would block cable cutouts at both the highest or the underside of the motherboard relying on the case configuration. This was one other main design oversight that had nothing to do with delivery.
Within the up to date mannequin, the strip has been minimize away in order that audio, entrance panel, and fan connectors can match round it on the backside of the case. EPS12V cables have extra room on the high of the case as properly, though it is nonetheless a good match. However, these had been good modifications to one thing that was only a design drawback.
One other challenge we discovered on the unique was that SATA cables may catch on the sting of drive brackets.
It was as if nobody had put in a 2.5” drive to check performance within the unique. Now, the mounting holes on the primary drive bracket have been moved. This transformation absolutely fixes that challenge.
The ability button was one other drawback within the unique, principally as a result of it had a type of gross, squishy compression that felt like a design challenge.
TRYX, at first, defended the ability button design as an “anti-false contact perform” to “keep away from unintentional presses as a consequence of its edge location,” which was a response to our criticism about simply how terrible the button felt. However they determined to vary it anyway, and it is now been up to date to work the best way it appears prefer it’s speculated to. The PCB remains to be marked as revision 1.0, so the one materials change seems to be the removing of a small shim behind the button. We favor the brand new model and suppose it’s improved.
Cable grommets had been additionally problematic on the unique, principally as a result of they had been simply ripped out throughout cable administration.
The cable grommets have been molded from a stiffer materials, doubtless a special durometer, and have been reshaped so that they are much less prone to get dragged out by cables. This can be a actually delicate change, nevertheless it appears to have fastened that challenge. We’re happy with the repair.
Now we have blended emotions concerning the modifications made to the captive screws all through the case.
Most (however not all) of the screws have been changed with a brand new design with extra thread, which TRYX says is “for extra intuitive alignment, decreasing misalignment and making certain a smoother, sooner set up.” On the similar time, a steel tab was added to the PSU enclosure “for enhanced PSU chamber stability and a better PSU shroud set up,” however none of those are issues we talked about or had issue with. They don’t repair the issues with the captive screw scenario.
The misused captive screw that needs to be un-captiv-ated to maneuver the PSU shroud remains to be current, and the motherboard tray is unchanged regardless of TRYX’s unique intention to take away the embossing that may result in the screws threading into each mating surfaces on the similar time. They confirmed intent to repair it, then didn’t, and so we nonetheless find yourself with misused and mismatched captive and non-captive screws and screws that typically thread into a number of mating surfaces that simply exhibit points with fundamentals.
Lastly, the best factor to repair: The typo.
We talked final time about how corporations actually wrestle with the phrase “unknown,” together with Intel with Gunnir — twice — with its “Into the Unkonw” video card.
Tryx additionally did, because it had the “found an unknow” typo on the deal with. This has been fastened by redacting a further letter. That was extraordinarily low on our listing of complaints, however since TRYX needed to rebuild each case anyway, it made sense to deal with it.
Extra Modifications
There have been a few modifications made by TRYX that weren’t straight associated to our overview, which is an effective signal. Those reported by TRYX had been that small clear protectors had been added to the underside corners of the glass aspect panel.
These are a pleasant contact that we recognize. Additionally they added eight HDD screws to the accent package (none had been included beforehand) they usually drilled 4 extra holes in the primary drive bracket to enhance HDD mounting compatibility.
Rejected Modifications
Lastly, there have been some modifications that TRYX opted to not make. It defended its selections.
First off, the dearth of fan screws: “Since no fan is pre-installed, we assume customers will use screws that include their very own followers.”
Subsequent, the crowded backside of the case layering a fan bracket, the metal mesh of the chassis itself with its personal built-in fan mounts, a filter, after which the aluminum base that impede movement: “This can be a modular design case, and we thought of eventualities the place customers may swap the PSU positions to attempt totally different configurations. In such circumstances, the extra fan tray turns into helpful. Customers don’t must unscrew followers or radiators—they will merely unscrew the captive screws and relocate the tray onto the highest plate. As well as, this fan bracket permits straightforward set up of followers or radiators outdoors the chassis and may be offset to keep away from interference with motherboard connectors […] The removable bracket permits customers to take away it for enhanced airflow when vital.”
Positive, and we do not disagree with any of that — however we would nonetheless favor a much less cluttered design with higher airflow. You may definitely select to impede airflow nevertheless you need, and loads of circumstances try this.
Relating to the aluminum aspect panel and base: “That is a part of the LUCA L70’s ID design. Thermal efficiency is essential for this case, however we additionally wish to guarantee its aesthetics enchantment to its audience. Whereas there could also be some trade-offs by way of thermal efficiency, we consider the affect is inside the tolerance vary. The aluminum base reinforces chassis energy and serves an aesthetic goal. It was modified with extra cutouts after Computex 2024 for elevated air consumption. Inside testing confirmed that eradicating the bottom leads to a 1°C distinction in temperature, so the affect to efficiency could also be negligible to most customers.”
We additionally noticed roughly the identical 1°C distinction, however our interpretation was that the underside vent is restricted even with out the aluminum base. In any other case, this assertion mainly aligns with what we mentioned in our overview. This model of the L70 is bought based mostly on the way it appears greater than the way it performs, and we’ll maintain the mesh-fronted model of the case to the next thermal commonplace.
TRYX additionally said that “The middle base piece is removable, permitting customers to take away it when extra cooling is required.” That is technically true however not value contemplating.
The cable cowl/SSD mount in the direction of the entrance of the case does not match drives properly in any configuration. This was one thing else we had complained about. TRYX made no modifications right here, however said that “in most eventualities, we advocate utilizing the bracket behind the motherboard tray to mount SSDs, whereas the bracket to the left primarily serves as a cable cowl.”
With our unique pattern, the bracket that mounted the PSU to the case was a particularly tight match, the PSU itself was a good match, and 190mm PSUs (the max compatibility claimed) would not have sufficient room to comfortably match cables and would block the cable cutout on the highest of the shroud. No modifications had been made right here.
TRYX famous that the enclosure dimension was chosen to extend fan and radiator compatibility.
Conclusion
We recognize that TRYX straight addressed practically each criticism that we made and tried to repair a number of of them.
The easy addition of the studs to the glass panels provides important structural stability, and smaller high quality of life modifications like the ability button, the rearrangement of SSD mounting holes, reshaping the motherboard tray extension, and lengthening the USB Sort-C cable are all upgrades.
That mentioned, these are patches to an present design they usually do not basically alter the case, which nonetheless does not compete strongly at its value by way of ease-of-use or thermals. $250 is dearer than the HAVN HS420 (which we like), and it is on par with the similarly-styled ASUS ROG Strix Helios (which we hated, however is constructed to the next commonplace and comes with followers) and the extraordinarily costly Fractal Meshify 3 Professional Atmosphere RGB.
We predict there are loads of manner higher circumstances at or beneath $250, however should you actually like how the LUCA L70 appears, then it is a massive enchancment over what we noticed final 12 months. The corporate is at the least listening.
