# This MIGHT be the Future of PC Cooling ## Метаданные - **Канал:** Hardware Canucks - **YouTube:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFm6_eqek38 - **Дата:** 24.04.2026 - **Длительность:** 9:27 - **Просмотры:** 125,591 ## Описание PC cooling and airflow has pretty much been the same forever. Typical front fans and rear intake. But TRYX is doing something VERY different with a crossflow setup that's supposed to revolutionize case design & airflow considerations. But does it work on the TRYX Flova F50 case? Buy the TRYX Flova F50 from our Amazon Affiliate Links: TRYX Flova F50 Black - https://geni.us/FLOVAF50B TRYX Flova F50 White - https://geni.us/FLOVAF50W TRYX Flova F50 Pink - https://geni.us/FLOVAF50P Timestamps: 0:00 - What if we did this Instead? 0:36 - The Future of PC Cooling? 1:39 - Cross-Flow Fan Explained 2:13 - AIO vs Air Cooling Modes 2:54 - Front Cooling Setup (Why It Matters) 4:10 - Dust Filter Mistakes & Some Redemption 5:00 - Cross-Flow Fan Noise Test 5:25 - Interior Layout 6:46 - Airflow Testing...Wait, What? 8:40 - The Price Problem SUBSCRIBE ►https://bit.ly/SubHWC Review unit provided free of charge by TRYX. This video is not sponsored. As per Hardware Canucks guidelines, no review direction was received from manufacturer. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Follow us for more updates! Twitter https://bit.ly/HWC_Twitter FaceBook https://bit.ly/HWC_Facebook Instagram https://bit.ly/HWC_Instagram ----------------------------------------­------------------------ #hardwarecanucks ## Содержание ### [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFm6_eqek38) What if we did this Instead? So, I'm thinking, what if we just build a bridge like this? You know, from here to here. — No, no, no, no. This is too basic. This is boring. — What? No. It's the direct route. It's right there. — Yeah. Yeah. We go around the bridge to feel each moment. — No, this makes no sense. — It will be called the route at 50. Oh, no. Floa. I don't want to judge, but feeling each moment for a case slogan is kind of weird. Perhaps whatever this is why we should feel each moment. ### [0:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFm6_eqek38&t=36s) The Future of PC Cooling? All right, so I was genuinely excited to try out the Flova F50 from Trikes. It's their second case product so far. And the hero innovative feature they're trying to introduce in 2026 is something that we first saw in 2004 from Cooler Master Stacker, a cross flow fan on the interior to help guide air flow. Because back then front air flow was not a thing because of all the hard drive storage that was occupying that space. You have a lot of restriction. So Cooler Master thought, hey, why don't we add a cross flow fan on the interior to help guide air flow to your towards your components. That's not necessarily a thing that we should be worrying about now because most airflow focus enclosures now have a completely open front panel. No restriction whatsoever. So, introducing a cross flow fan solution in today's airflow world is a little bit strange. What Trikes is banking on with the cross flow fan solution with the F50 is that it's supposed to deliver a quieter operation. So, overall quieter case and system and also better air flow. But unfortunately, in my experience at least, that's not ### [1:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFm6_eqek38&t=99s) Cross-Flow Fan Explained really true. So, with the F50, we have the cross flow fan installed on the side. It's intaking cool air from the side here, and it's supposed to guide it towards your CPU cooler and your GPU. And because of its location closer to the side panel, that airflow is going to hit the top portion of your components, top of your graphics card and top of your CPU cooler, for example. So from that point of view, I can see the argument of why it's necessary. But also, it's a fairly compact midtower. So any airflow delivery from the front should not be a restriction because everything is so close together already. Now, this fan is going to be compatible for both aircooled machines and AIO systems as well. By default, we have ### [2:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFm6_eqek38&t=133s) AIO vs Air Cooling Modes this angler shroud installed that is going to direct air flow at the angle towards your radiator at the top, but removing it with just three screws will give us a more flat and straight airflow delivery towards both your graphics card and your CPU cooler. The three fan profiles are easy to reach at the bottom here. I just wish that it was on this side instead. So, all you have to do is remove the front panel instead of having to access the interior. It is very unfortunate this fan is not PWM, so you have to manually control its speed. This thing is also not easily replaceable and the 2-year case warranty I hope extends further for the cross flow fan say because you know standard 120 and 140 mil fans are much easier to replace in case they go kaput. Now generally I ### [2:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFm6_eqek38&t=174s) Front Cooling Setup (Why It Matters) really like rail system installation for fans because that gives you the most flexibility in terms of sizes. trikes give us the option to configure between 120 to 200 mm fans, but with the cross flow fan installed in its default orientation, you can only mount 120 mm fans to the front, which is absolutely bizarre. And like I tried mounting 140 m fans here with the cross flow fan installed, and if only they had moved this rail slightly closer to the right side, we would totally have space for 140 m fan mounts. But they didn't really think about that. The mounting holes simply don't align by like 2 mm. But I also feel like the entire point of the crossfall fan is so that we don't need to use standard front fans, which is why the front panel is covered in fabric instead of a good dust filter. So aside from the looks and wanting to do something different, I don't really see how the cross flow fan is a better solution versus a standard two good fans at the front. especially if you're running the Crossfell fan in eco mode, which is around 1,100 RPM. It's very quiet, sure, but then it also doesn't do much in terms of airflow delivery. So, it's almost like you need to install front fans anyway if you're running an aircooled machine, but I would say maybe less necessary with an AIO. The only ### [4:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFm6_eqek38&t=250s) Dust Filter Mistakes & Some Redemption good dust filtration is at the bottom. We have this fine performance mesh filter that's going to be good for air flow and good for dust. While the top and the side have this generic magnetic filter that is much worse for acoustics and performance, too. And even our front panel is very much blocked not by the fabric but by the filter that is behind it. I would say strange choices all around with filtration here that are just inconsistent uh with their whole design philosophy. There are a few redeeming qualities with the F50. First, it comes in pink. That's awesome. And also the fabric implementation here is actually decent from a visual point of view. The case would blend in with your living room situation. Even in a gaming setup, it's kind of nice. I really like the IO placement since this is supposed to be living on your desk anyway with a fast USBC port. The ventilation pattern is consistent throughout. So, the bottom, the power supply shroud, the PCA brackets, and of course, the top ventilation. From a point of view of ### [5:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFm6_eqek38&t=300s) Cross-Flow Fan Noise Test acoustic performance, yes, the cross flow fan is quieter than like a triple stack of 120s at the front, especially because of how blocked that front panel is. ### [5:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFm6_eqek38&t=325s) Interior Layout Now the interior is all basic. Nothing really special around here. They are trying to kind of fit around the mold of trying to please everybody with side intake, the front intake, BTF motherboard support, some rubber grommets just above the motherboard, nothing on the side, and that's about it. Now, this is an annoying problem to have. Our rubber grommet here in the corner is too small to fit the housing of our 8 pin CPU connector. You really got to force it through for it to go. All right. Why not make it like a millimeter bigger? Unlike the flexible fan rails at the front, the top is just built into the frame. It can support up to 360 radiator or dual 140 mil fans here. Nothing bigger. My problem here is just how thin this metal is, especially here on this side. I'm not a huge fan of power supply shroud cooling, especially when the power supply is right underneath there. But we do have spot for two 120 mil fans with included screws. For our side fans, Trike says only dual 120s and 140s can fit. Technically, you can still do three 120 mil fans. Like every it fits no problem. You're not going to be interfering with anything at the top anyway. The only thing is that some screw holes are not accessible and you are blocking a little bit of that top fan. And for storage, we have this combo bracket that can support two, three and 1/2 or two and 1/2 drives. plus our traditional drive cage underneath here with just a single caddy, but it will support dual 3 and 1/2 if you mount one directly on top. As ### [6:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFm6_eqek38&t=406s) Airflow Testing...Wait, What? for air flow, I did a bunch of tests and I'm not impressed. At stock configuration, you get middle of the pack performance on the CPU and the GPU. Adding three intake fans does nothing because that front panel is completely restrictive. It's basically a wall. Removing that front panel, you can see we're dropping significant temperatures both on the CPU and the GPU. I actually would have loved to see a modular design with a cross flow fan, either positioning it to the top or the bottom or like slightly closer to the GPU depending on your hardware, but it's stuck to the front only. And it already introduces clearance issues for our front fans. Like you cannot do anything larger than 120 mm on the front. So I feel like there's just a lot of compromises that come with this patch stop solution. Like if this is the future of PC cooling, I think we have a problem. I do appreciate that the shroud is doing exactly what it's meant to do, either directing air flow towards your AIO at the top or just simply pushing air flat across the whole case. And aside from this cross flow fan integration, there's just nothing really special about this enclosure, both in terms of materials, build quality, interior specifications, and I'm just disappointed that they are trying to target the whole performance and the acoustic category of like trying to target this as being a quiet enclosure, but then delivering such bad airflow implementations from the front panel because of how restrictive both the mesh is and how restrictive the dust filters are on the interior. And I don't understand why we have such a good dust filter at the bottom which is easily removable from the front and yet like you're not supposed to be installing fans at the bottom in the first place and it covers the whole thing. So it almost feels like the frame was designed around one idea and it kind of got formed into trying to push the whole cross flow fan situation and it doesn't feel like the case is designed around the cross flow fan from the beginning. It seems like that was just like an afterthought that was placed inside ### [8:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFm6_eqek38&t=520s) The Price Problem there. Especially because the asking price of 150 bucks, they're just way too much for something that isn't so unique and special in the beginning. And you could experiment with different intakes from the side and definitely adding more exhaust from the top, but the basics I feel are not done right. And this being their second case product, I was honestly expecting more. The Luca 70 delivered some innovative features with modularity, but not so much here. It just seems like a standard midtower with a cross flow fan situation that's been kind of patched into the inside that is not really designed around the fan in first place. So I would say skip this one and try please try harder next time. All right, let me know if you agree. I'm Ditri. I'll talk to you in the next video. --- *Источник: https://ekstraktznaniy.ru/video/49720*