Great vid. Your case looks sleek and does not need any improvements. A future project could be a case that incorporates the pi, cooling fan, audio amplifier with speakers and an internal power distribution system. The project would be multipurpose. Just a thought.
Will you ever make a case with: - M.2 SSD - Pi UPS - OLED display It would be soo cool! Maybe even add another SATA converter for an HDD..? That's the ultimate pi server setup!
Its actually in the making at the moment, I've been making some tweaks to it over the past few weeks. It's a bit of a challenge since both the SSD shield and UPS shield are designed to fit directly underneath the Pi, so one of them has to be adatped to work.
This looks wonderfull! The only thing is missing here is RTC place to install. Lately I notice that RPI does not have battery and the clock updates from internet. If no internet - then clock is messed up, that is why you need a RTC (in this case of course). I believe this case still can get small improvement to install battery.
Correct me if I'm mistaken, but won't the nuts that are pressed into the fan simply fall out after a while? It seems the nuts should be on the far side of the hole in the fan, or did you somehow glue the nuts into the fan? It doesn't look like they are in there very tight.
The press fit is really tight, I've had them running this way for 2+ years on my other cas that I move around a lot without any issues. Ideally yes you'd want the nuts on the opposite side to the fan, the way I've done it allows you to re-use the screws that come with the fan rather than replacing them with longer ones.
I think top ventilation and 2 more additional fans, one at the back of the case and the other at the top as exhaust would help. Also , a rtc battery to make things complete.
I think the fan should be shifted over a bit to aim it straight at the cooler. Probably not enough of an increase in cooling to warrant a change, but if someone were to build it from scratch it could be a consideration. I really like how much it resembles the liam li o11 dynamic mini, the o11-mini-mini.
Awesome as Always bud! Few Questions though 1. Why the WD M.2 Sata SSD ( I've only ever had issues with them) Maybe you have had better luck? 2. How do you get your hands on so many Pi's or do you just reuse you already purchased ones? Thanks again for the awesome content
Thanks Chris, I usually go with Crucial but couldn't find stock locally, so got the WD instead - I haven't really used WD drives much so I'll see how it holds up. I'm just re-using the same 8 Pi's I bought 2+ years ago for my cluster build, I haven't been able to get a new one in over a year. Thank you for the support!
i need one of these but no funds for the utilities so oh well, your still amazing i do have a question why not have the fan over the cooler centered to it?
Definitely looks great, but I can't help but be triggered by the fan alignment.. I know it's not critical, but having it directly inline with the cooler would look better, IMO.
I plugged an SSD into a USB- M.2 converter in a Pi. It worked, but dang the SSD got hot af. The 180 degree USB-USB thingy is darn cool. I wonder how hot your SSD will get, and if that heat will be radiating up to the Pi or if the FR blocks it...
Sounds like the fan exhaust holes should've been on the side of the case, next to the SSD on the fan side. This way the air that gets pushed in can travel all the way through the case and be ejected right next to the SSD, also pulling along the heat from the SSD. Of course, there would have to be a little bit of extra space next to the Pi on the far side from the fan, and the Pi should internally sit snugly against the wall where the fan is mounted to force the airstream to take the longest path.
I'll have a look at this after it has been running for a while, I hadn't noticed any temperature issues when using it. I might need to add a small aluminium heatsink to the SSD to help out.
How about a case for the Pi 4B that supports water cooling (80mm radiator & fan)... This may seem to be overkill, but if you're overclocking it's so not. (Mine is sitting @ 2.4Ghz stable)
Seems like there's plenty of room for a few batteries as well. You do add some to this build. In addition to an OLED display. I love those displays. They really add the "chief kiss" to the build.
why mount the fan to the acrylic? I think it'd be much cleaner to keep the fan mounted to the cooler and just cut some slots in the acrylic to match the slots in the back of the case?
You know what sucks? Consistently having videos like these show up on my feed, when I haven't been able to buy a Raspberry Pi at retail for nearly 18 months.
Very cool..I wish there was a way to install the /boot partition ONLY to the microSD card, then tell the rest of / to install to the SSD, this way it only touches the boot SD card to initialize on startup (no special firmware or kernel tricks), then the rest of the OS can run from the SSD, and you don't have to worry about trying to install the OS directly to the SSD and if firmware or corruption then locks up the system...at least with the SD card, with boot, it will still always boot to that SD card, then a fsck can be run on the SSD Might look into getting a SSD heatsink, I hear those things can run hot
Looks clean and all but I believe if that fan was used as an exhaust or if there were an additional exhaust fan the performance might be even better. (feel like this way(as shown in the video as only fan being an intake) the system chokes after it gets a little warm inside. there is no single point that the air follows so it might be creating a turbulence or even worse it might have a dead zone where the air just stays getting warmer and warmer. this way it can lead to harming components, many people used to see on their fresh pc builds because of inexperience.
First time watching this channel and this video, i see the case was made more taller to fit the m.2 but why not make an extra compartment or removable part a few centimeters to easy access the m.2 from the bottom like the top with 3 screws or 4 since is facing down. Only way to upgrade or replace would be taking apart everything.
I suppose a cover could be integrated into the base fairly easily, I don't really see a reason why you would need to access the drive regularly. To upgrade the drive you'd only need to remove the three screws on the top cover and the four holding the stack to the base and you'd then have access to it.
Why did you place the fan offset to the mini towercooler? If you place the fan directly in line of the cooler, wouldn't that increase the cooling? Now part of the air goes straight past the cooler instead of through it, therefore decreasing cooling capacity.
I move it further towards the side to improve visability into the case, if it is aligned with the cooler than you can't see much through the acrylic - which sort of defeats having a clear side. The Ice Tower is already a significant overkill for a Pi, as long as there is some air circulation within the case it doesn't really need air to be blowing directly onto the fins.
I have an external USB nvme but my raspberry pi 4 crashes randomly when it's connected to one of the USB 3 ports, I saw many people have this issue online and there's an open issue on GitHub as well but no solution
I have one question, what kind of laser do you use to cut your acrylic? If not a co2 laser (which would be weird in that form factor - or i am missing something), how do you manage to cut clear acrylic?
@@MichaelKlements okay, the short answer is - nothing i could ever affort or more precicely justify. Cool device though, but for the Moment, i have a 5500mW Diode laser - works for everything not clear well enough but slow. Though clear acrylic is just dope...
@@MichaelKlements might end up with a k40 type laser - but i do want linear rails. What holds me back so far is the fact that they are really really powerful and on top invisible. Nice, invisible deathrays xD
at my hardware store they will cut small pieces for me. they have a jig kinda like for cutting mattboard, where a razor blade scores it over and over in a straight line. you could just use a ruler. Then they clamp it to a table or a piece of wood, lined up with the cut, and snap it. I needed two small pieces to make an infinity mirror the size of a disk drive bay. They actually get very accurate cuts and give me just a tiny extra to sand down. fits perfect in the machine.
Only a kit with the custom parts, I don't include the Raspberry Pi (due to supply issues) and you can usually get an Ice Tower locally for less than what I would be able to include and ship one for.
It depends on the availailbity and local pricing of Pi's, you can get them from Microcentre for $35 in some areas (so the whole build would be around $90) and in some areas you can't find a Pi for less than $150.
@@MichaelKlements Thanks. And one more please, Geekworm recommends to use their own power adapter 5v 4A 20W adapter. Is it really necessary? Can I just use the original raspberry pi 5v 3A 15W with this X862 v.2?
The USB standard doesn't allow for more than 3A to be passed through a USB port so theirs doing 4A doesn't make sense. The components on the Pi and the actual USB port and cable aren't designed to handle 4A anyway. I've never had any issues using the official Pi power supply.
@@abdulmuhaimin5274 I work on the side for a warehouse that gets tons of PCs from desktops laptops servers and gaming PCs. Ive gotten so much stuff I've built (10) i7 gaming PCs SSDs for the operating system and HDDs 1tbs for storages for the games 😎👍
I'm looking at putting together a really small liquid cooling loop for a Pi, the one's I've used in the past have all been really big so they make installation into a case like this impractical.
M.2 is just the form factor, there is no point using an NVMe drive over a SATA drive (both M.2) on a Pi 4 since you'll be limited by the speed of the USB 3.0 ports anyway - you'll be limited close to the SATA drive speed so this is the better option.
Im new here and I just subscribed to your channel. Great video can you please make one on how to install windows 10 and the create as a Virtual machine a retro pi on raspberry pi 4 8 GB. Please
Great vid. Your case looks sleek and does not need any improvements. A future project could be a case that incorporates the pi, cooling fan, audio amplifier with speakers and an internal power distribution system. The project would be multipurpose. Just a thought.
Thanks Greg, thats a nice idea!
The case is based off the Hyte y60 case
@@MichaelKlements can you use that to cypto mine
@@tcathunder don't be a part of the problem, you lead to e-waste
@@Theoldenmage dah
It's so neat, imagine having this next to your full-sized desktop PC
Will you ever make a case with:
- M.2 SSD
- Pi UPS
- OLED display
It would be soo cool! Maybe even add another SATA converter for an HDD..?
That's the ultimate pi server setup!
Its actually in the making at the moment, I've been making some tweaks to it over the past few weeks. It's a bit of a challenge since both the SSD shield and UPS shield are designed to fit directly underneath the Pi, so one of them has to be adatped to work.
the display could even be touchscreen, you could add a touchscreen OS and maybe if it's possible a battery to make it basically a phone!
Looks like old type pc case from time ( 2000 / 2010 ) we had fan on side pannel to blow air on cpu cooler.
Love looks of that small case.
It's the Hyte Y60.
This looks wonderfull! The only thing is missing here is RTC place to install. Lately I notice that RPI does not have battery and the clock updates from internet. If no internet - then clock is messed up, that is why you need a RTC (in this case of course). I believe this case still can get small improvement to install battery.
Also a turn ON/OFF button
I love see more detail on designing the case.
this is a really cute computer with all the bling you can imagine. Now we need one in white color.
Correct me if I'm mistaken, but won't the nuts that are pressed into the fan simply fall out after a while? It seems the nuts should be on the far side of the hole in the fan, or did you somehow glue the nuts into the fan? It doesn't look like they are in there very tight.
The press fit is really tight, I've had them running this way for 2+ years on my other cas that I move around a lot without any issues. Ideally yes you'd want the nuts on the opposite side to the fan, the way I've done it allows you to re-use the screws that come with the fan rather than replacing them with longer ones.
Good remark, was thinking the same. Good answer as well!
You can use loctite
love it, just finished building my first ever pc in the hyte y60 case which looks like a mid tower size of yours
Only a few hour and i get my case. Caaaaaan't wait.
Looooove your work
Thanks for the support!
Need to work on that cable management... Seems a little busy. Cool video!
Your case is amazing!! absolutely love it!
I just ordered one. I saw this and knew I had to have it to match my new computer build, based on a Hyte Y60 case.
That's great! Thanks for the support!
I think top ventilation and 2 more additional fans, one at the back of the case and the other at the top as exhaust would help. Also , a rtc battery to make things complete.
Ey you South African, I like you & ur content ❤🎉
Needs more over the top RGB to mimic the kind of case that it's based on :)
I think the fan should be shifted over a bit to aim it straight at the cooler. Probably not enough of an increase in cooling to warrant a change, but if someone were to build it from scratch it could be a consideration. I really like how much it resembles the liam li o11 dynamic mini, the o11-mini-mini.
yeh I have similar feelings, I guess he placed the fan off center for aesthetic purposes so that the heat sink is more visible.
wait until you hear about the hyte y60
@@operatorpsyduck2035 Which has nothing to do with the location of the fan.
@@TLM-Nathan he did say it resembles the o11
I love your content. It's always joy for eyes and for brain.
Thank you
very nice build but it bothers me for some reason that the fan dosent aline with the heatsink
This is really interesting I really like this vid and in appreciation I’m going to buy this case
Really lovin' the look,still curious if you can power it like docked,i bet it'd look cleaner
Awesome as Always bud!
Few Questions though
1. Why the WD M.2 Sata SSD ( I've only ever had issues with them) Maybe you have had better luck?
2. How do you get your hands on so many Pi's or do you just reuse you already purchased ones?
Thanks again for the awesome content
Thanks Chris,
I usually go with Crucial but couldn't find stock locally, so got the WD instead - I haven't really used WD drives much so I'll see how it holds up.
I'm just re-using the same 8 Pi's I bought 2+ years ago for my cluster build, I haven't been able to get a new one in over a year.
Thank you for the support!
Great Build!
i need one of these but no funds for the utilities so oh well, your still amazing i do have a question why not have the fan over the cooler centered to it?
I would have gone with a WD Blue SA510 NVMe. The Greens aren't built for endurance and are made for long-term storage.
Thats a work of art.
Nice! Do you sell this in white? It looks just like my Hyte Y60 pc. case and would love to have the colors of both cases match as well.
Definitely looks great, but I can't help but be triggered by the fan alignment.. I know it's not critical, but having it directly inline with the cooler would look better, IMO.
Nice build!
Hello, I was just wondering what is the total cost of the computer like the shell, acrylic, Raspberry pi, ice box, etc?
Great videos! Do you have one on how to program the lights? Just got an ICE tower cooler but the instructions are for the previous OS; not Bullseye.
Thanks Ralph. The lights aren't programmable, they're either on or off and just run through an RGB loop.
I plugged an SSD into a USB- M.2 converter in a Pi. It worked, but dang the SSD got hot af. The 180 degree USB-USB thingy is darn cool. I wonder how hot your SSD will get, and if that heat will be radiating up to the Pi or if the FR blocks it...
Sounds like the fan exhaust holes should've been on the side of the case, next to the SSD on the fan side. This way the air that gets pushed in can travel all the way through the case and be ejected right next to the SSD, also pulling along the heat from the SSD. Of course, there would have to be a little bit of extra space next to the Pi on the far side from the fan, and the Pi should internally sit snugly against the wall where the fan is mounted to force the airstream to take the longest path.
I'll have a look at this after it has been running for a while, I hadn't noticed any temperature issues when using it. I might need to add a small aluminium heatsink to the SSD to help out.
How about a case for the Pi 4B that supports water cooling (80mm radiator & fan)... This may seem to be overkill, but if you're overclocking it's so not. (Mine is sitting @ 2.4Ghz stable)
Uww maybe this is the case I need for a Pi-KVM build. 😯🤔
i love how the case looks like the hyte y60
Seems like there's plenty of room for a few batteries as well. You do add some to this build. In addition to an OLED display. I love those displays. They really add the "chief kiss" to the build.
Chefs Kiss
@@tarantulamadness6191 are you sure he isnt talking about native american lips
why mount the fan to the acrylic? I think it'd be much cleaner to keep the fan mounted to the cooler and just cut some slots in the acrylic to match the slots in the back of the case?
Great design for case
Thank you!
You know what sucks? Consistently having videos like these show up on my feed, when I haven't been able to buy a Raspberry Pi at retail for nearly 18 months.
you should put a heat sink on ssd which can heat up fast when running
That actually looks sick 😮
You got my thumb pointing up for this video!
Very cool..I wish there was a way to install the /boot partition ONLY to the microSD card, then tell the rest of / to install to the SSD, this way it only touches the boot SD card to initialize on startup (no special firmware or kernel tricks), then the rest of the OS can run from the SSD, and you don't have to worry about trying to install the OS directly to the SSD and if firmware or corruption then locks up the system...at least with the SD card, with boot, it will still always boot to that SD card, then a fsck can be run on the SSD
Might look into getting a SSD heatsink, I hear those things can run hot
Thanks for the suggestion, I might look at getting a small aluminium heatsink for the SSD
Looks clean and all but I believe if that fan was used as an exhaust or if there were an additional exhaust fan the performance might be even better. (feel like this way(as shown in the video as only fan being an intake) the system chokes after it gets a little warm inside. there is no single point that the air follows so it might be creating a turbulence or even worse it might have a dead zone where the air just stays getting warmer and warmer. this way it can lead to harming components, many people used to see on their fresh pc builds because of inexperience.
It would be really cool if mayb but maybe could try an aio but its just a wild suggestion
Wife won’t let me get a computer so I’m going to get a raspberry pi!
Haha
First time watching this channel and this video, i see the case was made more taller to fit the m.2 but why not make an extra compartment or removable part a few centimeters to easy access the m.2 from the bottom like the top with 3 screws or 4 since is facing down. Only way to upgrade or replace would be taking apart everything.
I suppose a cover could be integrated into the base fairly easily, I don't really see a reason why you would need to access the drive regularly. To upgrade the drive you'd only need to remove the three screws on the top cover and the four holding the stack to the base and you'd then have access to it.
Beautiful!
Cool case 👏
I have yet to see a place that has the pi 4 in stock for the msrp
that case is pretty badass man ill give it to you
The only reason I clicked on this is because of how cute it looks lol
That’s so cute ☺️
Awesome! Thank you!
Why did you place the fan offset to the mini towercooler? If you place the fan directly in line of the cooler, wouldn't that increase the cooling? Now part of the air goes straight past the cooler instead of through it, therefore decreasing cooling capacity.
I move it further towards the side to improve visability into the case, if it is aligned with the cooler than you can't see much through the acrylic - which sort of defeats having a clear side.
The Ice Tower is already a significant overkill for a Pi, as long as there is some air circulation within the case it doesn't really need air to be blowing directly onto the fins.
This is so cool!
Which nocture fan would you recommend? I dont want to programm anything and it would run 24/7
I'd recommend this Noctua fan for this case if you don't want to do any programming - amzn.to/43V09u9
I have an external USB nvme but my raspberry pi 4 crashes randomly when it's connected to one of the USB 3 ports, I saw many people have this issue online and there's an open issue on GitHub as well but no solution
that is an adorable little pc lol
I have one question, what kind of laser do you use to cut your acrylic? If not a co2 laser (which would be weird in that form factor - or i am missing something), how do you manage to cut clear acrylic?
It is a CO2 laser, this video has more infomation on it - ruclips.net/video/MBt-CE1itS0/видео.html
@@MichaelKlements okay, the short answer is - nothing i could ever affort or more precicely justify.
Cool device though, but for the Moment, i have a 5500mW Diode laser - works for everything not clear well enough but slow. Though clear acrylic is just dope...
Yeah CO2 lasers are quite a lot more expensive than diode ones, but they do allow you much more flexibility with materials and faster cutting speeds.
@@MichaelKlements might end up with a k40 type laser - but i do want linear rails.
What holds me back so far is the fact that they are really really powerful and on top invisible.
Nice, invisible deathrays xD
at my hardware store they will cut small pieces for me. they have a jig kinda like for cutting mattboard, where a razor blade scores it over and over in a straight line. you could just use a ruler. Then they clamp it to a table or a piece of wood, lined up with the cut, and snap it. I needed two small pieces to make an infinity mirror the size of a disk drive bay. They actually get very accurate cuts and give me just a tiny extra to sand down. fits perfect in the machine.
I now know why Pi's are hard to come by. Michael bought them all 😉😇
Haha, I'm still re-using the same 8 that I bought for my cluster build two years back
@@MichaelKlements you'd be broke otherwise 😁
Looks like a miniature Hyte Y60
Do you sell the entire complete build (everything that are in this video)?
Only a kit with the custom parts, I don't include the Raspberry Pi (due to supply issues) and you can usually get an Ice Tower locally for less than what I would be able to include and ship one for.
@@MichaelKlements how much would all that, including the Pi, be? (everything we see in your video here)
It depends on the availailbity and local pricing of Pi's, you can get them from Microcentre for $35 in some areas (so the whole build would be around $90) and in some areas you can't find a Pi for less than $150.
@@MichaelKlements I see... could you sell me a complete build, that exact same one you've got in this video? I'm in Riverside, CA.
Unfortunately I don't have access to Raspberry Pi's either, so can't get them in quantities to be making complete builds.
Would this case be able to be used with the raspberry pi 5?
Cutest little pc
Hi.
Does this X862 v.2 need an extra power supply?
I saw that they removed power supply ports in the board since v.2 came out.
No, it draws all of its power through the USB port.
@@MichaelKlements Thanks.
And one more please,
Geekworm recommends to use their own power adapter 5v 4A 20W adapter.
Is it really necessary?
Can I just use the original raspberry pi 5v 3A 15W with this X862 v.2?
The USB standard doesn't allow for more than 3A to be passed through a USB port so theirs doing 4A doesn't make sense. The components on the Pi and the actual USB port and cable aren't designed to handle 4A anyway. I've never had any issues using the official Pi power supply.
@@MichaelKlements Thank you.
its so cute omg
Justin Parts how much is it ?
Probably around $100-$120
Ayyy it's the Hyte Y60!
Willl love to see same for raspberry pi 5
I should have one for the Pimoroni and Pineberry NVMe shields available in the next week or two.
I love the case. mini hyte Y60
Somehow, I think around 120 of those could fit inside my computer case..
such a cute mini pc can i adopt it?
Yes the m.2 is amazing glad I got a m.2 512gb free 😁👍
Remember, make sure word "SATA" not "NVMe". Why? The Raspberry Pi 4 is only have 2 USB 3.0 ports and is up to 5 Gbps (400 MB/s)
@@abdulmuhaimin5274 I work on the side for a warehouse that gets tons of PCs from desktops laptops servers and gaming PCs. Ive gotten so much stuff I've built (10) i7 gaming PCs SSDs for the operating system and HDDs 1tbs for storages for the games 😎👍
Крутая тема мне зашёл видосик отличная машинка для работы хех!
Not too bad!
The SSD is slowed down by the USB interface! Why to overpay, if it's not working anyway o_O ?
The drive has a maximum speed of 580MBps and the USB 3.0 ports on the Pi have a maximum speed of 600MBps
Mine currently is next to me I have not used it in years it's a pi 4 4gb
The things you can do with these things are just bonkers to a tech pleb like myself. would there be a reason to liquid cool, for snits and giggles?
I'm looking at putting together a really small liquid cooling loop for a Pi, the one's I've used in the past have all been really big so they make installation into a case like this impractical.
can you make a raspberry pi zero case that looks like a graphic card??
I was actually recently thinking about doing this with a regular Pi 4, a Pi Zero would probably look even better. Like a mini RTX 4090.
@@MichaelKlements Yeah ! That is exactly what I was thinking !
Excellent
So sad one cant buy a case like this on regular stores...
so- you mean to say - no point in having an nvme instead of m2 ssd for desktop usage in pi4?
M.2 is just the form factor, there is no point using an NVMe drive over a SATA drive (both M.2) on a Pi 4 since you'll be limited by the speed of the USB 3.0 ports anyway - you'll be limited close to the SATA drive speed so this is the better option.
@@MichaelKlements thank you for your response. Do we have no way to connect the ssd directly to the pi - without the usage of usb?
Not with a Pi 4B, you would have to use a CM4 module
@@MichaelKlements eh, okay. Damn! I wish there was a work around.
What electric screwdriver do you have?
One similar to this (mine is no longer available) - amzn.to/3aOeDVa
Cool but can it run minesweepers?
Why not use thermal paste
Yeah there is one thing you can do... make and sell your awesome cases!
lol looks like a hyte y60 case 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Why M2? Why not lowcost SSD SATA over USB? How i know USB 3 has maximal speed 300Mb/s.
This is a SATA SSD, just in an M.2 form factor. The USB 3 ports on the Pi have a maximum speed of around 600Mb/s
any chance of making a umpc for cm4?
Do you have any suggestions on a carrier board that you'd like to see me try this with?
Imagine a PC this size with all the best performance parts like RTX 4090 and so on.
A mini RTX4090 would be awesome
Which 3D software is that?
Fusion360
Did it but when I his command "free" only says 7gigs when I'm booting off of a 1TB sata m.2
Have you expanded the Raspberry Pi's file system after the first boot?
@@MichaelKlements we laughing now buddy, you're a gem!
Да, мне нравится!
But can it run Crisis?
Im new here and I just subscribed to your channel. Great video can you please make one on how to install windows 10 and the create as a Virtual machine a retro pi on raspberry pi 4 8 GB. Please
I don't think the Pi has enough power to run virtual machines in a windows environment, it's already hard pressed to just run Windows 10
that is too cool
Looks like the Hyte y60 pc case
HYTE y60 much?
You can play emulator games on this?
Yes you can run a range of emulators on the Pi4 like PSP, PS1, Sega, N64 SNES etc.