I just put this Raspberry Pi 5 Case together the other day. I agree, the instructions are great, and everything fits as it should. Sunfounder, has great products.
Funny, my first thought was the fans should be intake fans and the CPU fan should be on the other side of the cooler to have the same direction of airflow then. Blowing cool air into the case directly over the components and into the CPU cooler might make it run even cooler. Plus, since the other components have no direct airflow over them right now they'd certainly run cooler with the intake fan configuration.
I think having a baffle in the middle and then making the lower fan and inlet and the upper fan an outlet would make an improvement. I might try this out.
@@MichaelKlementsThat was exactly what I was thinking. Make it out of clear plexiglass if you can. I’m ordering a case now, based on the video. I wish it would support a base board, or a dual pcie to m2/nvme. Gotta get that Halieo 8 in there somehow. Cheers 🎉
The case is beautiful but the price is a bit too high, hopefully they will be able to make it a tiny bit more competitive :) Have a great weekend and keep on building :)
I like the case but as you stated, the cooling is a bit underwhelming. I would upgrade the fans (probably Noctua) and remove the 'dust' filters. I do like the full size HMDI ports - I would really like to see you do that with your case. Thanks for the video!
Removing the dust filters and adding some inlet vents to the front panel would probably make a big difference to the thermals. It would be great to add full size HDMI ports and re-route the USB C port on my case - I wish you could buy the adaptor as a standalone item.
You know what you could have done to improve it? Just a small thing but maybe worth it.. invert one of those back fans flow so one blows in (the bottom one) and the other blows out (the one in parallel with the cpu one) so it makes the air circulation flows with sense 🎉
You could flip the bottom fan to pull cool air in, and leave the top fan venting. Maybe that would improve the thermals a bit? But a strange design for sure. Having said all that, thermals aren't actually a thing here, it's just about if it looks pretty. Do the RGB fans colour match the rest of the RGB, or do they just rainbow cycle?
Yes I've seen someone add an acrylic deflector internally sp that the bottom fan pushes air into the case, airflow then goes along the SSD and around the deflector then back around past the CPU and out the top fan. I agree, thermals are not that important for a case like this but it is advertised as having an advanced cooling system, that's why I tested it. No, the fan RGB is not controllable. They just run through a rainbow cycle, but only when they are on.
I wonder if drilling a few holes infront of the cpu fan would help pull cool air in and then skip installing the dust guards on the exit fans. Maybe even pull 1 exhaust fan to the side with drilled holes and have a pull push airflow for it. Might see if thats possiable my self
I would go with removing the dust filters, flipping the bottom fan aorund to be an intake fan and then installing a baffle acorss the top of the SSD so that airflow runs over the SSD, then around to the CPU and out of the top fan.
Does anyone know if the software running the screen, etc. is just for Raspberry Pi OS or will it run on other distros? I usually run my Pi with a multi-book config so that I can run many distros. Thank in advance.
It'll run on a few distros, they've listed the below as being compatible Raspberry Pi OS Desktop - bookworm (32/64 bit) ✅ Raspberry Pi OS lite - bookworm (32/64 bit) ✅ Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 (64 bit) ✅ Ubuntu Server 24.04 (64 bit) ✅ Kali Linux 2024-05-15 GPIO Fan Not Working Home Assistant OS 12.3 ✅ Homebridge
Very good construction and cute design, BUT: I really wouldn't expose a panel header to the outside world, but rather use a high-density socket like on of those originally used for external SCSI devices.
@@chrisbloem6639 i redirected the wiring and make a switch for it on the outsite (sorry for poor English it is not my first language and i used Google translate for this)
You don't get GPIO with mini PC's, nor any of it's hackabilities, arguably the whole point behind a Raspberry Pi. That said, the foundation seem to be aiming more and more towards the desktop PC market anyway, and with the price of them nowadays the other major reason for their existence - extremely cheap computing - has also seemingly evaporated.
That's one of the reasons for my recent video comparing a Pi 5 to an N100 Mini PC, I think they're better value for most projects - ruclips.net/video/dljAxpjyRVc/видео.html
Are the fans uni-directional (i.e. you cannot simply turn them around)? Linus tech tips has a great video on fans for towers with one of the main takeaways being you want the tower to be POSITIVE pressure, i.e. more fans blowing IN than OUT. If you could mount them both the other way, the exhaust can just leak out the other openings and keep the dust out (and render the dust grids useful). Somewhat disappointing for this case but probably replaceable.
Very lovely, so simple but somehow looks complicated and expensive to buy (in my country). Can RPi run on windows? Though I don't have an RPi, i hope you can make some tutorials how to program/setup and RPi. I kinda find it confusing and complicated in terms of setup and programming...
It really depends on your use case and budget - the Pironman 5 case is a great option if you're not budget sensitive and looking for one with NVMe support.
I still think the pi5 argon neo(with or without the nvme extension) with some manually added ducting is the best rpi case in a few ways. as long as you stop the fan recirulating air it will be quieter than you'd expect because the heavy shell dampens the harmonics. This is the most comprehensive review of this sadly rather mediocre case I've seen and I'm very grateful.
The Raspberry pi5 is the finest tin can telephone technology your money can buy. No need to look at pre-assembled mini-PCs that are cheaper, faster, prettier.
The price is not bad for all the stuff you get. One thing I don't like is that it doesn't facilitate having a small color LCD screen attached on top or being able to attach a camera. This case is meant to be used as a desktop.
Is it really worth it? At the end, buying all the components and assemble it all, one is still left with a subpar computer and could have used that money to purchase a real mini-pc with a lot more grunt and potential for storage than this one (granted without the GPIO pins...).
They provide the dust filters with the case and instruct you to fit them, so I'm testing the case as they have configured it. There are a few easy things that can be done to improve cooling.
Amazing case but I almost feels like it defeats the purpose of a Rasberry PI. You start creeping into full sized computer territory. It's about being as cheap as possible while still being a functional PC. If you truly rock a Pi as your only PC I can see it I guess but most use them for side projects stuff like pihole and or simple media streamers.
Looks like 5 PCB's, an OLED screen and a cooler along with the usual case items (some fans) probably increase the cost. Also cheap PC cases are mass produced to offset the manufacturing costs (hence why we see the same tooling used on multiple cases from the same manufacturer). Not defending the cost of it but it doesn't seem like it was a cheap item to produce for a niche audience.
As @superliljohn91 has said, there is a lot more to this "case" than just then enclosure. Its got an included CPU cooler, an NVMe adaptor, RGB controller, fans, an OLED display and a few other adaptors. That said it is a lot as an accessory to a Pi.
so a case that is not very good and it costs more than the Pi itself. Will not be getting one, thanks for the influence. Oh and you have to build it aswell
This case has an OLED display, an NVMe drive hat/adaptor, addressable RGB lighting and 2 more fans than the Electrocookie case, so it's not difficult to see why it is more expensive.
I just put this Raspberry Pi 5 Case together the other day. I agree, the instructions are great, and everything fits as it should.
Sunfounder, has great products.
Good video Michael. I nice demo on assembly. A few weeks ago, I ordered the Pironman 5 and I should receive it this week.
Great video! Thank you! ☺☺☺
Funny, my first thought was the fans should be intake fans and the CPU fan should be on the other side of the cooler to have the same direction of airflow then.
Blowing cool air into the case directly over the components and into the CPU cooler might make it run even cooler. Plus, since the other components have no direct airflow over them right now they'd certainly run cooler with the intake fan configuration.
I think having a baffle in the middle and then making the lower fan and inlet and the upper fan an outlet would make an improvement. I might try this out.
@@MichaelKlementsThat was exactly what I was thinking. Make it out of clear plexiglass if you can. I’m ordering a case now, based on the video. I wish it would support a base board, or a dual pcie to m2/nvme. Gotta get that Halieo 8 in there somehow. Cheers 🎉
I prefer your design for quiet and cooling.
The case is beautiful but the price is a bit too high, hopefully they will be able to make it a tiny bit more competitive :)
Have a great weekend and keep on building :)
I like the case but as you stated, the cooling is a bit underwhelming. I would upgrade the fans (probably Noctua) and remove the 'dust' filters. I do like the full size HMDI ports - I would really like to see you do that with your case. Thanks for the video!
Removing the dust filters and adding some inlet vents to the front panel would probably make a big difference to the thermals.
It would be great to add full size HDMI ports and re-route the USB C port on my case - I wish you could buy the adaptor as a standalone item.
Hi Michael!
Waveshare have a very similar adapter board! I'd love to see your case adjusted to include it!
You know what you could have done to improve it? Just a small thing but maybe worth it.. invert one of those back fans flow so one blows in (the bottom one) and the other blows out (the one in parallel with the cpu one) so it makes the air circulation flows with sense 🎉
what if one fan would be turned around as intake? what that improve things?
It probably would improve air circulation and cooling.
@MichaelKlements it us a cool looking case for sure.
yeah. and remove the dust filter on the exhaust fan
It is a nice case, however I prefer yours based on price and temperatures.
I need a case like this for the rp 5 but for the penta sata hat
You could flip the bottom fan to pull cool air in, and leave the top fan venting. Maybe that would improve the thermals a bit? But a strange design for sure. Having said all that, thermals aren't actually a thing here, it's just about if it looks pretty. Do the RGB fans colour match the rest of the RGB, or do they just rainbow cycle?
You read my mind. I was thinking the same thing. I have one on order and I'll test it out and see what's what.
Yes I've seen someone add an acrylic deflector internally sp that the bottom fan pushes air into the case, airflow then goes along the SSD and around the deflector then back around past the CPU and out the top fan. I agree, thermals are not that important for a case like this but it is advertised as having an advanced cooling system, that's why I tested it.
No, the fan RGB is not controllable. They just run through a rainbow cycle, but only when they are on.
I wonder if drilling a few holes infront of the cpu fan would help pull cool air in and then skip installing the dust guards on the exit fans. Maybe even pull 1 exhaust fan to the side with drilled holes and have a pull push airflow for it. Might see if thats possiable my self
I would go with removing the dust filters, flipping the bottom fan aorund to be an intake fan and then installing a baffle acorss the top of the SSD so that airflow runs over the SSD, then around to the CPU and out of the top fan.
What kind of type are the screws
Does anyone know if the software running the screen, etc. is just for Raspberry Pi OS or will it run on other distros? I usually run my Pi with a multi-book config so that I can run many distros. Thank in advance.
It'll run on a few distros, they've listed the below as being compatible Raspberry Pi OS Desktop - bookworm (32/64 bit) ✅
Raspberry Pi OS lite - bookworm (32/64 bit) ✅
Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 (64 bit) ✅
Ubuntu Server 24.04 (64 bit) ✅
Kali Linux 2024-05-15 GPIO Fan Not Working
Home Assistant OS 12.3 ✅
Homebridge
@@MichaelKlements Thanks. I did purchase the case and got the software to run on Kali and Rasp Pi OS. I really like the case!
Very good construction and cute design, BUT: I really wouldn't expose a panel header to the outside world, but rather use a high-density socket like on of those originally used for external SCSI devices.
Do all those accessories come with the setup?
Apart from the Pi and SSD, the other components all come with the case.
@@MichaelKlements That answers my question!
Wish you could turn of the fan rgb's...
You can
@@Neptun1umso far i've seen you can only turn off the board rgb's but the fans are hardwired.
@@chrisbloem6639 i redirected the wiring and make a switch for it on the outsite (sorry for poor English it is not my first language and i used Google translate for this)
@@Neptun1um ah thats beyond my knowledge but i just changed the fans to non rgb
@@chrisbloem6639 did you put in different one or just disabled it fully?
Nice case. But by the time you spend the money for all of this stuff, you could buy a mini PC.
Very true, but no blinken lights and we all know things go faster with blinken lights :-)
You don't get GPIO with mini PC's, nor any of it's hackabilities, arguably the whole point behind a Raspberry Pi. That said, the foundation seem to be aiming more and more towards the desktop PC market anyway, and with the price of them nowadays the other major reason for their existence - extremely cheap computing - has also seemingly evaporated.
That's one of the reasons for my recent video comparing a Pi 5 to an N100 Mini PC, I think they're better value for most projects - ruclips.net/video/dljAxpjyRVc/видео.html
Are the fans uni-directional (i.e. you cannot simply turn them around)? Linus tech tips has a great video on fans for towers with one of the main takeaways being you want the tower to be POSITIVE pressure, i.e. more fans blowing IN than OUT. If you could mount them both the other way, the exhaust can just leak out the other openings and keep the dust out (and render the dust grids useful). Somewhat disappointing for this case but probably replaceable.
You can swap the fans around. I think having one blowing in and one out with some form of baffle across the NVMe drive would give you the best result.
No matter what I do, I can’t get that dashboard to work. My little display shows everything just fine, but cannot enter the dashboard.
Very lovely, so simple but somehow looks complicated and expensive to buy (in my country). Can RPi run on windows? Though I don't have an RPi, i hope you can make some tutorials how to program/setup and RPi. I kinda find it confusing and complicated in terms of setup and programming...
There are ways to run windows on a Pi but its better to rather run a Linux distribution that it was designed for.
Why not make the fans inlet. Then the filter ould be usefull
Which case is the best ?
It really depends on your use case and budget - the Pironman 5 case is a great option if you're not budget sensitive and looking for one with NVMe support.
I still think the pi5 argon neo(with or without the nvme extension) with some manually added ducting is the best rpi case in a few ways. as long as you stop the fan recirulating air it will be quieter than you'd expect because the heavy shell dampens the harmonics.
This is the most comprehensive review of this sadly rather mediocre case I've seen and I'm very grateful.
I have the pi5 argon neo with the nvme extension also. I like it, cooling is good, its more compact and it is more cost effective.
I am not a big fan of the exposed screws I would of preferred round head hex or hidden.
I also prefer the look of button hex heads.
1TB Samsung 990 Pro PCIe x4 M:2 SSD (MZ-V9P1T0BW) - compatible?
I wonder what would happen if you reversed one of the fans. one in one out.
Was this given to you for a review ? 🙂
Yes, hence the Paid Product Placement flag on the video. They sent the case to me to review.
its neat
The Raspberry pi5 is the finest tin can telephone technology your money can buy. No need to look at pre-assembled mini-PCs that are cheaper, faster, prettier.
But are they more energy efficient?
Nice
The price is not bad for all the stuff you get. One thing I don't like is that it doesn't facilitate having a small color LCD screen attached on top or being able to attach a camera. This case is meant to be used as a desktop.
Is it really worth it?
At the end, buying all the components and assemble it all, one is still left with a subpar computer and could have used that money to purchase a real mini-pc with a lot more grunt and potential for storage than this one (granted without the GPIO pins...).
Where’s the fun in that?
I want your case.
I mean, you could have just not added the dust filters...
They provide the dust filters with the case and instruct you to fit them, so I'm testing the case as they have configured it. There are a few easy things that can be done to improve cooling.
Amazing case but I almost feels like it defeats the purpose of a Rasberry PI. You start creeping into full sized computer territory. It's about being as cheap as possible while still being a functional PC. If you truly rock a Pi as your only PC I can see it I guess but most use them for side projects stuff like pihole and or simple media streamers.
Yes, this is definitely not a budget Pi option. It is still very small though, this whole computer case is smaller than a full size PCs power supply.
$80 for this case? You can easily find computer cases for less. I guess I'm just struggling to understand the price for something so small.
Looks like 5 PCB's, an OLED screen and a cooler along with the usual case items (some fans) probably increase the cost. Also cheap PC cases are mass produced to offset the manufacturing costs (hence why we see the same tooling used on multiple cases from the same manufacturer). Not defending the cost of it but it doesn't seem like it was a cheap item to produce for a niche audience.
As @superliljohn91 has said, there is a lot more to this "case" than just then enclosure. Its got an included CPU cooler, an NVMe adaptor, RGB controller, fans, an OLED display and a few other adaptors. That said it is a lot as an accessory to a Pi.
@@MichaelKlementsI agree, but it doesn’t have any style.
so a case that is not very good and it costs more than the Pi itself. Will not be getting one, thanks for the influence. Oh and you have to build it aswell
feels like brainless to
consider when electrocookie rasp 5 exists at half the price
This case has an OLED display, an NVMe drive hat/adaptor, addressable RGB lighting and 2 more fans than the Electrocookie case, so it's not difficult to see why it is more expensive.
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