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Review on πŸ₯§ Vilros Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Basic Kit: Stay Cool with Fan Cooled Case by Robert Ryokan

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Inexpensive kit, fan may be too loud in some applications

Combo rating (compared only to RPi4). Didn't really come to practice. I would have preferred a case with screws holding the halves together, as the transparent case's tiny plastic flanges are brittle and break easily if you have to disassemble the case too often. The 5V fan is quite noisy. The 3.3V fan is fairly quiet, but noticeably wheezy - perhaps too wheezy for a "home theater" setup. Only Kodi 18 on LibreELECT 9.1.002 idling, the 3.3V fan is idling at 115F (with all heatsinks except the CPU). I replaced that fan with a tiny IUniker RPi4 fan/heatsink combo. This fan is quiet at 5V but idles at 120F. Fan noise and cooling are always a compromise. At least I can fall back on the standard fan if necessary.

Pros
  • Rugged finish
Cons
  • Almost never