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Uruguay, Montevideo
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Review on πŸ“¦ Argon NEO Raspberry Pi 4 Case: Enhanced GPIO and PoE Access, Cooling Fan, Camera, LCD Display Support | Compatible with Raspberry Pi 4 Model B with 8GB RAM by Monica Satchell

Revainrating 3 out of 5

That's good, but it could be a lot better.

I'll be brief. I was interested in the case of One, also by Argon. However, they seem to be sold out almost everywhere. I have that too with her fan hat. Everything came together very easily. There are 4 screws (6 if you want to install a fan). Looks stylish and looks massive. I like it. My problem is the lack of a vent at the top or sides. There are some neat little slits on the lower plastic part that allow for some ventilation. However, this is not enough. I overclocked the CPU to 2147MHz and did a stress test on my Pi 4. After 20 minutes, the temperature finally peaked at around 74 degrees. Not bad, I shouldn't expect gas. If I take off the top, the temperature drops by 12 degrees. So without a top, my average temperature was around 62 degrees Celsius. What is it for? That's a good deal. Much better than just using a heatsink. However, this is no better than using a fan gasket. If they added vents or cutouts at the top the case would be able to breathe better and I would give it a 5/5.

Pros
  • Stable test results
Cons
  • Hard to remember, but it was