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Review on MakerFocus Raspberry Pi 3 Case with Cooling Fan and 3.5 inch Display Slot - Compatible with Raspberry Pi GPIO, Suitable for Raspberry Pi 3B, 3B+, 2B, 2B+ by Dustin Berry

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Great case at a great price

: If you can find another fan for this case, I recommend you to do so. I've had 2 cases and both fans started making horrible noises over time. Although everything else is worth it. I was looking at heatsinks and fan housings and this one caught my eye. I never buy products without reviews but I found the price very affordable and the quality looked acceptable but I was happy to say the quality of the plastic is better than I expected and I appreciate the three heatsinks that be supplied with the kit. it's all pretty decent. The case snaps in easily to hold everything together, and the fan doesn't screw it in, instead being held in place by a plastic spacer that holds it together fairly well. It includes a heatsink for the processor, an Ethernet/USB controller, and memory. The processor and memory heatsinks are made of copper, while the Ethernet/USB controller heatsink is made of aluminum. The flat piece in the picture for those wondering is the copper heatsink for the memory on the bottom of the board due to the minimal clearance. The fan is very quiet but it doesn't provide a ton of airflow but don't worry because when overclocked to 1GHz and idle the Pi 2 had 29 degrees and under load around 42 degrees which is more than acceptable, a quick search on google will show you that these non-overclocked Pi 2s idle in the mid 40C and go up to 60C under load. Now you're probably wondering why I only rated it 4 stars. The hot melt adhesive on the bottom of the heatsinks isn't cut to fit, so some of it was hanging down the side of the heatsink, which isn't a big deal, but it's a minor thing to solve and there are no instructions in the manual. This case is for those who are less than tech savvy. If you are wondering where to connect the fan I have included a picture showing where it is connected. 5V pin and ground pin. If you're still unsure, google the gpio pi 2 pins so you don't short the pins and damage the Pi2.

Pros
  • Pleasant to use
Cons
  • Problems Update