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Review on πŸ–₯️ GeeekPi Raspberry Pi 4 Metal Case with Fan and Low-Profile CPU Cooler, Enhanced Raspberry Pi 4B Case with Horizontal ICE Tower Cooler (Silver) by Stanley Redline

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Works better than I expected

I give 5 out of 5. I have to say the instructions are not clear but I wasn't expecting much, this is a very cheap part from China. You must place the cooler on the Pi BEFORE assembly to ensure you have your hands on the correct sides. When you are ready to assemble you will need to attach two studs with nuts to the I/O side of the Pi, there are no threaded tabs on the case for that side and the I/O components hold it up. Then use bobby pins to secure the other side, it's a pain. Insert and tighten a screw. Loosen the screw you used while holding the pin so it doesn't come out. Other than that, the rest is pretty straight forward. Add a thermal pad to the processor, install the cooler and close the case. (Insert the SD card first). Well that's not the case now, I had an overclock set to 2147GHz on the CPU and 750MHz on the GPU. Without a heatsink or heat sink, I've seen temperatures of 68 to 75 degrees under load for 5 minutes of operation, quite hot and beyond uncomfortable. I installed a cooler and the maximum temperature I saw was 52Β°C. The load was now set to maximum of all cores and it ran for 5 minutes. This is not a typical usage. Typically used, averaging 43c in the most demanding applications. The idle temperature is between 31 and 32 degrees Celsius. No crashes so far and it handles all the applications I run it with. I use a SanDisk 128GB Extreme MicroSDXC UHS-I for storage. The combination of good silicon and SD and I have a small machine here. If you want to build a maxed out Pi4 (my model is 4GB), Ice Tower is the place to go. It blows out all smaller Mosfit-style heatsinks and coolers and can still displace most other larger heatsinks (fanned and non-fanned). So I talked a little bit about the case, but this is an all-metal case. matte finish, slots for wall mounting. The only drawback is that there are no rubber feet, but I'm not deducting a star for a small thing. Cooler, cute, tiny, super efficient. It's like a puppy to be honest, it's a little version of a dog and very cute. The good thing about my kit is that it came with an RGB fan (which I didn't want) and a regular spare fan. So the standard fan is built in and I didn't have to spend more money to get it the way I wanted it. And with one finish it's easy to paint, if you want a different color no sanding required. I would recommend the kit. Minor annoyances, legs, lack of instructions, but c'mon, that's a suitcase and a radiator for $40, it's not $600 for a client cable.

Pros
  • High test scores for grip and durability
Cons
  • Not as thick as others