Firstly, none of this is original. I was inspired by Jeff Geerling’s blog post on hacking firmware to get the fastest overclock. With 3 Raspberry Pi 5’s lying around waiting for the next project I was curious how I’d fared in the silicon lottery. Could any of my Raspberry Pi
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I’ve only previously used and tested metal Argon Raspberry Pi cases like the NEO and Argon One variants. I’ve not had experience with the Argon Poly+ for Raspberry Pi 4 ABS plastic case, that was designed to be a budget-friendly enclosure for your Raspberry Pi. The Argon Poly+ 5 aims
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Unlike other case reviews, the EDATEC ED-IPC3020 isn’t just an industrial case for a Pi 5, it’s a full product with a Raspberry Pi 5 installed and a custom daughter board providing additional functionality. Disclaimer: This case was supplied for review by EDATEC, they do not have any editorial influence.
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With the introduction of PCIe connections on the Raspberry Pi 5, we are seeing the launch of new products that use this interface for fast NVMe storage. I previously documented my Home Assistant migration from SD-card to SSD on my Raspberry Pi 4 using an Argon ONE M.2 SSD case.
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The Pimoroni NVMe Base for Raspberry Pi 5 is the first NVMe board I’ve obtained which uses the new PCIe port on the Raspberry Pi 5, to provide faster and less problematic access to fast storage. Supporting NVMe storage with the Raspberry Pi 4 relied upon the USB 3.0 in
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The increased power demand for the Raspberry Pi 5 has seen a wave of actively cooled cases being launched alongside the new Pi model. My previous review of the passively cooled aluminium FLIRC case showed it would thermally throttle under load. The official Raspberry Pi 5 case and Argon NEO
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With each Raspberry Pi generation, this style of aluminium armour/radiator case appears on the market and is sold under a range of names/brands. The release of the Raspberry Pi 5 is no exception, I ordered 4 variations from AliExpress to see how they performed. The cases chosen were purchased on
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The FLIRC Raspberry Pi 5 case looks nearly identical to all the previous versions for earlier Raspberry Pis, with visual changes limited to the position of the ethernet port, and support for the new power button introduced on the Raspberry Pi 5. Design The first FLIRC product was a USB
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The NEO 5 is the latest compact half-aluminium case from Argon Forty, sometimes this case is advertised as the NEO 5 BRED, which appears to stand for Black Red. The Neo case for the Raspberry Pi 4 was one of my favourite passive cooling cases for the Pi, this new
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The Raspberry Pi 5 maintains the familair appearance of previous generations, though with the relocation of several ports/connectors, the Raspberry Pi5 won’t fit in many cases designed for older versions. The new Raspberry Pi 5 has increased power and cooling demands compared to the Pi 4, with a new uprated
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