The cooling performance across all options is pretty good – you cannot function a Raspberry Pi as a desktop computer without proper thermal management.You also get programmable RGB lighting to add the oomph factor. The mini-HDMI ports are converted into full HDMI, so that’s a good thing.Key Features:
💡 And at the moment, the pre-order discount makes it cheaper than its predecessor. Grab it before the pricing goes back to normal.Key Features:The GeeekPi Tower kit comes into two variants: with and without N07 M.2 NVMe SSD PCIe peripheral.
Pironman 5: Full mini PC experience
The case has enough space for adding an active radiator or M.2 SSD, you have to make those purchases separately.The bare Raspberry Pi board has a different appeal but I prefer keeping my Pis under cover, in protective cases.The design is not a lot different from Pironman cases, at least from the outside. But here, you DO NOT get full HDMI slots. You access the usual Pi 5 ports. That makes it cheaper than Pironman cases.💸 Price: ~
- Adds a NVMe M.2 slot for SSD
- Tower cooler
- Dual RGB fans with dust filters
- 0.96″ OLED display showing real-time system metrics
- Safe shutdown functionality and IR receiver
- Dual full-size HDMI ports and external GPIO access
- Active support and community
- US duties and EU VAT included in the pricing
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- Dual expandable NVMe M.2 slots with RAID 0/1 support
- AI accelerator compatibility (e.g., Hailo-8L) for advanced edge AI applications
- Smart OLED display with vibration wake-up and tap-to-wake functionality
- Advanced cooling with tower cooler and dual RGB fans
- Sleeker black aluminum chassis with semi-transparent panels
- Dual full-size HDMI ports and external GPIO access
- Active support and community
- Safe shutdown functionality and IR receiver
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- ICE Tower Cooler with LED fan for effective temperature control
- 0.96″ OLED screen for displaying system status information
- Two acrylic panels offering clear view of internal components
- N07 M.2 NVMe support in the upgraded model
- RGB lighting that cycles through colors
- Regular Pi 5 ports, no full HDMI slots
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- Metal chassis with three highly transparent acrylic side plates offering 270° panoramic view
- Blue light cooling fan with dual cooling ducts
- Full HDMI ports
- Dust-proof magnetic nets to effectively block dust intrusion
- RGB lighting
- OLED display inside the case
- Scope for NVMe M.2 SSD slot (sold separately)
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- Large active cooler with RGB PWM fan
- Compatible M.2 HAT NVMe SSD support (sold separately)
- Easy access to GPIO pins, SD card slot, and all ports
- Soft-touch power button
- Available in silver, black, red, blue and pink colors0-40 (M.2 HAT sold separately)
You have one Ice tower cooler with RGB lights to keep the Pi cool.
Which one to choose?
The official Raspberry Pi 5 case and other small box design cases are okay for protection and they don’t cost much. Clearly, it is suitable for NAS builds, AI edge computing, and Home Assistant hubs.Now, there are tons of interesting cases available. You can also build your own with a 3D printer.Pick ElectroCookie if you want a tower case in your choice of color and don’t need fancy features to keep the pricing in check.However, the case comes in five different colors to choose from. Now that’s something, right?Thankfully, the Raspberry Pi is a small device so their tower cases are also not that expensive. 💸 Price: for the basic modelIgnore the quirky Yahboom brand name 😉
