Retro Gaming Nes4Pi Case

This is a fabulous, well built and protective case for the Pi - a great, fun cover whether you have an emulator running or you just want a cool case for your Pi. I have seen mention in other reviews over the noise of the fan and stating it is too loud. The pins shown in the instructions are for FULL COOLING MODE so your fan will run on full speed - if you would like it quieter (quiet cooling mode), attach the left RED connector to the first pin and the BLACK right connector to the third pin. If looking top to bottom, the red connector attached to the row CLOSEST to the middle on the Pi and the black connector goes to the row closest to the edge of the pi. I have popped a picture on that should help to understand the placement for quiet cooling mode. This is a great case and it perfect for the Pi. It provides great air flow and fan cooling along with easy to install heatsink. The cover on the front is great if you are not plugging anything into it as it can protect a bit more from dust etc. It's very easy to put together and the instructions explain this too.

Assembly took about 90 seconds, they even provide a little screw driver and a spare screw. (Nice touch). Assembly 1. Add heatsinks 2. screw board in 3. Attach fans to header. TIP: Use 3V positive(red) as on 5V its like a mini turbine. 3V its whisper quiet. Not had any issues with heat on an overclock of 2000, GPU 700 and overvolt of 6V. Tested for 1 hour without issues on varios stress tests before putting back to stock. (Overclock not needed for Pi-Hole/Unbound) 4. Spend about 2 minutes opening the trap doorto gain access to ethernet and USB ports. (might just be my case but it was jammed and needed a little gentle persuasion. 5. Put the MicroSD card in booted up and voila. I used VNC viewer to control the Pi and leave it headless, running Pi-hole and unbound. Positives Looks Ease of Assembly Quietness (once fan pin changed) Keep Pi cool Price Negatives Clips together but not particularly well, mine will not stay completely closed (at the USB End on Ethernet port side. Which drives me mad. The mouldings are not of the highest quality. Overall its a solid 8 out of 10 for me. I would recommend

These are ideal for a little Retro pie game station. Comes with a fan, would have been better it I'd had been a 3 pin variable speed fan, but we can't have everything. Good price and worth the money, reasonable quite. Would I buy again, I'll say, I've 3 so far to make a kit as a present.

Found it easy to use and set up. Simple to install the fan. The instructions were decent not great. The fan noise is only noticeable with no background noise. Doing anything with audio you can't hear it. I love the styling, the size and value

I bought myself a new Raspberry Pi 4B+ which ideally needs the extra cooling. This case has the internal fan and heat sinks which have meant I no longer get overheat warnings. Everything is super easy to assemble in a matter of seconds and looks brilliant.

The case itself is great, great fit and comes with screws and mini screwdriver to fit the pi, the only bad thing is the fan which is loud enough that i wouldnt want this on my desk while its on. Tldr - great case but get a second quiet fan to go with it.

Quality product! Was worried this was going to be cheap but looks the part in every way. Grippy rubber feet, easy to assemble with all the heatsync's you'll need (just make sure they are all facing the right way to allow the air to flow across, especially if you're overclocking like me). The flap at the front is initially very stiff but that's a good thing considering how it's going to get looser with wear & tear. Good instructions on how to connect and the Pi lines up with the mount holes perfectly. Only slight issue you should be aware of is that you're going to need tweezers or very long nails to remove the MicroSD card from the device. But this isn't really the case's fault, Raspberry Pi have chosen to remove the eject mechanism from the Pi4's slot whereas the Pi3 it was! Unfortunately it loses a point for a very loud fan! Going to have to replace this in the near future.

Easy to put together looks very nice, good value for money for a good looking case, fan and heat sinks