Argon One Case with Cooling Fan for Raspberry Pi 4 | Includes 5.25V/3.5A Power Supply | Aluminum Heatsink | Power Button | Supports Retro Gaming, Movies, and Music

This case has awesome cooling and is smaller than I expected. I have neither OCed nor stress tested with the case (Its current job as a Youtube radio doesnt really push any limits) so under normal load I have yet to see CPU temps hit 43°. The fan script installed without issue on Pi OS Buster. The only issue I have is most likely due to it being Used - Like New that I didnt realize until I had it in my hands and saw the Amazon Warehousedeals Inspected sticker. But the USB C port sags. I can push the cable up but it just falls back. This has had zero impact on its functionality thus far and the plug is perfectly fine with no flex. Im not going to knock any stars because I didnt pay enough attention and it works just fine anyway. Though heres hoping it doesnt become an issue down the line.

I purchased this based on a Youtube review, ExplainingComputers. It shows microHDMI ports on the case being brought out. The unit I got has STANDARD HDMI ports and I love it! The only downside was I only had three of the small screws for holding the adapter card in place, but I dont feel any looseness. I love the fact that all the cords come off one side. The heat transfer pads work fine and the case is cool to the touch though you can feel just a bit of heat. The fan has not turned on, yet. Love it and plan to purchase another for the next project an emby media server. or Plex which ever works.

I watched tons of video reviews before buying the Argon One for my Raspberry Pi 4 and it truly does everything its supposed to. I use my RPi to crunch COVID protein models in Rosetta and it keeps my RPi at 55C at 100% load. It looks great. The fan emits a pretty high pitched whine when its running even at 10% but its very small so I dont expect silence. Overall its great. If youre on the fence, take the plunge!

I like that the cooling works well and has case controls. The interface for controlling wasn’t too simple.

Beautiful design! Everything fits perfect and it feels like you could use the thing for a step stool or to level your refrigerator, its so tough-feeling. Only two things I could possibly knock it for: 1 - Fan is a bit noisy at full speed (but what fan isnt?) and 2 - Finish is a bit rough feeling, and discolored in some spots, but certainly nothing Id be ashamed to show!

*************UPDATE************************************************************************* I wanted so bad for this thing to work smoothly. This is a perfect example when of an awesome design using substandard parts! I would buy this case again just for the passive heatsink cooling but my fan started making horrible bearing noise at DAY 5... Since dropping off a UPS return during a snowstorm and waiting for a replacement when I need my Pi Server running isnt really my idea of a good time, I will have to find one of my mini 5V fans and replace it myself. I just ask myself WHY. Why build such a nice case with all of that solid aluminum and skimp out an extra 10 cents on the BOM with a crap Shenzen fan? ************************************************************************************************* I have a raspberry constantly running BOINC at 100% and I love the fact that the case itself acts like a heatsink. I have checked the CPU temperature and it stays around the 55 C temp where the fan will kick on at minimum speed occasionally to push the temp below the threshold. It is so much better than those cheap acrylic cases with loud cheap fans that barely do anything. Note- I cannot attest to the breakout board working or not. My unit runs headless. I have seen complaints on other reviews about that.

Best case Ive used so far. the Argon and FLIRC cases have been great but this case is hands down the best. Relocates the ports, and the scripts are super easy to use. No thermal throttling at a 2ghz OC,

I purchased this enclosure based on reviews Ive read about how well the temperature control of the RPI board is kept. The enclosure does include a fan and there is an open-sourced bash script that you can install to adjust the fan to trigger the fan speed based on the temperature sensed in the RPI CPU. Keep in mind that my application is a nameserver for my internal network and does not stress the RPI CPU anywhere near the performance hit (temperature-wise) you would experience for gaming or other high-CPU utilization applications. To verify that the RPI CPU was not overheating, I set up a cron job to log the CPU temperature to a text file every minute. A Python program retrieves the log file via SSH on my MacBook Pro. I used matplotlib to view the temperature variation is (see photo). The graph is nothing fancy as I am new to Python. What you see in the attached plot is the temperature fluctuation, of the RPI CPU, in a nominal house environment with low CPU utilization. I plan on characterizing other RPIs I have with greater CPU demand but thought Id share this case as a reference. Finally, the enclosure, as a whole, is excellent, well designed, and easy to assemble. I have at least 5 of these thus far and am using them to build components for my local network. UPDATE 6Aug2022 Argon has come out with the Argon M.2 and I am in the process of upgrading all my NAS servers to use the M.2. It eliminated my external SSD, and reduces the wire mess. The M.2 uses only the SATA M.2 according to the instruction booklet that came with my M.2. I LOVE the M.2! Oh, only one complaint. The tiny screw that holds the SSD inside the bottom cover...mine popped out of my hand and I lost it. I wish Argon would include at least one extra screw of each size used in the case! That, or mention the screw sizes in the instructions.

Extremely well built, best case for PI 4

I am STILL working on putting this together. What a nightmare.