Anyone use this case kit?
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The price is right, but how well does it perform? Can I overclock a B+ and have this reliably deal with it?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BT65FT1/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AMIHZKLK542FQ&psc=1
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I have a different version of that case. It has dual fans and works great. They may have gone to a larger single fan due to the small dual fans being a bit loud... but not sure which is newer.
I run an overclock without any issues but that also depends on each board having better results than others. It does keep it cool. And I like the look.
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I have the all-black version for my 3B+. It's running at stock-speed, keeping it cool for my Open Media Vault NAS with the Plex plug-in for all my tv/movie-viewing. It's been running for weeks without issue and I can't even hear the fan running at all (utilizing the 5v option.) Plus it comes with heatsinks, a cutout on the bottom of the case allows for the RAM heat sink to be attached. I say give it a go. It's a well-priced kit and the functionality is definitely there.
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I bought the case separately. Since I don't overclock my Pi, I can only say that it's easy to assemble and the fan is practically noiseless, as long as you don't put your ear right next to it.
Caution with the heat sinks, though. If they don't have thermal conducting glue pads (as most cheap sinks don't), they will rather isolate the chips than cool them. I don't use sinks at all, but if you want to, be sure to glue them on with thermal pads.
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I have some heatsink grease if they don't come with the right kind of heat transfer tape, I would just have to find a way to fix them in place if I go the grease option.
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