The Raspberry Pi has a number of connectors onboard, and you may require access to some, or all of them. None of the cases I’ll be evaluating use Liquid Cooling. Some cases use a combination of the above methods.
Coolant is pumped through a heat conductor and circulated to a heatsink where it is dissipated. This is an advanced method, often used in high-end personal computers. Some fans are variable speed and are controlled either manually or by measuring the internal temperature, others are fixed speed and run constantly. Fans – A cooling fan can assist in dissipating heat.Most heatsinks are fastened with thermal tape to allow better heat conduction. Heatsinks – Used for the CPU and/or GPU.Ventilation – This is the simplest method, allowing air to flow around the Raspberry Pi.This reduces your performance just when you need it the most.ĭifferent cases use different methods of dissipating heat. If your case can’t dissipate that heat efficiently the microcomputer will go into CPU Throttling mode. The Raspberry Pi can get very hot, especially if your application is CPU or graphics-intensive. Here are some items you may wish to consider when choosing a case for your Pi. As to what those factors are will depend a lot upon, again, what you intend to use your Raspberry Pi for. When picking out a Raspberry Pi case you’ll need to evaluate it based upon a number of factors. Hopefully, after reading this article and watching the video you’ll be able to choose the ideal case for your Raspberry Pi project. There is no “one size fits all” case for the Raspberry Pi, and your ideal case will depend a lot upon what you want to use the Pi for.
While you might just think of an enclosure as a simple box there is actually quite a bit more to it. But if you’re going to be using it as a stand-alone device for a permanent application then you’ll likely want to find a nice enclosure for it. If you’re just experimenting with the Pi or using it as part of a larger project then a case may not seem that important. It can be used as a Media Center, as a video surveillance system, as the heart of a custom project or even as a small personal computer.īut by itself the Raspberry Pi is “naked”, it’s a single circuit board with a number of connectors that requires an external power supply, a microSD card, and some other peripherals to make it useful. The Raspberry Pi 4 is an extremely versatile microcomputer with a wealth of applications.
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