Just curious as to what SOC / CPU temps your getting with that setup?
Official active cooler, not the fan that comes with the official case?
I feel a little let down that the best I can hope for with this base is a cheesy multilayer Pibow.
All of my pi4 cases are nice, solid Flirc cases. I was persuaded that an active cooler was needed for the Pi5, which is also why I opted to have the NVMe base rather than hat - which seems to defeat the purpose of an active cooler!
Now to find that a serious case is not being developed is a major disappointment.
Weāve been looking into a couple of different case options for NVMe Base and NVMe Base Duo, including a āseriousā option :)
Weāre using some new-to-us manufacturing techniques for this one though, which is why itās taking us a while. Things are progressing though - hopefully weāll have something to share before too much longer.
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Injection molding maybe? =)
Iāve already said too much! š¤
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Fair enough. I figure its that or 3D printing.
Finding and or devising a case for āwhat you builtā is a big hurdle for a lot of use. Especially if you donāt have access to a 3D printer. Just about every Pi or Pico I own has something attached to the GP Header. It makes for some creative solutions if you want it portable enough to move it from room to room etc.
Any update on how this is going?
Weāve just had our second round of manufacturing protos through, just a few minor tweaks left now to make I think.
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Cool! Thanks for the update - I am really enjoying my nvme base duo.
So this is unlikely to be a modification we can purchase for our existing case but a new one? I have the Pibow Coupe 5 (Case for Raspberry Pi 5) ā Royale (pimoroni.com) currently and am experimenting with longer bolts + standoffs.
Could you tell us an approximate date when the case will be released? Thank you!
We donāt have a solid ETA but itās definitely getting closer - I think weāve got a final design weāre happy with now and we just need to sort out mounting hardware/bolt packs etc.
Maybe itās time for another update?
It would be cool if you could send some pictures :-)