Argon ONE V3 M.2 NVME Raspberry Pi 5 Case Reviews

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“Have the previous version for Pi4 and was very happy with it. This is essentially the same but made to fit the Pi5 and built in NVME memory holder on the bottom. Bought to make a kodi box, it has full size hdmi sockets.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Just as always, top notch.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“The case feels very solid and well engineered. The (paper!) instruction manual is pretty clear and easy to follow - it's warning to make sure the daughter board is fully pushed into the Pi's HDMI and power sockets is well worth heeding! The m.2 NVME insallation is straightforward, although the PCIe ribbon cable is a bit of a fiddle - but my case came with a spare in case of accidental damage. The main issue I had was getting the PI to boot off the NVME - I failed to get this to work with the Ubuntu 23.10 and 24.04 beta distributions and had to go back to Raspberry PI OS - which worked first time. The ARGO software installer configures the bus for PCIe x3 as well as configuring the boot loader to boot from NVME. Thermal mangement is good - as reported with other online reviewers, my case idles at around 30-35C. Under load the system goes up about 20C. Some reviewers have reported trouble with NVME and power supplies - I have had no issues with a Samsung 980 Pro and the official UK Raspberry Pi 5 27W USB C adaptor.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“The Argon M2.0 Case is second to none”

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Posted 1 year ago

“This case is really stylish right down to an aluminium alloy cover held over the GPIO pins by magnets. All the GPIO pins are clearly labeled. A GPIO extender would be needed to connect a HAT. This is a common feature of most Pi cases. if indeed the case provides access to the GPIO pins without disassembly. It took me a bit of reading to get it assembled, but the only issue was seating the power and socket extension board to the Pi5. I have installed M.2 devices, before. It is possible to insert the M.2 card securing screw without the board being fully inserted in the socket. Fortunately, I knew that the board should spring up when correctly installed and should be pushed down to insert the screw. The SSD (from Pimoroni's safe list) was recognised immediately. The downloaded scripts set the boot order with the SSD first. Thus, once Imager had burnt the Bookworm image to the SSD, a reboot was from the SSD and not the SD card. The sockets are well arranged along the back of the case. Full-sized HDMI sockets are provided. The power button is also at the rear. I could not get the Pi 5 to start, initially. It was only when I noticed a red glow from inside the disassembled case that I realised that it was working. I was holding the power button too long and turning it back off again. The red power led and the green memory light are only visible along the front of the case, when lit. A brief dab at the power switch boots the Pi. When on, a short push gracefully soft-powers Linux down. A double tap initiates a reboot and a long push forces a power-down. It may have a fan: I've never hear it running. The CPU temperature stays stubbornly below 40 degrees no matter how I stress it. The aluminium case parts seem to do a good job of cooling. I alwqys want decent audios with all my Pis. The Pi5 has no audio. I purchased the Argon BLSTR DAC which has a higher spec chip than the usual DAC hats and shims. There is an audio socket for it at the rear of the case. So, expensive, but with a compelling set of features well-implemented.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Great case heavy duty came quickly. Very impressed with my purchase”

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Posted 1 year ago

“One case to rule them all !. As a desktop pc this can't be beaten (don't forget the sound card), Stylish,"Cool" and as much storage as you can afford to throw at it. All that's missing is a slot for the camera cable but a standard usb can be used instead.”

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Posted 1 year ago