“Like many other ordinary folk I find Raspberry Pi hardware very fiddly, everything is on such a small scale.
With this in mind I decided to review this KKSB case for the Raspberry Pi 5.
Assembly instructions were not provided with the case and not one for trawling the Internet for videos I dashed headlong into the project.
The supplied Standoffs for use with a HAT were metal, possibly brass and decent quality although fitting them in the rear corners of the case was tricky, I eventually resorted to a little tool supplied with a PC Case for screwing in motherboard standoffs with a screwdriver.
The HAT itself was easy enough to fit, the PCIe cable was fiddly in the confined space but I managed it first time.
The top of the case must be fitted with the slot facing the rear or the side panel mounting holes will not match up.
There are an assortment of mounting points on the base of the case which I am tempted to use to mount my Pi in an unobtrusive place.
All in all it seems like a sturdy case, it utilises the power switch simply but effectively and is quiet with my PI 5.”
“All of the kit was as expected but specifically I want to discuss the problems with the KKSB raspberry Pi 5 Case.
It was well built but over assembled! it's held together with tiny crosshead screws. So I got the old jewelry screwdrivers out. Despite my best efforts I couldn't undo some of the screws. With much effort I ended up messing up the heads and had to resort to drilling out the heads just to get it open. I am a big chap but I'd hate to meet the gorilla who assembled it!”
“Nice looking case that does exactly what its supposed to.
If you get this keep an eye on which way round the pieces fit as its easy if your not paying attention to put it back together in a number of different ways that aren't quite right.
One tiny criticism that it arrived with all the screws in done up tightened really tight.”
“You mave have difficulty fitting a full length ssd if using the NVMe Base Duo. The spacer fowls on the case lid, making it impossible to screw the lid down.”
“The nvme hat didn't work with the kksb case. The flexible cable which linked nvme to pi was crushed by the case and failed to boot.
I returned both parts for a refund which was processed quickly and without fuss.
I am happy with the service and will use the PiHut again”
