“This beautifully-made case could be the perfect solution for someone who still wants to use GPIO pins on the Pi 4. Otherwise the Flirc case could be regarded as aesthetically better. I like that not having a fan means that it is quiet, doesn't gather dust and draws no power. The one thing that would make it better still would be if the manufacturers had drilled and tappped the screw holes right through so that you could mount a hat on top.hat on top. I will be doing that on mine because it is going to end up in a marine autopilot. My case is finished in black and I think that would be more thermally effective than a gold finish.”
“This is my second review of this product, as I wanted to offer one additional insight. I initially purchased both the fan-assisted and fanless variety of this heatsink-case. I put the fan-equipped cases on a mirrored pair of Pi 4's which I set up with Pi-Hole DNS for my home network. These ran consistently cooler than the this model of the case, but after a couple of weeks the on-board fans became steadily more noisy and more irritating. I switched all PI's to this case and got complete silence, but an "approximately idle" temperature of 51-55 Centigrade in a room with an ambient temperature of 23-24 centigrade.
This weekend, I ran an experiment, placing a 120cm, USB-powered fan approx 30cm from my 4 Pi's, which were sat together on a shelf. This is the fan I used:-
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XQWMFDQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
After less than 5 minutes of running at the lowest speed setting, this fan had reduced operating temperatures, from 51-52 centigrade to 33-35 when temps of all 4 Pi's were checked. Astounding result from just a small amount of air movement.
My experimentation would suggest that if you want really silent Pi operations, then the best combination might be some of these heatsink cases, paired with a larger, slower-turning (and hence quieter) external fan.”
“Great heatsink, complete with little heat pads to put between the chips and the 'case'. However the edges of the PCB etc are exposed, and there is enough space for dirt etc to get in, so if you are looking for a protective case, this might not be the one for you.
As my pi will be running 24.7 in a clean environment, I'm very happy with this 'case'”
“It's very well made, I don't know for sure if the three zones are actually touching the three chipsets, but at least for the processor it seems to be working because it doesn't get hotter than about 50 degrees. I'd highly recommend that to anyone using the Pi in a warm environment or as a desktop computer.”
