“Easy to assemble, my setup is 3 pi cluster. 1 for desktop, 1 file server with ovh, and 1 development system. All connected to a 5 port gigabit switch and powered by a multi-port psu from Amazon. One reservation is that fans don’t come with any sort of lock washers. Also, obviously, if you add a HAT, the fan will either not fit or not be effective. In all, a great way to support multiple Pi setup.”
“Nice clean design, I thought of putting on it's side when I read that the pi4 runs cooler that way, but the fans do the job, so it is not necessary. Maybe when I have a full cluster it may still be beneficial, we will see. I did have a small problem with a few bits missing, but they were sent out promptly. Very happy.”
“Actually used as a tall case for a NanoPi Neo Core2 with mini Shield board - used the top & bottom layers and most of the other connectors to make it double height so there was room for fan as well as heatsink. Works great, thanks!”
“simply the best ** I really tried a lot of RasPi cases, but the Cluster Case beats all - if you have a couple of servers running in the background. And it looks phantastically good.”
“As others have said, it would be nice to have a few instructions, even just a picture showing where all the screws go, but you can work it out without too much bother.
I bought two to stack three Pi's together, so I have a spare bottom plate and lots of fans and screws left over. I'm not using the fans as my Pi's are not working that hard.
Getting just Network, power and the odd USB cable to look pretty is not easy, but then the Pi does not really lend itself to a tidy set-up. The near glass look of the plastic is good though.
I built mine as in the pictures on this site and have the stick-on feet left over, the domed plastic nuts on the bottom of the stand-offs work as feet, the stick-on feet are too short to do any good. If you build the stand-off the other way, screws at the bottom and domed nuts at the top, then the stick-on feet can be used, but the domed nuts work better IMHO.”
“I tried loads of Raspberry Pi cases over the last seven years. My résumé: For a standalone application use a FLIRC case. They are just beautiful, and have integrated cooling. For applications requiring HAT: Very much depending on the HAT, but there is a case offered via HiFiBerry, though it is quite expansive. But from now on PiHut's Cluster Case is my choice for all other applications! Because of its simplicity the design is outstanding. So clean, no unnecessary accesories, and it really looks like glass. Fabrication is very precise, but I agree with Andy H. that a small leaflet with mounting instructions - including the fan connector - would help. 5 star+!”
“Pros:
- Heavier than I expected, feels like it isn't easily toppled.
- Goes together easily enough
Cons:
- The top acrylic plate is different from the other 2 plates. The bottom plate has a fan hole that won't be used. Why not a custom bottom plate? Or, why not the same plate for all 3 plates?
- No written instructions in the box. Pieces aren't symmetric, so, hard to know what way the installation should go. Easy to install one fan on the wrong side while piecing things together. Likewise, wasn't sure if the rounded domes go on top or bottom.
- Missing 1 standoff nut :cry:
- Assuming the rubber feet go on the screws, it doesn't feel like they'll last on there...”
