Geekworm P579 Metal Case for Raspberry Pi 5, Support PCIe M.2 NVMe SSD Shield Top X1001 / X1003 / X1004 / X1012/ X1015 & Raspberry Pi 5 Active Cooler

I bought this last year to go with the Geekworm M.2 top hat for a Raspberry Pi 5 home assistant build. It’s a well-designed case that does exactly what you need – keeps everything neat, fits the add-on boards properly, and gives enough clearance without feeling bulky. Build quality is solid, nothing flimsy about it, and the active cooler does a good job of keeping temps under control even when the Pi is under load. Access to ports is straightforward, and fitting the M.2 hat alongside was no problem at all. It’s not a flashy case, but it’s practical and well thought through. If you’re putting together a Pi 5 setup with NVMe storage, this is pretty much the ideal choice.

Nice case with room for cooler, name hat plus audio hat

Good sturdy case. All the sockets on the pi5 aligned nicely. Only minor gripe was metal not being folded to 90 degrees introduces a slight curve to the lid when putting it together. And the WiFi/bluetooth signal does have to fight to get through.

It's perfect fit with nvme.

Nice case. Need to be a bit careful when assembling it as it is quite easy to bend the sides of the base inwards while trying to hold it steady enough to fit everything onto it. Easily big enough to fit an rpi5, an active cooler and an X1001 top mounted M.2 SSD HAT. There's probably enough space to use an SSD with an integrated heatsink but I am using a bare one with a small 3rd party heatsink and that fits easily.

This case means business. Its all metal and of a very high quality. Fits the PI5 and the NVME hat perfectly. If I was to be mega picky, I would have liked something to press for the power button rather than just the exposed PBC button.

In summary - if you need a metal case for your Pi 5 + various top shields then this will likely fit. But if you can afford to pay more, consider something else. I needed a metal case for my Pi 5 that can fit the (active) cooler + various hat/shield for NVMe and TPU/AI card - and this fits the bill. The sheet metal is somewhat rough and not too precise but it does work and indeed you can fit pretty much everything. But it is pretty strong. For some reason it is wider on the right than the Pi 5 board itself - perhaps to fit some battery backed shield? - making the Pi wider. So if you intend to fit it in a standard "gap" this will not fit as it much wider. For now, it will do for me, but I do intend to get something better.

Interferes/blocks my Logitech keyboard USB dongle, I have to use an extension cable to get the dongle away from the case. I don't know why this happens, the dongle sticks out from the case, but there is still some kind of radio interference from the metal of the case?

Valde denna låda då den låter mig få in kombinationen av en Raspberry Pi 5 med aktiv kylare (den officiella) och en s k HAT för NVMe-minne. Jag drar av en stjärna för att skruvarna är ovanligt små och "pilliga" att få dit.

Case davvero ben fatto, con materiali di buona qualità e finiture curate. Tutto combacia perfettamente e il Raspberry Pi si inserisce senza alcuna difficoltà. Il montaggio è semplice e veloce, adatto anche a chi non ha molta esperienza. Ottima anche la dissipazione e l’accesso alle porte. Consigliato 👍

Mon home assistant cesse de fonctionner une fois le Raspberry pi 5 installé dedans, ça fait cage de faraday

Boitier en metal, parfait pour mon SSD M.2 top pour une intance HA discrete

pqsuje jak ulał :)