Geekworm Raspberry Pi 4 Armor Case, Raspberry Pi 4 Computer Model B Armor Aluminum Alloy Passive Cooling Case Compatible with Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Only

There is a thermal tape used to fill in the large gaps between the Raspberry Pi case and the chips this tape is not thermally conductive and should not be used for heat sync applications. It is made by 3M and comes in the form of double coated tissue tape 9448A. It is referred to as "Double Coated Tissue Tape 9448A" on the 3M website. The size of the nation is medium-sized Providing both high initial adhesive strength and higher temperature holding power, acrylic adhesives have a firm grip on surfaces. The problem is that we purchased two of these cases and now have to figure out how to use them. Not as happy about this as we would like to be.

Damian LAW

| Mar 13, 2021

The Pi4 is running at 2GHz CPU, 700MHz GPU, and 3600MHz SDRAM (I did try it at 4000MHz but didn't notice the performance difference). I've been testing it for over a week now, and it remains under 60° despite those overclocks. Looks great, mounts easily, I am not sure what more I can ask for.

April Zuniga

| Sep 02, 2020

I saw the previous comments about machining to proper size. The last time I saw that the problem was fixed, so I ordered, but even with thermal pads there was a noticeable gap between the heat-producing region and the surrounding area. Each chip as well as the sink. Garbage, pure and simple. The fact that they sent me this knowing others had had the same problem proves they don't care about their customer service and will offload their bad products with no remorse. The rest of my thoughts are There is no device to prevent the chips from being crushed (like springs) even when they are hot There was no problem with the sink fitting. The item is already very expensive, and now I have to buy more copper shims and thermal compound on top of that. Don't let him get to you.

Niko Tucker

| Jun 14, 2021

My projects called for the Raspberry Pi 4. So when it came out, I knew I'd use it. C4Labs offers clear and black zebra cases, and those are always what I look for when finding a case. Despite its limited size, the Raspberry Pi 4 has so much computing power that it requires a significantly greater amount of cooling than its predecessors C4Labs does not currently offer a zebra case without a fan for the Pi 4, as it can be too expensive. Adding a fan to this case could create a heat problem, so I decided to try one that uses the entire case as a heat sink instead. I was concerned when I read a few reviews that claimed that the manufacturer had failed to provide adequate heat for the device The case is designed with conductive strips to connect the processors. I am finding that to be untrue based on the evidence in this case. I can feel that my Raspberry Pi 4 gets quite warm now that it is up and running, which indicates that the hot spots are so effective that they can conduct heat through the case. It is great that this case has a fanless option. I am very pleased with this case in general. The lack of a fan allows me access to all the GPIO pins, the device is quiet, and I won't have to worry about the fan malfunctioning. In the same way as my other Raspberry Pis, I can build it, set it, and forget about It wouldn't be difficult for me to place the device in front of a fan if heat were to become an issue. There's nothing wrong with using the case as a heatsink. If you would like to use your Raspberry Pi 4 without having to deal with a fan, this case is what you need. So far, I have had no problems running my Pi 4 24/7.

Leif Freeman

| Feb 27, 2021

The body is big, but the footprint is small. Combined with the Geekworm Expansion board fitted with an SSD, you can get a Raspberry 4B and a Geekworm SPI expansion kit. The Pi should be held onto the upper part of the case with the long spacer studs from the expansion board. To ensure that the SSD can be installed properly, you will need to add 1mm spacers or washers between the lower portions of the case and the expansion board. This setup requires no modifications to the pi, the expansion board, or the case. The only thing that is not included in the kit is the four 1mm spacer/washers and some thermal paste. I used the passive case but it will also work with the fan equipped case.

Allen Gilmore

| Oct 30, 2020

fan is a lot easier to install, fits very precisely, and provides significantly better cooling
There is a strong wireless signal A full complement of signal bars is illuminated. I have two Raspberry Pi 4s - one for each child The first one is in a plastic case with a fan (from Canakit), the second is I like how the Armor case looks very sharp and feels very solid. It has a lot of extra weight that prevents the Raspberry Pi from moving around A nice touch is the provision of two GPIO extenders. Edited to add I've used this case for a few days and here is some information on thermal data. Use of the stress-relief technique To test the stresses of the 'ng' package, I ran the command
stress- I don't know for sure I am using CPU 0, you are using CPU 1, etc. A CPU-based computer A stress test runs using all four cores with 100% CPU utilization using the fft method. This was done on both the PI 4 models I have, which both use the same software and firmware upgrades (same SD card copied for both). In one case, the GearWorm Armor case was used, and in the other, the Canakit clear case with a fan was used. At the time of these tests, the ambient temperature was 20C. During testing on our Armor Pi, the CPU temperature slowly increased during the day until leveling out at 74C with occasional dips and peaks at 73C and 75C. A thermal equilibrium is reached after about one hour in the case. Although the case felt warm to the touch, it did not hurt. As soon as the run was stopped, the case's temperature slowly dropped. In around 30 minutes, the temperature on a Canakit Pi with a small fan rose rapidly from 68C to 72C while the temperature on the small fan slowly stabilized at 72C. A peak of 71 and a dip of 73 appeared intermittently. I felt the plastic case was warm to my touch, but it wasn't extremely Having stopped the test of the thermometer caused the temperatures to fall rapidly. The two cooling options I have chosen are sufficient to meet As well as being better looking visually, the Geekworm case is very sturdy, and it's easy to reach the GPIO. The following information is also provided In order to test this, I used a spare 12v 120mm computer fan slanted on the case to provide temporary air flow. fan is quiet and has low air flow, but it starts producing a lot of noise after several hours if it runs steadily As a result of the above test, the temperature remained The cooling ability of the air improved even with a small amount of convection.

Ezra Livingston

| Jun 01, 2021