Awesome Cyberpunk Case For The Raspberry Pi 4

Awesome Cyberpunk Case For The Raspberry Pi 4 - Pironman by Sunfounder

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Жыл бұрын

Today we're going to be taking a look at the new Pironman case by Sunfounder for the Raspberry Pi 4. The case is a similar form factor to my original Pi desktop case but includes some nice new features like a power button, addressable RGB LEDs, fan control, a custom OLED stats display and integrated support for an M.2 SATA SSD.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Get your own Pironman Case from Sunfounder's Web Store - bit.ly/3Wj0kuP
Get your own Pironman Case from Sunfounder's Amazon Store - amzn.to/3G9Vj1N
Visit my blog for the written review - www.the-diy-life.com/awesome-...
Try my OLED Stats Script - github.com/mklements/OLED_Stats
PURCHASE LINKS
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Raspberry Pi 4B - amzn.to/3e0BL52
Pironman Case - amzn.to/3G9Vj1N
32GB Sandisk MicroSD Card - amzn.to/3XTJwfb
M.2 SATA SSD - amzn.to/3tt1iI2
Tool & Equipment Used:
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@GaryKokaisel Жыл бұрын

Just found my next weekend project! Thanks for the guide!

@marks7502 Жыл бұрын

great review and build

@aaronmartin6077 Жыл бұрын

Wow, this Pironman case would go great with my other desktop rpi's! Just gotta get the money

@rdyer8764 Жыл бұрын

A fan cooling strategy that results in a case with slight positive pressure helps keep the internals clean as it's less likely to suck dust in from the outside. Could be another reason for having identical vent holes on both sides of the case.

@MichaelKlements Жыл бұрын

This only really works if you're filtering the intake air as well. The fan is drawing air in through open vents anyway, so dust is going to get into the case.

@rdyer8764 Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelKlements Good point!

@satyamshukla8292 Жыл бұрын

hi.. Great Vid. Thankyou. may i please ask which is best ssd for this case. will need for tons of pen testing and learning. need fastest 256 gb that fits inside the case.. kindly make a suggesion

@davesinity 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for your designs! But I am still searching for the case with 2 m.2 slots for RAID and 18650 battery USV. That could be the ideal NAS for home storage where is no need in high speeds for me...

@BrianThomas 11 ай бұрын

The case would work pretty well with the Indiedroid Nova. You won't have to use the SD ribbon card, but everything else seems it would fit. I reached out to the manufacturer of the case and they stated that it was supported, which I understand where they're coming from. Either way it wouldn't take much to get it to work.

@samthelion17 Жыл бұрын

Shout out to the little display's ribbon cable and connector! 😆

@GaryKokaisel 11 ай бұрын

While I found the case to be incredibly impressive, and super fun to build. I encountered difficulties in maintaining a consistent overclock due to it. Each time the fans activated, the system would experience crashes. The root cause of this issue remained elusive despite my efforts to identify it. The jumper system is a bit all over the place. I am sure it had something to do with that, but I gave up. As a resolution, I eventually transitioned to the Argon V2 case, which successfully passed all stress tests using the exact same overclock settings that had posed problems with the Pironman case.

@tonywright8342 3 ай бұрын

Glad I seen your reply. Was thinking of going for this case, but also have the Argon in mind as well. Think I will go with Argon.

@pixelfloyd 3 ай бұрын

@@tonywright8342 I'm very happy with mine. I reached out to the makers of the Pironman case, got a replacement case, and the same situation. I am confident there is something not optimal about the design of their case. I just wish I could pinpoint what it is.

@thegoodmusicvinylcd7782 Жыл бұрын

Hello and thanks for the video...could you write how to change the sequence of the leds Thank you..greetings from Florence

@monkeytrident Жыл бұрын

@Michael Klements awesome video I am sold time to order my one, I got a question which OS did you use for it ?

@MichaelKlements Жыл бұрын

I used Raspberry Pi OS - the software for the display and lights only works on this OS

@limseehong Жыл бұрын

I've just taken delivery of this a couple of days ago. There is a glitch whereby if the pironman script is running, it interrupts video play and audio output. I emailed support and was told they are aware of it. The PWM used by the RGB light conflicts with the system's audio PWM. Switching audio output to HDMI didn't solve unless you hook up a USB audio to output the audio. Great review anyway.

@MichaelKlements Жыл бұрын

Thanks for pointing this out, I'll see if I have the same issue. I didn't notice any issues with video playback but I didn't have any audio connected at the time.

@limseehong Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelKlements I found out another issue whereby the RBG lights and PWM fan turn off by itself after about half an hour. They didn't come back on even though the temperature has surpassed the designated point in the config file.

@limseehong Жыл бұрын

------------------------22/12/23 11:20:36------------------------ pironman version: 1.2.0 username: pi config_file: /home/pi/.config/pironman/config.txt 22/12/23 11:20:36,828 [DEBUG] power_key_pin : 16 22/12/23 11:20:36,828 [DEBUG] fan_pin : 6 22/12/23 11:20:36,828 [DEBUG] rgb_pin : 12 22/12/23 11:20:36,828 [DEBUG] update_frequency : 0.5 22/12/23 11:20:36,828 [DEBUG] temp_unit : C 22/12/23 11:20:36,828 [DEBUG] fan_temp : 50.0 22/12/23 11:20:36,829 [DEBUG] screen_always_on : False 22/12/23 11:20:36,829 [DEBUG] screen_off_time : 60 22/12/23 11:20:36,829 [DEBUG] rgb_switch: True 22/12/23 11:20:36,829 [DEBUG] rgb_blink_speed : 80 22/12/23 11:20:36,829 [DEBUG] rgb_color : 0000FF 22/12/23 11:20:36,829 [DEBUG] 22/12/23 11:20:36,846 [DEBUG] rgb_show 22/12/23 11:20:36,848 [DEBUG] rgb_show: flow 22/12/23 11:39:06,452 [DEBUG] error 22/12/23 11:39:06,452 [DEBUG] [Errno 24] Too many open files pi@raspberrypi:~ $ The log file of pironman when the error occurred.

@eGomatiC 5 ай бұрын

@@limseehong any solution?

@Funnykid33 Жыл бұрын

Just picked this case up off Amazon. Decided to finally use the pi4 model b 2gb my friend bought me years ago.. back when microcenter had it on sale for $35. Figured a mini PC case felt better than mounting it on the 7" eviciv touchscreen monitor. The biggest question I have to ask myself right now is... How to use the pi.. maybe pi-hole to get started.. but I can run other things too right? XD

@photosbywalt7124 7 ай бұрын

You can run any program you want on this box. It can be a 3D Octoprint machine, a file server, Homebridge, a desktop and more.

@alexanderlaird2803 9 ай бұрын

Works pretty well with RetroPie?

@Druac Жыл бұрын

I'm good for my Pi 4s for now...but something like this would be awesome to get with a Pi 5...whenever that comes out! :)

@camiloyt2151 Жыл бұрын

Michael, best regards. What recommendation do you have to control the temperature of Lattepanda Delta 3 to use it as a gamer?

@MichaelKlements Жыл бұрын

The Delta 3 has pretty good onboard cooling, just make sure that it is well ventilated (don't block off the airflow paths if you put it into a case). Alternately, adding a larger 100 or 120mm Noctua fan on top of the Delta 3 would probably also improve temperatures.

@next4978 5 ай бұрын

I think power and other side io should go to back side using some pcb connectors

@satyamshukla8292 Жыл бұрын

Hi I have a Few Questions, The white colour connecting wire strip for the GPIO Brindge, it keeps coming out from both end. Is that supposed to be that loose. 2) the micro sd card is not fitting inside and I’m afraid to put too much pressure on it. Does that work like same regular phones sd cards slots where it makes like a clipping sound as it goes in and to pull it out it required to slightly push in and it comes out with a clicking sound both times. 3) there’re 4 thermal pads, are there 2 spares or do I need to put the remaking on the raspberry pin right where the thermal top tower is fitted. Please note, if I only put two thermal pads on tower base and fit it on to P of pi I noticed there’s some space between the Towers thermal pad as well as raspberries processor. Is that space normal or do it need to put the thermal pads in the processor as well as tower and sandwich them so there’s no space. Kindly address these concerns at the earliest possibility thankyou.

@ezyrhino Жыл бұрын

In regards to the fan on the side panel, could you use washers to raise it just enough so it doesn't hit the acrylic side panel? I agree, the sticker showing isn't great.

@MichaelKlements Жыл бұрын

Yes you could quite easily fix the problem with washers, or I thought about just laser cutting the hexagon pattern out to make an open vent. It's just not something that can be done with what is included in the kit - and the fan really shouldn't be like that either, the hub should always have some clearance between it and the face.

@njcranes Жыл бұрын

I would've used washer spacers for the fan

@darmansejuk101 8 ай бұрын

If you can healp that would be great. I've got the case as well with a pi 4 8GB. I have installed the pironman files and the screen and lights come on a change properly but when I do a reboot either through the shutdown command or long press the power button it won't come back up. Some of the board light come on but there is no internet connection to remote to and the case screen and rgb light don't come on. Any ideas? also I have connected a monitor but there is no output.

@kamertonaudiophileplayer847 10 ай бұрын

Interesting, this kit transforms SBC in MBC. The case is really impressive, however I will question - who is the target audience? Very unlikely somebody uses Raspberry Pi as a main computer, even for a home theater it's a bit underpowered. So the case is just a nice toy to impress your friends.

@theretrometalman7157 Жыл бұрын

Could you use a 3.5 inch screen on gpio?

@alessiolusa2269 8 ай бұрын

hi mike, can i ask u how do u installed the raspberry os on the ssd?

@MichaelKlements 8 ай бұрын

Here's a guide to do that - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l56erc5919-rnYE.html

@maurosilva8075 10 ай бұрын

Hello, i have a question, can i use RASPBERRY PI 4 4G RAM?

@ironhead320 9 ай бұрын

I like trying to figure out how to change color of lights

@mattghoward Жыл бұрын

its a nice case - but it would have been nicer to route all the side cables to the back

@john005_ 9 ай бұрын

Hello, do youuhave a design that works with the piJuice + a fan? the piJuice UPS HAT (which sits on top of the pi via gpio) does have specific button that are no longer available if the case is not built for it. @Michael Klements

@ascaninox Жыл бұрын

Did you try it with wireless peripherals and ssd connected at the same time...? I have a Microsoft keyboard connected to it and it seems that the voltage is not enough for the keyboard to work properly. Please help

@MichaelKlements Жыл бұрын

Yes, this was all done with a Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse

@ascaninox Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelKlements Can you tell me what exact model of Logitech keyboard, the one I have jerks and does not work correctly with the pironman case

@Tarbard Жыл бұрын

Having the cable come out of the side like that isn't ideal.

@MichaelKlements Жыл бұрын

It is a bit disappointing that all of the other cables are now routed to the back except for HDMI and audio.

@lukecooperinglis5446 Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelKlements well done for keeping cool with all these knock offs of your hard work. Agree would be ace to see a design of yours which uses a an expansion board to put all the hdmi etc to the back too.

@PiMania Жыл бұрын

Nice review Michael. Btw These will be in my Aussie Pi-Mania store soon.

@Apperrxx Жыл бұрын

Can you unbox and build a Raspberry Pi 4 destop kit?

@MichaelKlements Жыл бұрын

Which desktop kit are you referring to?

@Apperrxx Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelKlements the Raspberry pi 4 kit

@kennethpaulcalangi4122 Жыл бұрын

are raspberry pies capable of booting up on windows OS? just curious...

@dannydoolhoff7657 Жыл бұрын

There was some support in Windows IoT edition. Not sure how usable it is other than for basic control of I/O pins for control and monitoring applications.

@-someone-. Жыл бұрын

I can see the nyan cat case coming soon 🤣👍👋

@MichaelKlements Жыл бұрын

Haha

@fabian3579 Ай бұрын

Hi It is compatible with Rasbperry pi 5?

@MichaelKlements Ай бұрын

Unfortunately not, they swapped the Ethernet and USB ports around on the Pi 5

@fabian3579 Ай бұрын

@@MichaelKlements 🥹😰😢😰😰

@brad3378 Жыл бұрын

I wish I could find a reasonably priced Raspberry Pi

@MichaelKlements Жыл бұрын

Hopefully next year!

@T3A0000 Жыл бұрын

what the hell put some spacers to put the fan the way u want it. O-rings

@MichaelKlements Жыл бұрын

It's an easy fix - but the fan shouldn't be made this way or spacers should be included with the kit.

@blackmennewstyle Жыл бұрын

Too bad Raspberry Pi are still so overpriced though... Sweet review as always :) Have a great weekend ahead Michael

@MichaelKlements Жыл бұрын

Hopefully they'll be back to normal next year. Thank you, you too!

@QuantumFluxable Жыл бұрын

i wish raspberry pi foundation weren't such bootIickers

@mamradredbull1 Жыл бұрын

can you play games on that ????

@leopard13278 Жыл бұрын

Hello. there is an IR port there. how to use it? where can I get the remote control? buy separately?

@bardakan Жыл бұрын

the price soaks

@crazyfreelance Жыл бұрын

Hello, brother. Give me a raspberry pi casing

@crazyfreelance Жыл бұрын

Please please please please 🙏🙏🙏

@yesplusca 4 ай бұрын

Eletrocookie much better cuz this sunfounder case ugly and look like 90s pc case :(