Rock 5 - Case + Cooling

#82

Are there any cases around which would fit one or two 2.5" ssd(s) using the m2 sata breakout adapter or one of the following adapters?

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This is my current “solution”:

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#83

JST XH is 2.54mm pitch. Isn’t JST GH with 1.25mm pitch that’s needed for the fan header?

#84

Hi there,
I’ve read there many about case and cooling fan. But what is really needed? Headsink? Fan? or do I need nothing for the CPU?
Thanks
Andreas

#85

You at minimum need a heatsink

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#86

printed this case for my 2nd rock5. Great fit. Very tight snap.
The buttom door could have a bit more support on the side of the screw, so it would be lil less wobbly.
Great case! Thanks

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#87

Looking good!

Could you elaborate on what you mean with the wobbly screw?

Also, I can upload a version without the fan hole in the top, for people that have the official fan, like you.

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#88

My suggestion is to add some support for the door on the buttom part of the case, so the door can rest against that.

I merely print the case and have no expertise how to edit the 3d files myself.

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#89

Hi guys, I am looking for a case with which I can use the power button properly. There are a lot of cases, unfortunately the power button can not be pressed by hand.

#90

It runs fairly cool but yeah does need a heatsink.

Any adhesive will do wasn’t that impressed with the store blue passive but the fan version is ok.
Best solution for awesome cooling as the adjustable mounts means its a better fit was this off aliexpress.
Its such a better fit than the store ones so its just a thin spread of thermal grease and results are ready for OC even though this SoC doesn’t :slight_smile:
I did give up trying to find fans with the right headers as the above does do x2 pin fans but find any fan or heatsink with a ZH 1.25mm 2 pin header is near impossible in fact so much so I am just going to snip and solder these

#91

ZH is 1.50mm pitch. If the board connector really is 1.25mm pitch (and not 1.5mm pitch), you want GH - at least if we’re talking about JST - although the GH series has locking tabs while ZH series doesn’t.

#92

They fit anyway so those :slight_smile: Dunno if they are GH or it is 1.25mm think it is though and they are just incorrectly labelled.
I had one of those already https://thepihut.com/products/miniature-5v-cooling-fan-with-molex-picoblade-connector and it fit and went off that

#93

I put it under the scope and while the connector pitch is 1.25mm there’s no latch catch. So it’s not a true JST GH even if it’s the same pitch. So maybe it is a molex picoblade compatible that’s loose enough (plastic is malleable up to a point) so it works. But Hades, I’m just going with a 40mm USB fan on top of an adjustable Northbridge heatsink (faster to home off Amazon than ali-x) to avoid any further delays, complications, or incompatibilities. Besides, it’s with the network stack in a vented closet so there’s no noise fussiness.

#94

I also have the stock fan, this would be great! :slight_smile:

#95

I’ve uploaded the top without the fan hole

#96

Hi cf_fok,

The design is really awesome I would like to use it, but I wanted to add 3d printed buttons. Any chance you can share the CAD files. Or at least a step file, so I can make mods. Editing the stl is a hassle.

Thank you
Huba

#97

Hi huba:

I had added the step file here. Please feel free to try it. Thank you!

#98

Thanks. I’ll share it once I’ve got it working.

#99

It work great now. Thanks.

Details are a bit off with my FFF printer, but SLA or SLS would look really nice.

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#100

This case looks really cool. Is there enough room for the WiFi antennas and RTC battery inside of this?

#101
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