ElectroCookie Raspberry Pi 5 Case, Aluminum Mini Tower Case with Cooling Fan and Color Changing Ambient Light (Black)

I’m genuinely impressed with the ElectroCookie Raspberry Pi 5 aluminum mini tower case. It nails the two things I care about most with a Pi 5 setup: keeping temps under control and making the build look like a finished, professional little machine on the desk. What I love about it 1) It looks premium on a desk The aluminum tower design makes the Pi 5 feel less like a bare board and more like a purpose-built mini computer. It’s compact, clean, and has that “mini workstation” vibe that a lot of plastic cases don’t pull off. 2) Active cooling that actually matters for the Pi 5 The Pi 5 can run hot under load, and this case handles that reality. The included fan helps keep things stable during heavier tasks and longer sessions—exactly what you want if you’re running services, using faster storage, or pushing the board beyond light tinkering. 3) Solid protection + better build confidence Once installed, everything feels secure and protected. It’s the kind of case that makes the whole setup feel more durable and “daily-usable,” not just a project sitting exposed. 4) The color-change is a fun bonus, not the main reason to buy The lighting is a nice touch if you like a little flair, but it doesn’t feel like the case is relying on RGB to sell itself—the fundamentals (materials, fit, cooling) are the real value here. Quick tip Like any Pi case with active cooling, take a minute during setup to route everything cleanly and make sure you’ve got the Pi 5 on a proper power supply—once you do, this becomes a really satisfying, stable enclosure. its SUPER quiet, i mean like no noise! and for the value of what you get it just looks AMAZING! The power button is super ingenious its design is perfect! using a material that passes the led color from the pie through it so its green when on and red when off. Bottom line If you want a case that feels like an upgrade—not just a cover—this is a great pick. It’s sleek, sturdy, runs cooler, and makes the Raspberry Pi 5 feel like a legit mini desktop.

This is definitely a step above what comes with most Raspberry Pi 5 all-inclusive kits. It looks like a tiny desktop and is well worth the price. The metal frame doesn't feel cheap at all and the parts were well protected in the packaging. The fan is also a step up and the heatsink is way better than the more basic ones. Durability appears very high. Assembly takes about 15-20 minutes (if you're meticulous like me). The instructions are super easy to follow. They include spares for every screw, washer, and standoff. That is super nice because the screws are relatively tiny and you might be prone to lose one if you're not paying attention to your workspace. They also include a little screwdriver and it is adequate, but I prefer my small bit driver set, just for comfort and ease of use. It is also handy to have a bit driver with magnetic tips, because there are a couple of times during assembly that it is quite helpful to have the screw stick to the screwdriver. It's also helpful, although not strictly necessary, to have a 5mm socket bit to screw in the standoffs. They go in some pretty tight spaces, but having the socket made quick work of it. Everything lines up and fits the Raspberry Pi perfectly. Not a single alignment issue. And the color-changing LED lights on the fan are pretty cool in the dark, not gonna lie. All in all, I really like it and have given it place of pride on my shelf of equally nerdy doodads. All in all, this is an

Received this item quickly and it fit my RPi 5 perfectly. Pros: 1. As described in pics and descriptions 2. The construction feels solid and like something that will last a while 3. Perfect fit for my Raspberry Pi 5 16GB 4. I love that the fan does not kick on until it is needed and the color transition is a great feature. 5. While assembling takes a bit of time, the instruction manuals are clear Cons: None of these are an issue but thought I would note a couple 1. It would be nice for this to include a power supply as one is not included. 2. The GPIO/Pin sticker is a bit hard to get in the correct position where it lines up with the actual pins. An improvement I would suggest would be to install this during manufacturing. There is an imprint of the pin assignments already but hard to read so the sticker is nice. 3. Lastly, I wish there were more room for the SDCARD to be installed. I dont have the fattest fingers in the world but I had trouble getting the card installed due to limited space. I had to use a flathead screw driver to finally get it in the slot.

Love the form factor and this is built well! Looks great! Only two issues for me. One is that it has a strange issue where if I touch the case while it’s running, the Pi immediately shuts down, and the light turns orange. Plugging and unplugging the Pi restarts it and it’s fine. Thinking it may be extra sensitive ESD detection and the board is somehow making contact with the case somewhere. Going to see if I can fix that. The other is that the LED fan is almost obnoxiously bright. No way to turn the LED off. Going to see if I can find a replacement fan with no LED. Beyond that, love it! Would still recommend even with the above caveats.

I searched and reviewed so many other similar metallic enclosures for the Raspberry Pi5 and settled on this one. Not only does it have superior heat-sync and cooling, but it looks AWESOME! The embedded color LEDs in the cooling fan took it to the next level. I call it a "Micro-Mini Mini Tower" because its itsy bitsy, but highly functional. The instructions are well written and are exceedingly simply to follow. No negatives on this purchase! 5-Stars all the way! You cant go wrong if you decide to buy this enclosure.

I'm building a little goofy setup with a bunch of individually-cased Pi5s and grabbed one of these cases. Love it. When I looked at the build instructions I saw it also supported an nvme hat so I held off and ordered an ElectroCookie branded X1001. That hat doesn't fit this base. That's 157.22% my fault. It LOOKS like the other ElectroCookie case (currently, 10/9/25 at $19.99) supports "several different" hats incluiding this one. I'm just going to buy that case as well since I've got enough pis for this project. I highly recommend this case. It's an easy assembly, with a couple extra screws and parts in there (so don't panic.) Big fan. Err....I mean I like it a lot. The fan is teeny, but the heat sink is huge ;). I get nothing out of this. But I'll go out of my way to favor their brand over noname stuff in the future. Now to order the other case :-) o7

I like the look of this case a lot. One thing I think they should do is include a tiny bit of TIM to put between the two heatsink pieces. Everyone knows that metal on metal contact isn't the best at drawing heat. I put a little NH2 inbetween myself to give the two pieces better thermal conductivity. So far it seems to be working great! I also wish they included a couple more thermal pads as 3 chips go without them in this setup. Almost every other fan setup I have seen included thermal pads to cover all of the chips that you want cooled on the Pi 5. Update to 1 star. My pi kept shutting off randomly. I thought maybe it was heat related so I kept one side panel off of the case. It would still shut down. Then I tried another pi, thinking the pie was the issue. The new pi kept shutting down. I then tried a different cooling solution with the side panel on and off. My pi still shut down. I tried a second one of these cases thinking there might be some odd issue with the case. my pi still kept shutting down. This case is garbage. DO NOT BUY. As soon as I bought a standard case for my pi, it has been working great with ZERO shutdowns. Again this case IS GARBAGE!!!

I wanted a case for my pi 5 that handled cooling and was easy to transport. This was exactly as expected and my professor ended up buying his own because he liked it as well. Easy to assemble and a very nice case.

Perfecte behuizing voor de Pi5

Encantado para mi montaje es super chula

This looks nice, and I think my rpi v5 8GB is running slightly faster due to the better cooling.

May seem pricy but does the job clean. Fan could have been larger and it’s not a large ice cool tower. The camera ribbon slots are fine but lack anchoring grooves. RGB is cool.

Après avoir assemblé et utilisé ce boîtier ElectroCookie pour mon Raspberry Pi 5, je suis pleinement satisfait de mon acquisition. C'est un produit qui se démarque clairement de la concurrence par sa qualité de fabrication et son design soigné. Qualité de construction remarquable Le premier contact avec ce boîtier est excellent. L'aluminium anodisé est épais, solide et parfaitement fini. Les panneaux en acrylique fumé transparent sont robustes et s'ajustent parfaitement. On sent immédiatement qu'on a affaire à un produit haut de gamme, bien loin des boîtiers en plastique bas de gamme. Chaque composant respire la qualité : du dissipateur thermique massif au ventilateur PWM RGB, en passant par les connecteurs et les pieds antidérapants. C'est du solide qui durera dans le temps. Montage plus accessible qu'il n'y paraît Je dois avouer qu'en ouvrant le colis et en voyant tous les composants, j'ai eu une petite appréhension. La notice illustrée est claire, mais le nombre de pièces peut impressionner au premier abord. Rassurez-vous : le montage est en réalité bien plus simple qu'il n'y paraît. Il suffit de suivre les étapes une par une, sans précipitation. Comptez environ 20 à 30 minutes pour un montage soigné. La clé, c'est la patience : prenez votre temps pour bien positionner chaque élément, notamment le dissipateur thermique et le ventilateur. Les orifices d'alignement sont précis, tout s'emboîte naturellement une fois qu'on a compris la logique d'assemblage. Visserie généreuse : un vrai plus Un détail qui mérite d'être souligné : ElectroCookie fournit de la visserie supplémentaire. C'est un geste commercial appréciable qui démontre le sérieux du fabricant. Cela évite toute mauvaise surprise en cas de vis égarée ou mal filetée. On sent que la marque a pensé à l'utilisateur final et anticipe les petits tracas du montage. Toutes les vis nécessaires sont là, plus quelques-unes en bonus pour les distraits comme moi ! Refroidissement actif et silencieux Le système de refroidissement est un vrai atout de ce boîtier. Le large dissipateur en aluminium tour assure une excellente dissipation passive, tandis que le ventilateur PWM RGB s'ajuste automatiquement en fonction de la température du CPU. En utilisation normale, le ventilateur est à peine audible. Sous charge intensive, il accélère légèrement mais reste discret. Mon Raspberry Pi 5 reste parfaitement au frais, même lors de sessions prolongées. Éclairage RGB élégant L'éclairage d'ambiance RGB à changement de couleur ajoute une touche esthétique moderne sans tomber dans l'excès. Les couleurs défilent doucement, créant un effet visuellement agréable sur un bureau. Si vous n'aimez pas le RGB, il est facilement désactivable. Personnellement, je trouve que cela donne du cachet au boîtier, surtout en soirée. Accessibilité et finitions Tous les ports restent parfaitement accessibles grâce aux découpes précises. Le bouton d'alimentation, les GPIO via le connecteur d'extension coudé, la carte SD par le dessous : tout a été pensé pour la praticité. Les pieds antidérapants maintiennent le boîtier stable sur le bureau. Verdict Ce boîtier ElectroCookie représente un excellent investissement pour quiconque souhaite protéger et mettre en valeur son Raspberry Pi 5. La qualité de fabrication est irréprochable, le montage est finalement accessible avec un peu de patience, et le résultat final est à la fois fonctionnel et esthétique. Je le recommande sans hésitation aux passionnés qui recherchent un boîtier premium pour leur Pi. Mon barème de notation : Je teste chaque produit avec attention et partage mon avis en toute honnêteté, basé sur mon expérience réelle d'utilisation. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — Produit excellent. Rien à redire sur la qualité, la durabilité ou les fonctionnalités. Je ne regrette pas mon achat. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ — Bon produit. Satisfaisant dans l'ensemble malgré un petit bémol (tarif un peu haut, détail esthétique, etc.). ⭐⭐⭐ — Avis partagé. Quelques défauts gênants (fonctionnalités en retrait, qualité en dessous de mes attentes, rapport qualité-prix décevant, etc.). ⭐⭐ — Décevant. Des problèmes importants qui nuisent à l'usage ou à la qualité générale du produit. ⭐ — À éviter. Produit fragile, inutilisable ou trompeur. La description ne reflète pas la réalité. Mon argent aurait été mieux dépensé ailleurs.