KKSB Raspberry Pi 5 Case - Space for Official Raspberry Pi Active Cooler, Hats and Addon Boards

Nice little case, highly modifiable. Perfect for my case use.

There aren't a lot of options when looking for metal cases with room for more than one hat. This case has plenty of space for two hats with a cooler. I was able to get the official Raspberry Pi cooler, a Geekworm SSD hat and a Adafruit GPS hat installed in the case, but it wasn't easy. Since you can't get a screwdriver in the case once you have more than one hat installed you have to build the stack outside the case and then gently bend the thin metal to get everything in to the case. To secure it I ordered an assortment of M2.5 screws and installed the screws from the bottom of the case. If the top of the case split in the same way the bottom of the case does it would be significantly easier to get everything installed.

What I didn't notice until I had the case in my hands to try to install is that the case is a single piece of bent metal with removable sides. In and of itself not an issue, until you try to install the Raspberry PI into the case. The board sits flat on the bottom of the case and there is no way to remove to top of the case. I have no way to screw in the PI board, add expansion boards or do any meaningful work whatsoever. Avoid this product like it was Ebola...

I really do like this case. It is sturdy, well made, and it just looks nice. But, the Raspberry Pi5 doesn't have an audio jack. So I purchased a audio hat. Only then did I realize there was no access to the TRS jack. I didn't want to mar the looks of the case. So I purchased a USB Audio device and put the Audio Hat on the shelf. I am not totally unhappy, but I thought others might like to gain from my experience.

I needed an RPi 5 case with room for a PoE HAT and this does the job perfectly. Seems very well made.

It’s a very sturdy and attractive case, but in order to mount the Raspberry Pi, you need to use the same holes that the HATS need for their risers. That’s makes it fairly useless in some cases.

Very easy to build in, and it looks amazing

The metal isn't as thick as some other metal cases I own but this is an attractive and serviceable enclosure for a Pi 5. One advantage of the thinner metal is that it allows for a cutout that creates a springy tab to press the Pi's power button. The tab seems well thought out, with just enough travel to hit the button without stressing the metal. Access is through the sides so screwing the Pi into the case can be a problem unless you have a very short screwdriver. I managed to get two screws in at opposite corners and left it at that (for now). There's a slot at one end (opposite the end with the USB and ethernet connectors) that might be useful for threading some speaker wire through, but not anything with big ends like RCA wire. The side panels come off easily for bigger attachments like ribbon cables. The official Pi cooler fit inside with no problems, and the SD card is easy to access without tweezers or opening the case. A cool, compact case that I would recommend if it meets your particular needs.

Le boitier est de belle facture ... une fois que 2 faces latérales sont dévissées, vous accédez à l'intérieur du boitier facilement, impossile de visser les 4 vis du CI : par le haut pas d'accès et les entretoises (avec pas de vis) sont serties dans la partie inférieure Donc impossible à utiliser, sauf à avoir un tournevis à visser dans les coins ! Retour et remboursement direct

Il case è ben fatto e solito, segnalo solo che una delle 4 viti è molto complicata da avvitare perché completamente ostruita dalla scheda madre e dal case stesso. Alla fine c'ho rinunciato. UPDATE: aggiungo anche che per montare il Raspberry insieme anche ad un hat di espansione, dovrete comprare delle viti più lunghe (M2,5 x 10 mm) perché quelle in dotazione non sono sufficienti nel caso dobbiate usare anche i distanziatori per montare l’hat.

It will take a PI5 and the cooler as advertised ... but no more. I needed the height for an NVME and PoE HAT. That's two HATs. There is space but due to the construction of this case, even the PI5 and the cooler is difficult to insert, never mind any other HATs as well. This case has removable sides, unlike most electronics cases that have removable top/bottom covers. There is good reason for that. The 'stack' can be mounted to the cover and the completed assembly fitted to the enclosure. That would work here too. Were the enclosure an extrusion, it would be impossible to use. The saving grace is that there is a lap joint in the bottom that can be opened to get more 'wriggle' room. Be careful not to bend the USB/Ethernot port holes. The fixings work for the Pi5 and cooler. Just. They are too small really as the Pi5 has bigger holes in the PCB. Once stacking HATs are added, screws up from the bottom of the case with spacers, rather than threaded inserts to attach the Pi would be a better design. That's something that can be rectified with a pillar drill though.

A construção da caixa é bastante sólida, bastante espaço para usar active cooling e outros acessórios. Único ponto negativo encontrado está na fixação, visto necessitar de uma uma chave bem pequeno por causa da altura reduzida. Tirando isso nada a apontar.

I spent 2 hours trying to do what should take no more than 15 minutes, with total failure. The size of the box is fine. But apart from the 2 sides, the front/back/ceiling/floor form a single piece. To put a Raspberry Pi 5 in there, one has to pry the box apart, with danger of damage. But once in there, it i necessary to screw spacers securing the RPi to the floor (spacers not provided!). Until then, painful, but doable!... Now, if one wishes to add a hat (I want to install a Geekworm SSC hat), it is physically impossible to attach the ribbon from the RPi to the SSD, and screw the hat securely... If you want to add a UPS board in there (as I do), forget it! The solution should be so evident for a competent designer: ALLOW FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE TOP! We need the be able to work in the box without brute force on that box... So as it stands, unless you just want to install a RPi without anything else, DON'T BUY IT! Recommendation to the seller: REVIEW YOUR DESIGN! Make it easier to work inside the box...