GeeekPi Argon Neo 5 M.2 NVME PCIE Case for Raspberry Pi 5, Raspberry Pi 5 Aluminium Case with Built-In Fan

I recently got my hands on the GeeekPi Argon Neo 5 M.2 NVME PCIe Case for my Raspberry Pi 5, and overall, it’s been a fantastic upgrade. Let me walk you through my experience so far: Build Quality & Installation The case feels sturdy right out of the box, with a sleek aluminum finish that looks great on any desk setup. Putting it together was surprisingly straightforward: just align the Pi 5 with the screw holes, pop in the thermal pads, attach the M.2 drive, and secure the lid. If you’re new to tinkering with Raspberry Pi cases, don’t stress—it’s way simpler than it might sound. M.2 NVME PCIe Slot The main highlight is definitely the onboard M.2 NVME slot. Once I got my SSD in and booted the Pi directly from it, everything sped up considerably, from system loading times to large file transfers. For projects that need fast, reliable storage—like media centers, databases, or web servers—this feature is a real game-changer. Cooling & Performance The aluminum enclosure helps dissipate heat, which is crucial if you’re pushing the Pi 5 hard. Even during lengthy use, I haven’t noticed any thermal throttling or major slowdowns. The combination of metal, integral fan and the included thermal pads keeps temperatures stable for more demanding workloads. Potential Issues & Fixes A few people mentioned slight alignment hiccups when fastening the top cover. For me, it was fine, but if you do run into it, just make sure the board and SSD are fully seated. Realigning the Pi 5 and snugging the screws evenly can help avoid any misalignment. Interestingly, the GPIO Pinouts printed on the case show Pin 9 and Pin 6 swapped around, which doesn’t match the standard pinouts you’ll find online. If you rely on physical labeling for your projects, double-check with a proper GPIO reference before hooking anything up. Final Thoughts Despite the small mix-up with the GPIO labeling, I’m super happy with this case overall. It’s tough, stylish, and integrates seamlessly with my high-speed NVMe drive—which is exactly what I was looking for. If you want to unlock the full power of your Raspberry Pi 5, the GeeekPi Argon Neo 5 is definitely worth the investment.

This case is by far the best one I have tried. However, please be aware that it is a bit fragile and hard to get the initial setup working. You get 2 ribbon cables included so at least you can safely experiment with one of them. Do read the instructions which require you to run a script first in order to enable the Pi 5 to boot from the NVME. Initially it did not work for me and I was pretty disappointed, but then I found out I didn't push the ribbon cables included until the end, so make sure you do that. Temperature control is amazing and the Pi 5 booting from NVME is incredibly fast!

These are great cases for projects, keeps the Pi cool while allowing for some large stable memory. Nice and compact to.

PCIE cable and socket broke far too easily. It cost me too much to be a totally useless piece of hardware, not event to work as intended. Absolutely no way of getting it fixed. What a total waste of Mother earths' resources.

I have many Raspberry Pi’s from its inception being the original “PC for under £30” that it was launched as. Whilst each progressive iteration has improved with features, performance and speed, so has the need to cool the CPU/GPU on the board. The Raspberry Pi 5 being as powerful as a Windows tower from 10-15 years ago, it stands to reason that whilst you push the capabilities of these boards, the need for cooling management becomes a significant requirement. This case is very good quality, having an internal heatsink built into the case with a small fan pre-installed into the central part of the housing. The heatsink fins extend out to the outer part of the case which screws onto the removable metal top of the case. The design maintains the cooling capabilities whilst allowing access to all the I/O options on the board. The bottom is a plastic base with a metallic area that offers an external PCIe expansion port as part of the deal. This has a small inbuilt control board that connects to the Raspberry Pi via a ribbon cable, making this a very compact and self-contained unit with powerful expansion options. The heatsink capabilities also extends to the PCIe area to provide some heat dispersal of any connected M.2 2280 NVME storage SSD you have connected. Heat transfer silicone pads are included so you don’t need to deal with messy heat transfer paste, as is the case with some other options, and even includes a long one for the optional M.2 2280 board as well. There’s a screwdriver included as part of the kit but it’s naff to say the least, so probably best sticking to your usual toolbox as this is provided as a as-needed option if you’re not the usual technology-tinkerer. Whilst the case is on the pricey side at almost £50, it is a very good quality enclosure option that provides a good level of cooling and protection to what is becoming a not-so-much cheap option for a desktop computer. If you value your expensive Pi and expansion storage boards then you’ll want to invest in something that will protect, and this enclosure certainly fits that job well.

Its suprisingly cheaply built for its price, making poor contact to the components. Chasis thickness is not good. Screws dont hold on to the threads well, even if they do hold on, you need to stop at the time you feel a slight tension, otherwise if you keep screwing in(which you'd normally do until you cant reasonably screw anymore) threads will let the screw loose. So at the end, you are left with an ansemble of wobbly components. It sits directly on top of another pcb some open pads and components. For the love of god I can't understand why there wouldnt be any insulators or risers in between. It's a quality downgrade with the prospect of nvme extension

Works as it should, but the power button is very flimsy and often gets stuck inside of the device.

La parte centrale ed il coperchio sono in metallo, la parte sotto in plastica salvo il coperchio del ssd (m2 max 2280) che è nuovamente in metallo usato come dissipazione del disco. Il pi5 viene dissipato dal corpo centrale ottimamente. Il case durante il funzionamento rimane tiepido e raffrescato se necessario dalla ventola PWM, veneralmente spenta e che si avvia solo quando la CPU supera i 50°C. La ventola è poco rumorosa, la si nota solo in fase di boot quando gira al massimo. I connettori rimangono raggiungibili a patto di rimuovere il coperchio. Tutto molto pulito ed ordinato. GPIO libero, non sono convinto che ci stia un hat senza alzarlo ma non ho provato. PCIe funzionante a 3x senza errori, l'ssd che utilizzo legge intorno ai 930mb/s (che è un gran passo avanti rispetto al precedente pi4 con ssd su usb). Le uniche cose che non ho particolarmente apprezzato sono i 2 pad termici (piccoli e poco compatti) ed i connettori (x2) PCIe che potevano essere 1 o 2cm più lunghi per agevolare l'inserimento. Meglio il pad per l'ssd. Un po' costoso ma bello da vedersi ed efficiente sotto il profilo termico.

Nickel, parfait pour mon serveur. Refroidit bien.

Perfekt låda till en Pi5 för att köra Home Assistant. Enkelt att komma igång med Home Assistant, flashade M2 disken, konterade i den i Argon Neo tillsammans med en Pi5. 5 minuter senare bootade HA upp och hittade alla mina IoT enheter i hemmet automatiskt.