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D**L
Great kit, solid and functional!
After a fair amount of research and reading reviews, I opted to purchase the case as I wanted active cooling. I can say faithfully that the case does deserve the five stars in my case. I had seen some negative feedback due to missing parts or damaged parts...The case came assembled and I believe that helped keep it from being damaged. The delivery box is very sturdy and bubble wrapped. The kit came with three heat-sinks, a switchable PSU and a fan.The instructions were very easy to understand and included detailed illustrations on how to wire the fan to 3 or 5 volt. All in all, it took me less than ten minutes to assemble the entire case. On a side note, most people will recommend to send the air into the case. I would advise to mount the case in the opposite direction. Hot air rises and the fan will create a upward draft and help cool a bit better. I found all parts were what was described. The heatsinks had proper thermal tape. The power supply is working well and the fan is cooling down to 35 Celsius at idle and up to 43 Celsius under load. The case did fit my Pi3 B model well. I found no parts sagging or blocking ports. The only issue I seen was a PSU with a lager connector may be a tight fit. I used a Canokit PSU and barely fit. The PSU that comes with the kit has great clearance. For less than twenty bucks, I would definitely recommend the kit for starters like me.
V**L
Value for money kit
It's a nice kit for raspberri pi 3.Package includes all the promised parts - Acrylic multi layer case, heat sinks, cooling fan, 2.5A power adapter and micro USB cable with on off switch.Case : I like the case because it encases the pi board without needing screws. The layers are built to fit the components snugly and removes the stress of screw / bolts on the board. Installation is easy and in case you mix the plates up, the included instructions have pictures of them.Cooling fan : Works well. I used on 5V first, but was making too much sound for my liking. Put it on 3.3V and is much quieter now.Heat sink : I already had heat sinks so didn't use these, but they look good and would fit.USB with on/off: Highly recommended. This is a much needed accessory to avoid unplugging the USB out and in everytime you need to force restart.2.5A adapter : works as promised but big in size. I prefer non bulky adapters.Overall : Value for money kit !
S**E
Overall pretty good
Pretty easy to setup once you follow the instructions. There are two protective brown sleeves you need to peel off, you just sort of have to keep digging at a corner with your finger nails until you get it. The heat sinks are easy to stick on as long as you don't have shaky hands and the fan is easy to install also. I just followed a YouTube tutorial to make sure it was positioned correctly and that I was plugging in the red & black fan cables on the right 5V spots. The power adapter with the On/Off switch works great also. After I put the case together it looks like there wasn't enough space to fit the power USB cable in, but there actually is. When I powered it on everything was working fine and it's very very quiet.
L**S
Decent set. Case may need some adjustments
Overall, the set provided some good items. I liked the on/off switch. It was nice to have a fan on the raspi since I'm thinking of doing some intensive loads with it. All necessary items were in set. My main issue is with the case. Its a pretty nice looking case, and I understand using layers to make a whole case may be more efficient for production, but the setup of the case was a little difficult. I am thankful that the case was stacked so I wouldn't have to figure it out too much, but I still had a bit of trouble with it. Additionally, I would have to unscrew the plastic screws holding the case if I want to access some of the components and the screws are plastic so I am worried about the reliability of it in the long run.My suggestions are probably to make a more accessible method of removing the top component and maybe finding a good way to route the cooling fan wires.Overall the case is still pretty nice.
J**R
Good product, GREAT customer service!
I purchased this a few weeks ago for my Pi and everything arrived as pictured. Just so it's known, all of the screws and nuts that come with this kit are plastic. Assembly was easy, and everything seemed to work fine... for about 20 minutes. After 20 minutes the fan started making a weird noise that continued to get worse and after a few hours the fan started to jam. It would slow down to a crawl and would sound like a mini garbage disposal. Then it would pick up again, and slow down again, and would continue the horrible cycle.I contacted Smraza explaining the situation and they got back to me the very same day. (It was even Sunday!) While you can tell that they are working from over seas, they were absolutely fantastic to work with. They apologized for the inconvenience and sent me a whole new fan kit for free. It arrived a few days later (this time had metal screws and even had the 3 silver heat sinks from their other products) and this time the fan worked like a charm. The fan is VERY quiet on the 5V pins and works very well. I'm running RetroPie over clocked I've never been able to get it above 43 degrees.It's an amazing kit for the price and has a company that strives hard to keep their customers happy. Recommended 100%
R**Q
the power supply on this is just epic
the rest of the kit is nice, but I’m here to talk about the power supply. on the back label it claims 5V @ 2.5A (12.5W). using a load tester/ multimeter/ Wattometer the power supply stably supplied 20W (5.37V @ 3.72A) before I presume it cut off due to overheating after around 3 minutes. pushing 21W caused it to be unstable and shut down sporadically. it will very easily supply its advertised 12.5W and if you have a load that peaks into 20W, this power supply will do the job.
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