Geekworm PCIe Metal Case P579 for Raspberry Pi 5 Support X1001/X1004/X1003/X1015/X1000/M901& Raspberry Pi 5 Active Cooler

This case I bought to replace on that came in a kit from another company. I love the nice finish. The cooling is great and I have no issues using my active cooler which it fits along with my nvme hat. The space for the power button fits great. Putting it together was easy. Only downside is you have to take it apart to change out the nvme but that's only a few screws and more do to the hat then the case. Overall great case I would recommend to any of my friends. Which I have.

i use mine as a Software Defined Radio and have noticed lower noise levels while receiving signals using this solid steel case. Tough and rugged and easy to assemble. Lots of room inside for an add on ssd. Good fit for me. Like it a lot.

It accommodates my 2280 NVMe SSD and hat with the RasPi active cooler. I use this with my 4gb Pi 5 I get almost zero WiFi with the lid on but its close to ethernet. Came with enough standoffs, screws, etc to get it nice and tight. FYI- I purchased a similar (more expensive) case from Geeekpi with an acrylic top for wireless connectivity for my 16gb Pi 5

Compact and sleek. Room for growth. Does everything I need it too and it fits the geekworm hat I have on top.We hide it on a bookshelf and it just holds all my websites in the background.

I've purchased a few of these. They are sturdy, well ventilated and have enough space inside above the Pi for expansion boards. I use these in all the PI's that I have POE adapter attached to. The screw and port cutout are perfectly and it feels like quality when ever I pick it up. I will keep buying these as I expand my PI5 collection.

This is a decent copy of other RPi 5 SSD hat case designs.Cons: Sheet metal seems slightly thinner (lower gauge; or they just use softer / annealed steel to make pressing / bending & welding easier and faster). While sides and bottom will be fine (as those are formed into a 4-sided box), the top cover will eventually bend (cave in).Stand-offs that came with the unit are not what is shown in the advert pictures -- they are shorter. They will allow to install the RPi board itself BUT are not usable for SSD hat installation. Many SSD hats come with their own mounting hardware, so prey that the threads are the same...Pros: Overall fit and finish is fine. All cut-outs are right size & in the right places for RPi 5. Good ventilation.Overall: Decent value for money but there's a place for improvement.

With the rush of companies trying to beat the market for products leveraging the rpi5's PCIe connector, I was skeptical but did quite a bit of research and decided on the P579 & X1001 combo. The only two [minor] cons for me were (1) having to completely remove the rpi5 from the case to access the screw securing the nvme drive, and (2) that the micro SD card protrudes approx. 0.78mm from the case when fully seated, which is not ideal to protect it. In the case of the nvme screw, adding a u-shaped cut to the design in that area and perhaps a shorter lip bend along the nvme (towards the HDMI side of the case) would have easily fixed it. Having said that, for my use case, these negatives are practically non-issues as I don't plan to use the SD card nor remove the nvme often. I also wanted to share pictures of the clearances using the X1001 with a 2280 drive and a 70x20x3mm MECCANIXITY heatsink (graphene coated copper). See annotated pictures. I've been tinkering with rpis for years and needless to say this setup is my favorite--highly recommended!

When you place a Raspberry Pi5 with a "Geekworm X1012 PCIe to M.2 HAT Key-M NVMe SSD and POE Shield for Raspberry Pi 5 2GB/4GB/8GB" in the case it fails with bus errors in under an hour even though the temperature -- being displayed in a loop -- is moderate/stable. I've tried it with 3 RPI5 systems with the Geekworm X1012 PCIe shield and they all work until placed in this case. I broke the rather flimsy PCIe connector on one the PI boards and this one, now without the PCIe shield, works inside the case.