Raspberry Pi 5 Argon NEO 5 NVMe Case

Raspberry Pi 5 Argon NEO 5 M.2 NVMe case review and demo, including assembly, setup, NVMe SSD speed test, and temperature tests.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Unboxing
03:10 Assembly
10:45 NVMe Setup & Speed Test
13:07 Temperature Tests
14:45 The Ultimate Pi 5 Case?

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[PierreMarkuse]

It is a very welcome experience to watch your videos every week. No over-hyping of products, no flashy effects to gain attention, no click-bait thumbnails, just facts presented in a calm and educational way. One of the tech YouTubers who truly understands what he is talking about. Thank you very much indeed.

[christinemurray]

One of the biggest reasons I don't delete the YouTube app from my phone is this wholesome man.

[JeriDro]

I despise 99% of youtubers but this guy is one of the 1% that I enjoy listening to. Never change how you operate the channel, it's perfect!

[jpmyers]

Some unknown person or persons put a lot of thought into that design. And then had it manufactured and available to buy. That's a lot of hard work. And that tiny little fan, amazing. Great video Chris!

[c.garison]

Happy Easter! I woud say the Argon Neo5 case is the first case that I have seen that makes the Raspberry PI 5 a compelling concept to build and use. It has nice cooling and ig buttons up all the components in a nice, tidy package that would be nice to add to the stack of gear on my desk that runs all of my operations. Although, the PI5 is a bit of overkill for the Pi-Hole/DNS Server that my current Raspberry PI functions.

[anthonyfmoss]

A video full of excitement. We had it all, from a tense unboxing to a challenging assembly. A new character introduced as well. A vintage EC upload!

[PCUSE]

"Easy to write in the manual, difficult to do in the real world". No more profoundly true statement has ever been uttered in the PC building world.

[stabokbose]

It's not Sunday until Christopher sir uploads.
Thanks sir, you're one of the few creators I love to watch.

[dougr.]

Good morning, gentlemen. Happy Easter to all.

[Karlston]

One small thing… when measuring air cooling, it’s important to take into account the ambient (room) temperature because it’s directly related to the result. Cooling efficiency is about how close to ambient the temperature reaches, not just to what absolute temperature it gets. For example, in a room with say a 10 degree higher temperature, it’ll be cooled to 10 degrees higher.

That said, appreciate the video as always, nice job, thanks.

[jfanreva]

Argon cases are a cut above other RPI cases. I've owned a couple for several years now - original and the one with the m.2 SATA 'basement extension' (I purchased a second extension to upgrade the original.) and have been very pleased with them. They ARE a bit expensive, but they solve the problem of having to use micro hdmi cables, and aren't especially any more expansive than a good case with an SSD hat. They did still required the USB jumper to connect the 'basement extension'. The NEO looks like a total solution designed from the ground up to take advantage of current technology, and at about the same price. We win!

[useripeSJD]

Still thrilled to see "1M subscribers" - Love it!

[TheSolidSnakeOil]

Having the labels for the GPIO pins is nice. I always end up having to look online the find a ground pin. And I, of course, immediately forget it again.

[ronsflightsimlab]

Nicely done as usual! We've come of the age where you can use the Pi for a 'daily driver' and work on it. My dream from the 80s when I had 8 bit machines...

[aaa]

It shows really well how the new connectors on the Pi 5 allowed better modification through PCI express and fan connectors, the case is really nifty and small. The video is delightful as always!

[MichelMorinMontreal]

The system's cooling performance is very, very impressive! ARGON enclosures remain my favorite; I use two of them routinely, the first as an OMV RPi 4 manager and the second with an RPi Zero 2 W (with an Ethernet extension) for tinkering. Thanks for the excellent presentation!

[SVLLJ]

I was waiting to see YOUR opinion and tests to finalize my purchase ...Your opinion REALLY matters to me dear Chris.. Argon is, up to now, very consisted with their Raspberry cases.. I still use the older version with my Raspberry 4 for quite some time (some years i could say..) and i' m very pleased with them.. So .. I do thank you for this video.. As always you are "spot on"... Happy Easter Christopher and all viewers..

[marc]

Hello Chris, happy Easter!

I'am using this case for a few weeks now. Initially, I used a Kingston KC3000 SSD (512GB PCIe 4.0, with DRAM cache), which reached temperatures of around 62°C. I then switched to a WD SN570 (1TB, without DRAM cache), and it now operates at a much cooler temperature of around 40°C. I'm running Home Assistant on this Raspberry Pi, and it's possible that the frequent writing causes a lot of data transfer from the DRAM to the flash memory. I'm not entirely sure, but it could be related to the Home Assistant OS.

[TechNewOld]

Christopher, I'm reading your book "Digital Genesis" : it really is a good book and you are right on point. You got it right. I tend to agree similar with you: at some point they will figure how to get the experience / image right into the head (through the optic nerves?). Your book is a wealth of knowledge and could easily compliment the shelves of someone studying computer science at university and needed some history / broad view. All said, worthy for everyone who wants to understand what is going on. I would encourage you to rework it for 2024, like a text book gets updated.

[Kw]

Thanks Chris for your information video! Great to see Stanley the Knife and Mr Philips and No-name screwdrivers getting some action and recognition 😊!
Happy Easter and have a great week!