Awesome Cyberpunk Case For The Raspberry Pi 4 - Pironman by Sunfounder

Today we're going to be taking a look at the new Pironman case by Sunfounder for the Raspberry Pi 4. The case is a similar form factor to my original Pi desktop case but includes some nice new features like a power button, addressable RGB LEDs, fan control, a custom OLED stats display and integrated support for an M.2 SATA SSD.

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[GaryKokaisel]

Just found my next weekend project! Thanks for the guide!

[nnasab]

I wish I saw your review last year, before I bought another case. This is a way better case than any other one in the market. Thanks for the review.

[rdyer]

A fan cooling strategy that results in a case with slight positive pressure helps keep the internals clean as it's less likely to suck dust in from the outside. Could be another reason for having identical vent holes on both sides of the case.

[aaronmartin]

Wow, this Pironman case would go great with my other desktop rpi's! Just gotta get the money

[GaryKokaisel]

While I found the case to be incredibly impressive, and super fun to build. I encountered difficulties in maintaining a consistent overclock due to it. Each time the fans activated, the system would experience crashes. The root cause of this issue remained elusive despite my efforts to identify it. The jumper system is a bit all over the place. I am sure it had something to do with that, but I gave up. As a resolution, I eventually transitioned to the Argon V2 case, which successfully passed all stress tests using the exact same overclock settings that had posed problems with the Pironman case.

[samthelion]

Shout out to the little display's ribbon cable and connector! 😆

[limseehong]

I've just taken delivery of this a couple of days ago. There is a glitch whereby if the pironman script is running, it interrupts video play and audio output. I emailed support and was told they are aware of it. The PWM used by the RGB light conflicts with the system's audio PWM. Switching audio output to HDMI didn't solve unless you hook up a USB audio to output the audio. Great review anyway.

[davesinity]

Thank you for your designs! But I am still searching for the case with 2 m.2 slots for RAID and 18650 battery USV. That could be the ideal NAS for home storage where is no need in high speeds for me...

[BrianThomas]

The case would work pretty well with the Indiedroid Nova. You won't have to use the SD ribbon card, but everything else seems it would fit. I reached out to the manufacturer of the case and they stated that it was supported, which I understand where they're coming from. Either way it wouldn't take much to get it to work.

[next]

I think power and other side io should go to back side using some pcb connectors

[Funnykid]

Just picked this case up off Amazon. Decided to finally use the pi4 model b 2gb my friend bought me years ago.. back when microcenter had it on sale for $35. Figured a mini PC case felt better than mounting it on the 7" eviciv touchscreen monitor. The biggest question I have to ask myself right now is... How to use the pi.. maybe pi-hole to get started.. but I can run other things too right? XD

[kamertonaudiophileplayer]

Interesting, this kit transforms SBC in MBC. The case is really impressive, however I will question - who is the target audience? Very unlikely somebody uses Raspberry Pi as a main computer, even for a home theater it's a bit underpowered. So the case is just a nice toy to impress your friends.

[satyamshukla]

hi.. Great Vid. Thankyou.

may i please ask which is best ssd for this case. will need for tons of pen testing and learning. need fastest 256 gb that fits inside the case.. kindly make a suggesion

[maurosilva]

Hello, i have a question, can i use RASPBERRY PI 4 4G RAM?

[njcranes]

I would've used washer spacers for the fan

[monkeytrident]

@Michael Klements awesome video I am sold time to order my one, I got a question which OS did you use for it ?

[thegoodmusicvinylcd]

Hello and thanks for the video...could you write how to change the sequence of the leds
Thank you..greetings from Florence

[Druac]

I'm good for my Pi 4s for now...but something like this would be awesome to get with a Pi 5...whenever that comes out! :)

[satyamshukla]

Hi I have a Few Questions,

The white colour connecting wire strip for the GPIO Brindge, it keeps coming out from both end. Is that supposed to be that loose.

2) the micro sd card is not fitting inside and I’m afraid to put too much pressure on it. Does that work like same regular phones sd cards slots where it makes like a clipping sound as it goes in and to pull it out it required to slightly push in and it comes out with a clicking sound both times.

3) there’re 4 thermal pads, are there 2 spares or do I need to put the remaking on the raspberry pin right where the thermal top tower is fitted. Please note, if I only put two thermal pads on tower base and fit it on to P of pi I noticed there’s some space between the Towers thermal pad as well as raspberries processor. Is that space normal or do it need to put the thermal pads in the processor as well as tower and sandwich them so there’s no space.

Kindly address these concerns at the earliest possibility thankyou.

[darmansejuk]

If you can healp that would be great. I've got the case as well with a pi 4 8GB. I have installed the pironman files and the screen and lights come on a change properly but when I do a reboot either through the shutdown command or long press the power button it won't come back up. Some of the board light come on but there is no internet connection to remote to and the case screen and rgb light don't come on. Any ideas? also I have connected a monitor but there is no output.