Argon NEO 5 Raspberry Pi 5 Case: Pros and Cons

Argon’s latest case, the Neo 5, is a Raspberry Pi 5 case. The $19 case continues the success of the Argon Neo, one of the best cases for two years, for the latest flagship Raspberry Pi

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Argon Neo 5 has three parts. A plastic base, two aluminum cooling system pieces, and a case lid. Matte black, scarlet plastic, and white text are 1980s-inspired

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They thermally pad the SoC and PMIC and connect the 30mm PWM fan to the Pi 5’s fan header

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The case supports NVMe SSD boards. The Pineberry Pi Hat Drive Top works without the case lid

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It provides Broadcom (BCM) pin mapping, the standard supported by all Raspberry Pi documentation

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Neo 5 has great thermal performance. The CPU registers 34°C at idle and 54.3°C under stress with the case closed

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The Pi 5 reached 36.2°C with the lid on and 59.3°C under stress. Several degrees hotter than stock speeds, but well below CPU thermal throttle point

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After the EDATEC results, tested the Neo 5’s Wi-Fi performance and found 79.7 Mbits per second with the case closed. For more details Govindhtech.com

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