How's it going, everyone? I'm Jason, and we are
diving head first into the Raspberry Pi 5 with the Argon NEO 5 BRED case from our friends at Argon
40. Now, if you've been following my Raspberry Pi adventures, you'll know we've looked at many
Raspberry Pi cases. But starting this series of Raspberry Pi 5 videos with a case from Argon 40 is
only proper. For transparency, Argon 40 sent this over for review. So, let's look at the NEO 5 and
see how it will keep your Pi Five nice and cool. Instruction booklet
oh Take a look at that. Now, let's look at
the specs because the NEO 5 has a lot of nice upgrades compared to the original Neo. The
Neo 5 consists of three parts: the top cover, the core, which is what I'm calling it,
and the base. The top cover and core are polished space-grade aluminum. The core includes
passive cooling fins, side air intake Vents, and a 30 mm PWM fan. The bottom is hard plastic.
Around the back, there's a power button. Now, the SD card slot is interesting because
there's an optional cover. SD cards falling out of Raspberry Pi has never been an issue,
but I appreciate the extra layer of protection, especially if you're moving around with your
Raspberry Pi 5. At the bottom, more air vents cutouts for the included rubber feet and mounting
screw points. Assembling the Argon NEO 5 is very easy. The first thing you want to do is connect
the fan cable to the Pi 5 fan port. Now, when you do this, you want to route the cable through the
guide rail on the underside of the core. Next, apply the Silicon thermal pads to the Pi 5.
Make sure you take off that plastic cover. [Music] [Music] Alrighty, so now that we have the Pi
5 installed in the Argon NEO 5 case, let's run some stress tests. We're going to run
Geekworm's modified version of Jeff Geerling's stress test with the lid on and the lid off. And
we will compare those results to the official Raspberry Pi 5 fan. For consistency, we ran
the stress test three times. After each test, we shut down the Pi and unplugged the power supply
for a 30-minute cooldown. The Raspberry Pi 5, with the official active cooler, reached a maximum
temperature of 59.3 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature of the Argon NEO 5 with the case lid
on reached 59.5 degrees Celsius. The NEO 5 case, when operated with the lid off, demonstrated the
most efficient thermal performance, reaching a maximum temperature of 55.4 degrees Celsius. And
there you have it, folks, the Argon NEO 5 BRED case in all its glory. Argon 40, you've done it
again, and I'm not just saying that because you send me stuff sometimes. Okay, maybe I am. But,
seriously, they make the best Raspberry Pi 5 case. Period. If you are as excited as I am about
the Raspberry Pi 5 and the Argon NEO 5 BRED case, hit that like button, subscribe, and share the
Raspberry Pi love. And hey, check the link in the description to buy your own Argon neo5 red case.
I'm Jason, and I will see you in the next video.
