Ice Box Case for Raspberry Pi 4 with Ice Tower Cooler

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Dolbeau did a remix of this design for use with a Raspberry Pi 3!\r\n\r\nhttps://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4085554\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\nI created some legs to stand this case up vertically, help organize cables into the PI, and add some visual interest to this case.\r\n\r\nhttps://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3974158\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\nThis is a basic case for the Raspberry Pi 4 with the Ice Tower Cooler by 52Pi.\r\n\r\nIt's designed to be printed with almost no support needed. The one place where support may be necessary, around the SD card (providing easy access), has a part called SDsideSUPPORT that includes a support piece modeled in (intended to be printed at .2mm layer height).\r\n\r\nI've done substantial thermal testing of the Ice Tower with and without this case, and while it doesn't affect cooling for better or worse, I found improved cooling can be achieved by substituting a Noctua fan and Arctic Silver heatsink compound in place of the pink thermal pads that come with the cooler.\r\n\r\nIn this video, I show some details of this case, do a quick overview of the Ice Tower cooler, and share the results of my thermal testing.\r\n\r\nhttps://youtu.be/3Eiq7k7Sekc\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\nRequired Hardware:\r\n\r\n16 x m3 x 6mm screws. \r\n\r\nAny length of m3 screws can be used, but any longer than 6mm is excessive. If you've got 12mm long screws, they will work, just threading in a bit further.\r\n\r\nThe hardware for mounting the board to the base comes from the Ice Tower Cooler kit. The standoffs are reversed and used as screws to hold the Pi to the base, and then the cooler brackets screw down to the standoffs. This is all detailed in the video linked above.