anidees Aluminum Heat Sinks Extra High Pi Case with Silicone Thermal Pad for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Black (AI-PI4-BB-PRO-H)

It takes heat to the side leaving top for expansion HATs. Enough space for more than one expansion hat. No metal on top and bottom of the wifi antenae so signal strength is great. Looks good. Edges are bit sharp. I could fit a led display and the camera module without problem. Still has space for future addition.

This case has quickly become my favorite Pi 4 case. The build quality is amazing and the attention to detail is evident. There is a slot for a GPIO cable to be run without interfering with the cover. There are also spacers supplied to add a little space between the top of the case and the cover for extra clearance if needed for a HAT, or for extra air flow for cooling.This case does an amazing job of cooling the pi. With only the case for a heat sink, a stock pi 4 even under fairly heavy use will not reach thermal throttling temperature (80 C). In normal every day use, it is very stable in the 30's most of the time with a peak into the 40's with extended activity. Under stress conditions, where all 4 processors are running at 100% it reaches the mid 50's but no higher... perfectly acceptable!If you're interested in overclocking, where cooling is a must, this case also performs well. An overclocked pi in normal use will still not reach throttle temps in this case unless run hard for a long period of time. Once the activity stops, the temperature drops quickly. There are holes for mounting a 25 or 30 mm fan, or a fan HAT type board if preferred. With the addition of a fan, even an overclocked pi can handle extended periods of 100% usage... something most of us won't do in day to day use.There is room within the case for a HAT to be mounted if desired. A GPIO extender may be needed, depending on the hat, but it will fit comfortably, and the clear top gives excellent visibility for any lights or indicators on the HAT, or just the LED's of the Pi itself.In short, the Anidees Heat Sink case is an investment you won't regret. It is both a case and cooling solution in one, and has lots of options for other options as you begin to experiment with your Pi.

Easy installation and tall enough for the audio hat we wanted to test out. Kinda wish it had slots for wall mounting but that would just be a "nice to have" feature. A bit on the pricey side but it's a good quality case.

With the cheap heat sinks and under normal CPU load the PI4 was doing about 53 degC and under a moderate load it was getting up to 70 degC. After the case was installed the temperature under moderate load was between 40-45 degC and normal load was about 35 degC. This was all without a fan and with a HAT on top. It was a little tricky getting the HAT installed, the same screw tap that holds the PI4 on the bottom of the case also holds the standoff for the HAT on the other side. I used a plastic standoff with a short screw thread sticking out. The only real downside is the cost. The case is well made and they give you an allen wrench and the silicon pads to transfer the heat to the heat sink. They also include an extra screw of each type and an extra rubber foot pad.

This is a perfect case if you're looking to run a Raspberry Pi 4 with a hat. I'm using this with the official PoE+ hat and it works super well. If you do purchase this for use with the PoE+ hat, keep in mind you'll need some extra tall female headers for both the 20-pin GPIO and 4-pin POE connectors. I had good success with the "DIKAVS Break Away 2.54mm, 0.1" 40P Breadboard PCB Protoboard Connector Stacking Header Female Extra Tall Header for Raspberry Pi for Arduino (Pack of 5)" product here on Amazon. Additionally, you'll need some standoffs - either you can use extra long M2.5 screws in the bottom and attach some female -> female coupler standoffs, or use some M2.5 standoffs, which will thread in to the provided holes. Might just need to experiment to find the exact configuration that works for you.Regardless, with some experimentation, this is the best case I could find for use with a hat. Expensive, but highly recommend.

Probably, this is the best case I had ever seen and use. Height is enough to put inside original Raspberry Pi PoE HAT without a fan and fan HAT. Now I have nice looking cold and silent computer.

Overall good quality, but one of the top holes wasn't properly threaded to the end so I had to back off the other 3 as well. Was expecting better quality control at this price point. But other than that pretty good

It's not just taller than other models, it has the CNCed heatsink that is amazing. I put a PoE hat in mine and run it hard. The whole body gets quite warm, but it doesn't throttle. it's also a really good looking case.

Dieses Gehäuse lässt den Pi nicht schwitzen, er läuft auf ca. 30c im pihole Modus dahin. Ich will es nicht mehr missen

The black coating isn't evenly applied. There seems to be a corner that didn't get the coating properly applied and I guess someone used a black marker or something to cover it up.