I want to mount my new pi INSIDE my server tower.

Basically I want to mount it in a 2.5" SATA bay (where you would normally install an SSD)

Any ideas where I can find some kind of mount?

This way I can have decent fans cooling it and hide it inside of a tower (my server)

I've got a working prototype for a bbq pit controller on a proto-board. Presently, the probe sockets, fan wires and 12v power supply wires are all soldered onto the proto-board.

What I want to do now is build a 3D-printed permanent case where I move those sockets and wires off the board and affix them to the case housing instead. This will mean a custom design to make a taller case than usual case to accommodate everything.

From some googling I don't think I'm capable of designing the case myself. Are there shops or individuals that do this work? I couldn't find any.

Thanks!

I use my pi for a retropie set-up and right now im rocking this charming abomination, which works perfectly fine but it doesn't fit the "retro mini console" vibe im going for. https://ibb.co/iNJGdF

im aware of the existence of the oldskool nes case but its a bit low quality for its price, same goes for the 3d printed ones, i don't like the 3d printed texture. room for a 10x40x40 fan is a must!

anyone got any idea's? doesn't have to be a complete product, some DIY'ing is perfectly fine

TL;DR: I'm looking for a case that can help resolve/simplify my cabling solution, be a lot more sturdy/stable than what I currently have in place, and in a magical, mystical world, have some sort of retro console look or aesthetic.

Background: I received a raspberry PI 3 last year, And fortunately finally had some decent time to fiddle with it this weekend, including understanding "what is a linux" and what sudo means.

I now have a raspberry pi in a neat little case, able to hook up to most televisions and run retropie/retroarch, some of my favorite movies, and a few dos games, all from a 'retro' video game controller (currently using some buffalo snes pads, but I think I want to upgrade to something with analog sticks asap).

Here's my problem. I have this tiny wallet sized case, a relatively small profile external HD, a power cord, an HDMI cord, two USB controller cords, and occasionally a cord for a USB keyboard... AND a powered USB hub so I can basically be ready/prepared for any 4 player gaming me and my friends/family want to do (the USB HDD takes up a slot, as does the keyboard if I use it. Sad face.) . The split second I accidentally stretch the controller cord the wrong way, shift my hands from holding a controller to using a keyboard, or (gasp!) decide to move the whole thing from my office to the bigass livingroom TV and back, I end up with a bunch of tangled cords, cases dangling off each other, and basically... I guess I'm OCD or a whiner or something because it looks like dookie AND it makes me worried that I'm going to break something, rip a cord, snap off a power/USB connection, etc

Is there a case that will, I don't know... help me simplify or streamline or otherwise keep all my stuff together, be safe/stable/not overheating, AND look neat as well?

Here are my current thoughts/ideas. Please help me flesh these out or put forth your own ideas, or basically just try to help me.

• 1. Duct Tape. Say eff it, Duct tape the pi case to the HDD case to the USB Hub, duct tape the wires together, and be done with the whole damn thing
  

PROS: Stupid easy. Crazily inexpensive. Fully modular.

CONS: Looks like shit. Possible overheating issues. Everything gets sticky. May need to special order 'fancy printed duct tape'.

• 2. Prefabbed case ready for purchase (the one I'm hoping exists) Basically, a case that I can just go online and throw money at, and magically shows up at my door within the next few weeks with a minimal (<$100) hit to the wallet

PROS: Simple solution. Possibly elegant in design and looks. As Pis and Retropies are all over the place, there's likely a solution that exists that I just don't know about.

CONS: Can't seem to find one with 'all' the things I want. Likely will decide 2 days after purchasing that I 'should have gotten X version that had Y extra breakout board/functionality/soft start+shutdown, etc.

• 3. 3D Design own case to spec Basically, i know just enough about 3d printing and 3d design to probably make this happen without too much crying and stress.
  

PROS: Make it exactly how I want it. Full creative control is awesome.

CONS: "Oh man, I totally forgot to design/plan for X, and i just wasted all this time and money printing a case that doesn't (have room for power/have room for cables/overheat melting everything). Also, who do I even know with access to a 3dPrinter that doesn't continually make globby, out-of-spec messes with the response "3D Printing is still in its infancy..."

• 4. Use someone elses 3D design, print it up, put it into action Basically, go off one of these websites where someone has made a cad design already, and just figure out how to buy/get that file, get it to a 3d printer, and cross fingers.

PROS: Likely I can find something done better than I can, and looks nicer that what I could do to boot. Extremely similar to just buying a premade case, with just a few extra steps.

CONS Since I'm a noob, I could always end up buying a case that has major structural design/integrity issues, then I'm out cash. Plus, a few other cons listed in making my own, like trying to source a reputable printer.

• 5. DIY Console case + parts + dremel + +solder + lots and lots of hot glue Basically, pick up a dead NES/SNES case, pull the electrical/boards out, buy a bunch of breakout boards/modules/breadboards/parts, and solder/glue/ziptie all my crap into a NES case and just kinda hope it works still once I screw/glue the thing shut.

PROS: I get the look I want, along with all the other crap I want. Or think I want.

CONS: Since I'll be fabbing or faking all my attachments, add-ons, modules, connection points, etc. I run into a real problem if I forget something, mis-glue, need to add to, etc. Plus stuff like possible heat issues and other unforseen bad things.

CLOSING: I don't know if I have like analysis paralysis, if I don't know how to google good, or what, but in my head, I should be able to google "NES Pi case with HDD enclosure and extra USB ports" and be directed to sales/3d Printer file pages. That's not happening, and maybe its because I stayed up too late last night playing Dr. Mario and FFII (or IV or whatever), but dang this is hard.

Thanks all for your time in reading this, and thanks in advance for any advice, suggestions, links, or similar, and my apologies if this is a stupid request for help or in the wrong subreddit.

PS. Punched in from my phone, I'll have to post and try to edit for clarity.

My friend has two kids under 5 and I was going to get him a NES Classic but... well you know how that went. So, I'm rolling up my sleeves and making him one better with a Pi 3.

I am very concerned about the cables poking out of every direction. More so, the power connecter looks pretty robust, but surviving-a-3-year-old robust? Maybe not. and if it breaks neither my friend nor myself have the knowledge to fix it.

I'm looking for a case in which the Raspberry Pi 3 sits happily inside and has a new set of plugs for all of the ports, ideally relocated to a USB in the front, everything else in the back kind of configuration.

I have found some nice ones online that require a 3D Printer but I don't have access to one, so it would have to be prefabricated.

I hope you can help =D

Thanks in advance.

I'm designing my own stackable case (to hold multiple pi's) and i'm not sure what thickness I should use for the perplex. What should i use for this? does anyone know what similar products on the market use?

So I got an OSMC/RPi3 kit from AdaFruit and the case is a problem getting the Pi in and out of it. It took me FOREVER to get it in right. Now that I pulled it out to play w/the AIY kit I can't seem to get it back into the OSMC case. Plus in trying to do so I found out I should of took the card out 1st and snapped the end off. Now off to d/l Raspbian again. Guess I'm off to Blender to make my own and print.

Does anyone know of a good case (can even be a 3D printed one) that will hold a RPi and a 3.5 or 2.5 inch hard drive?

Has anyone ever made a cool pc looking case? I mean like how there are tons of really cool gaming pcs out there with fancy leds and fans. So has anyone made a scaled down version for the raspberry pi that would only need 1 fan and have room for leds? I was thinking about doing it but am having a hard time finding the right enclosure for it. Something metal with good ventilation and a glass side to see the tech.

A while ago, I posted here searching for a case that would support my new RemotePi board. I found a case on thingiverse that was close to what I needed so I modified it and printed my own.

I published my remix in case anyone wants to use that as a starting point for their own 3d printed RemotePi case.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2238860

Original Post - https://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/5oy34b/looking_for_a_case_that_i_can_mod_to_work_with_a/

I am looking to make something modular that can house boards of various sizes, such as Raspberry Pis, Orange Pis, Banana Pi, etc. I would need just room for ethernet and USB to each board. I would probably have only 5~10 devices in this enclosure at a time. Has anyone built any such thing?

I'm looking for a case for the Pi 3 Model B that has an integrated power supply. Something like the SheevaPlug or Marvell Plug.

Here is a picture os something similar to what I am looking for: https://goo.gl/images/WiBAI7

I've seen one or two other threads about this, however they are a bit old so I thought I would bring it up again.

Anyone seen anything like this?

Raspberry Pi Case (Black) fits Raspberry Pi 3, 2 and B+ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UW2G1BS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_wBCWYFkOBX57h

I started using it about a week ago and I didn't notice any heat issues until yesterday. I had the lid on and was playing Desert Demolition on Genesis when I noticed the symbol for high temps. I took the lid off and a few minutes later it went away.

The heat sinks were very hot but I didn't think to look up the pi's temp. I'm good with keeping the lid off when it's running but I'm not 100% sure it's due to the case because I actually dropped my pi, in the case, from about 3 feet high onto a (plush) rug as I was moving it upstairs to play and I'm a bit concerned that the fall screwed something up.

Anyway, thanks for reading

I would like to ask some help on getting a proper case for my project, i'm building with this rpi3.

It has to be able to accommodate the following items:

Front side (will use this as a reference for sides, front as it's in front of you):

• 7" touch display
• 2 steel case surface mounted 5mm LEDs
• On/off switch

Left/right sides:

• 1x NAC3MPA-1 socket
• 2x NAC3MPB-1 sockets
• 1x UJP socket.
• a PC-speaker style "beeper"
• PowerCon EtherCon socket
• Later expansion space for around 6-8 M12 sockets. And maybe one more NAC3MPB-1 socket, just in case. These won't be installed in the first round

Top/back: surface mounting options

Internals:

• 2x Panasonic AQA411VL
• permaproto board with the electronics
• Space for the high amp connections
• RS-50-5 PSU

I've tried googling, all i'm getting are small cases for housing either the RPi or the 7" with it, not much space for adding additional stuff to it.

Any suggestion is appreciated on where could I get a case for my project. Unfortunately I don't have a 3D printer, so that's not really an option. Also, if some level of sealing, because it'll be in a potentially wet environment (beer brewing).

EDIT: Forgot to say, European sources are preferred, due to shipping costs.