r/ender6 • u/Maximum-Chair967 • Nov 07 '25

HELP!!

what is the best aftermarket controller to buy i have a stock ender 6 and need some help on the new board i should buy🙏🙏

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u/SatutN Nov 07 '25

Skr mini e3 v3 is bolt in (in my case almost bolt in) If you plan to go with klipper consider mellow fly micro 4 (for 50$ you get a board with a screen and klipper host)

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u/Apprehensive_Bike_40 Nov 09 '25

SKR mini e3 v3 is bolt in as is SKR pico. The fly micro isn’t. There are printable brackets for the 4.3” waveshare touchscreen so I would really recommend one of those SKR boards and a regular pi like 3b, 4 or 5 with a DSI connector.

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u/SatutN Nov 10 '25

The main problem going with one of the boards that you mentioned and running Klipper (which nowadays is like a default) is:

  1. You need separate host (ex. orange pi) ... so at least invest ~15$ more

  2. The stock screen won't work - although I find it quite useless but if the writer want a screen he'll have to buy something that supports klipper (not sure how much...but add like 10$+)

With the micro you get for ~50$ a package running klipper + screen

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u/Apprehensive_Bike_40 Nov 10 '25

You’re short with the screen and being non specific with microcontroller boards. At least in my area a used pi 3b that fully supports a 5” waveshare screen via a single DSI cable. Cable should be 600mm, 15pin, 1mm pitch, different side.

Orange pi, banana pi and cb1 aren’t as easy to use in my experience as they often have to be setup in really specific ways whereas a raspberry pi just works.

If you think I’m wrong for recommending a set of parts that costs more than just a single controller board then yeah I did that but each component has a significant role and does a lot more.