OrangePi 5 Pro Case (N515), Metal Case with 5V 3010 Cooling Fan and 3Pcs Aluminum Heatsinks for OrangePi 5 Pro/OrangePi 5 Max/OrangePi 5 Ultra

Nice case, fan worked, heatsinks applied. Fan connector doesn't fit fan connector on OP5, it did connect to any 5V pin.

This prodct has a fatal flaw in my opinion:They claim the product is for the OP5 Plus and Max. However, the fan connector does not fit the Orange Pi 5 Max fan connector. The video shows it connected to pins on the GPIO, which I missed before I bought the case and computer, otherwise, I would have waited a few months to see what else people had to offer.I am starting to find that these "development board" manufacturers are producing incomplete and sometimes unreliable hardware because they can get away with it. After all, it's a "development board."Even so, I followed the instructions on the video (those are all the instructions I know about,) and I'll see if the combination of OPI Max and the N515 case works out, at least a little.

Perfect fit for Orange Pi 5

Sturdy construction and built to be disassembled down the road if need be. I used this with the 5 max and the ports line up fine. If you have antennas that are mountable/detachable, they can mount just fine in the long vent slots, which gives you options.Less than great:- instructions are limited to a sheet that has a link to a three minute blurry video. It was enough but took a few views.- instruction sheet with the link referenced the orange pi 3, which had me worried for a moment.- recessed power button is probably for the best, but the SD card port is recessed far enough that I may need to disassemble the case or use needle nose pliers to get it out.- clearance for the nvme drive is adequate but the chips on my drive are almost touching the bottom of the case. Depending on the drive you use, this may make it impossible to wall mount. Not important to me, but may be to some.- heat sinks included seem to be for the 5 pro. The 5 max has a bigger processor and its raised, flat surface is not completely covered by the heat sink.- The sink for the memory is a touch too big but no big deal there.- The video shows them putting the small heat sink on what I think is the Ethernet chip. Again, a little small but okay.- The video doesn't show them putting a sink on the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth chip and one is not included, so I didn't.Sounds like a lot of negatives but for me the end result was fine. We'll see about cooling given the heat sinks but really that's my only concern.

Out of the box your only option is to plug the fan in using the GPIO pins, which keeps the fan running on HI all the time, even when the thing is powered off. The onboard fan header is only compatible with the case fan via some jst 1.25 mm to xh 2.54 mm cable/adapter, which allows the fan to run on LO and be controlled via software. Why not include the adapter? Aside from the noise, the case, fan, and included heat sinks all combine to effectively cool the Orange Pi.The case is also a little flimsy.

Fan makes a terrible loud noise. I would hope the vendor can replace the fan.

The list of positives: it's a case which will hold your Orange Pi 5 Pro.The list of negatives: There are ZERO instructions and the QR code takes you to ..... ZERO instructions!; The fan has the wrong size connection; The power button cannot be accessed without a pen or something else to press it; It's poorly designed because the internal connections cannot be accessed without taking the case apart.I'll keep it because I don't like my little device sitting without a case. As soon as something else comes out, it'll be thrown in the trash. Where it belongs....

The box is solid metal. But when putting it together, you have to think like an Asian as they tend to do things backwards from us in the U.S.A. This is the reason for 4 stars instead of 5 stars. But once you know that, putting your Orange Pi in is fine.