Retroflag NESPi Case+ Plus Functional Power Button with Safe Shutdown & Cooling Fan & Heatsinks & Flannel Bag for RetroPie Raspberry Pi 3/2 Model B & Raspberry Pi 3B+ (NESPI Case+)

I thought the wiring was faulty but it was a power supply issue. GeeekPi reaponded to my initial review with determination to help me fix the problem. Thank you, good case and good price.

The funnest case for the Pi if your going to run ES/RetroPi. There is a script to run safe shutdown and reset with this case. Its a must to make the power/reset button work properly. Keep in mind you must use a 2.5A power supply with this case or you will run into low power warnings. Also make sure to install a heat sink on the CPU at the least or you will run into heat issues.

Instructions are not very good. When attempting to install the fan I put the first three screws in without issue, then I attempted the fourth and there were no threads for it to screw in to, so I could only have three screws in the fan, not a huge deal. I flip it over and the three screws I did get in (not even tightening them that tight) pushed through the lid (see picture). This is disappointing. So I take the card that says “not satisfied” and proceed to email them, after three days the email bounced back as a failure. I am somewhat picky with how things look, so the damage really bothers me. With that said, this case looks excellent, I just am extremely disappointed with the issue with the fan screws, and more disappointed that the card within the box to email if not satisfied ended up failing, I’d have been less disappointed in that aspect if there were no card rather than wasting the time composing and email and then having it fail three days later.

Documentation is a bit lacking. Using RetroPie 4 I had issues typing a | (pipe) for downloading the safe shutdown script. Had to alter the config file in RetroPie to say I was using a US keyboard. I strongly suggest searching YouTube for the video from ETA Prime for installing the safe shutdown script even though he is using a different case (trust me his video works). So if you are not comfortable “dabbling” typing commands you won’t get the safe shutdown. You can use this case without the script, set the safe shutdown switch to “off” and the power button is the same as unplugging it from the wall, and reset forces raspberry Pi to reboot but not shut off. The safe shutdown script just automatically goes to a prompt and runs the script for you, if not installed (and the internal switch is off) it is the same as forcing it off. This is a great case. So nostalgic!

This is exactly what one needs for a great retropie setup! The USB up front, ease of access to the MicroSD card, an on and off button, and this case comes with a fan, all of the screws, and even a screwdriver! The instructions were sufficient but I would worry that some of my friends intimidated could be intimidated by them. It would have been great if it came with instructions to find the scripts for the fan or color indicators for the fan wiring. All in all, a great product at an incredible price!

Great Case! Works perfect for the new Pi 3b+. Fan was quiet on my 2, and the power/reset script works perfectly (don’t forget to toggle the switch inside the case for them to work with the script, otherwise it will just be a hard off and hard reset.)

i submitted a review stating that the fan and heatsinks were not included in package, i was wrong, they had shifted and fallen out when i opened it. theyre so tiny! anyways this product is exactly as advertised. took me longer to find the heatsinks/fan than it did to assemble the case and raspberry pi. awesome product, will buy more :)

Good case, but buyer beware: QC seems to have issues. I had three problems with the first case. The USB hub didn’t work (main issue), one of my power supply cables wouldn’t connect or power on the device (another one did), and the fan was noisy sometimes. This caused me to knock a star off for time spent troubleshooting my new purchase. However, all three issues resolved when I got a replacement case. The replacement is perfect and everything works as expected. I love the look and the functionality. The script to get the power switch to work correctly was easy to download and it works without issue for me. Fan is reasonably quiet and doesn’t whine like the first one did. Pi seems to stay cool according to the temperature readings given when I shut it down after running an emulator. No complaints at all. It’s a pretty sweet case actually and I’m very happy the replacement actually works. I was skeptical I got a defective product the first time as I’ve never encountered that before and everything looked fine by eye. I spent a reasonable amount of time troubleshooting potential hardware or software issues with both the pi and case before giving up. My advice if you are considering this case is to make sure you are doing things correctly first - watch the installation video above, use a proper 5V 2.5+amp power supply, and be cautious with the installation. This is important, I noticed a lot of complaints here seem to be from user error most likely. That said, if you did everything correctly and something is not working, just have them replace it as some cases apparently have issues.

Amazing little case. The fan is a tiny bit loud but i can deal with it. If you use the ultimate cooling kit heatsink/fan combo, ive found i needed to use the included fan to cool air to the inside of the case. All fans fit and no voltage warnings so far

Exactly as advertised, and the soft power and reset work perfectly once the scripts are installed. I had zero problems getting it set up, just take your time putting everything together so you dont have to take the pi back out be ause you forgot something.