Ultimate Raspberry Pi 4 Rig: M.2 SSD & ICE Tower

Raspberry Pi 4 rig with M.2 SATA boot SSD, ICE Tower cooler, and lots of heavy brass! This video is a voyage of discovery in search of an ultimate, steampunk Pi 4 configuration. Well, something like that.

In addition to a RaspberryPi 4 8GB model, parts used in the build (and possible international alternatives) are as follows:

ICE Tower cooler from 52 Pi: Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/3jjGJHA Amazon.co.uk: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07V35V1CH/ref=nosimtag=explainin-21 (affiliate links).

M2.5 brass standoff kit:
Amazon.co.uk: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0778JRXPS/ref=nosimtag=explainin-21 Very close alternative on Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/39jbIPG (affiliate links).

WD Green 120GB M.2 SATA SSD:
Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/2OBWkEx Amazon.co.uk: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078WYRR9S/ref=nosimtag=explainin-21 (affiliate links).

USB 3.0 M.2 SATA enclosure (the model I used was from ADWITS):
Amazon.co.uk: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B089SVKQ4M/ref=nosimtag=explainin-21 (affiliate link) There are lots of similar devices available, but note that not all USB SATA enclosures will boot on a Raspberry Pi 4.

Short, angled USB extension cable -- I started out with a down-angle, but ended up using an up:
Amazon.co.uk: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07BPGG9PF/ref=nosimtag=explainin-21 Amazon.com (up and down pack): https://amzn.to/3eIr9Sx (affiliate links).

The 200mm x 100mm x 2mm brass plate I used was purchased from e-Bay.

To boot from a USB drive, at the time of making this video the Raspberry Pi 4 requires a firmware update. I demonstrate in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zrwjGcyM5s

Finally, I covered the free Inkscape drawing package in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgCUcnezxEc

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:50 Pi & cooler
03:08 Exciting things
06:25 Construction
11:12 Best laid plans
14:37 Metal work
17:25 Wrap

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