I would have thought that a CM5 IO board/carrier board would be the way to go. I see that suptronics do one with dual M.2 connectors...
https://thepihut.com/products/suptronics-x1500-dual-nvme-io-board-for-cm5?variant=54566722109825&country=GB¤cy=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1598774390&gbraid=0AAAAADfQ4GH1AkXEk4dXS0d9qv4tlSKkV&gclid=Cj0KCQjw5JXFBhCrARIsAL1ckPtBaVphVr9pNe_8Z3O39KlG-bFv1shBBkKUlMniMpYBLY_tEqH4DeIaAjTGEALw_wcB On Wed, 20 Aug 2025 at 13:38, Ralph Corderoy <ra...@inputplus.co.uk> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm putting together a parts list for a Raspberry Pi 5-based PC, > intended to be the main PC I sit at. If anyone here has experience of > something similar, I'd be interested to hear. > > - The intention is a Pi 5 without the Active Cooler to start with. > I've already an 8 GiB one, but might buy a 16 GiB instead. > > - I've already got the RP 27 W PSU. > > - The RTC battery seems essential. > > - For storage, there's the option of the official M.2 HAT+ to allow an > NVMe SSD to be plugged in; RP sell their own SSDs in 256 GB or 512 GB > sizes. But that won't be enough storage overall, so I'll either be > accessing an external SATA SSD over USB 3 or coming up with some other > arrangement... > > - I expect some third-party HAT+s allow direct connection of a SATA SSD, > or larger form-factor NVMe SSDs than the official RP HAT+. That's > what I'm researching next. > > -- > Cheers, Ralph. > > -- > Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2025-09-02 20:00 > Check to whom you are replying > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... https://dorset.lug.org.uk > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk > -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2025-09-02 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... https://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
