5 Pi Upgrades For Home Assistant @MarkWattTech
5 Pi Upgrades For Home Assistant  @MarkWattTech
Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In todays video we are going to have a look at 5 Pi Upgrades I add to my Raspberry Pi's that run Home Assistant. No an obvious one would be a Zigbee Coordinator, but I thought I'd show something a little different and show off upgrades that can aid the Pi hardware.

For this video I am trying out a different editing suite and some new intro styles. Expect it to be Janky, especially the audio. But it's something I just wanted to have a play around with. Let me know what you think.

I value your feedback and can only improve based on it!

If you want more details on the featured products then let me know. I will be covering some of them in future videos and reviews.

▬ 🎥 VIDEO CHAPTERS: ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00​​​​ - New Intro?
0:26 - Todays Video
0:49​ - Upgrade #1 (ICE TOWER)
3:26​ - Upgrade #2 (ICE TOWER CASE / Mini Desktop Case)
4:49 - Upgrade #3 (SSD)
5:59 - Upgrade #4 (Pi Sugar)
8:06 - Upgrade #5 (Argon One m.2)
9:13 - Potential new Outro? (The Jingle anyway)
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In todays video we are going to have a look at 5 Pi Upgrades I add to my Raspberry Pi's that run Home Assistant. No an obvious one would be a Zigbee Coordinator, but I thought I'd show something a little different and show off upgrades that can aid the Pi hardware.

For this video I am trying out a different editing suite and some new intro styles. Expect it to be Janky, especially the audio. But it's something I just wanted to have a play around with. Let me know what you think.

If you want more details on the featured products then let me know. I will be covering some of them in future videos and reviews.

▬ 🎥 VIDEO CHAPTERS: ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00​​​​ - New Intro?
0:26 - Todays Video
0:49​ - Upgrade #1 (ICE TOWER)
3:26​ - Upgrade #2 (ICE TOWER CASE / Mini Desktop Case)
4:49 - Upgrade #3 (SSD)
5:59 - Upgrade #4 (Pi Sugar)
8:06 - Upgrade #5 (Argon One m.2)
9:13 - Potential new Outro? (The Jingle anyway)
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▬ Handy Video Links ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

Home Assistant Installations
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9-x3188NhtgUq3tZH1guhHkbzKdU-J3B

Argon One m.2 Home Assistant Install
youtu.be/n5vleh4ldEc


▬ Products in Video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

ICE Tower (Geek Pi)
Amazon UK : amzn.to/3B652AI
Amazon US : amzn.to/2ZqjdUd

Ice Tower Case / Mini desktop Case
Etsy: etsy.com/uk/listing/1059926053/vmesh-frameless-acrylic-and-3d-printed?ref=shop_home_active_4

Case Designed and Printed By James Spalding. Full review coming in the future

Kingston 240 GB SSD
Amazon UK : amzn.to/2Zf8hch
Amazon US : amzn.to/3ptHzXS

USB 3.0 to Sata Cable
Amazon UK : amzn.to/3ngduIC
Amazon US : amzn.to/3b4I0zy

Pi Sugar (Mini UPS)
Amazon UK : amzn.to/3jtyNW5
Amazon US : Currently unavailable

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