DIY Raspberry Pi 5 powered computer

We've picked this DIY Raspberry Pi 5-powered computer to whet your appetite.

With more computing power than ever before, Raspberry Pi 5 makes a great device for building your own computer with. Obviously, this can be as simple as putting it on your desk and plugging in a keyboard, laptop, and monitor, but the adaptability of Raspberry Pi means that you can create something far more complex if you'd like.

Way back in issue 24, we built an unconventional portable computer with a Raspberry Pi 4. It's now time to modernise it with a brand new Raspberry Pi 5.

Before we look at the parts you need to build a computer, let's think about why you want to. You can go to a shop and buy a computer, and there are literally thousands to choose from. However, despite there being a huge number of models, there really isn't much choice. In reality, you can get three different computers. You can get a big box to sit on your desk, you can get a foldy one with a screen and keyboard attached, or you can get a handheld rectangle with no keyboard. These three come in a range of specifications with a few software choices, but that's basically it.