Authentic Creality 4.2.7 32 Bit TMC2225 Silent Control Board with Filament Runout Sensor, 24V Ultra Silent Fan for Ender 3 / Pro / V2 / 5 Includes 1M Capricorn PTFE and Other Accessories Upgrade Kit

This direct drive extruder upgrade is a must have especially when paired with auto bed leveling and the silent board upgrade. This extruder is near dead silent when compared to the original hot end and is less prone to clogging and the better build quality and added thermal protection allows further ability to print in more exotic filaments and even more important allow higher print temps without having you hot end melt apart and cause a fire. If you haven’t upgraded your board or hot end please do the original build quality of the Ender 3 is sub par and has a few flaws that can be easily corrected within a few hours.

I tried flashing Marlin 2.0 bugfix on this board using the configuration.h for an Ender 3 V2 but the current version of the configuration files on GitHub as of 2/15/21 apparently defaults to the 4.2.2 board. It would power up ok, and the hotend and bed temperatures are measured and can be adjusted but it would not auto home (it would not move axes at all in the Motion submenu either). For the 4.2.7 board you must change the following #define in configuration.h #define MOTHERBOARD BOARD_CREALITY_V4 and replace it with #define MOTHERBOARD BOARD_CREALITY_V427 Apparently this definition was added to boards.h in August 2020.

F1RSTLAYER customer support is absolutely stellar. You get in touch with them through their Facebook page using the Messenger. And they walked me though flashing the new touchscreen I had with the correct software to work with this kit and the BL touch I had just bought. They even sent the firmware specific to my setup thought the facebook messenger app. AND this is a good product to boot. I highly recommend that if you are thinking of making this upgrade, to purchase this kit sold by F1RSTLAYER. You wont regret it at all.

I added the sprite hotend to my Ender 3 Pro.Install was very straightforward and the addition of the silent fan helped quiet my setup. I mainly print props and figures and so far this hotend has not disappointed. This combined with the F1rstLayer firmware has helped me get great quality prints.

Easy install. Everything was plug and play. The XYZ axis motors are pretty much silent now. Definitely worth the buy.

Truth told, easy to install only gets a 4 rating because Creality saw fit to put the mainboard upside down in the housing, and its just a pain in the --- to get in there. The meat and potatoes of this one is, as an upgrade, it borders on essential. All the screaming the steppers did when my printer was new has been practically silenced with this board installed. Its also more capable than the stock board I had as far as installing a BL Touch sensor. (If you choose to install one of those - and you should - make sure your wiring is correct so you dont cook anything!) Worth the buy for sure, if only for the quiet operation. If youre a real modder, though, make sure you see if you arent interested in other makers boards. There are a LOT of expansion opportunities.

Installation was quick and easy and I could not be happier. I did have to try a couple of different MicroSD cards as the system would not recognize the initial MicroSD card used; however, after switching to a different MicroSD card, I was able to easily upgrade to the latest version of Marlin. This board is a must when it comes to upgrades. Unfortunately, the mainboard fan is still tied to the part cooling fan circuit, but a minor modification allows for the mainboard fan to be tied into the hotend fan circuit.

Wow I can’t believe the customer service they provide. I have a really old BLTouch that I thought wasn’t compatible to this board but I reached out and they walked me step by step almost immediately. The board really does what it says: quite AF prints! I can’t hear it at all it’s insane. Easy to install and easy to flash!

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Pretty easy to install total different machine now . Its sooo quite I have to check on it more just to make sure its still working lol best upgrade ever. I also got a color changing extruder fan that adds a nice custom look that looks awesome at night. Great support from f1rst layer thanx.