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I think 'need' is a pretty strong word in this context. 'Could use' would be a better term, as the Pi 4 clearly works without a fan, just not at peak performanc
by arendtio 7y ago
I think 'need' is a pretty strong word in this context. 'Could use' would be a better term, as the Pi 4 clearly works without a fan, just not at peak performance for more than a few minutes.
For many use-cases, I would prefer some performance reduction over the noise generated by a fan.
- Marsymars 7y agoYes, if you're committed to a silent use-case, your options are essentially between a processor that doesn't throttle, or a processor that starts faster, and then eventually throttles to a steady-state matching the non-throttling processor in performance.
- geerlingguy 7y agoApparently a massive heat sink like the ICE tower (https://www.seeedstudio.com/ICE-Tower-CPU-Cooling-Fan-for-Raspberry-pi-Support-Pi-4-p-4097.html https://www.seeedstudio.com/ICE-Tower-CPU-Cooling-Fan-for-Ra...) can maintain a safe temp even without the fan running... but that also makes the Pi turn into a massive device with no chance of working in a standard case!