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Yes, wearout rate definitely depends on temperature, but without reference to any actual data, this is what I mean by "no evidence". Is it reducing 10 year lif
by pslam 7y ago
Yes, wearout rate definitely depends on temperature, but without reference to any actual data, this is what I mean by "no evidence".
Is it reducing 10 year lifespan to 9 years? 9.99 years? 5 years? Was it 50 year lifespan? It's pointless conjecture.
- tkiley 7y agoIf the pi is designed to throttle at a temperature where its lifespan is reduced from 50 to 49 years, then it is throttling at a gratuitously low temperature that affects quite a few use cases. On the other hand, if it is designed to throttle at a temperature that materially reduces the lifespan, then it needs a fan to preserve its lifespan. Either way, the hardware is starkly suboptimal for a pretty large set of advertised use cases until you add a fan.
- abainbridge 7y ago> If the pi is designed to throttle at a temperature where its lifespan is reduced from 50 to 49 years, then it is throttling at a gratuitously low temperature that affects quite a few use cases. That's another claim that needs evidence. It seems possible to me that the thermal throttling is designed to prevent logic errors.
- kingosticks 7y agoIt's way, way more likely this is the reason than anything to do with lifespan.