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Add a heatsink and fan. You'll get better performance.
by lasermike026 7y ago
Add a heatsink and fan. You'll get better performance.
- joecool1029 7y agoJust run current firmware from last september or later and keep the pi4 standing up on its side naked, it will never throttle no matter what you throw at it. (unless maybe your room is 80F or more) I've had my pi4 compile stuff for days on end and it does not throttle if the above setup is followed.
- guug 7y agoWhat did the firmware change to enable this kind of performance?
- XelNika 7y agoBetter power management has reduced overall power consumption by almost a watt. https://www.hackster.io/news/raspberry-pi-4-firmware-updates-tested-a-deep-dive-into-thermal-performance-and-optimization-2f22c78e7089 https://www.hackster.io/news/raspberry-pi-4-firmware-updates...
- threatofrain 7y agoI'd still recommend a fan or something because the Pi 4 still gets quite hot, like around 50c idle without cooling solutions, and throttling only starts at 80c, which is crazy hot to touch.
- bjoli 7y agoI just put a copper and aluminium thing with large mass (about 100g) directly on the processor. Under light load it is about 20 over ambient. Despite CPU stress tests, I have never had it throttle. Make sure it touches the usb chip. Edit: my rock pi has a proper heat sink and it runs even cooler. 12 over ambient