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    Raspberry Pi 4 Released !

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      Cr4z33 @dazza120
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      @dazza120 lol I see.

      I wanted to preorder a Flirc Rpi4 metal case, but shipping is costing TWICE the value of the case…

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        dazza120 @Cr4z33
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        @Cr4z33 said in Raspberry Pi 4 Released !:

        @dazza120 lol I see.

        I wanted to preorder a Flirc Rpi4 metal case, but shipping is costing TWICE the value of the case…

        Flirc case is the same it’s too hard to cool once heated no fins no way for it to shift it once upto temp you get the run away temp where it just keeps rising. My solution has no such issues even though it was like out of one of Linus Tech Tips handbooks lol. I would like to see any other heatsink or case do 20min stress test 😂 and my temp in the house is 26.5c so that’s dam good going

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          Cr4z33 @dazza120
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          @dazza120 and how did you fix the heatsink to the board?

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            dazza120 @Cr4z33
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            @Cr4z33 said in Raspberry Pi 4 Released !:

            @dazza120 and how did you fix the heatsink to the board?

            Thermal tape and a cable tie around the board and heat sink as long as the pi isn’t viewable then it doesn’t really matter it is a lot taller with the heat sink though. But at least if you really wanted to you could run this passively, I will have a little fan as well but that works when the tv is on so running the mirror in the background would be all of this heat sink no fan

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              Cr4z33 @dazza120
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              @dazza120 oh alright that’s the same solution I used with another board. 👍🏼

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                dazza120 @Cr4z33
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                @Cr4z33 said in Raspberry Pi 4 Released !:

                @dazza120 oh alright that’s the same solution I used with another board. 👍🏼

                PS you will have to grid down the heat sink by the hdmi cable and the wings to allow it to fully seat the heat sink

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                  dazza120 @Cr4z33
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                  @Cr4z33 said in Raspberry Pi 4 Released !:

                  @dazza120 oh alright that’s the same solution I used with another board. 👍🏼

                  @Cr4z33 new heat sink now an it sits flush with one thermal pad temp is 78 after two tests back to back better contact with CPU and less thermal transfer material.

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                    mumblebaj Module Developer @dazza120
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                    @dazza120 I assume we dont need all that cooling power just to run the mirror? :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:

                    Check out my modules at: https://github.com/mumblebaj?tab=repositories
                    Check my blog-post: https://mumblebaj.xyz/

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                      dazza120 @mumblebaj
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                      @mumblebaj said in Raspberry Pi 4 Released !:

                      @dazza120 I assume we dont need all that cooling power just to run the mirror? :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:

                      😂 no but the Pi 4 is a really hot 🥵 CPU where cooling is most defo needed with heat sink it’s 55 at rest, others have reported it at 66 at rest and in a case at 77 heatsink is a must on this one. The second heatsink is more in line and I was able to bed it fully down with one thermal pad. Installing an update ie firmware took over 5mins on full gig and using 60 to 70% CPU that’s a lot of heat seen as my active cooling solution is only active with the TV on for the most part it will be passive, in the UK at the mo we are having a good summer so it’s hot room temp 25 so bigger the better 😝

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                        Hi,
                        I am in the beginning of my first MM project and would like to buy a Pi 4. What RAM would you recommend? Shall I go with the 4GB or is 2 more than enough?
                        Thank you

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