Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Raspberry Pi 4 Released !
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@dazza120 and how did you fix the heatsink to the board?
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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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@dazza120 oh alright that’s the same solution I used with another board. 👍🏼
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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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@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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@dazza120 I assume we dont need all that cooling power just to run the mirror? :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:
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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?
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@MajorC I would just go with the 4GB version as it is not a massive difference in price. Now that the Pi has better graphics we are likely going to see much more capable and sophisticated modules. I’m thinking in particular things like facial recognition can get to the point where it is much more responsive than it is today (not sure if the extra memory helps in this particular scenario, but it’s just one example of many I’m sure).
Given how long it took for the 4 to be released, you’re better off future proofing yourself as much as you can now. It would be a shame to be handcuffed by a relatively inexpensive option you decided not to get.
If you haven’t built a mirror yet, you’ll find that the price of the Pi is one of the least expensive parts of the project. Go with the best available.
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@j-e-f-f thank you. I found some play-money today and can start the first step now. Buy a Pi and try out the software.
