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    • Mykle1M Offline
      Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @Newtothis
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      @Newtothis said in System Temperature:

      Does anyone know what would be the optimal temperature to have the mirror running on?

      I don’t think there is an optimal running temperature, per se, but in this case I would say that cooler is always better. Like you, my Pi mirror runs below 40°C. Unlike you, I have no case for the Pi. However, I do have a small fan sitting above the Pi.

      There has been considerable discussion on the temperature question. Heat is the enemy but if I remember correctly the Pi is stable up to 80°C, give or take a few degrees.

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      • lavolp3L Offline
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        @Mykle1 said in System Temperature:

        There has been considerable discussion on the temperature question. Heat is the enemy but if I remember correctly the Pi is stable up to 80°C, give or take a few degrees.

        I agree and think below 60-70°C you don’t have to worry about a thing.
        From 80°C on there is a throttling function integrated.

        I had the early Raspberry Pi4 running idle at 90°C.
        That was scary.

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          @lavolp3 @Mykle1

          Thanks for the info!

          That gives me piece of mind. I was worried about overloading it but I’m quite far from doing anything like that now with the case.

          Out of interest, did it affect the performance at 90°C?

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          • lavolp3L Offline
            lavolp3 Module Developer @Newtothis
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            @Newtothis
            I didn’t check. I didn’t do anything with it, had only raspbian installed.

            I read only later that you can read out performance data.
            With a firmware upgrade it got much better, now running at around 60-70°C. The Pi4 is quite warm compared to the earlier models

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              A Former User @Newtothis
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              @Newtothis
              Over 90 RPI will be slow or halted or rebooted.
              And always be careful of a fire accident, your magic mirror might be assembled with many flammable materials - wood, paper, plastic, and dust.

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                81 up is when it starts to throttle but can still clock full speed at 81 for a couple of seconds when I was bench testing my Pi4

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