stronger Raspberry Pi 3 Alternatives

[strawberry 3.141]

@Damian does it make sense then to just setup ubuntu for magicmirror? You got windows already and magicmirror works also on windows

[Damian]

@strawberry-3.141 said in stronger Raspberry Pi 3 Alternatives:

@Damian You got windows already and magicmirror works also on windows

I never thought about that. :-(

I just went back over posts here and seen one from @Mykle1 about setting up on his windows PC

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4089/complete-walkthrough-install-magicmirror-on-a-pc-windows-7

I just thought that MM would run better on a linux distro system partition, more than on a full Win system? If there is a difference that is?

Thanks for that, as this will save some time, and thanks to @Mykle1 for his guide.

[cowboysdude]

@Damian I don’t think it really matters. I just prefer Linux … Just easier for me.

[Damian]

@cowboysdude said in stronger Raspberry Pi 3 Alternatives:

@Damian I don’t think it really matters. I just prefer Linux … Just easier for me.

Thank you. Really looking forward to seeing the difference in power with MM.

fyi… I was going to build an itx like you mentioned in here, but seen a mint condition Lenovo Q180 going for a song on ebay, so bought it, and it is perfect for my next MM. 2.13 GHz 4GB ram 500GB HDD.

[cowboysdude]

Makes a HUGE difference :) You’ll love it.

[emlowe]

Here is another option:

ASRock N3150DC-ITX Mini-ITX Motherboard - if you can find one.

SoC – Intel Celeron N3150 quad core processor @ up to 2.08 GHz with Intel HD Graphics Gen8 @ up to 640 MHz – 6W TDP

There are some other Celeron SoC boards that take 19v DC power. The Asus Q1900DC-ITX uses the J1900.

Look for “Thin Mini-ITX” normally that means the DC in.

-Earle

[j.e.f.f]

@cowboysdude How is the miniATX for heat generation and dissipation when your mirror is hanging up against the wall? Do you need to use a fan on the cpu or gpu? My Pi3 already runs in the high 60’s Celcius without a fan (I’m not using face recognition, or this would likely be much worse)… I’d be concerned that the extra power and limited airflow would generate a significant amount of heat, and adding a fan would result in an annoying whirring sound – ideally I’d want the mirror to operate silently.

[cowboysdude]

@j.e.f.f right now I don’t have it all together so I can’t really answer that question. BUT it has crossed my mind… so I’m going to run a fan off of the motherboard and run it to the top of the ‘frame’ to get rid of the heat. If you buy a high quality fan the noise shouldn’t be a problem…

[j.e.f.f]

@cowboysdude When you have it all put together, let us know what the noise from the fan is like.

[cowboysdude]

@j.e.f.f Will do!