The Great Raspberry Pi Cooling Bake-Off: Comparing Passive Heatsinks and Active Cooling for the Raspberry Pi 4
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Why is my Raspberry Pi 4 running so hot? You may know you need something to cool it down, but what? In this post we compare the performance of various Raspberry Pi coolers. All the way from the humble heatsink to a massive cooling tower complete with RGB fans.
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The Great Raspberry Pi Cooling Bake-Off: Comparing Passive Heatsinks and Active Cooling for the Raspberry Pi 4
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The Great Raspberry Pi Cooling Bake-Off: Comparing Passive Heatsinks and Active Cooling for the Raspberry Pi 4
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