wraggster
December 1st, 2020, 09:11
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has released a tiny $5 fan combined with a small heatsink (https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/30/raspberry-pi-foundation-releases-case-fan-to-prevent-overheating/) for the Raspberry Pi 4. TechCrunch reports:It works with the official case, below the top cover. That accessory should prevent the Raspberry Pi from overheating. According to the foundation (https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/new-raspberry-pi-4-case-fan/), the tiny fan should be enough to prevent throttling. "It draws air in over the USB and Ethernet connectors, passes it over a small finned heatsink attached to the processor, and exhausts it through the SD card slot," the Raspberry Pi Foundation says. It's a cheap stopgap solution, but I hope the Foundation will prioritize heat dissipation for the next iteration of the Raspberry Pi.Raspberry Pi Foundation Releases Case Fan To Prevent Overheating - Slashdot (https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/20/12/01/0035216/raspberry-pi-foundation-releases-case-fan-to-prevent-overheating)