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I decided that as a small project I would make a heatsink for my raspberrypi. The Pi can easily hit 800 under load if you OC, and I decided that I would try to reduce that. In the next few weeks I'll make a raspberrypi benchmarking script that also records temperatures.

The whole thing cost me about £8, with more than enough leftovers to make a good 5-6 more.

The heatsink: http://www.amazon.co.uk/45mm-10mm-Heatsink-Dissipate-Cooling/dp/B008OTKRY8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1365346980&sr=8-3&keywords=heatsink+fins

The thermal compound (also semi-adhesive): http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arctic-Cooling-MX-4-Thermal-Compound/dp/B0045JCFLY/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1365348274&sr=1-1&keywords=thermal+compound

The planning took me about 10 minutes, making sure that the heatsink I cut would be the right size, and then another 10 to saw and apply the heatsink. The CPU/GPU heatsink is 12x12mm (roughly), and the LAN controller's heatsink is 8x8mm. After cutting the heatsinks out with a hacksaw, I applied a small amount of thermal compound to each of the small heatsinks and applied them. The heatsinks fit and now the whole thing will hopefully run a lot cooler, although I have not tested it.

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and yes I do have the original model B, of which there are only 10,000.

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What temperatures are you getting and what did you apply them down with because some people are just using double sided tape.

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My Pi never got close to 80, always stayed under 50C.

But I did put a tiny heatsink on it:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]n5639[/ATTACH]

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nice might got one for my 512 B

@fishymamba how come yours in 4 parts :D

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nice might got one for my 512 B

@fishymamba how come yours in 4 parts :D

I used some tiny MOSFET heat sinks I had.

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nice might got one for my 512 B

@fishymamba how come yours in 4 parts :D

cool :D

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damn i thought you put an hyper 212 to this beast :D

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Somebody should watercool this. I would if there was a mount for a block.

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Damm, i thought the raspberry pi didn't get that hot.

You can also power a fan trough usb to try and cool it down. something like a 20 mm fan orso

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Holy I didn't know these this hot, is the thermal compound you used holding them secure? Didn't know mx4 had glue like properties.

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Holy I didn't know these this hot, is the thermal compound you used holding them secure? Didn't know mx4 had glue like properties.
it's kinda slidey but my Pi doesnt move around much so it's fine. The mx4 probably wasn't designed with this in mind.
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Somebody should watercool this. I would if there was a mount for a block.
better yet oil cool that thing !

C mon Slick that s a job for you...

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My Pi never got close to 80, always stayed under 50C.

But I did put a tiny heatsink on it:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]n5639[/ATTACH]

I OC'd mine and had it performing SHA512 hashes when I measured the temperature. This is the original model B though so other models may have other temps

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Somebody should watercool this. I would if there was a mount for a block.

Having some fun with my Pi I stuck mine in a zip-lock bag and stuck that in a bowl of ice-water. The thing stayed down around 6 degrees Celsius. Never got around to overclocking testing with that setup though.

 

Thus far my only foray into sub-ambient cooling :)

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Having some fun with my Pi I stuck mine in a zip-lock bag and stuck that in a bowl of ice-water. The thing stayed down around 6 degrees Celsius. Never got around to overclocking testing with that setup though.

 

Thus far my only foray into sub-ambient cooling :)

I am so gonna do that when I get mine.

Is this the real life? Or is this just fantasy?

 

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I am so gonna do that when I get mine.

Be extra careful about the water. Nobody loves soggy pi. Mine got a little wet, but after drying out it still works fine. I still need to do it again and see if cooling helps with raspberry pi overclocks.

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What clocks did you achieved with this board? Does it really give a big perfomance difference? I have the 512mb version I think and sometimes xmbc lags and freezes...

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better yet oil cool that thing ! C mon Slick that s a job for you...

To make the tank worthwhile you would have to have like 10 pis hooked up. Although I may just have to do that. The cubieboard has more power than a pi though.  http://cubieboard.org/

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try toothpaste it should work

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