So I decided to attach some heat sinks to it.
All you need to do this are the following:
- Some heat sinks (copper or aluminum depending on your preference)
- Thermal adhesive, I used Arctic Silver
- Isopropyl alcohol
- Lint-free cloth
- Some clamps
- A clean surface
Unplug your Raspberry Pi and put your it on a clean surface like so:
I got this heatmap from modmypi.com and put heat sinks over the three hot spots.
Start by cleaning the black surfaces of the hot spots with the isopropyl alcohol and a lint free cloth.
Once that is dried, its important you dont touch it or get anything on it.
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I was able to get a 6 degrees Celsius difference from the commands:
/opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd measure_temp
cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp
With this done, I have the following stats in /boot/config.txt and they seem to be stable
force_turbo=1
over_voltage=8
arm_freq=1180
sdram_freq=500
core_freq=500
gpu_freq=350
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Next get your heat sinks and thermal adhesive ready. Instructions should come with your thermal adhesive but it is commonly to mix a 1:1 ratio on a clean surface. Wait 1-2 minutes for it to thicken just a little bit then spread a thin layer on the processors and attach the heat sinks. Make sure to hold them down with rubber bands or clamps while they cure.
/opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd measure_temp
cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp
With this done, I have the following stats in /boot/config.txt and they seem to be stable
force_turbo=1
over_voltage=8
arm_freq=1180
sdram_freq=500
core_freq=500
gpu_freq=350
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