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    Best case for cooling a Pi 3?

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      H-A-Z @H-A-Z
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      @H-A-Z *may

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      • edm203E
        edm203
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        I have this wooden case, and it's terrible for keeping my pi cool.
        DecaPi Slider

        I bought a plastic case on ebay with a fan for about $6, and it's much better at keeping the temp down.

        Pi Model or other hardware: Pi3B
        Power Supply used: 2.5 amp power supply
        RetroPie Version Used: 4.2.10
        Built From: Premade from Retropie website
        USB Devices connected: 4x ibuffalo snes controllers

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        • sergioadS
          sergioad
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          An aluminium case enclosed in a flexible and breakable plastic shell to protect the internals

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          • HurricaneFanH
            HurricaneFan
            last edited by

            I have this aluminum case, no complaints:
            https://flirc.tv/more/raspberry-pi-case

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            • RionR
              Rion
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              alt text

              It's relatively easy to modify a case to do the same.
              You just need something to hold the heatsink in place.

              FBNeo rom filtering
              Mame2003 Arcade Bezels
              Fba Arcade Bezels
              Fba NeoGeo Bezels

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              • RionR
                Rion
                last edited by Rion

                Here are the results with a massive heatsink and a fan.

                Here are one more and final test with overclocking using a massive heatsink.

                This is by far the best results in have seen and that's using an Aluminum heatsink.

                FBNeo rom filtering
                Mame2003 Arcade Bezels
                Fba Arcade Bezels
                Fba NeoGeo Bezels

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                  tekn0
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                  This case works as a heatsync and keeps temps in check. https://nostalgiatechs.com/heatsync-case-pi-amazon

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                  • edm203E
                    edm203 @tekn0
                    last edited by

                    @tekn0 That's a great case, but reviewers state it doesn't fit well for Pi 3.

                    Pi Model or other hardware: Pi3B
                    Power Supply used: 2.5 amp power supply
                    RetroPie Version Used: 4.2.10
                    Built From: Premade from Retropie website
                    USB Devices connected: 4x ibuffalo snes controllers

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                      tekn0 @edm203
                      last edited by tekn0

                      @edm203 it fits mine fine, the only issue is that you need a paperclip to pull out the sd card. as it's flush with the metal. this case was a life saver for the price because my pi3 would overheat after about 5 mins of neogeo play, now it has no issues at all.

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                        nschloe
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                        I've created stressberry to create standardized temperature signatures; hopefully we'll be able to properly compare all solutions with it. I'm hoping to be able to add a few more graphs in the coming weeks. Perhaps other people would like to run stressberry as well.

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