Raspberry Pi 3 B+ released
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So, just some thoughts and observations on my Pi 3 B+
Good overclocking. Able to get 1500mhz on the CPU and 500 on the GP at a 2 overvolt stable. This allows Mario 64 to run pretty well without audio cutting out, but other games still struggle like Paper Mario. Some SNES games now run smooth with shaders that didn't before.
The Stretch Beta runs really well on this one.
Networking is way faster, scraping takes about 1 second per title now. Woot!
Bluetooth seems to be faster, cutting out the lag (and the overclock helps) with playing with 8bitdo controllers (the SN30pro is what I tested).
Other than that, not much else really stands out to me.
I like it.
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@dirthurts Thanks for the info. What about the temperatures over time ? Do you use any additional heatsink or cooling stuff ?
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@dirthurts Im having issues SSH to my new pi3 b+ Any advice?
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@toptrumps found the solution. Putting a blank txt file on the card with extension removed and named it ssh worked
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@udb23 I'm using the gen 2 flirc case (i had to shave down the thermal pad to get it to fit) and it's doing great.
Overclocked I didn't really notice any throttling in real world use, but a synthetic test you would possible see some. It seems to be running, actually, as cool or possibly cooler than the Pi 3 base without the overclock.
As far as SSH Toptrumps, are you connected to wifi or hardwired to a network? If you're on wifi, make sure you've set up your localization properly in the Wifi menu, time zones and all that. It's working just fine over here, so you should be able to work out a solution.
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@toptrumps Oh yeah, before I left for the weekend, I didn't get mine to mount on my Mac as i had my original Pi. What is the command to make this blank file right from command line?
So just an empty file called "shh" then? I wanna say I've seen this trick before.
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@ohmycommodore Yeah here it is. I enabled it via the menu this time around, but perhaps I can try the "manual" method here as well as didn't get the result I expected:
Enable SSH
Note: Starting with RetroPie 4.2, in order to keep the default image secure, SSH is disabled by default. It can be enabled in either of the two ways listed below.
Pre-boot. From a system with an SD-card reader, access the /boot/ directory and create an empty file called ssh
In raspi-config: after booting.
sudo raspi-config -
Weird. I didn't have to do that with the Stretch image.
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@dirthurts it has only been the default since retropie 4.2, so if you had/updated from an older version, you wouldn't have to manually enable it.
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N64 works fine if you overclock, get the right rom/emulator, and lower the vid settings.
I'm looking forward to a faster Pi release so I can try the Higen emulator.
Not this year apparently.
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@dimmthewitted Good to know. What tweaks and settings did you find works?
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@dirthurts sounds like you are describing my overclocked pi3 minus the Bluetooth enhancements. :/
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I want 1 to play with!
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@quicksilver Well, yeah that's basically it. It's an identical CPU/GPU, it only has better heat and energy management. So basically it is on overclocked, overclocked pi 3. If you're at 3.4 ghz already, it's not a bump.
I could only squeeze 1.25 Ghz out of my old pi, so it's a decent bump for me. I'm starting over with a decent SD card today to see if I can get my games loading at a proper speed.
@dankcushions , it's actually the beta stretch image that I'm using. Couldn't get my old images to run on the 3b+.
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well, most of the people miss out the dedicated power supply chip and better contact solder with high grade material.
earlier, people used to do mods with rpi2 and 3 via making a dedicated power control chip.
well this one will nail the overclocking records in retropie.
IHS plus a good heat sink with fan will make it the best choice for N64 emulation.
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@dhruv-meena said in Raspberry Pi 3 B+ released:
IHS plus a good heat sink with fan will make it the best choice for N64 emulation.
Not really.
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@dhruv-meena I just found out my mame2003plus compile crashes are related to overclocking to 1500 despite temps being in the 60s and games having no stability issues. Lowered to 1475 and it's been fine since. I doubt any stability "records" will be broken.
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Well....guys
If you put a dedicated power management chip outside of broadcom SoC.... It will make temp go way lower already.
So they base clock was easily 1.4ghz without IHS.
The issue would be that it is little different that old pi3, so it will take some months to stabilise.
That's why raspberry pi organization said that pi3 would still be in market....just because something which work on pi3 may not run in pi3 plus..
Just wait for a dedicated stable image of retropie...
Or a new emulator with more stability
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I notice the specs on the RaspberryPi website has an obsolescence statement saying the Model B+ will remain in production until January 2023. So I suppose it safe to assume there won't be a Pi 4 for at least 5 years.
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@banstead not at all. the pi1 is still in production.
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