Comment by akira2501
22 days ago
> you could also leave it unplugged to just rely on the heatsink.
You can also expect your hardware to have a shorter life.
22 days ago
> you could also leave it unplugged to just rely on the heatsink.
You can also expect your hardware to have a shorter life.
Pi will automatically throttle before running too hot. And in any case, I doubt most people run their Pis hard at all. I bet most use cases will be completely fine even without that heatsink, with no compromise on the lifespan.