RockPro64 premium aluminium casing
05-27-2022, 05:15 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-27-2022, 05:19 PM by Dendrocalamus64.)
At 65F ambient, this is the output of the 'sensors -f' command (package lm_sensors in Manjaro) :
Idle 87F
1 thread running at 100% CPU: 95F
2 threads: 97F - 98F
3 threads: 99F -100F
4 threads: 100F - 102F
5 threads: 121F
6 threads: 133F (56 C)
That's with 0 GPU load on a headless server, so it can go higher if you run a GPU-intensive application as well.
It takes a while to heat up due to the thermal mass of the case, and air movement from room fans produces a lower steady-state temperature.
Miners run GPUs at 56 - 71C and don't expect damage below 90+ C.
Whether the case provides adequate cooling will depend on your ambient temperatures and usage. 120F summer in Iraq with no A/C, or McMurdo?
I don't think install & configuration will heat the bare board up much. You can keep an eye on it with 'sensors' and point a desk fan at it if it's really necessary.
Idle 87F
1 thread running at 100% CPU: 95F
2 threads: 97F - 98F
3 threads: 99F -100F
4 threads: 100F - 102F
5 threads: 121F
6 threads: 133F (56 C)
That's with 0 GPU load on a headless server, so it can go higher if you run a GPU-intensive application as well.
It takes a while to heat up due to the thermal mass of the case, and air movement from room fans produces a lower steady-state temperature.
Miners run GPUs at 56 - 71C and don't expect damage below 90+ C.
Whether the case provides adequate cooling will depend on your ambient temperatures and usage. 120F summer in Iraq with no A/C, or McMurdo?
I don't think install & configuration will heat the bare board up much. You can keep an eye on it with 'sensors' and point a desk fan at it if it's really necessary.