05-02-2019, 05:21 PM
(05-01-2019, 06:52 AM)Luke Wrote:(05-01-2019, 06:19 AM)Efe Wrote: ...
Not very. There is no need for a heat-spreader, since the bottom of the case makes contact the SOC and acts as a big heatsink/spreader already.
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That said, I'll do a little bit of modding for fun in the coming days and see if there is something simple to be done to improve thermal performance further - not that I think its necessary.
Those are some nice results

How is the SoC making contact with the bottom of the case? Does it need a thermal pad like those blue strips used for VRMs on desktop GPUs? Or the clearance between the SoC and the bottom cover could use just thermal paste as interface between the two?