Extreme cooling help

Nice, let the thermal benchmark begin !!! (sorry restart as it has been discussed before :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:)

One word to describe it, ā€œbottleneckā€

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I use all 4, i want to add better cooling to all, VIM2, VIM3L, EDGE-V and VIM3

Been there done that - got it published in electronics weekly as well https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/cool-runnings-heat-dissipation-crypto-currency-miner-2018-01/

(Used odroid XU4s - ssshhhh donā€™t tell khadas :rofl:)

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ssshhhhh mate, I bet you donā€™t want to tell that to Odroid that you used a Khadas VIM eitherā€¦ :joy:

I would want one of those in the winter, saves a ton on on home heating :rofl:

Do you need the sizes of all four processors?

I believe you can get that data on the datasheet of the processerā€¦

please give a link to the document, thanks, maybe he canā€™t find
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How much different are they?

If i were to buy 4 copper pads isnt there a size that would fit all 4 give or take a few mm eah way?

Well Edge is a biggg boy, 21x21 mm,

all others should be smaller than that, you can try to use a small ruler to check the size

they differ in size
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oh yeah i forgot about the edge, how about jusy S912, S905 and S311D

need to watch, buddy
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It looked pretty as well with all its twinkling lights in the oil! Super quiet as well. Is a good solution for cooling things quietly. Expensive to do for one or a small number of boards though, but cheap cooling at scale

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I use 20mm square heatsinks on my vim2 and vim3 - so that size probably works

Actually ignore that they are 14mm square https://uk.rs-online.com/mobile/p/heatsinks/6744740/

Cool, are you using copper pads?

I was gona start with the new VIM sink, then try the passive with a different fan

No, but a 14mm square copper shim should work

Use heat conductive (1.1W/mK) epoxy for mounting - thatā€™s good stuff if you want a perm fix

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:heart: Ionic Wind Cooling!

But my passive heatsink now keeps below 75Ā°C in all conditions :slight_smile:

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Isnā€™t the VIM3ā€™s max temp limit 80Ā°C ?