“I have a 4GB version and I am very impressed. This has been used as my normal computer and I have had no problems whatsoever. Instead of an official case I bought one of the open acrylic sheet types with a built in fan and even under high load....it runs at temperatures in the low to mid 50s so I have never experienced any throttling back due to heat issues. Do use a high spec card as the performance is notably degraded if an older card is used”
“Addition of 2 USB 3 sockets welcome. Runs hot so cooling is advised. Will be a bit warm in the official Pi case so an open type case would be better. Explaining Computers .com has video advising about cooling techniques. Waiting for a metal case to arrive so I can modify it to cool mines down as much as possible. Ovarall, I'm pleased with this upgrade.”
“Yes still testing but is a good piece of kit, if you use the official 4 case, it is a good fit and so doesn't allow any airflow so you need to drill some holes and add a heatsink. I drilled a 20mm over the SOC and then added 6 No 8mm holes around the sides mainly the GPIO side but one near the USB2 ports. Take the PI safely out of the way first. You need airflow.”
“This review may seem somewhat harsh because the Pi is an amazing product, however I have been disappointed with this model. I have two issues with Pi 4, it runs very hot and should come with a cooling fan or at minimum an effective heat sync. The dual monitor facility just doesn't work. Other wise this is a fantastic computer!!”
