GeeekPi Aluminum Heatsink with PWM Controllable Fan for Raspberry Pi 4, Pi 4 Armor Lite Heatsink with PWM Speed Control Fan for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B

Important! Make sure your power supply can handle this. I don't know what the extra draw is but i had to use a better power supply because my USB ports stopped working when the fan was on. The product box came crushed with the flaps opened but thankfully everything was there and nothing damaged because the heatsink and hardware were inside resealable plastic bags inside the box. I know this isn't Amazon's fault because product boxes for cheap stuff from China almost always get crushed in transit to the US. As long as the product is not damaged i don't care, but something to keep in mind. On the back of the box it says it's manufactured by Shanghai Cool-Lite in China and there's just a sticker on the front with GeekPi, an ID number, and a barcode. So i'm guessing maybe you can buy this exact same kit under a different seller. Easy to install and came with an extra set of thermal pads. My RPi4 always idled at 50 C before, as reported by the temperature widget in the OS. With the fan off the heatsink doesn't change the idle temp at all, 50 C. With the fan on, it went down to 29 C. The fan is quiet but i don't want it to run constantly so i set the threshold to 55 C so that it only turns on when i'm actually using the RPi. Note that raspi-config only let's you set a minimum of 60 C so if you want to go lower you have to edit config.txt manually. If you just want the fan to always run you can also just leave the fan control disabled. While the top of the heatsink is not any higher than the USB and LAN ports, the wires are something to consider if you're using a case since they will be the highest point. Also note that the screws go in from the bottom.

First off, it's very quiet. Additionally, I rarely see temps reported above 62C which is awesome considering the amount of processing.

The Pi4 heatsink is a really nice design. It takes advantage of both active and passive cooling. I bought a couple of these and the only disappointment is that in one of them the fan lasted less than a day before it failed. Fortunately, the sheer size of the heatsink is probably sufficient under typical operation to keep everything plenty cool which is the true genius of this solution and gives it a feeling of redundancy and a measure of security. Included in the pack are several cut-to-size strips of heat transfer tape. These are a little hard to separate from each other and the clear `backing that must be removed may present a challenge given the small sizes. I would recommend having a set of fine point electronics tweezers available when you try to peel this back. If I had a suggestion for GeekPi for improvement, it would be to use a transfer tape that had a solid color backing that was different from the tape itself instead of the clear backing. Regardless, this is a very nice cooling system that works well even when the active component fails. I won't hesitate to buy more with my next Pi project.

The fan came with all necessary mounting screws, leads for the fan, and two pads for each surface. Thankfully, one was messed up so I was glad to have an automatic spare. The heat spreader covers almost the whole board. I had to make a slight modification to my case to fit it in, and when I set the fan temp to 80c, the board never got over 60c in order to make the fan turn on. the heat dissipation works amazingly well. I had to set the temp to 55c and put a big load on it to even get it that high to make sure the fan actually worked as advertised (which it did), but then set it back to 80c. I highly recommend this product, does exactly what it says and does it very well. It also came with a neat little screwdriver, which I unfortunately can't comment on the quality of as I used my own, but it was a nice little touch in case you didn't have the proper size and type of your own.

It does a very good job, even passively, of reducing the heat of the CPU at load. Fits in perfectly on and the screws go into the screw holes very easily. If it gets hot enough to trigger the Pi firmware's fan trigger, it very quickly cools it down, so it has good airflow and fan speed. If you want the fan to be on more often, you'll have to manually change the boot configuration and restart the Pi. The TUI that does it for you has a rather high minimum temperature setting for the fan.

To begin, I use my PI as a 24/7 PLEX media streaming server. The original fan that came with my Raspberry Pi 4 only had a red (+) and black (-) wire that would stay on at all times and that was very noisy. Reading that that the PI now includes a configuration feature where you can set up a fan that turns on whenever the CPU reaches certain temperature, I went to search for a fan with a blue wire (GPIO input). Unfortunately Amazon searches only came up with just the regular fans, until I came across this device. For $10, you get a better heat sync that keep your whole PI cool, as well as a fan with a programmable blue wire (GPIO). It's even small enough that I was able to fit into my transparent case. Surprisingly the fan, even inputted at 5v, is quieter than my old one. So far, I am very satisficed with this product and have found no issues on it as of this point.

The heatsink works fine. However we purchase several at a time and we've learned to make sure to check them right away to make sure we are able to return them in time if we find one that doesn't work, which seems to happen each time lately.

there are too many fan/heatsink options and no many of them are good. Some fans use volume control pins so I have burned up HATs with my soundcard hat. This one works with the fan control built into raspi-config which was a huge plus. I didn't need another daemon running that was going to mess with things. In raspi-config, when you turn on gpio fan control you get to choose the pin. I have a NWDR DRAWS HAT which takes up al 40 pins like a normal hat but has a header that exposes a couple GPIO pins. Plugged blue into GPIO 6, set that in config and i'm good to go. I messed with the temp in /boot/config.txt but its unnecessary. This fan is so quiet. The config also uses the set temp to trigger the fan, then it runs until cpu is 10 deg C cooler so it's not cycling constantly. Set the trigger too low and you fan will never shut off. Maybe that's desirable, not for me.

Muy contento con la compra por calidad y sobretodo por el ventilador silencioso.

L'ho comprato da mettere dentro un cruscotto in una panda prima serie, quindi in estate temperature molto alte. devo dire che questa piccola ventola, non si sente per niente e tiene freddo il processore, che di base non ha veramente bisogno di un dissipatore se usato normalmente, ma se tenuto dentro un'auto cocente, allora ne ha assolutamente bisogno! Viene fornita di piccoli pad termici da mettere sopra il soc e le memorie, ci sono anche le sue piccole viti per fissarlo al Raspberry

GeeekPi Aluminum Heatsink with PWM Controllable Fan for Raspberry Pi 4 (B091L1XKL6) I use them for all my RPi's. They do make a significant difference when needed. This is the best low profile cooling solution for the Raspberry Pi mini PC. The aluminum heatsink works well for absorbing heat. This is a 3 wire fan, so there is PWM control (software or script required for operation), which is perfect for turning the fan on when the device heats up and turning the fan off when it runs cool. One of the best investments for my Raspberry Pi's.

Perfect fit for my Raspberry Pi 4B. The kit comes with everything you need, including a screwdriver and screws, which makes installation super easy. The fan has PWM speed control, which is a nice as there aren’t many options out there with this combination of solid build and adjustable fanspeed. Keeps my Pi cool and runs quietly. Definitely worth it.

Fits and does the job. It's not to loud either.