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Where do you put a heatsink on a Raspberry Pi 4?

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The Pi 4 needs a fan

A heatsink installed inside the Pi 4's official case will do precious little to avoid throttling the CPU (and likely other components, as they all get very hot). A case like the 'Flirc' heatsink-as-a-case might help a little, though it still only offers passive heat dissipation.Jul 17, 2019

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The small heatsink goes on the USB controller chip to install the heatsink. First peel off the blueMoreThe small heatsink goes on the USB controller chip to install the heatsink. First peel off the blue tape. Then firmly press the heatsink to the chip.