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Review on 🌬️ Enhance and Protect your Raspberry Pi 4 with Akasa Gem Pro, a Superior Passive Cooling Case in Silver by Chris Nastanovich

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Amazing thermals but micro hdmi crashing

Pros: Amazing thermals under load (gcc or clang compilation). The old setup was with a GeeekPi case https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07T2CPC2H/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 with a fan running on a 3.3V rail ( almost noiseless). Compiling the Linux kernel will have a temperature of 80-82 ° C. In this case, the GemPro maximum temperature for the same assembly was 48°C. Amazing difference. The Bad: I'm frustrated that I can't use my iVANKY Braided Micro HDMI (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B087BV3XN7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1) with it. No matter how I tried the cable (tight or loose to the Pi), the signal on the monitor was not picked up. Some other reviews here and blame the aluminum case's proximity to port/insert depth. I'm happy to report that my CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 Micro HDMI Cable (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TTKD38N/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1) seems to be working , so be careful when purchasing this cable. You can try different cables.

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