Re:The 64-core Parallella is alive
by vidarh on Monday April 28, 2014 @08:46PM
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It does work with just the heat sink, but if you want to keep it on for extended periods, the fan is probably a good idea.
I can recommend this kit for a case/fan: http://shop.abopen.com/ - that fan is enough to keep everything feeling cool to the touch.
The design is on Github too, if you want to do your own (and if nothing else the instructions shows you how to hook up a 5v fan directly to the board)
It takes some assembly and very light soldering, but not more than that you can get away with any crappy soldering iron and ideally a pair of wire cutters (but scissors will do)
I can recommend this kit for a case/fan: http://shop.abopen.com/ - that fan is enough to keep everything feeling cool to the touch.
The design is on Github too, if you want to do your own (and if nothing else the instructions shows you how to hook up a 5v fan directly to the board)
It takes some assembly and very light soldering, but not more than that you can get away with any crappy soldering iron and ideally a pair of wire cutters (but scissors will do)