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I got RPi 4 (4GB), with official case and power supply, updated to latest eeprom

BCM2711 detected
Dedicated VL805 EEPROM detected
BOOTLOADER: up-to-date
CURRENT: Thu Apr 16 17:11:26 UTC 2020 (1587057086)
 LATEST: Thu Apr 16 17:11:26 UTC 2020 (1587057086)
 FW DIR: /lib/firmware/raspberrypi/bootloader/critical
VL805: up-to-date
CURRENT: 000137ad
 LATEST: 000137ad

and installed OpenMediaVault https://www.openmediavault.org/

I'll be using it as a NAS with 1 or 2 USB3 HDDs.

Even without case top, and no load, my RPi is running at a temperature of 52C or more. This looks a bit too much. I've watched some videos by ExplainingComputers about cooling RPi 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVfvhEJ9XD0 and now I'm thinking that official case is very bad. Should I get a passive cooling case in a NAS scenario? Or just keep the lead off (I don't like this idea)?

Ivan Koshelev
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  • I would definitely recommend not putting the Pi 4 in a official case. They were literally designed to overheat the Pi. At least get a heatsink and or fan. – Unsigned_Arduino Jun 04 '20 at 02:53
  • For my personal use of my Pi 4, I like having the Pi in a case, so that it does not get dusty. But, I always have a fan ready to run in case the case warms up. – Macintosh Fan Jun 04 '20 at 18:37
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    I will also say that the Pi does not need cooling (The Pi will automatically throttle to reduce temperture), but it's highly recommended cause it will make it faster and last longer. – Unsigned_Arduino Jun 04 '20 at 21:00

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