This is a sick build, I just got my Raspberry Pi 4/4GB RAM and know the feeling when you get a new computing device.
nice specs you got there
I have seen a video about running a desktop on a Pi3 B+ and it was even with active cooling very disappointing
There are nice Micro PCs with I3 or similar CPU
It’s sick to gain 12% single core speed over multi core single uses 40W while all 8 use 137W
It seems that the OS just runs the single core operation not on a single hardware core, it keeps jumping from one to another so on all cores the clock and voltage keeps high
The good thing is on the ASUS suite I can put the Eco more for example to 10W
I also got a Pi4, just a few days ago. The new Pi is more than capable of running a desktop environment. Chromium is very snappy, youtube videos stream without lags.
This is not for hardcore video editing or playing the latest game (but even normal games would work), just a great low-cost machine for everyday tasks.
I was about to recommend a Raspberry Pi 4 to my sister as a cheap computer, but because it's not as user-friendly as a typical laptop, I think she would do much better with a $150-$200 laptop.
yes, this is for makers and tinkerers. people like BLF folks.
Lots of issues that have to (and will be) ironed out going forward and it took a while to get it going:
buy Pi, buy usb-c cable, get micro hdmi cable, new sd card, format/dd raspbian, see whether it boots, check what’s missing, etc
It also requires a new case, new software (as both hw, debian and drivers are new). as an example, there is no real working Kodi variant for buster. And there are software solutions that simply don’t exist in the same way on linux.
It is not really portable because the screen is missing, but this concept is most likely the future of computing. Imagine a very small Pi in the future embedded in your clothing or car or elsewhere and only a VR headset/screen for you is required.
I am just blown away what kind of performance you can get for 35$ these days.
The Pi 4 has the capabilities of about 2005 Desktop PC
There are Desktop PCs in about same size, but with more power to buy
you get goodies like
- SSD slot with 500MB/s
- 2.4GHz Quad core CPU
- Intel 600 Graphics
Personnally I prefer to buy second-hand hardware for certain parts (CPU, RAM mostly) for upgrading my systems (up to a certain point of course)
Lately I upgraded (Asus Sabetooth X58 motherboard) from an old 4-core i7 to a 6-core (old) Xeon (faster with even less current consumption!) and it was worth the ~25 bucks.
But I don’t do gaming…
But If you want to build a gaming PC for cheap, you can buy a desktop motherboard (on Aliexpress & co) to fit second-hand, newer generation Xeons (and ECC RAM) for not a lot of money (plenty of youtube videos on the subject).
yes its on everything that way
You can buy a brand-new BMW 5s or an old 5-year Toyota, they both get you to the destination
I just wanted a PC I don’t need to think about upgrading in the next 3-4 years
I changed some settings in Bios
first set the LLC to a less aggressive value
then set SVID to best case scenario
The overall performance in multi core got 10% higher, as now the CPU has under load 0.15V less (1.27 vs 1.42),
but all cores get a higher clock speed of about 400MHz at same power consumption
The single Core speed stays about the same but at 5-6W less power consumption, but does not reach 5GHz anymore only 4.9GHz
before
after
wanted basically more SSD space so the HDD is purely backup
Grabbed on eBay basically an unused server grade SSD (per TB cheaper than used Samsung 860 Evo sell)
Micron 5100 Pro with 1.92TB
