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Keep your Raspberry PI cool with this huuuuge 60mm radiator.
Read moreHas anyone done any comparisons with this heatsink and the ICE one?
Hey @Tony254187,
I had a quick look around and couldn’t find any obvious comparisons on the internet. hopefully, someone gets onto this, the result would be really interesting.
Looking at both fans though I doubt either one will let you down in terms of cooling. They both seem to be overkill for anything I could consider using a Pi 5 for but who knows. Someone may be pushing the limits of what that board can do and actually need all this cooling!
I would love to see what that project looks like. 
Sam
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I couldn’t find any comparisons either.
I wish I could find a way to justify the high price of this heatsink though. 
It looks very sleek, but I have paid less for heatsinks used on x86 CPUs. They tend to run ALOT hotter that the SOCs on a pi too. I guess it comes down to economies of scale.
Thanks for your reply! Enjoy the rest of the week.
Regards,
Tony
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The official active cooler was more than enough to cool the Pi 5 fully overclocked, I doubt you would see much of a difference between the two given how overkill they are, maybe a few degrees at best I would guess.
But in terms of cool factor, the Argon THRML is REALLY clean in that matte black.
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I know right!! I can’t justify the price though LOL. I already have the official active cooler as well. It is just a shame it isn’t as quiet as everyone on Youtube touted it to be. I could hear it several rooms away. While brushing my teeth. With an ELECTRIC toothbrush.
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Hi
What cooler for Pi 5 do you hasve that does not cover the 40 pin header, as we are placing a vertical PCB in that location. We need access to the 40 pin header on the Pi 5 PCB. We need the best cooling option. the two we bought do not work.
Regards
Des Burns
Hey @Desmond304057, welcome to the forums!
The official active cooler doesn’t block the 40-pin header. Here is a top-down photo of it to help see if it will fit your needs:
It is also more than capable of cooling the Pi 5. We ran a stress test with an overclocked Pi 5 running at 100% CPU usage for nearly a whole day and it was adequate enough to cool it.
Hope this helps!
