koosd Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 I just received a Flirc case for the Raspberry Pi 5 that I had ordered, and noticed that the thermal pad was quite small, barely half the size of that square area on the case that goes on top of the cpu. Is this normal, or should the pad in fact be bigger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 The thermal pad should match up closely with the rounded portion of the Pi 5 heat sink, which is what the case makes contact with. Anything beyond that would be pointless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koosd Posted January 11 Author Report Share Posted January 11 Of course, makes sense. I had a look at the case before even opening the pi. The pad is perfectly sized for the pi5 heatsink 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 On 1/11/2024 at 12:45 PM, koosd said: Of course, makes sense. I had a look at the case before even opening the pi. The pad is perfectly sized for the pi5 heatsink No worries. Given the somewhat unusual shape of the Pi5 heatsink, it's natural for long time users to be a little perplexed by the fairly different thermal pad. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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