/products/devtools/single-board-computers/next-genbeaglebone/b/blog/posts/update-under-40-degrees-c-lowest-idle-cpu-temp-so-far-on-the-beaglebone-ai-sbc-how-to-and-pictures-insideOK, it shouldn&#39;t be a surprise to anyone that this board gets H-O-T. It&#39;s not something to be held in the palm of your hand, so it&#39;s not that critical. Until it is. Because, as all/most CPUs, it halts when reaching a certain temperature in order to pen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/products/devtools/single-board-computers/next-genbeaglebone/b/blog/posts/update-under-40-degrees-c-lowest-idle-cpu-temp-so-far-on-the-beaglebone-ai-sbc-how-to-and-pictures-insideWed, 22 Jan 2020 22:11:23 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:5de10498-9fe4-42c7-a129-fdde5961da07colporteur2<p>A philosophical question I thought of after reading your review, when is CPU cooling required verses recommended?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Heat sinks and cooling fans are additional components and additional cost to manufacture. If they are required then pins to support power connections and power requirements need to be part of the solution. I don&#39;t like the implications of the buyer being left to decide.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Your comment that the unit got HOT just performing an update to me suggests it requires a cooler and is not optional.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=8594&AppID=80&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/products/devtools/single-board-computers/next-genbeaglebone/b/blog/posts/update-under-40-degrees-c-lowest-idle-cpu-temp-so-far-on-the-beaglebone-ai-sbc-how-to-and-pictures-insideThu, 16 Jan 2020 19:05:35 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:5de10498-9fe4-42c7-a129-fdde5961da07DAB0<p>Good work, it is too bad that the board was not built with adequate thermal dissipation in mind.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=8594&AppID=80&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/products/devtools/single-board-computers/next-genbeaglebone/b/blog/posts/update-under-40-degrees-c-lowest-idle-cpu-temp-so-far-on-the-beaglebone-ai-sbc-how-to-and-pictures-insideThu, 16 Jan 2020 15:54:53 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:5de10498-9fe4-42c7-a129-fdde5961da07clem571<p>I like the hub you used in the picture! BTW, due to the cooling issues I was unable to use the BB AI as intended on a walking stick.<span>[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-5de10498-9fe4-42c7-a129-fdde5961da07/contentimage_5F00_2.png:16:16]</span> But I feel the board has a huge potential in the future...</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=8594&AppID=80&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">