Installing a Noctua PWM Fan on a Raspberry Pi 4
In my previous video, I installed the GeeekPi Ultra Thin ICE Tower Cooler for the Raspberry Pi 4 — complete with a cooling fan and thermal pads. While the cooler performs brilliantly, the included fan runs at full speed 100% of the time, making it noticeably noisy during operation.
🎯 In this video, I’ll walk you through how to replace the stock fan with a quiet and efficient Noctua PWM fan, and set up software to dynamically control the fan speed based on the Pi’s temperature.
💡 Whether you're aiming for a quieter setup or just love tinkering, this upgrade is simple, effective, and makes a big difference.
In this video, we will be covering the following topics:
1️⃣Existing GeeekPi ULTRA Thin ICE Tower Fan + Noise level
2️⃣Noctua NF-A4x10 Fan types - Regular and PWM
3️⃣Removing the GeeekPi Fan
4️⃣Noctua PWM Fan Unboxing - What's included in the box
5️⃣Installing the Noctua Fan + Wiring
6️⃣Installing the Fan Control Libraries + Script + Auto Start-up
7️⃣Testing the Fan speed temperature control
Purchase Links:
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◉ GeeekPi Ultra Thin ICE Tower Cooler for Pi 4B: https://amzn.to/3ZsIDwd
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◉ Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (4GB): https://amzn.to/4mqYTb8
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Raspberry Pi Fan Control Setup:
1️⃣sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y
2️⃣sudo reboot
3️⃣sudo apt update && sudo apt install python3-rpi.gpio -y
4️⃣🅰️nano fan_control.py
4️⃣🅱️https://gist.github.com/HandymanSavag...
5️⃣🅰️crontab -e
5️⃣🅱️@reboot /usr/bin/python3 /home/pi/fan_control.py &
6️⃣sudo reboot
If you have any questions about installing the Noctua PWM fan, feel free to ask in the comments section.
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