# Cooling for Picade with Pi4?

**URL:** <https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/cooling-for-picade-with-pi4/17320>\
**Category:** Picade\
**Created:** [June 13, 2021, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/cooling-for-picade-with-pi4/17320 "2021-06-13T11:49:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![saltedlolly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/saltedlolly/32/7979_2.png) [@saltedlolly](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/saltedlolly)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/cooling-for-picade-with-pi4/17320/1 "2021-06-13T11:49:51Z")

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I am in the process of assembling my Picade with a Pi4 4Gb, and the instructions don’t mention cooling. Am I likely to need a heatsink and/or fan for RetroPie and this setup? (I’m new to RetroPie so I’m no sure how hot this thing will get while retro gaming.)

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**Author:** ![Fazza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@Fazza](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Fazza)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/cooling-for-picade-with-pi4/17320/2 "2021-06-15T11:32:13Z")

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> [@My fan shim cooling with xhat + fixes to power issue/ reboots on custom images](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/my-fan-shim-cooling-with-xhat-fixes-to-power-issue-reboots-on-custom-images/16892):
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> Hey all. I’ve seen a few posts regarding cooling on picade with the xhat fitted (I have the new 10" version with PI4B). Some are very good but people seem to be hesitant. You shouldnt be. My process was: Buy an extended header (11mm version): Buy a fan shim: Buy a standoff set (I connected two together on each corner): This standoff set may be better although I’d brought the one above: Simply pop off the xhat. Put the fan shim on and then use the extended header and standoff set to r…

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