Raspberry Pi 3: Fan and Cooling Tests

[Zalamel]

It looks like the RPi 3 staying at 40nm lithography resulted in overheating issues for some people, this video shows a neat solution on how to quench the heat!

Raspberry Pi 3: Fan and Cooling Tests

I'd say for anyone who pushes their Pi 3 hard with Gaming, Emulation, or HD Video Watching, a heatsink & fan is highly recommended. Or at the very least, use a well ventilated case!

Here's the RPi Subreddit post of the video, with some interesting comments.

[Rive]

Or you can just look here for fan/heatsink cooling ideas, and testing to see if you are adequately cooled and stable.
viewtopic.php?f=63&t=144391&p=952371#p952371

Includes "howto" install and use the following:
sdbench
memtester
sysbench
stress
cpuburn-a53
linpack