5V5A should be enough ;) Depends on your exact build, I'm sure that m3 stick + 6.5" screen + sound amp + ?controller? (I'm not sure about this part) could draw probably 4A max., also consider that you might have to change the fan on the m3 or design a new heatsink. Like I said these run on 4.5W TDP...

IlMarso91 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:31 am

Also decides to ditch the chinese converter for this

https://www.pololu.com/product/2851

Yes, I probably will use what everybody is using here.


Has anybody done a read/write test for the 64GB eMMC and on a speedy SD card? Which is better? I cannot find any details on the 64GB eMMC storage...

5V will be enough but measure it, best would be to hook it up to an oscilloscope and monitor if the 5V is stable without any voltage spikes, I have read that people connected they m3/m5 stick to a common 5V 2A powerbank and it killed the compute stick... Oh and in addition to my TDP tipp, this only ...

I actually found a M3 stick yesterday for 150 euros with free shipping which is a lot less than the celerons for less power consumption and far more power. I hope I can get the M3 around that price, but I don't know if the TDP can be changed for these compute sticks in the BIOS or via Intels XTU. F...

@IlMarso91 Thank you for the list and links very usefull! Have you considered a compute stick m3 maybe, it is really cheap on ebay without OS and no powersupply. The 6y30 I think is more powerfull for its lower 4.5 TDP then the Celerons. Are you buying separate displays and control boards because of...