Raspberry Pi 4 8GB Starter Kit By LABISTS - Is It Worth Buying?

[@shawnwade302]

4 month update: I bought this exact kit because of this video and Im still very happy with this purchase. I have my pi overclocked to 2.1 gigahertz and have a 128gb sd card filled with a couple thousand games and my pi never overheats. ETA prime thanks for your great videos! Anytime something new pi related comes out the first thing I do is check your KZbin channel.

[@galaxyunicorngirls2303]

Which games are you able to play on rpi4?

[@nithinmathewjoji7471]

Sir can u give the link in Amazon for this product the link given is too old and outdated so I am. Not able to get one

[@JohnBraman413]

how do you overclock this?

[@warp00009]

Needing a second Pi-4, I recently got the CanaKit 8GB starter set. Although it came with a cute little plastic case with a rather small 30mm fan, even with the nice heat sinks they provided didn't seem to cool it much at all. I upgraded to a GeekPi Ice-Tower cooler a couple of days later which cut the CPU temperature by over 40C - dropping the average lightly loaded temperatures from over 80C to slightly less than 40C! The other accessories that came with the CanaKit worked perfectly - but the cooling of the originally provided case should have been much better.

[@roosterfloss758]

The most comprehensive starter guide on youtube. Very to the point. Thank you!

[@stephenlittle7534]

That's a really nice starter kit. I so like the lead switch. Saves pulling the lead out or bending down to pull the plug out. Nice touch.

[@Jyan1991]

This is amazing, especially considering that only the amazon page mentions applying the thermal pads and the official site says nothing, it doesn't even have the locations shown on the site

[@greatkingrat]

I’ve watched enough of your videos to know that I need to subscribe…great video.

[@shawnwade302]

Great video. I ordered this one about 10 hours ago. It will be my 1st raspberry pi.

[@warronfrench8163]

Let me know how it turns out. I want to get into this technology myself.

[@shawnwade302]

@@warronfrench8163 I've been overclocking my pi4 and playing psp games with no issues. I have 4,000 games on my pi4 on just one big micro sd card. Great little computer

[@John-cn8jv]

Keep an eye on the pi's not working. Before you know it they breed and start populating the house. That's how I've explained all the extras to my wife. You are about to have a great adventure.

[@NIVO1972]

heh typo "Raspbain" OS on card not a bad little kit.

[@darkcoeficient]

Well, it won't matter anymore now, it will be a curiosity. Because they renamed the OS XD.

[@leonhawkins1955]

New Batman villain

[@TheSulross]

In 30 years retro enthusiast will pay to collect such quirks

[@Sam-tx4jz]

I got a similar kit from the same company, and it's great! definitely recommende to everyone.

[@i8bitbarber69]

Me being new to this I had a few starter kits in mind, right when I seen those fans light up it was a done deal. Thank you!

[@dark_dirttv7474]

LABIST customer service is absolutely brilliant. Never had a customer service like it. The micro sd port fell off and they simply replaced it for free!

[@andrewcosten]

Love to see someone try and do a water-cooled one

[@haydensmith3863]

lmao me too

[@Zigmark]

dang this has more ram than my phone and laptop

[@DropBearJroc]

I feel for you

[@milord2921]

Derpingz same...

[@ansyarh5747]

Hahaha same

[@mikaelafpetersens]

Me too... both combined :(

[@ahmedthegreat3973]

I Have 3GB Ram And 16GB Storage

[@resfan000]

In a few years I can't wait for the raspberry pi updates. Soon I'll be able to play everything from retro to ps2 soon...

[@lionelt.9124]

Well, why not install Batocera on those old laptops and PCs you've been meaning to do something with in the meantime?

[@serthsw]

Thanks newbie here just got this kit and followed along with you and I feel like a longtime computer tech!!

[@bhztufs]

I'm interested to know how Wi-Fi and Bluetooth perform with these big heatsinks and metal cases because I think they are a killer for radio signals

[@dejanrajcic8686]

I have this kit, no problem with wifi or bluetooth at all!

[@shawnwade302]

I have this exact kit and WiFi and bluetooth work flawlessly

[@BrianMayle]

What timing! I just ordered their 4Gb model yesterday with the 20% coupon too!

[@yonceydelatorre3802]

What's the coupon code?

[@MrDavidBFoster]

I like everything except the RGB (y'all probably consider that a plus). Just more wires I have to cut. But, if you consider Amazon's regular pricing on all that stuff to be "fair", then yeah, it's a (slight) bargain. I'd still have to pick up at least a 3.5A Argon PSU though, so there went my savings.

[@LeonardeMarco]

and I thought I was the only one who hated the cheapish looking RGBs.

[@Tetemovies4]

Do you know if it’s possible to shut it off?

[@cdouglashall]

Great video! Mine was $109 and I'm building and deploying it tomorrow! I'm encouraged that you also think it's a great buy. Thank you!

[@jumpinjason]

Thank you for posting this! The instructions in my kit were not for the case included and had no idea what to do with the 3M pads. The video link included in the instruction were for a different case too.

[@trevv5886]

Its under their youtube channel. They have videos for a few of their kits and cases

[@MP-ih9wf]

Thank you. I totally missed putting the pads for the heat sink on mine - To big of a hurry to get it up and running. Got to go back and to that before I fire it up again.

[@robhopper5729]

what size are the fans, 20mm? I wonder if I could rig up dual noctua 20x10mm fans. Noctua are SUPER quiet even at higher RPM, but it would be a 3 pin so I need to figure out how to do that with the pi4 board.

[@antibodyjeans]

Thanks for this video. I wanted to ease into the Pi (I've been using Unix since 1992 - started on the wonderful SunOS - but didn't want to kludge my way into this). Saw the video, ordered the kit, and it all came as advertised. Not sure what to do with the 4 standoffs tho' :). This made the process stress-free. Much appreciated.

[@Ranjitzu]

Great video for people who are thinking to get into the world of Raspberries, this kit will sure give them a fancy head start. I got the Argon One myself, and like the look of a small Mini-PC on my desk with all cables stacked backwards nice and tidy! (Like number 2020)

[@alessandrotesser6841]

On labists site they indicate to put thermal paste on cpu, ram, and WiFi controller...I did likethis.... I'm wondering if now I have to disassemble the heat sink and put again thermal paste also on usb controller🙄🤔. What's your suggestion?

[@moshadj]

I bought this full kit off Facebook marketplace from someone who was upset this wasn't really a full desktop replacement for $40. With a deal like that I've never wanted to buy another at even a reasonable discount.

[@bobsisic5714]

Did you have to flash micro so card with the pi , os and can I do this without a windows computer , also do you know if I can use a hd from a old laptop as storage for my pi setup

[@hatrez907]

I do have the previous version in black. I picked it up for ~85€ for the 4Gb version 2 years ago.

[@AnonGolden]

I know this is an old video, but during this past Prime Day i bought what it seemed like this same kit, but it comes with a bag with 4 extra screws that are very long and hollow on the other side, they are like motherboard stanoffs but like an inch long. What are they used for? Oh, also, now it comes with 4 thermal pads instead of 3

[@Mental_Health_Matters]

Do you recommend an official power source for the Raspberry Pi to avoid any potential under-voltage warnings? I bought a Canakit 2 years ago with a 3B+ and would get the warning when using Retropie. I decided to order an official power source and never ran into the issue again

[@Goodgamer78]

I use the Canakit Pi 4 and have no issues, even when overclocked. I think RPi sells an official power supply

[@bhztufs]

@@MKDC-5 you're wrong, if the PSU is badly built, it will not be able to provide the advertised power as some cheap PSU does. They won't reach the 3A or the voltage drop will be too high

[@W1ldTangent]

Not all PSUs are built equally, I've had more trouble with the 3B+ than any other model though. They're very picky about power, my CanaKit adapters sometimes give me that under heavy load too but they work fine with earlier 3Bs and 2Bs.

[@DigitalIP]

I ended up getting a used Pi 3B not long ago that came with the heatsinks installed, turns out the heatsinks had some kind of adhesive or thermal pad? Carefully took off the CPU heatsink and added a small dab of thermal paste so it wouldnt stick to the CPU again, it dropped the CPUs temp about 10C or so, more so when using a FAN Hat. So i dont think id use just a thermal pad without a little thermal paste when i get a Pi4

[@robinbickel2451]

You make such great videos, dude. May your affiliate and ad revenue come pouring in! I have to Raspberry pi 3's lying around collecting dust, so I'm not ready to get another one, but I do enjoy seeing your reviews!

[@joymiller3140]

What different kinds of things could you do on a 8gb vs 4gb ? Like do I really need a 8gb? How often do they update the hardware of raspberry pi?

[@TheJonathanc82]

That heatsink is better than those I have gotten with other kits. Looks like it is a good value for this kit.

[@j4moffett]

Thanks for what you do. Is the D8CJN chip an 8gig chip? That is what I have on my Model B.

[@chrisbaker2903]

How do you get the brown paper off the heat transfer pads? I've mangled one pad already and was/am pretty close to mangling #2? I'll need to get some more of them.

[@markharrisllb]

I’ve just got my first pi and a Argon One M.2 case. It looks like great fun and as it isn’t one of my main computers I might go with the Raspberry 64 bit OS. I know it’s still in the beta stage but I’ve nothing to lose as there’ll never be anything important stored on it.

[@jamiegossett]

a custom 3d printed liquid water block for each chip and using the tubes hospitals use for IV for giving fluids and custom-built radiator and pump system with distilled water and overclock to 1.5 ghz.

[@songsurfercorp]

The usb controller thermal pad is at the wrong location. It goes beside 1234 pins of the power supply. The location is even indented in the heat sink.

[@Toddimyre]

If it's anything similar to the kit I was gifted, it's pretty legit.

[@mrbio-gs9ve]

you are right

[@Angel-mh1sc]

Where do I buy it because the link in description isn’t working

[@infotruther]

Hey ETA I got the same thing but it came with 4 gold pins. What are they for?

[@SpoopyGhost95]

I have been wondering. How do you put retropie on raspbian. I want to play retro games on a pi 4 using raspbian as the OS.

[@sirlezard670]

Retropie is an OS and so is raspbian. You'd need to use something like NOOBS for multiboot.

[@ozziearchangel9096]

How does the pi4 8gb model handle web streaming? For example any lag. Audio issues.screen tearing? Does it handle KZbin.netflix.sport streaming services etc well? Heard the raspberry os for 64bit is in beta stage and struggles to stream videos. Not sure if it's been updated or false

[@millionairecheatcode7523]

Great kit except after a month one fan stopped working and other fan is super loud. Do you sell replacement fans?

[@richardpalmanteer9798]

I have the 4GB model got it from Pi Shop it was under $100.00 had a black case slot for the 1.3 camera and a tripod mount. Small single fan I connected it to pin 1 and 6 same box you have just the 4GB model 2 HDMI Cables and the power cable with the on and off switch. the small type C microSD reader.

[@rikimaru749]

I like this 8Go Ram but I wish a PI5 to offer more power. for now I am getting more& and more interessted into Ryzen mini pc than PI4 I am curious to see the power of PI5. Great Vid as always thank for it.

[@hermanstokbrood]

I agree. The PI is cheaper but delivers noway near the performance of a Ryzen mini PC. You can also run Windows on it. For less than €300 you have a also 8gb/256gb ssd which makes it way more mature.

[@dboymax1]

Wish they come out with a Pi5 with Mvne support and more powerful CPU and GPU..

[@hermanstokbrood]

@@sleepntsheep1169 You could even do with less.

[@hermanstokbrood]

@@sleepntsheep1169 But you don't need 8gb.

[@mikeymaiku]

@@hermanstokbrood if your going to get a pi now why not the top model? Is not like its a extra 300 dollars for the extra ram. If the 8gb was availible when i ordered i would have instead of the 4gb for a extra 30 dollars

[@myusrn]

Is there a way to disable the rgb lighting if you don't want your sbc glowing? Does rasbian have automated and adhoc sleep mode story so you don't have to leave this running all the time vs booting from scratch each time?

[@thefishersfisher2378]

That mouse and keyboard is the exact type I have

[@excalibruh1380]

im so glad they changed the fan

[@arkasingha6111]

Loved the video. How did u overclocked the pi???

[@DavidGomez-ws5br]

Can this raspberry pi run retro games or do I need to buy a pi 3 b+ or pi 4 2gb. Please help 🙏

[@aaronag7876]

the Amazon link for the 8gb kit, has been upgraded and doesnt include the fan in the video. Shame as that looked great.

[@testosteroneinc.3800]

AHHH COME ON ETA!! I'm trying to save for a PS5. LOL!!

[@prestonjudearnold2814]

P5?

[@marinalisgara]

@@prestonjudearnold2814 I think he means raspberry pi 5.

[@prestonjudearnold2814]

@@marinalisgara or ps5

[@marinalisgara]

@@prestonjudearnold2814 what kind of human being would chose between a raspberry pi 4 and a ps5? They are VERY different products for different consumers. Also if he meant ps5 he probably wouldn't write p5.

[@prestonjudearnold2814]

@@marinalisgara true how much would the pi5 be?

[@FalconWing1813]

Very nice kit, hope the make different color cases, black or gray might be good looking!

[@scottb.8523]

Is there a way to disable the fan light show without snipping wires? And if snipping wires is the only way to do that, how do we do that? Thanks for the review ETA

[@SPLIFiTeD]

I got the pi4 4gb labist kit for Christmas last year. Unfortunately the micro SD card didn't work in the pi.

[@thatsthething778]

I literally bought a Labist Pi 4 kit 4 gig 2 weeks ago and it didn't come with the dual fan heat sink, so this must be new. Just like the Amazon reviews says, the fan that came with mine started off quiet but got super loud over a couple of days to the point where it was unusable. Can you update if the dual fans on your heatsink gets louder over 48 hours? Everything else in the kit was great, just that fan was really unusable.

[@jvm-tv]

Argon case is better for sure plus half of the fun is shopping these separately and putting them together otherwise you can buy a cheap laptop for this price.

[@TheSulross]

To me, a fair comparison of these desktop computing Pi rigs, is to evaluate them up against the 1987 ARM-powered Acorn RISC PC - which was an ARM-based desktop computer

[@rudebwoydread13]

Can this raspberry pi 4 be hooked up the same way to the Arcade 1Up cab?

[@Anail_Mhin]

I bought it directly on their site... Hope it will come =D

[@nate.464]

No longer on Amazon can't find it link just page not found

[@trackmastersdj]

What's the best way to turn off the Raspberry Pi 4 after you're done playing it? Should I shut it down through the emulator/RetroPie internally or just flip the power switch on the power cord adapter manually?

[@W1ldTangent]

I got their 4GB kit for $100 Canadian Rupees, quite a steal from the normal Amazon price of $140. Don't care too much for the cheap-feeling case and noisy fan, but I have a fair few extra High-Pi cases laying around from Buyapi.ca kits. This 8GB kit has a different case that doesn't look much better, but has a much bigger heatsink.

[@cx3268]

As with any kit or combo pack. Parts you need and their individual prices plus the other parts (needed or useful or not). Is that cost more or less than just buying ONLY the needed parts to the whole kit?

[@W1ldTangent]

From my research, it's almost always less... they're basically giving away the case and one or two accessories pretty much, but they buy the ingredients in bulk and earmark some of them for kits, so they can afford it and still make money.

[@retroscum6454]

I bought a labists starter kit for a pi 4B a couple years ago and I am trying to use it to convert an old space age tv into a deskpi, bascially. I have been trying to add an LED arcade button to it as an on/off switch and I used your tutorial for adding a power button to a 1,2, or 3, but it didn't work for me. I'm hoping that you can help me fix this issue?

[@echo-hotel]

I’ve been adding an ESP32 to the mix to offload some basic tasks.

[@kkshinichi]

If not for exorbitant shipping fees, that's better than what I bought on the same price: RPi4 8GB, 16GB MicroSD Card, Official Raspberry Pi USB-C Power Adapter, 1 MicroHDMI-HDMI cable, three small aluminum heatsinks, okdo black case

[@Styleshift88]

I've been having a lot of trouble with the rpi4. I've been getting a bunch of screen tearing during games and menus and Kodi has been crashing a bit more than normal. I am debating returning mine. I don't know if this is normal or not for the Pi4.

[@lander1591]

The Graphics Processor Unit in the Pi4 is brand new and the drivers are still being written for it as it is being reverse engineered for open source. Eventually it will be good but for now it's still a little rough around the edges as some of the GPU tasks are still being performed by the CPU. If you want a more polished or better experience in the meantime I'd suggest trying out the 3B+ as it's drivers and firmware have had much more time to mature.

[@Styleshift88]

@@lander1591 Thank you! 😁👍 I have used every single PI before this. I still have my 3b+. I was just wondering why the experience wasn't seamless yet since everyone has been recommending the pi 4 but neglecting to mention that there is a bunch of screen tearing and why.

[@bigRed90]

You sound like 'Professor Messer'...Awesome video! I cannot to buy one of these.

[@ryanschreck]

The kit looks nice! For those lucky folks with a micro center around, I’d recommend the kit I went with: aluminum case, 1x 40mm fan, 3mA power supply with on/off switch. I think the brand was micro connectors and it was $20. I liked this kit because I could choose the pi and micro SD card separately-I didn’t like that I had to buy a new hdmi cable/adaptor, though. I suppose if someone doesn’t want to bother shopping for every part, this labists kit is the way to go. Thanks for the video!

[@gedgicat2063]

Amazon link seems to be to the wrong kit (at least the UK)

[@BrettCulley]

i just bought this same kit 2 days ago, now i need to figure out what i am going to use it for. 120 bucks for the 8gb is kinda expensive.

[@psmstr]

RetroPIE’s always a good choice until you’ve got a serious use for it.

[@keithp6056]

Would you recommend going with the Argon one kit? I can't post it, but it's on amazon.

[@sirgouki6207]

I remember the days when not everything computer related had to have LEDs on it. Would be nice to go back.

[@AdHdEntertainmentLLC]

I think Im going to pick this up soon!

[@andyloechler9896]

weird the instruction don't say anything about thermal pad on USB controller? Shows it installed CPU, RAM, and Wifi controller.

[@alessandrotesser6841]

That's right .... I'm wondering if now I have to disassemble the heat sink and put again thermal paste also on usb controller🙄🤔. Did you do it?

[@andyloechler9896]

@@alessandrotesser6841 yes I did, temp has not been an issue for me, easy and cheap to do

[@alessandrotesser6841]

@@andyloechler9896 did you replace all the pads? Which thickness pads did you use to replace the factory ones?

[@andyloechler9896]

@@alessandrotesser6841 0.5mm worked for me I have no idea what the kit came with

[@01bigtrev]

That heat sink and fan is far better than the one I got in my pi4 4gb kit from them.

[@LNVACVAC]

I want a HAT with audio codec for it. What do you recommend?

[@justsmart207]

Just bought this kit but gives me a “screen resolution not supported” on my Samsung smart TVs. Don’t have a computer up and running to format a new sd card atm so is there any advice you or anyone can give me? Have an old hp monitor but only has vga connection.

[@joemolinelli08]

does the kit include the screw driver?

[@justsmart207]

Yes it does. It worked on my old Sony television that was made back in 2009

[@toddcoello6461]

So I watch your videos everytime they come out. Here's my question I have a pi 4 4gb with a 7 in touchscreen. I can't figure out what I want to do with it. I've tried octoprint for my printers. I've tried retropie and raspbien. I really like to have the use of the raspbien but able to play games when I want. What's the best way to do this and have you ever reviewed a case for pi4 and that screen? My initial goal was to have something to do while traveling by plane.

[@antscape]

Check out some of the handhelds he has done reviews on for the pi4

[@piccolosan19]

Nice little review of a worthy sbc

[@AlaaSalehLE]

is the audio over HDMI working?

[@liquidt3ch]

i got this kit. seems pretty decent so far. my only complaint is the sd card reader is usb-c only. and my pc only has regular usb. luckily i have other sd readers anyways, but something to keep in mind to new buyers

[@Noodles.FreeUkraine]

Then you didn't get this kit, because the SD card reader is both USB-A and USB-C.

[@liquidt3ch]

@@Noodles.FreeUkraine nope I did get that kit.. maybe they changed their sd reader. I got it the moment it came out honestly. thats good though :)

[@Noodles.FreeUkraine]

@@liquidt3ch Weird, but maybe they just grab what's on hand. Mine can be flipped and used either way. Just USB-C is a bit weird since most people have USB-A still I reckon.

[@hernanvaisman]

Is that microsd reader micro sdxc compatible? Thanks for the review

[@manuel-m7318]

Once again, Eta strikes again ! But i would like some advices, i'm searching a case for my older raspberry pi 3 with some cooling elements inside it, any advices ? :)

[@iroesstrongarm]

The Argon One case does come in a model for the 3b+.

[@LeerparaCrear]

Great video, ETA. Can you install a different linux distro, such as Pop or Manjaro on a Raspberry?

[@wyn8758]

I don't own a PC (I do have a monitor/mouse/keyboard). Can I use this Pi kit alone to download game emulations and later install into an Arcade 1 up mod? Anyone know? Appreciate the help.

[@ultrakwon]

Is there a reason why you switched the fan voltage from 5 to 3?

[@mrmr3963]

Late reply that probably doesn't need to be answered anymore lol. To reduce fan noise.

[@killerkuban3311]

What if I want just the raspberry the better one and I'm using the new nes case for an ssd

[@merling5825]

Damn that case and heatsink look good! Anyone knows where I can find something similar without buying a whole kit?

[@handlesarefeckinstupid]

Pimoroni.

[@Shifter_Fitter]

Would something like MX-4 heatsink compound make a difference in temps ?

[@MrDavidBFoster]

I doubt the heatsink makes full contact.

[@MrSomeGamerdude]

Thermal paste will do better than thermal pad, so yes. For me I using Kingpin Cooling KPx on my Pi inside Argon Neo instead of the included thermal pad. Compare to everyone else who used the pad in the Neo. I got 10-15C less than everyone else at 2.1Ghz

[@luisgarcia-ru3sq]

Could you install the dolphin emulator for gamecube games and would it work fine on this??

[@parallel041]

In official labists assembly 3rd thermal pad stick next to gpio unit not the USB module

[@CAgrampa1999]

What are the 4 brass screws for?

[@blackhatfreak]

I’ve found the Geekpi kit for GBpi is a really good price as well.

[@burprobrox9134]

What’s that line at the base of his thumb?

[@YuriFontella]

which command to check the temperature?

[@anb1142]

Can you disable the LEDs ?

[@GamerPlaypen]

I had issues with the 8gb model loading images I found online (arcadepunks and other sites), there is something different in the boot procedure that causes images not to boot. I also noticed the 8gb will boot to a bios screen without an sd card while the 4gb just gives me a black screen. This was enough of a headache for me to stay away from the 8gb model

[@W1ldTangent]

That's the newer bootloader eeprom image on the 8GB showing that screen, it's looking for a USB or network source to boot from, chances are your earlier models have never had that updated. And I've found you need to have a fairly recent set of fixup .dat, start .elf and other /boot files, and that sometimes can make a recalcitrant OS image boot up.

[@GamerPlaypen]

@@W1ldTangent appreciate the help, guess I'll update my older pi4s