Raspberry Pi 5 really necessary?

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Is it really necessary to use a Raspberry Pi 5 for Octoprint? If so, how much RAM is needed.

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Weba @Frank_3D !

A Pi 3 is quite sufficient for OctoPrint. A Pi 4 also.

A Pi 5 ca be considered as "too much of a good thing" :wink:

I'm curious who made that proclamation.

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I would actually tell you to NOT use a Raspberry Pi 5 as thanks to missing hardware encoders it's actually a worse choice than an RPi4 if you intend to attach a webcam to it as well.

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Thanks, that sounds good! I still have a Raspberry Pi 4 in the drawer. Do you notice the difference between a Pi3 and Pi4 (with camera)?

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I'm using an RPi 3 with an RPi cam V2 and I'm happy with the performance. I'd use the RPi 4 in the drawer rather than buying a 3 or 3+.

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What are the missing hardware encoders on the Pi 5 that are on the Pi 4? I recently acquired the Pi 5 and have used it on my Artillery SW2. Are you saying if I try to add the camera it just won't work?