First impressions before power up.
The controller 'enclosure' is FRUGAL TO A FAULT.
All they did was slap a clear cover over the top.
The bottom is exposed PCB.
The only thing 'elevating' the bare PCB from perhaps a metal table is 4 snap in plastic legs that hold the clear top up.
The sides are open also.
The ASIC case is steel, claim of 'stronger' probably accurate.
Looking inside first cube can see the monkies cranked the heatsink down so tight that the brand new ASIC PCB is low in the center and high at the corners. Brand fuckin new PCBs warped by basic assembly.
I imagine it'll work OK the Oct units got the same abuse and 'most' survived.
The screws holding heatsink plate in place are glued or cross threaded.
I'll need to dig out my long t-handle T10 torx to get em out.
Only 5-7 mm clearance below ASIC PCB (5mm in center below ASIC, 6-7mm at the corners.
Only 8mm between top of heatpipes and inside of case.
This limits adding height (M3 male/M3 female hex standoff) to them, else cut a hole for the pipes to stick out the top.
Raising the PCB is a must do in my book. 6mm clearance starves the bottom of PCB for air.
5 out of 6 of the case screws on the first cube were stripped during assembly.
I'm using a small jewelers style torx handle with only my finger tips (not abused by me)
It looks as if the inside hole is too big for the self tapping screws they used on the thin steel.
About what I expected for fit and lack of finishing touches mechanically.
(I set the bar low)
Time for the smoke test.
If I don't return soon with twisted panties it prolly means ASICs passed basic testing.
It may be a while for more reporting from me as I have NMI's this side of screen.
YMMV
EDIT # 1 ) The stripped case screws means there ARE metal shavings somewhere that used to be part of the case.
