Block arrived (OP2968, ordered Nov 4, just arrived today Feb 25th - 3 months and 3 weeks exact):
I am a little afraid to install the block however because there seems to be an issue - I reached out to Optimus already over email, but no response today - and in general haven't heard back since Jan 19 (my other emails since went unanswered), so I am hoping I can get some advice from others in this thread in the meantime.
First, the good news / general unboxing, looks like everything's there:
Box:
Included itemcount:
Thermal pads - hoping it's all good there, haven't checked in-depth yet but this is what arrived:
Block shot from above:
Back shot of block:
The included thermal paste + spatula + plugs:
Big thermal pad on the backplate:
The backplate:
Allen wrenches and screws:
Onto the not so good news:
Giving everything a once-over, I noticed that along the sides there are spiky metal linings that almost looks like debris, or cuts that weren't cleaned up, or something with the plating, I have no idea.
The main concern to me is that there's a lot of it. I am worried that if I start flushing coolant through this thing, over time it's going to knock loose all these jagged, irregular metal bits -- and damage my blocks, tubing, pump, res, rads, and/or possibly other hardware. Both the left and right sides have this issue but it's much more prominent on the right. Hard to get good pictures, but:
Upper right side, phone shot:
Right side, phone shot:
Right side, macro lens / camera shot:
Left side, macro lens / camera shot:
Got out the USB microscope to take some closer shots of the big jaggies on the right side - this is the one from the first image, zoomed in:
Another one on the same side:
Another one etc:
In general you see lots of sharp metal bits sticking out every-which-way as you move the block along the microscope. Sort of hard to get better shots because there's only so much space under my microscope, but hopefully it's clear enough.
My question: Can anyone confirm if this is normal / expected / safe / etc? To anyone else with a block, did yours look like this as well?
I've put over $10k USD into my PC setup - I definitely don't want metal bits possibly dislodging and wreaking havoc. Do I need to pop off the top acrylic piece and take a metal file to this?
Can anyone confirm if this is just a cosmetic concern and nothing to worry about, or did this unit not get QC'd properly?
Would appreciate any advice - thanks!