Chimera Industries Cerberus: The 18L, mATX, USA-made enclosure

[MarcParis]

of course, photos are mandatory at the arrival.

 

[PNP]

Just hang in there, its worth it!! Fedex just left and I will get nothing done tonight...

It's literally in a depot in the next big city up the interstate. I could drive there and back if I didn't have work tomorrow.

of course, photos are mandatory at the arrival.

[x] Crappy lighting
[x] Baked potato camera

Okay then.

 

[jeshikat]

It's literally in a depot in the next big city up the interstate. I could drive there and back if I didn't have work tomorrow.

That sucks. I hate then that happens.

[x] Crappy lighting
[x] Baked potato camera

Better than nothing! Many of the cases from this run basically disappeared into the void since I haven't gotten any feedback or pictures from them.

 

[MarcParis]

Better than nothing! Many of the cases from this run basically disappeared into the void since I haven't gotten any feedback or pictures from them.

On SSF forum, I guess we are only 3 who shared some photos, isn't it?

 

[jeshikat]

As far as build logs yes:

https://smallformfactor.net/forum/threads/kimera-industries-cerberus-build-m109a6-v1.1770/

https://smallformfactor.net/forum/threads/smallest-atx-case-cerberus-x-complete-build-log.2007/

https://smallformfactor.net/forum/threads/inari-cerberus-in-sand.2443/

 

[PNP]

Oh, I was thinking like a flipbook of unboxing pictures.

There will definitely be a build log. I uh...spent an hour in Photoshop and made a banner for mine...

Spoiler: here's part of it

 

[clean003]

Will there be any shipping of the panels in the color of current owners chose? I haven't heard anything about the panels nor power cable.

 

[jeshikat]

Panels and cables are waiting on next pre-production run, but it took longer that we thought it would to sell the last of this batch.

 

[3lfk1ng]

Do you have any plans to offer an additional pre-sale for the Cerb/Cerb-X for the next pre-prod run or have those units already been accounted for?

 

[jeshikat]

We're not sure yet.

 

[TheHig]

I just want to say that the Cerberus X is the ONLY case that I would go full ATX for since catching the SFF bug. It really has no equal. Best of luck getting it ready for prime time.

 

[MarcParis]

Ahah i caught the same virus with Cerberus-X..

 

[PNP]

Just picked mine up since FedEx couldn't be bothered to drive 20 minutes yesterday and deliver on time. No pictures yet since my body is telling me that it's too early o' clock in the morning (hurrah for night shift!). I'm not sure how far I'll get since when I get up I'll only have about 10 hours before pounding out another 3 days of 12 hour shifts, but we'll see.

 

[jeshikat]

That sucks, but best of luck with the (eventual) build!

 

[PNP]

First, I would like to say thank you for using ferromagnetic screws. As someone who has to deal with aluminum screws daily this is bliss.

Second, I'll post initial impressions when i get around to a formal build log thread, but could this reeaalllly use some documentation. Some of it is intuitive: there are 8 silver countersunk screws for 8 motherboard standoffs, 2 hex bolts for the handle, 4 screws for the 2.5 mount and so on. The rest of it not so much, like what are the self-taping screws for and are the gold screws different somehow?

Third, speaking of motherboard standoffs, there is a problem.

Spoiler: The middle standoff in the top row (highlighted in red) doesn't line up even though all the others do.

I don't suppose anyone else has had this issue with an X99-M WS or any other motherboard? I've already been almost-bamboozled by the upside-down socket and the padded IO shield that bulges too much for comfort...

EDIT: Also how does the power cable work? It appears to use metric threads but none of the screws are long enough...

EDIT2: Nevermind about the power cable, I am a dumdum. I went ahead a screwed into all the motherboard standoffs that line up, same result. I'd be okay with it if it wasn't so close to the CPU area. I'm not really comfortable hanging the NH-C14S's kilogram weight off of this board with that area not fully supported.

 

[Ankacat]

First, I would like to say thank you for using ferromagnetic screws. As someone who has to deal with aluminum screws daily this is bliss.

Second, I'll post initial impressions when i get around to a formal build log thread, but could this reeaalllly use some documentation. Some of it is intuitive: there are 8 silver countersunk screws for 8 motherboard standoffs, 2 hex bolts for the handle, 4 screws for the 2.5 mount and so on. The rest of it not so much, like what are the self-taping screws for and are the gold screws different somehow?

Third, speaking of motherboard standoffs, there is a problem.

Spoiler: The middle standoff in the top row (highlighted in red) doesn't line up even though all the others do.

I don't suppose anyone else has had this issue with an X99-M WS or any other motherboard? I've already been almost-bamboozled by the upside-down socket and the padded IO shield that bulges too much for comfort...

I'd completely forgotten it since it happened so early in my build transfer, but I had the same problem in my Cerberus with that top middle standoff not lining up. Board is a Gigabyte H97M-D3H.

Spoiler

I was also afraid of using the gold screws because they didn't seem to match anything obvious.

 

[PNP]

I'd completely forgotten it since it happened so early in my build transfer, but I had the same problem in my Cerberus with that top middle standoff not lining up. Board is a Gigabyte H97M-D3H.

Spoiler

I was also afraid of using the gold screws because they didn't seem to match anything obvious.

Ok, so at least this isn't an isolated issue (whew). But, if I am guessing correctly, you have a Cryorig C7, which is about half the weight of a Noctua C14S. The sound of cracking fiberglass is already ringing in my ears >_<

Yeah, I've been doing this by ear. It's worked mostly, a torque of more than 0.6 Nm means it's wrong, except for that one part where two of the black M3s were slightly longer than all the others. That was cruel.

 

[Kwirek]

Well, the stand-off is a known issue so it is not just you. :-)
I didn't notice any flexing with the noctua c14s, but it was on a z270 board.

I assumed the brass screws were for the motherboard, fits perfectly.

 

[PNP]

I assumed the brass screws were for the motherboard, fits perfectly.

Ah, well I came to a somewhat different conclusion:

Spoiler

(No I'm not really planning on using a 17 year old IBM Deskstar. I just needed a placeholder to verify grommet placement and it just so happens 3.5 inch mounting holes haven't changed since then or...ever, really)

I am beginning to suspect that Cerberus is some sort of teaching tool for Zen Buddhists.

In life, as in selecting screws, there is more than one correct path

 

[jeshikat]

Yeah, the screws need better kitting for production.

And that standoff is a known problem with this run, they all have that issue.