It is always fun to warm up the technical assembly machine that I become when faced with tactile tasks like this one. Those little, tiny screws. The build was easy though, as was my previous Pironman 5 not so long ago. Only one spot in the pictorial instructions where I thought something additional would be nice. It is Step 16 where I am placing the dual NVMe PIP above the USB HDMI Adapter. There is a four-pin extender from the adapter board into the underside of the NVMe PIP that isn’t mentioned. Maybe a note to be aware of the connection occurring under the NVMe PIP would be sufficient. It lines up pretty good naturally. Thanks again for a challenging kit.
Thank you for the helpful suggestion.
Keep rocking those projects, and don’t hesitate to share more ideas!
My Pironman 5 MAX is working great. Yes, it is quite intrikit and the screws are small. The powerswitch adapter is a bit tricky, and the four-pin extender was a little tricky too. I expected that, having built the original Pironman 5 some months ago. I’m mildly amazed how well this stuff works when the pieces and cables are so small. I’ll be 80 next month. My eyesight is not great. I also have arthritis in my hands.
This is my first 16GB Pi5. It is faster to perform everyday tasks like web browsing and reading emails. This performance increase should have nothing to do with being the Pironman 5 MAX – it’s the extra 8GB of RAM. I’ve read that the 16GB Pi5 benchmarks slower than the 8 GB. I don’t believe that.
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your detailed experience with the Pironman 5 MAX!Wishing you many more rewarding tech adventures ahead!