The board is a factor but in my opinion it is not the biggest factor by a long shot. The biggest factor is asic actually shipping their chips instead of keep bull****ing us with their dog and pony show trying to delay it further while they mines more. I have zero trust in that shady outfit.
Yes, the chips are a factor, but they shipped samples, and will profit bigtime from selling as many chips as they can, so...
Errr...they'll 'profit bigtime' easier if they delay the competition they are about to supply themselves with!