I think it is important to realise is what the differences are between the V2, V3, V4 designs.
Firstly the V4 series looks like this.
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This part replaces the V2/V3 style boards.
However, it is important to realise that in terms of bus speeders and overclocking, a otherwise nonstock Falcon ,this board alone does not replace the V2/V3 series.
The reason for this is that the V4 does not have a built-in delay like the V2/V3 board does. The delays are actually offloaded onto a separate board which I call the "part 2" board. Which looks like this..
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Where this "part 2" board has steps of 10ns delays for people to experiment with bus speeders. However this board may or may not be on sale depending on how my beta testers report on it. If it has no advances over the previous V2/V3 delays, then it is somewhat pointless putting this board into production. However I may ultimately put the prototype boards in the store to recoup the money spent on the project. Tours may ultimately still be useful for people who want to experiment. At this point I have no idea.
So to round up:
V2 = Stock Falcon or bus speeders with 2 SDMA delay settings.
V3 = Stock Falcon or bus speeders with 3 SDMA delay settings.
V4 Part 1 = Stock falcon With improved clock drive and immunity capabilities.
V4 Part 2 = 4 10ns buffered SDMA clock delay.
So if the V4 part 2 board has no advantages then the latest board will fall back to the V2/V3 series of board and I will just simply discontinue the "part 2" V4 board.
If anyone is confused then if you have a stock Falcon, then the V4 will be the latest board you can use. The problems only arise with combinations with people with otherwise nonstock Falcons. IE using bus speeders.
I will however continue to produce the V4 as it is a much improved design over the previous series. I am currently unsure if I will discontinue the V2/V3 series currently. Not sure it's really worth continuing them as they only have the delay options built on, which are only useful for bus speeder experimenters, which I doubt are that many these days and probably already have a V2/V3 by now anyway.
I am hoping the V4 part 1 will be in store over the next couple of weeks. I had to revise the board a couple of times because wrong parts ended up being fitted
So the whole thing got delayed somewhat.I do need to try the final board in my own Falcon before they hit the store. I am somewhat limited on time which work currently.
