Quote from: vapourminer on October 28, 2018, 06:16:54 PM

Quote from: philipma1957 on October 28, 2018, 05:49:01 PM

The 2 acorn is better for some boards

the 4 acorn is better for others.

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I would complain that the real problem done with the entire acorn project was that they did not build a few dozen acorns and give demos of their uses

I did not know whether to buy a 2 acorn nest or a 4 acorn nest.

agreed. the difference was initially not readily available or at least i didnt look hard enough when i ordered a 2x nest (the only nest available at that time) along with two 215+.

i have the onda b8p (think thats the model, 8 physical 16x slots). the 1st slot can do 16x electrical, the others are 1x electrical. when i ordered only the 2x nest was available. but if it only connects to cards via usb riser the whole point of my onda board (which is to go riserless) is useless.

so i just now ordered a 4x nest which will keep my onda rig riserless if it communicates via pcie. thats IF it fits into the first slot without blocking the ATX power connector, the onda needs a fairly short card in that 1st slot.

so. depending in the length i may need to put the 4x nest on a 16x riser to clear the ATX connector.

heh. well one way or another i will eventually use both nests as i have my old mining board (gigabyte z170) which was going to run the bcu1525 alone, it may now run the bcu along with a couple vga cards.

Quote from: philipma1957 on October 28, 2018, 05:49:01 PM

I really like that I will let someone else test it out.

yeah im gonna be one of those guys.

I will buy the 2 nest with 2 acorn 215+ if you don't want it. Assuming it works and runs okay.