[kwlug-disc] [Off Topic] anyone have a spare 600 watt or more PSU I can buy for cheap, borrow or trade for?

[Ron Singh]

@Chamunks(did I address this right?), I think I have something that will do
the trick for you.
If it is at my office, I will lend it to you. I need it back before mid-Feb
next year for year end tho', that would be the only condition. Lemme check
if I have it when I pop in there on Monday. I will also check for the
required ​
​​
2x 8 pins and 1x 6 pin.

Checking nicehash.com, looks like the 980Ti can generate some decent hash
rates, so money certainly can be made. although for a few months, nothing
to write home about. Should be a fun exercise though. Let you know on
Monday afternoon if I have a PSU to lend.

Thanks,

Ron Singh
"in transit, via mobile comm device"

On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 9:11 PM, Chamunks <chamunks at gmail.com> wrote:

> Since this card isn't going to be mine forever and just needs to run for a
> few months I wasn't thinking of going to deep into the red for this thing
> so even if someone had a spare PSU for a few months or something.  That'd
> be lovely I'm all about horse trading if someone had something available I
> have a lot of misc electronics that could go well in a trade.  I didn't
> mean to prematurely send that last message sorry about the double 'post'
>
> On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 9:08 PM Chamunks <chamunks at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Well @Peter Melse it takes
>> ​​
>> ​​
>> 2x 8 pins and 1x 6 pin.
>>
>> @William Park, for some reason I didn't think of computer recycling.
>>
>> @Ron Singh, yes I was either going to turn this machine into a remote 3d
>> rendering machine for an associate of mine who does C4D renders until I
>> found out that the GPU rendering extension for C4D costs $600USD so, no...
>> I figured helping him get paid for rendering would be more profitable for
>> both of us then crypto mining.  But my friend had this 980TI kicking around
>> and I have a tower available which could probably run this so I figured
>> either mine or do this.
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 8:41 PM Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> What make/model graphics card?
>>> Crypto-mining in the mix?
>>>
>>> OK, at this point, I have to chime in kinda loudly -- decent(meaning
>>> things that don't die) PSUs can be had real cheap. There is no reason *not*
>>> to embrace some of the 2nd and 3rd tier brands out there. No need to blow
>>> hundreds on PSUs.
>>>
>>> I have had tremendous luck with a 2nd tier brand, Apevia.
>>> These are pretty inexpensive 800w/1000w off-brand PSUs, they do not die.
>>> I have had dual Xeons with TDP of 240W each and and 6 7200RPM drives
>>> running off the 1000w units for years now.
>>> I have used the 800w units with i7 Extreme 6-core jobbies married to
>>> GTX-1070/1080Ti and they have been running quite nicely for over 8 months
>>> now.
>>>
>>> An Apevia 800w blurb right from the mfg:
>>> http://apevia.com/ProductsInfo.asp?KEY=ATX-JP800W
>>>
>>> These things should be no more than 80 bucks or so. See Newegg Canada
>>> advert here --
>>> https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817148059
>>> 85 bucks + tax. Pretty good deal.
>>> Disclaimer:  I am in no way involved with Newegg Canada
>>>
>>> Oh yeah, if you do buy a PSU and you actually do get into mining, having
>>> the extra juice will be helpful in case you want to upp your mining rate by
>>> adding another video card.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Ron Singh
>>> "in transit, via mobile comm device"
>>>
>>> On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 12:07 PM, Chamunks <chamunks at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've got a graphics card here that takes three VGA power connectors to
>>>> power the thing.  It's a beast but I can't really justify paying much for a
>>>> PSU and I'm not really sure where I can find one that will suit my needs
>>>> here that isn't going to cost hundreds of dollars.
>>>>
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