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

[Chamunks]

@Ron Singh that would be excellent if possible I don't know what I could
offer back except my address and maybe a peruse of my various electronics
to see if there's anything you'd be interested in borrowing of mine.

On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 9:38 PM Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:

> @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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