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

Sun Sep 17 12:03:25 EDT 2017

@chamunks, no need, I am glad to offer back to members of my community when
I can, although, if you have an open-framed linear power supply for me to
drool over for a few minutes, that would be hugely appreciated...not sure
why I have such a thing for analogue components, mebbe  it's because of my
age:-)

I missed this month's meeting(athough my good friend Paul K. did make it,
albeit, a wee late). Nothing will stop me getting there next month though,
sure am looking forward to the astronomy talk for one.

Next month will mark my 1st kwlug meeting and I am nervous as I am the
epitome of a newbie with all things Linux. Started in December of last year
when I finally gave up on ever being happy with Windows 10, even with the
"cleaner" rendition, the Enterprise LTSB version. I still run XP and W7 due
to work commitments, but all my other devices are either Mint Xfce or Mint
Mate, hate the KDE and the Cinnamon editions, the memory footprints are too
large and they make the fan run real fast/loud on my laptops due to
significant cpu utilization. A little late in the game for me, but
hopefully some knowledge will seep into my cranium over time.

Thanks,

Ron Singh
"in transit, via mobile comm device"

On Sun, Sep 17, 2017 at 12:15 AM, Chamunks <chamunks at gmail.com> wrote:

> @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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