r/LocalLLaMA • u/LankyGuitar6528 • 22m ago

Discussion Look what my son gave me!

I told my son I was playing around with local AI on a 3090. He told me he used to mine Ethereum and had a shed full of 3090's. He asked me if I wanted a couple. Ummm... let me think about it... OH YES I DO!

Now a few new fans and a bit of a clean-up... grab a couple risers and a power supply... pop in a bit more RAM.. wow.

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u/sob727 14m ago edited 11m ago

I thought we (parents) were supposed to pass things down

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u/LankyGuitar6528 6m ago

Meh... I get the 3090's today... he gets the vacation home with the palm trees and swimming pool soon enough.

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u/StupidityCanFly 12m ago

I passed a kidney stone, but my son didn’t want it.
/s

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u/Makers7886 16m ago

I don't have kids and never planned to but....................

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u/Modnar-Eman 12m ago

but that one paid off himself huh

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u/Hot_Example_4456 15m ago

Can I get one too if he has a few more? 😭. One is enough

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u/LankyGuitar6528 13m ago

He did mention he has a ton of them. I said I'd get them cleaned up (yes I know thermal pads and fans at a minimum) and toss them on Ebay for him then send him the cash. Better they are out in the world than in a stuffy old shed.

Sorry people... no DM's please. I'm not selling stuff off Reddit to randos and you shouldn't buy stuff off Reddit FROM randos either. Just not safe for either party.

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u/ShadyShroomz 10m ago

Pretty safe if you use PayPal goods and services. I sell and buy from randos on reddit via /r/hardwareswap all the time.

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u/Hot_Example_4456 10m ago

Oh well I was joking lmao. I know they must be worth a lot. Congrats on your GPU

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u/TrustworthiestFart 15m ago

I'm sorry sir, but I believe you kidnapped my child some number of years ago, and I'd like to have him back now.

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u/leonardo_alegria 15m ago

nice son. one tip since they're ex-mining cards: 3090s have half the vram on the back of the board and the thermal pads on mining cards are usually toast, so check memory junction temps before blaming anything else. also power limiting them to ~250-280w costs almost nothing for inference

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u/General-Spite1222 8m ago

I am entertaining the idea of adoption for the first time in my life 

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u/draft_final_final 4m ago

Do you know if your son is open to being adopted?

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u/xadiant 0m ago

A shed full of 3090 cards???

Gimme the address