How long do computer parts last?

[noob53486]

How long do computer parts work until it is expected to break? 

I am a bit concerned.

My laptop runs a

i7 2630-qm

GeForce GTX 560m

 

Sometimes the display flashes for a millisecond. Is this a symptom of the graphic card dying? 

How long do your PC's last? 

Should I get a new one? 

I am a student and do not have much money. 

The CPU stays at 2 GHz and almost never boosts up. Also the laptop throttles down often. 

 

Thank your for taking the time to answer.

 

Edit: I changed the thermal paste recently

[minibois]

It could be a fault screen cable, dust in the cooling system and some aged thermal paste.

But it depends on what you mean by 'lasts' and depends on the part too. CPU's, GPU's and RAM generally lasts quite long, while HDD's have a more random 'death' and SSD's lifespan depends on your usage.

[Mnky313]

9 minutes ago, noob53486 said:

How long do computer parts work until it is expected to break? 

I am a bit concerned.

My laptop runs a

i7 2630-qm

GeForce GTX 560m

 

Sometimes the display flashes for a millisecond. Is this a symptom of the graphic card dying? 

How long do your PC's last? 

Should I get a new one? 

I am a student and do not have much money. 

The CPU stays at 2 GHz and almost never boosts up. Also the laptop throttles down often. 

 

Thank your for taking the time to answer.

 

Edit: I changed the thermal paste recently

Honestly As long as it's somewhat kept after (not physically damaged/not ran at TJmax 24/7) most components last a really long time... CPUs/GPUs should last 10+ years honestly and stuff like HDDs and Fans are more likely to fail the older they get. As for a laptop:
They usually become completely obsolete before it straight up dies.
If it's working for your needs you don't really need to buy a new one, as for the thorttling have you cleaned out the dust from the heatsink(s)? that usually helps a lot with temps.

[19_blackie_73]

laptops tend to last less long due to the nature of bringing them everywhere
though if treated properly and cleaned every so often they can last a long time (though there a brands out there that have their common problems and points of failure due to trying to achieve the lightest slimmest whatever best thing).

given that you laptop seems to be quite a few years old, there could be simply to much dust in the fans, thermal pasted dried out, cables starting to break or some other reason. Not easy to diagnose online.

If everythings clean, temperatures in check it could be some component failure

[MadmanRB]

This is a interesting question in its own way as technically hardware can last for as long as you can find the parts for it or is well maintained.

I mean there are still Apple II's that are still around kicking, not to mention a few IBM, Commodore, Tandy, Atari, Sinclair, Amstrad and countless other computers from this era that still work and function today as they did when they were brand new.

it really depends.

[loki993]

There is no set expiration date on computer parts..there is 30 year old stuff out there that still runs just fine. So basically just wnbe something goes bad it goes bad..no one can say for sure part x should last x amount of years.....

[noob53486]

I cleaned out the dust when I changed the thermal paste. 

The idle temperature is 80°C for the CPU and 63°C for the GPU

The laptop is from 2011 I think. 

The battery is already dead. (Does not turn on when battery is in). 

So this is more like a stationary solution. 

 

It overheated already a few times when playing. (Reached tjmax an shut off) 

I guess I have to backup everything to a cloud. 

 

I plan to build a PC but as a student I do not have money for that. 

 

IMPORTANT: can I clock the CPU down or something like that? I have no fan control and it is always so loud. I keep hearing the fan noise when sleeping. It is so frustrating. 

Is there anything I can do to limit power. (To use it for research such as reading pdfs). So the fan would spin down. 

 

 

 

Thank you all for the help. 

 

 

[19_blackie_73]

80 degrees is way to much in idle. Triple check if everything is mounted properly.

Also turnin it off at night might help

[noob53486]

Idle power consumption with max brightness is 80 watts. 

The mounting pressure should be good.

There is no dust yet. 

It had this temperature since ever. 

 

Could it be that the thermal paste was too cheap? 

I paid like 8 Euro. About 9 bucks I guess. 

 

COOLER MASTER RG-ICV1-TW20-R1 IC Value V1

 

Ist that the problem? Should I repaste?