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Does buying a higher wattage psu than needed, prolong the psu's fan life, as it does not pin up that much?

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No. The lifespan of the PSU and the fan RPM depends on the PSU model you get, not the wattage

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Just now, BlueScope819 said:

You generally want your system to draw around 70% of the PSUs total wattage for that reason and general efficiency. So yes.

So, should i be worried about the fact that my Seasonic Core has a Sleeve bearing fan?

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3 minutes ago, BlueScope819 said:

You generally want your system to draw around 70% of the PSUs

What?  If a PSU can provide it's rated wattage just fine. Then that's not a problem. 

 

5 minutes ago, donut32 said:

prolong the psu's fan life, as it does not pin up that much?

Nope. The model is what matters. Not the wattge. 

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3 minutes ago, seon123 said:

No. The lifespan of the PSU and the fan RPM depends on the PSU model you get, not the wattage

So, should i be worried about the fact that my Seasonic Core has a Sleeve bearing fan?

 
 
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3 minutes ago, donut32 said:

So, should i be worried about the fact that my Seasonic Core has a Sleeve bearing fan?

 
 

It has a 7 year warranty, so when/if the fan fails, you can RMA it.

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1 minute ago, seon123 said:

It has a 7 year warranty, so when/if the fan fails, you can RMA it.

Alright, thanks.

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9 minutes ago, donut32 said:

So, should i be worried about the fact that my Seasonic Core has a Sleeve bearing fan?

 
 

No - sleeves are not all created equal. There is a massive disparity between cheap ones and God ones.

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6 minutes ago, BlueScope819 said:

Is it a good thing to run a PSU at their max rated wattage all the time?

Afaik it wouldn't hurt the PSU. 

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9 minutes ago, seon123 said:

It has a 7 year warranty, so when/if the fan fails, you can RMA it.

I have a bit of a problem with that. In their website about RMA, they say that I need to provide the name of the authorized Seasonic distributor or reseller, but when I select my country in their list (https://seasonic.com/locations), there are no shops provided. I am from Latvia btw.

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21 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

No - sleeves are not all created equal. There is a massive disparity between cheap ones and God ones.

No.  They're all cheap.  :D

 

I can't see how they can give that PSU a 7 year warranty with that fan in it.  :D

 

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3 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

No.  They're all cheap.  :D

 

I can't see how they can give that PSU a 7 year warranty with that fan in it.  :D

 

So, am I screwed or not? Cause I see, that I have a bit of a problem with RMA. In their website about RMA, they say that I need to provide the name of the authorized Seasonic distributor or reseller, but when I select my country in their list (https://seasonic.com/locations), there are no shops provided. I am from Latvia btw.

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2 minutes ago, donut32 said:

So, am I screwed or not? Cause I see, that I have a bit of a problem with RMA. In their website about RMA, they say that I need to provide the name of the authorized Seasonic distributor or reseller, but when I select my country in their list (https://seasonic.com/locations), there are no shops provided. I am from Latvia btw.

You're fine. No need to worry. Unless you're running at insane overload, the fan is fine for 100,000 hours at max speed

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3 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

You're fine. No need to worry. Unless you're running at insane overload, the fan is fine for 100,000 hours at max speed

But that is the MTBF, not fan's life Expectancy.

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18 minutes ago, donut32 said:

So, am I screwed or not? Cause I see, that I have a bit of a problem with RMA. In their website about RMA, they say that I need to provide the name of the authorized Seasonic distributor or reseller, but when I select my country in their list (https://seasonic.com/locations), there are no shops provided. I am from Latvia btw.

No.  You're fine.  You have a 7 year warranty.   Fan dies, you RMA the PSU.

12 minutes ago, donut32 said:

But that is the MTBF, not fan's life Expectancy.

Exactly.

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11 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

No.  You're fine.  You have a 7 year warranty.   Fan dies, you RMA the PSU.

Exactly.

Alright, thanks again.

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