extremely late

[tdkid]

i know i am extremely late on this as i dont pay much attention to the PC world unless i need something but is EVGA still around as a company or did they close up some time ago? i am wondering just because i am wondering if i should start replacing the EVGA parts in my PC with ones from companies that are still around and going strong. 

 

edit for more info: the reason why i am asking is because my PC at current levels is running windows 10 and doesnt meet the minimum requirements run 11 or 12 when its released. i have what i would consider decent parts to replace the ones i need to now but have just been too lazy to swap them out but the PSU is what i was looking at mostly because its a 1000 watts being an EVGA supernova 1000G+ and i am just looking to be prepared to replace it if or when i need to. 

[Average Nerd]

1 minute ago, tdkid said:

i am wondering just because i am wondering if i should start replacing the EVGA parts in my PC with ones from companies that are still around and going strong. 

Regardless of what EVGA is up to now, why would you do that?

 

EVGA is still manufacturing power supplies as far as I'm aware.

[Shimejii]

4 minutes ago, tdkid said:

i know i am extremely late on this as i dont pay much attention to the PC world unless i need something but is EVGA still around as a company or did they close up some time ago? i am wondering just because i am wondering if i should start replacing the EVGA parts in my PC with ones from companies that are still around and going strong. 

Dont replace components that are running  just fine. EVGA has shut down most of the business at this point, but they still are doing PSU stuff.

[Spotty]

1 minute ago, tdkid said:

i am wondering just because i am wondering if i should start replacing the EVGA parts in my PC with ones from companies that are still around and going strong. 

... Why would you replace your PC parts? 

 

EVGA is currently still trading, though they've reduced their operations significantly. I believe the plan is still to close the business when the owner retires.

[WereCat]

11 minutes ago, tdkid said:

 i am wondering if i should start replacing the EVGA parts in my PC with ones from companies that are still around and going strong. 

I wonder what's the thought process behind this

[LogicalDrm]

If your part is under warranty and works, no need. If it's not under warranty, but works, no need. If it's not under warranty and has issues, replace. If it's under warranty and has issues, contact EVGA and ask whether they can do RMA on that particular model.

[tdkid]

34 minutes ago, Average Nerd said:

Regardless of what EVGA is up to now, why would you do that?

 

EVGA is still manufacturing power supplies as far as I'm aware.

why? mainly was just asking because like i said, i am extremely late to seeing what goes on in the PC world as i dont pay attention unless i need to. for me, my PC is running windows 10, will not run windows 11 or 12 when its released. i already have the replacement parts but been too lazy to swap them out. but its also when a company shuts down sections of itself or ceases to be a business, then it also ceases support for whatever it was doing or making before it shut down meaning you would have to switch anyway. so i am just looking to prepare myself.

[Average Nerd]

Just now, tdkid said:

meaning you would have to switch anyway.

Just because the company stops operation your parts don't stop working.

PSUs don't need software, GPU drivers are supplied by Nvidia or AMD regardless of board manufacturer. Same with motherboards, their chipset drivers are supplied by Intel or AMD.

You don't have to replace anything at all.

[Spotty]

1 minute ago, tdkid said:

for me, my PC is running windows 10, will not run windows 11 or 12 when its released

 

2 minutes ago, tdkid said:

but its also when a company shuts down sections of itself or ceases to be a business, then it also ceases support for whatever it was doing or making before it shut down meaning you would have to switch anyway.

 

Does this mean you'll be switching to Windows 11 when Microsoft ends support for Windows 10 or...?

 

What EVGA hardware do you have exactly? Chances are it doesn't require ongoing support from EVGA.

[LogicalDrm]

1 hour ago, tdkid said:

why? mainly was just asking because like i said, i am extremely late to seeing what goes on in the PC world as i dont pay attention unless i need to. for me, my PC is running windows 10, will not run windows 11 or 12 when its released. i already have the replacement parts but been too lazy to swap them out. but its also when a company shuts down sections of itself or ceases to be a business, then it also ceases support for whatever it was doing or making before it shut down meaning you would have to switch anyway. so i am just looking to prepare myself.

If it's not broken, don't bother fixing it. Unless you have something extremely software dependant, you don't need to worry. Drivers don't expire. You can run older drivers for years and you only need to wonder about update when something isn't working anymore. When hardware company is sold or closes, your biggest worry will be warranty coverage. If you are late here, it's likely you don't have warranty regardless.

 

Since it appears you only have PSU from EVGA and somewhat overkill, you really don't need to worry about anything. Only if power connectors of new GPUs are something that was not a thing when your model was made and there are no adapters available.

[Lurking]

A PSU or GPU isn't impacted by W11 TPM requirements.

 

And MS allows workarounds like Rufus. Unless your CPU is 15 or so years old to not meet the latest 24H2 requirements, it will run W11 fine.

[Average Nerd]

6 minutes ago, Lurking said:

Unless your CPU is 15 or so years old to not meet the latest 24H2 requirements

Officially, the oldest CPU to support Win11 are intel 8th gen and Ryzen 2000.

With workarounds, it will run on most things from the past 15 years.

[Lurking]

11 minutes ago, Average Nerd said:

Officially, the oldest CPU to support Win11 are intel 8th gen and Ryzen 2000.

With workarounds, it will run on most things from the past 15 years.

SSE 4.2 requirement is what I meant. Anything newer runs W11. And if you have an ancient 15 year old platform, you have hard time running modern websites and apps anyway. Practically that SSE 4.2 requirement it is a nothing-burger. 

 

That TPM requirement is just marketing speech since MS even tells you how to circumvent it. Or use Rufus or any other tool. SSE 4.2 is an actual hard requirement. 

[tdkid]

8 minutes ago, MichaelRoberson said:

If you aren't happy at all and think that the replacement would be better then you can do. 

well its more of that i dont have a choice but to upgrade as several times on several things i have been told that my current specs do not meet the minimum requirements to run windows 11. but this was more me wondering what in the hell happened to EVGA as a company because i have not heard anything from any of the people in the tech field that i listen to about computer stuff in a long time so it got me to wondering about them.

[dogwitch]

7 minutes ago, tdkid said:

well its more of that i dont have a choice but to upgrade as several times on several things i have been told that my current specs do not meet the minimum requirements to run windows 11. but this was more me wondering what in the hell happened to EVGA as a company because i have not heard anything from any of the people in the tech field that i listen to about computer stuff in a long time so it got me to wondering about them.

the we edited are spec win 11.

up to 3 times now.

can you post spec.

why move to 11

[tdkid]

9 minutes ago, dogwitch said:

the we edited are spec win 11.

up to 3 times now.

can you post spec.

why move to 11

my current specs that matter are that i am running an intel i7 8700k on a Msi z370 gaming plus MB and it doesnt have the option for the TPM to be able to run 11 which is fine as i have already gotten the parts to replace the CPU and MB its just that i am too lazy to do it. and win 11 is the next OS in line after 10 which support is being stopped in Oct. of 2025 for it.

[dogwitch]

20 minutes ago, tdkid said:

my current specs that matter are that i am running an intel i7 8700k on a Msi z370 gaming plus MB and it doesnt have the option for the TPM to be able to run 11 which is fine as i have already gotten the parts to replace the CPU and MB its just that i am too lazy to do it. and win 11 is the next OS in line after 10 which support is being stopped in Oct. of 2025 for it.

k. the spec part of 11 ...  very low.

tpm thing has been crack.

i plain on using my win 10 pro till 12 comes out.

[LogicalDrm]

3 hours ago, tdkid said:

my current specs that matter are that i am running an intel i7 8700k on a Msi z370 gaming plus MB and it doesnt have the option for the TPM to be able to run 11 which is fine as i have already gotten the parts to replace the CPU and MB its just that i am too lazy to do it. and win 11 is the next OS in line after 10 which support is being stopped in Oct. of 2025 for it.

Neither of those are EVGA though... So what exactly is the point of this thread? Wanting support on spending more money on another overkill PSU?

[tdkid]

3 hours ago, LogicalDrm said:

Neither of those are EVGA though... So what exactly is the point of this thread? Wanting support on spending more money on another overkill PSU?

well honestly, maybe but i was just thinking about them because of some random video i watched in which it was mentioned that the person was going to have to get a more powerful PSU and i went to EVGAs site because they had a "power meter" or something you could tell how much power your PC is taking, needs or wants when you build it so you can buy the right PSU and i noticed that the site has not been updated in a while so it got me curious about them and possibly having to get rid of my EVGA parts so i can still get some kind of support if something happened to my PC. 

 

about 2 years ago now i lost my PC to what was eventually found out to be a hard drive failure and not 1 person on here knew what the issue was even with screenshots of the "blue screen of death"

[LogicalDrm]

24 minutes ago, tdkid said:

well honestly, maybe but i was just thinking about them because of some random video i watched in which it was mentioned that the person was going to have to get a more powerful PSU and i went to EVGAs site because they had a "power meter" or something you could tell how much power your PC is taking, needs or wants when you build it so you can buy the right PSU and i noticed that the site has not been updated in a while so it got me curious about them and possibly having to get rid of my EVGA parts so i can still get some kind of support if something happened to my PC. 

 

about 2 years ago now i lost my PC to what was eventually found out to be a hard drive failure and not 1 person on here knew what the issue was even with screenshots of the "blue screen of death"

Best way to find out if you would still be covered by warranty is to contact brand. If you have warranty. EVGA is still in business, so that's easy to do.

 

I honestly don't understand rest of the points you are bringing up here.

[tdkid]

2 minutes ago, LogicalDrm said:

Best way to find out if you would still be covered by warranty is to contact brand. If you have warranty. EVGA is still in business, so that's easy to do.

 

I honestly don't understand rest of the points you are bringing up here.

i know i am still under warranty for the few EVGA parts i do have as its just not been long enough time wise that i lost it. i know its confusing. i have a PSU from 2018 and a GPU from 2020