psu life time

[seve6979]

Im gona build my first computer.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9hCzCJ

 

i started thinking about psu and the life time will 550W last less time than a 600W?

[Godlygamer23]

What do you mean by "life time"? Do you mean how long the PSU will be useful when it comes to hardware upgrades? Or actual functionality?

[DigitalHermit]

Expect somewhere between 2 years to 8 years...

 

And no, wattage does not play a significant factor in this... (Unless you're overloading it)

[seve6979]

What do you mean by "life time"? Do you mean how long the PSU will be useful when it comes to hardware upgrades? Or actual functionality?

how long it will last before it brokes/loses power

[dragoon20005]

typically the humble PSU can last in theory 11 years

 

 

but a good psu can last for 2 to 3 system builds

[Godlygamer23]

how long it will last before it brokes/loses power

Power supplies don't lose power. They just lose efficiency over time(because of the aging capacitors). I would say a decent power supply will last you at least 3 years.

[Rangelov]

For that kind of build a 550w PSU will be just fine, but make sure it is a minimum of 80% efficient aka 80 Plus Bronze. Also add an SSD 60GB for a boot drive minimum.

[DirkW]

@seve6979

 

Power supplies don't lose power. They just lose efficiency over time(because of the aging capacitors). I would say a decent power supply will last you at least 3 years.

 

 

I'd say longer than that, considering that warranty is often 5 years or even longer with good quality PSUs (at least with normal use, not pushing the limits).

[STRMfrmXMN]

I've never had a PSU last more than 6 years. Those were all cheap PSU's though. You might get more out of a better PSU.

[IrshaadH]

It all depends on quality of the internal components. To stay safe, don't keep a PSU longer than the duration of the warranty.