Curiosity

[Lays]

I know we all love computer parts, looking at new fancy hardware, and old hardware as well.

 

But how long do these things really last? Post your experiences you've had so far with the longevity of your parts, I'm kinda curious to see how long "high- end" parts last, and how long low-medium end parts last.

 

I'm not saying just like.. "oh my graphics card is 3 years old I gotta get a new one" I'm saying actual hardware lifespan.

 

I've had a few computers in the past, my parent's  computer is around 6 years old now and still going strong, but I read things about motherboards only lasting 3 years, and cpu's not lasting more than 5.  But I know tons of people with parts that are still going strong.

 

Post your experiences so far!

[bchampion96]

I have an AMD athlon 64 that's been in the family for about 7 (edit probably longer :P) years and still going strong :D

[Volbet]

I have a Apple II  computer that still works like a charm. And I have server that has been on non stop since 2005 and is still going strong.

[PCBudgetSolutions]

Bought a GTX 480 in 2009, OC'ed it and ran it at 95*C with an I7-920 @ 3.0GHz (Stock cooler) for a year as well.  Put GTX 480 into a new PC and ran it at stock for 2 years.  Sold it earlier this year still going.

[Lays]

I have an AMD athlon 64 that's been in the family for about 7 (edit probably longer :P) years and still going strong :D

 

Yeah that's in my parent's comp, I think it's like an amd athlon ii quad core 2.9ghz? Something like that, it still works perfect haha, the HDD took a crap awhile back but a new one fixed it 

[rashdanml]

My old desktop is running a Q6600 and it's going on 6 years old in a few months. Still a rock solid CPU. I've even thrown 10 video conversions at it simultaneously - managed it despite sounding like it was about to take off.

 

I might strip it down and turn it into a media storage server.

[Guest]

I had a shitty emachines laptop. Worked 2 years than had to replace charger and then work another 2 years haha ;D but now it totally doesnt work

[Breakdown]

I have a Satellite L500 with an Intel Pentium T4200 since 2009. It's still running like new :D

[Guest]

Glad to hear it :D:D:D

[MJOLNITR VIPER]

Have an old Gateway desktop from like 03 or 04, still works, just starting to get slower and slower.  So its about time to build a new one.  

 

So in this case about 10 years or less.

[bob345]

I think it really depends on the build quality of said piece of hardware. Usually capacitors are the first thing to go in electronics.

[AustinTheIntern]

Acer laptop running for 4 years 24/7 still hasnt died..bought it from costco too

[MdX MaxX]

We've got an old desktop with some old Celeron proc, 480MB RAM, and a 40GB HDD.

 

The thing has to be 10 years old, if not close to it.  The integrated graphics chip doesn't support widescreen resolutions, that's how old it is...

 

I remember XP was so new and shiny and fancy when we got it.

 

Still works somehow.

[Lays]

We've got an old desktop with some old Celeron proc, 480MB RAM, and a 40GB HDD.

 

The thing has to be 10 years old, if not close to it.  The integrated graphics chip doesn't support widescreen resolutions, that's how old it is...

 

I remember XP was so new and shiny and fancy when we got it.

 

Still works somehow.

 

 

Yeah I tore apart a comp that was upstairs in my attic, had like a 64mb nvidia something or other graphics card, and an intel 1 core cpu lol

[FireFox]

I've had some pretty old computers but the most recent one I've had dealing with is my bro's PC which is 6 years old this year.

 

Literally every component is original, Intel Core 2 Quad (Kentsfield) Q6600 OC'ed to 3.2GHz (never been an issue), BFG GeForce GTX 260 (Stock Speeds), 4GB DDR2 RAM, 500GB Samsung SpinPoint OS/Programs and a 1TB SpinPoint for storage and a Cooler Master PSU that I can't remember the wattage or model, some Asus X38 motherboard that I also can't remember the model of.

 

6 years and still going strong.