When to upgrade PSU?

[OLS]

The case is that I've had my PSU for about 5 - 6 years now, and I'm starting to wonder if the next upgrade should be a new PSU. My system is still running stable and gives enough power to all my components. When is a good time to think about upgrading the PSU when it comes to age? Imo 5 - 6 years is quite some time, it was back when I was running a GTS 450 and a old AMD Athlon X4, should I invest some money in a decent power supply now just to be sure I don't destroy any of components when it decides to die?  

[jools]

when components die, its 50/50 if they damage other parts. personally ive seen psu last 10 yrs. if worried just give it a de-dust (blow out) , excess heat is the main component killer. also components now are getting more eco friendly(require less wattage) so the choice is yours.

[Droidbot]

the time to replace depends on the unit. 

for cheap units it's 3-5 years

for higher end ones it's 7-12 years

[Guest]

usually the next major upgrade after the warranty runs out

[STRMfrmXMN]

8 hours ago, OLS said:

The case is that I've had my PSU for about 5 - 6 years now, and I'm starting to wonder if the next upgrade should be a new PSU. My system is still running stable and gives enough power to all my components. When is a good time to think about upgrading the PSU when it comes to age? Imo 5 - 6 years is quite some time, it was back when I was running a GTS 450 and a old AMD Athlon X4, should I invest some money in a decent power supply now just to be sure I don't destroy any of components when it decides to die?  

What PSU is it?

[OLS]

3 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

What PSU is it?

Silverpower 620W, brand that probably don't exist anymore

[STRMfrmXMN]

6 hours ago, OLS said:

Silverpower 620W, brand that probably don't exist anymore

Yeah, replace that thing soon.