PCIE bus durability

[Xtreme Gamer]

I have one sound card an 2 gaming systems. How long much sound card swapping would it take to wear out the pcie bus on the card itself?

[h264]

It's not really made for frequent swapping, but I'm sure it'll hold up a few years if you only did it every so often.  It's about as sturdy as SATA plugs, if that helps.

 

A USB AMP/DAC would be a much better idea for this situation.

[Altecice]

Think of them as Large high quality USB sockets.

 

I would say the cards gold points would wear out before the PCI socket did.

[Xtreme Gamer]

It's not really made for frequent swapping, but I'm sure it'll hold up a few years if you only did it every so often.  It's about as sturdy as SATA plugs, if that helps.

 

A USB AMP/DAC would be a much better idea for this situation.

 

 

Think of them as Large high quality USB sockets.

 

I would say the cards gold points would wear out before the PCI socket did.

 

Lets say I swap the card 2 times every 2 weekends. How long do you think it would last before quality degrades?

[ShearMe]

You're more likely to accidentally shock the card before the PCIe bus wears out...

[h264]

Lets say I swap the card 2 times every 2 weekends. How long do you think it would last before quality degrades?

 

What a hassle!  I think you'll lose your will to live before the sound card breaks.  It's a digital connection, so it either works or it doesn't.  There's no "degrades".

[mr moose]

I would be more worried about the possible damage to the motherboard from constantly giving it a bend every time you insert/remove the card.  Those things are pretty precise and sometimes you can break a trace from too much flex.