Lifespan on components
Posted by Sea_Fault_3586@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 6 comments
I’ve been a console player my whole life and I’ve been working off an MSI laptop for years and I recently decided to finally buy a pc. I am just wondering what is the average lifespan of a pc that is utilized for gaming (predominately weekends) as well as a M-F workstation for for my job (solid works, auto cad, star ccm+, etc)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite CPU: intel I7-9700k Cool master liquid cooler GPU: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080ti Memory: G.Skills Ripjaws V Series 32 GB Storage: Samsung 980 pro 1TB 750W Power supply
I am really looking to just have a “turn-key” rig that will last me ~3.5-4 years and if I can get that out of this set up than I’m perfectly fine with it. Is there any components within this computer I should keep an eye on and potentially may have to upgrade in the near future for a cleaner/smoother gaming experience?
Any input would be greatly appreciated
whomad1215@reddit
I had a 2500k setup for 6 years, gave it to a coworkers kid who continues to use it, so that's what, about 9 years old at this point. Did swap the gpu from an nvidia 560ti to an rx570, but $150 after 6-7 years isn't too shabby.
Depends what level of performance you want. If you buy a console once every 6-8 years, a PC will typically offer better performance over the same time frame because it was better to start with, albeit usually more expensive upfront. However it can do more than just game and watch shows.
DildoBaggins_1@reddit
would like to see an update if you're around. the pc still holds up?
whomad1215@reddit
No idea if they still use it
I'm sure there's some benchmarks out there, but decade+ old hardware usually loses support
DildoBaggins_1@reddit
definitely. i was just wondering how long you can go before the components actually just die
whomad1215@reddit
it's basically survivorship bias at that point with hardware. usually the motherboard and gpu are the big points of failure. it's very rare for the cpu or ram to die
psus I wouldn't use much past their warranty, but if you've got a good unit I'd expect 10-15 years out of it, probably more if you're not stressing it a ton
storage is also just luck. I had a WD black HDD fail after ~6 years, but a different HDD worked for over a decade. SSDs do have a write limit, but it's like... 300tb+ for most of them, and that would take the average person probably 15-20 years to get close to
DildoBaggins_1@reddit
thanks sm for the infos! im checking out second hand desktops for my cousin, saw some gtx 1060 systems but thought they'd be a bit too old. then found a 1660 super, planning to buy it soon. still old but i guess it'll carry on for quite a time