CPU/Mobo Lifespan of Electronic Items

[robertjohn]

Hi friends,

I want to discuss Lifespan of Electronic Items like, Motherboard, Processor, RAM, Harddisk, DVD ROM, SMPS, Printer, Laptop, etc., which we use daily, and the items sold in "I want to Sell or Trade" thread.

What I have noted that these items die in about after just when warranty is over, as if manufacturer has put some software code to stop working. Also, I have noted that after about 2 to 3 years of usage, electronic components like capacitor and other items die, with symptoms of capacitor being swollen up or leaking, specially in SMPS and some motherboard too.

I have seen many threads for selling of 1366, 775, AM2, AM2+ socket processors but not with suitable MOTHERBOARD to run.

These items are being sold at very high price in "I want to Sell or Trade" thread. Is it reasonable to buy a more than three year old electronic item which is at the end of life at a high price with asking price near to new item's performance?

Friend, do you agree with my view or I am wrong?

Please give details when your hardwares died when just warranty is over and discuss about it.

 

[Chaos]

Depends! I have lost some stuff but most of the things I have bought are still working just time. touch wood!

 

[iPwnz]

There really is no specific answer to your question. Some last long, some die. And pc peripherals have the lowest lifespan overall. So it is recommended that you dont buy "out of warranty" peripherals like mouse, keyboard etc unless you are getting them for cheap or are cosmetically good. Also do not buy cheap PSU's. They are not made to last long anyway.

These items are being sold at very high price in "I want to Sell or Trade" thread. Is it reasonable to buy a more than three year old electronic item which is at the end of life at a high price with asking price near to new item's performance?

I also dont know why some items are being sold at high rates. I personally wouldn't buy things like older sockets processors/motherboards especially LGA1366/LGA775 etc. Same goes for older generation videocards. I do not recommend buying "out of warranty" products unless they are in great condition/rarely used. Bluntly put there are too many factors involved here.

 

[nRiTeCh]

It all depends how well you handle and cherishthem.
I still have a perfectly working 4gb seagate pata hdd from year 2000.
Then a 40gb another seagate pata hdd.
Creative pci sound card as well.
And many more chinese and cheap stuff over 8-12 yrs old.

So far so good.....

 

[vaibhavyagnik]

The life of electronics depends on the environment they are kept in. To maximize life
1. maintain temperature
2. Dont let the components overheat
3. Dust leads to lower heat dissipation, also causes corrosion by holding moisture. keep you electronics clean
4. The quality of air, specially SOx, NOx components if high, will cause failure of solder joints. So components will failure if you stay besides polluting factorys, sewages or garbage dumps.

 

[Darth Vader]

Processor - I heard has the least failure rate.
Mechanical Hard drives are the least reliable components in a PC. I had so far 4 Hard drives failed on me.

Consider Planned obsolescence - Its a reality like the old Apple iPod batteries designed to fail after the warranty period.

 

[tegrat90]

I recently had my 3 year old MSI graphics card die on me after updating to the latest Nvidia drivers. It seems the new driver was designed to kill the old card.

 

[nimod]

Recommended: The Light Bulb Conspiracy

 

[robertjohn]

I recently had my 3 year old MSI graphics card die on me after updating to the latest Nvidia drivers. It seems the new driver was designed to kill the old card.

This is what should be noted.

The old hardware's run properly on the softwares at the time of their release and new windows updates and driver updates for them at the present time is making them fail to work permanently, i.e., new windows updates and new drivers are made to fail the old hardware so the people buy new hardwares and new softwares.

 

[Lord Nemesis]