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When do YOU replace a PSU?

When do YOU replace a PSU?

  • Right after the warranty period

  • I use it till it goes "poof"

  • Other

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Recon-UK said:
Supporting your point is great i was going at it that don't use that as a basis to judge all units.

I think most people with a brain know PSU's degrade.
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When did I make a judgement on your psu. Is that why you quoted me in the first place to start trolling?
 
thesmokingman said:
When did I make a judgement on your psu. Is that why you quoted me in the first place to start trolling?
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I never said you did you dim bat.
Get the point, a PSU review is no means to base or judge any other PSU, i have a Corsair unit in my AM3 PC... that thing is 6 years old too lol.
 
Recon-UK said:
I never said you did you dim bat.
Get the point, a PSU review is no means to base or judge any other PSU, i have a Corsair unit in my AM3 PC... that thing is 6 years old too lol.
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Are you high on something? It's not a review, christ almighty. It's a redux comparing their 1kw psu tested 7 years ago vs today, and how it changed. It is but one specific example. WTF are you on?
 
rtwjunkie said:
Warranty or not, 4 to 5 years is about right, whether it needs to or not. I don't give them a chance to to sudden old-age death.
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I have an ultra xconnect 500 and antec neo he 500 for legacy builds. The xconnect is for a 754 rig im resurrecting with xfx 250x core edition and 3gb ram.

(Yes i'm crazy but i talked with xfx support on the chipset and gpu compatibility)
 
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I voted till it goes poof. but on a side note I try to replace it every 5 years, whichever comes first. If my PSU doesnt die, there theres no real reason to replace it imo. On average each PSU that i have has been 'recycled' and put into two different machines before eventually being sold off.
 
When it goes bang! which seems to very common with Corsair PSU's
 
Ill going to be retiring my hx850 silver of about 5 years for Evga p2 850 in February along with a full CableModz kit.
 
Well somethings gotta kill your old systems so you have a reason to upgrade, right?
 
<< voted "poof"

But I've yet to have one ever do that.

*knocks on wood*
 
when output voltages become unstable or outside of their correct parameters, it's time for a replacement
 
Gents: be nice to each other. Everyone is entitled to their opinion @Recon-UK and @thesmokingman

Would love to see a civil agree to disagree. No name calling.

Me having to come crawling out of my very cosy hole called "the couch and a pillow" because another user asked me to "rattle my saber" should be reason enough to show that we are adrift. Keep it comfy for everyone here (just like my couch).

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming... :)
 
In my case, PSU replacement depends on a few things. If PSU's fan starts rattling, if it starts squealing or if its standard voltages change, I'll try to replace it with another unit or with another PSU brand if its warranty already expired.

Otherwise I'll replace it anywhere between the period of 5-7 years.
 
I change it just about every 5 years, just to be on the safe side.
Otherwise when Im putting a new system together.

I only had 1 PSU go boom on me. It courght fire, and took out my whole system, but thats a very long time ago. Ever since I only buy quality products and they get changed just about every 5 years.
 
I had my Zalman ZM1000-HP Dual Heatpipe PSU from 2008 - 2014 but changed it after it wouldn't power two GTX 780s (even though it should have). Based on this I'm now changing PSUs in other computers after every ~5 years or so.
 
Many people here say that they use their PSUs untill the warranty expires and then replace them. I have a question! What is stopping the PSU from dying IN the warranty period?
I know it is covered by warranty and the seller/manufacturer will replace it, but if some other components die together with the PSU? You are f**ked up...
I've worked in a PC repair shop for 12 years and have seen many completely destroyed systems because of the PSU poofed (the magic smoke got out!). Motherboards, VGAs, HDDs, RAM Modules... nothing is completely safe.
Yes, most of the dead PSUs I've seen over the years, have been some cheapo Chinese sh**s but there have been some good brands also. It all depends on the country you live in... In some countries, the power is so unstable that in can eat many PSUs in a single PCs lifetime...
Trust me, I live in Bulgaria :)
 
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