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Posted January 29, 2011
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hedwards: It depends a great deal upon the environment, use a UPS and it will last quite a bit longer, fail to make sure that it's clear of dust and that the cooling system works and it'll die much more quickly.

The parts that have moving parts are the ones most likely to kill the machine. Although the powersupply can as well.
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Egotomb: How does a UPS extend the life of components? it doesn't actually do anything unless your power goes down.
That's not true. Technically a line conditioner would do it as well, but dirty power definitely damages the components. For some reason the HDD seems to be the most sensitive, but all those little voltage spikes that happen all the time do add up over time.
Posted January 29, 2011
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Egotomb: How does a UPS extend the life of components? it doesn't actually do anything unless your power goes down.
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hedwards: That's not true. Technically a line conditioner would do it as well, but dirty power definitely damages the components. For some reason the HDD seems to be the most sensitive, but all those little voltage spikes that happen all the time do add up over time.
Does the power supply not do that when it converts said power to DC?
Posted January 29, 2011
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tburger: Does anyone know what is predictable durability of electronic components used in PCs? I’ve got some hardware that is closing to 15 years old (you know: Live!, 3dfx - that stuff) – still fully functional sitting in my PC - and I was wondering – how much longer will they work? I assume that memory modules/CPUs are very “long-lasting” but what about sound cards/video cards/motherboards?
If you can keep your data alive emulation should have you covered. With that said, an old video card should last a long time in an antistatic bag, same goes for most old things on a breadboard.
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