In working with PCs since the mid 1980's, I've never had a GPU "die" on me. Not one, ever.How long do graphics cards normally last? im not talking about "useful" life in running new games, but durability. can they last 10 plus years used a few hours per day, without ever messign with it or repasting?
As with all electronics, they will run until they fail. I still have a 386 machine from 1989 sporting a Cirrus Logic SVGA card that works as well today as it did when brand new. I've also had a couple of failures right out of the box (1 NVidia & 1 ATI)How long do graphics cards normally last? im not talking about "useful" life in running new games, but durability. can they last 10 plus years used a few hours per day, without ever messign with it or repasting?
thats good to know, when windows 10 is not supported anymore i can use 10 indenitly(offline) with my old hardware. because future cards will require windows 11 and not have windows 10 drivers, and 11 dosnt look good so far.In working with PCs since the mid 1980's, I've never had a GPU "die" on me. Not one, ever.
How long do graphics cards normally last? im not talking about "useful" life in running new games, but durability. can they last 10 plus years used a few hours per day, without ever messign with it or repasting?
How long do graphics cards normally last? im not talking about "useful" life in running new games, but durability. can they last 10 plus years used a few hours per day, without ever messign with it or repasting?
I've worked in HVAC with my brother as a "Trainee" never having any real education in the field but I believe My brother is a very smart honest guy and Believe when he says that the hole notion of things not being "built to last" is a bit of a lie. its not that things aren't built to last any more, Things have just gotten way more complex and With more complexity comes more problems and More things to Break.
Sure things back in the '70s '80s maybe even the '90s have lasted longer but they are also Simpler machines.
To the point of the thread. Your average consumer isn't going to have a computer for more than 3 to 5 years before it becomes obsolete. So even your lower-end hardware if you to buy something cheaper Will last that and more usually. The Real enemy of your hardware is Dust and heat. Thew all the years I've built my own computer I can't really remember ever having a PC go bad on me, I've had a few default parts, but those usually are bad when I've bought them or have gone bad fairly soon after I start using them. But other than that I can't say I've ever had a PC just die on me.
PCIe cards I assume. Have a GTX295 (2009) running in an old parts machine. Still AOK for basic work.How long do graphics cards normally last? im not talking about "useful" life in running new games, but durability. can they last 10 plus years used a few hours per day, without ever messign with it or repasting?
THIS.It also corrupt global business 101. If you make a product that lasts forever, people will buy it once, and then you don't see any further profit from those people for the next 30 - 40 years. Make it break every couple of years and now you have a consistent flow of money coming in. Of course this plan only works if you've convinced the other companies to do the same. Same thing with medicine. There's a reason the pharmaceutical companies don't have a cure for anything. No money in curing once and being done with it. The slow treatment trickle keeps the cash rolling in.
I still have a 6970 in one PC so it's 11 years old never been repasted just cleaned.How long do graphics cards normally last? im not talking about "useful" life in running new games, but durability. can they last 10 plus years used a few hours per day, without ever messign with it or repasting?
revodo I'm a bit confused by your reply no I think that going forwards things have gotten more complex and thus things have better chances of breaking down due to the complexity of things. And no I won't argue there are businesses out there that make things with the intent of making it not last as long so they can sell more.
I apologize for coming off rude. I just re-read my post.