Question Should I start thinking of buying a new AIO cooler to replace my 7 year old one?

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Hello everyone. So I currently have a Corsair H100i V2 AIO which I bought back in 2016 for my (then) FX 9370 , but I upgraded in 2019 to a Ryzen 5 2600. A few days ago I bought an RX 6700 XT to replace my also 7 year old GTX 1070, but I haven't installed it yet as I'm waiting to upgrade to a Ryzen 5 5600 by the end of the month. Should I start saving to buy a new AIO as well? Because I've read online that 7 years is a pretty long time to have the same AIO and I'm afraid it's gonna die and take some other component to its grave with it.

My temps are fine about 35C in idle, although with high ambient temps (about 26C), with the fans being in quiet mode all the time through corsair icue and a thermal paste that needs re-applying. In gaming it's never gone past 60C. The pump isn't making any weird noise and it's completely silent. So what do you guys suggest should be my next step. Case space isn't an issue by the way, I have a full tower case, so it can easily fit anything.
PSU: EVGA SUPERNOVA G2 80 PLUS GOLD 850W
CASE: CORSAIR OBSIDIAN 750D AIRFLOW EDITION
MOTHERBOARD: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK
 
if it working good see if you have a old air cooler around so if it fail you have a spare to use system .
I have the Ryzen Stock Cooler but that's about it. I know it's enough if I don't do any overclocking so that's good. The Corsair H100i is still working fine, but I think once I have saved enough, I should buy a new one but that will take at least 6 months from now. Do you think that's a good idea or should I wait till it fails and then buy a new one. If it's not necessary, I would prefer to spend that money on something else. Thanks for the reply!
 
you have stock cooler if money is more usefull somewhere else check your priority .
Ok then thank you so much for your help! I was only considering of buying a new cooler to be honest, I don't intend to change anything else, at least in the near future. Maybe I'll grab a new faster DDR4 16GB kit than what I already have, since the prices have dropped significantly after DDR5 released. But I also think I should not risk it with the cooler, so maybe I'll buy a new AIO first.