dudmont
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For your motherboard reviews with this CPU, might I suggest that you look up the rated lifetime of the PWM caps?
If those are 5k caps, they'll only last 5000 hours at their rated temperature. Lifetime usually doubles for each 10C under that rating.
These CPUs often end up in entry level workstations. If the intended usage pushes the caps to 75 C, and they are the more common 5k/105C, then conventional wisdom indicates that 10% of the caps should fail by the 40,000 hour mark. In those cases where the CPU is fully loaded most of the time, this will occur 4.5 to 5 years of age. This means that there isn't much room for mistakes in the motherboard layout, case design, or airflow requirements. It's something that potential consumers should take into account if they want to get the most out of this platform.
I'd have to check in more detail to give any estimates for the MOSFET lifetime, but that's another factor to account for if longevity is a priority.
If those are 5k caps, they'll only last 5000 hours at their rated temperature. Lifetime usually doubles for each 10C under that rating.
These CPUs often end up in entry level workstations. If the intended usage pushes the caps to 75 C, and they are the more common 5k/105C, then conventional wisdom indicates that 10% of the caps should fail by the 40,000 hour mark. In those cases where the CPU is fully loaded most of the time, this will occur 4.5 to 5 years of age. This means that there isn't much room for mistakes in the motherboard layout, case design, or airflow requirements. It's something that potential consumers should take into account if they want to get the most out of this platform.
I'd have to check in more detail to give any estimates for the MOSFET lifetime, but that's another factor to account for if longevity is a priority.
I think you're right on with this issue here. The usefulness of these cpus suggest that they'll be more than powerful enough to handle most tasks assigned to them for many years(maybe 8-10), but will the hardware last that long, and that is an interesting point.
People on the forums(usually gamers) all the time are asking about whether to upgrade their I5 2,3, and 4 series CPUS to newer models and the answer is almost all their queries is no. Their cpu is not a problem yet. Your post is in a similar vein of thought. People may not need more cpu resources 8 years from now, but will their hardware still be running? I'm not sure the mobo makers and intel want their hardware to still be running by that point. Forcing people to buy new is much more profitable than building really quality parts now that last long enough to actually reach obsolescence.
This has been an interesting article to read and equally interesting forum thread to read, thanks to all involved. Very thought provoking.