Now, I don't use too much power as I have no time to game, but I am confident that the PSUs will outlast me. Before that, I got two Antecs, one Earthwatts and one Neo Eco 520C for about 30 dollars each and they still fire up computers I snatched off of the street for free and had dead OEM PSUs with bulging caps. Currently running one unit with a budget EVGA(BT 450 or something) when they were buying marketshare at a loss. I actually have too many functional units just collecting dust. The limiting factors are the fan and the capacitors cooled by said fans. The normal failures mode of 'quality' units should be simply inconsistent function or quiet, unobtrusive nonfunction with no damage to downstream components. Here, physical examination of the solder job and how consistent a manufacturer is with it over time is valuable, which OkalahomaWolf certainly did. The cold solder joint is one such failure in which problems become noticeable relatively quickly. If I'm buying a 10 year warranty unit, I'm actually going to run it and run it hard for that long.Ĭertain failure modes occur early in the life of PSU use. I also don't mind buying extended insurance if I plan to use it for that full extended time period. Up to a point, if avoiding downtime is such a concern, people should buying products incorporating concepts used in servers should be put into desktop CPUs, such as having two separate PSUs in one unit. I don't mind buying more insurance, if the insurance provides actual tangible benefits.

Click to expand.I'm not sure what the hell I was typing, but I meant to say that if I'm not going to hold on to a particular computer due to constant obsolescence and psychologically needing a new PSU with a new build every time, then it is not worth the money to buy those super long warranties.

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