Changed my ~7 year old PSU yesterday

[pqwoerituytrueiwoq]

Can you believe this thing was actually still working, with the capacitors i this condition
http://i.imgur.com/BsK8Nl.jpg (http://imgur.com/BsK8N)http://i.imgur.com/G9CDKl.jpg (http://imgur.com/G9CDK)

[QIII]

You can't fool me by taking a picture of the engine bay of you '58 Dodge.

[Grenage]

Back then, they made stuff that lasts! Efficiency generally sucked, but they lasted!

[pqwoerituytrueiwoq]

as if i know what the engine of a 58 dodge looks like...

[pqwoerituytrueiwoq]

Back then, they made stuff that lasts! Efficiency generally sucked, but they lasted!
i think that was about 15-20 prior to the manf. date
they now make PSUs with a 7 year warranty, my new one has a 5 year

[mips]

Replace the caps with new quality ones and it will probably last another 7 yrs. Caps are cheap ;)

[Grenage]

i think that was about 15-20 prior to the manf. date
they now make PSUs with a 7 year warranty, my new one has a 5 year

Aye, we've got some very old machines ticking over, with power supplies that look like they were designed for diesel subs; always afraid to disturb them. 5yr is a pretty good warranty.

[pqwoerituytrueiwoq]

Replace the caps with new quality ones and it will probably last another 7 yrs. Caps are cheap ;)
i might do that one day, also need to change the fans they are noisy (old ball bearings)

[QIII]

Good PSUs are over-designed and fairly robust.

I usually buy a PSU with a wattage rating about 1/3 again as much as the peak wattage I expect to demand of it. If you run them with a peak load of no more than about 75% of their rating, they stay cool and can last virtually indefinitely.

[pqwoerituytrueiwoq]

you probably consider my new one over designed, it has a clear shroud in it to direct the airflow
i wanted to keep it modular, and i found a good quality PSU on sale for $51
i had been considering replacing that hand-me down cause it was noisy

[QIII]

For PSUs, over-design is a good thing.

[pqwoerituytrueiwoq]

glad i got that when i did, the price when up over 65% O.O