No i don't mean in regards to performance and keeping up with games (although that could be part of the conversation if intel/nvidia ever start making leaps and bounds in tech again). I mean how long will the components actually last before failing.
I built my system in august of 2011 so i guess about 4.5 years, only part that has changed is my GPU i went from a gtx 465 to a gtx 760 a couple years ago. Everything is working as it should right now, but how long do components last nowadays? I do have a WD black 80gb HDD that is at least 15 years old that is still running good in my sisters machine, but are things built that well nowadays?
I have two parts in particular i am amazed are still going, my monitor which is branded hannspree (what is that lol) and a biostar p67 motherboard that i got at microcenter with my CPU for around 30 or 40 bucks lol. My CPU is overclocked but i havent fiddled with voltage, its just running a straight 4.2ghz on stock volts.
I know a lot of factors will affect the lifetime of electronics heat being the major one, my room is air conditioned in the summer so maybe thats why things are still working lol? But the big one for me is i smoke, i figured this would have at least burned out my monitor. My case has a good dust filter in the front so i only have to clean it once a month or so, but some of the components inside are actually yellowed from smoking lol.
So what do you guys think, will my PC hardware take a crap before they are end of life in regards to performance?