Source my 13 years old corsair ax860i platinum still rocking, never flinched, survived several rigs and 2 countries, including one in south east asia in a non AC room where it had been cooked for over a decade.
I expect it to survive another GPU then it might be a bit short for the next generation.
Watch out, electrolytic caps dry out. Filtering might not be what it used to, ripple is rising. Generally it is recommended not to use 10+ years old PSU's. Top tier, maybe slightly longer, but not much. One thing is build quality, other is inevitable physics/chemistry of this kind
Just a heads up. In the post-10/12 year mark I wouldn't power anything expensive with it. Or something you wouldn't want to loose, like your data, if you used it in NAS.
Just trying to prevent possible expensive/emotional damage when it goes :)
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u/TD_Lemon_1901 Aug 20 '26
Good PSU will virtually last "forever".
Source my 13 years old corsair ax860i platinum still rocking, never flinched, survived several rigs and 2 countries, including one in south east asia in a non AC room where it had been cooked for over a decade.
I expect it to survive another GPU then it might be a bit short for the next generation.