Comment on The upgrade argument for desktops doesn't stand up anymore
worhui@lemmy.world 23 hours agoUnless you’re going above your current PSU’s rating that thing’s good until it’s dead.
Power supplies will work well past the point of providing clean in spec power on each rail. Lots of parts in a power supply can stop working properly before it physically no longer passes power.
Unless the PSU is relatively new it’s not a great idea to put it into a new build with testing that it is still in spec on each voltage rail under a load.
klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 21 hours ago
I wasn’t talking about a new build at any point in my comment.
worhui@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
This post is about new builds, upgrades and using old parts with new ones.
klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 13 hours ago
This post, to my reading, is about how desktop PCs are disposable, and my comment is providing evidence to the contrary