How long should I expect PC components to last?

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I just built a new PC with an ASUS motherboard, AMD CPU, Radeon Graphics card and 8gb vengeance 1866 ram.

How long should I expect it to last for with no overclocking, reasonable cooling and no acts of god (such as lightning strikes on the house) if the PC is switched on for 8 hours per day, (with gaming for 4 of those hours)

A rough ball park estimate would be great.
 
BriT said:
What's the exact system spec?
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Quite a modest system really for my nephew. It cost hundreds though which is why I don't want to fork out again for a long time

AMD X4 750K
Radeon Sapphire 7770 Ghz edition
8 Gb Corsair Vengeance 1866 Ram.
Motherboard MSI A88XM-E35 (My mistake, MSI not ASUS)

Motherboard choice was a mistake as I was initially going to go with an APU but changed my mind mid build. This choice also hampers future CPU upgrades because the FM2+ socket is primarily for APU's where I am using a discrete GPU. I would have been better off with an AM3+ SOCKET I think unless somebody here could suggest a non - APU upgrade.
 
Typically parts fail in this order..

Power supply
Fans
Hard drive
Memory
Graphics card
Motherboard
CPU

Hard drives can fail for 'no reason', some would argue they should be the top of the list.

Buy a good power supply, don't put trust in your hard drive(s), keep the temperatures in check and you can't go far wrong.
 
Like Bledd said make sure you invest in a descent quality PSU and a lot of people buy high quality kit then cheap out on the PSU because they don't percieve it as giving them any noticable system improvement. Even tho thats the part that feeds everything! Try and put some fan filters on the case to minimise dust in the case.
 
bledd. said:
Typically parts fail in this order..
Power supply
Fans
Hard drive
Memory
Graphics card
Motherboard
CPU
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I think order above is spot on!

My theory, a higher quality PSU should remove more ripple and spikes from it's output, this should extend the life of other components. A mains filter can possibly help if your mains are dirty.

After this keep dust free, and ensure components don't run to hot.
 
At one time software used to drive obsolescence. Now not so much. You should easily get 3-5 years or more out of a system. If games start to tax it, you can at least get a second hand GPU upgrade.

Most systems will last 10+ years before actual component failure assuming quality parts.
 
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