10 Year old PSU?

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So I just saw on another thread someones old PSU killed their graphics card... got me thinking I am currently running a Coolermaster RealPower 850W Modular PSU, which is going to be exactly a decade old next month!!

I recently bought a 1080ti which seems to be running fine and have ordered a new mobo yesterday, my question is, should I be worried about my old PSU damaging any of my new upgrades?
Should I swap it out with a new one or are PSU reliable enough to leave it alone since it has not shown any issues yet.

If I did have to swap it out whats the equivalent to the one mentioned above in this day and age? Bear in mind my current one is 10 years old and still going strong!
 
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Thanks for the reassurance!
I think I will keep it till it dies. The first 5 years I used my PC daily, leaving it on 24/7 at times, OC'd and even SLI'd cards at some point. But then I got married... the PC use drastically went down as a result!
Recently got back to it, wish I had looked at upgrading last year though could have done a full overhaul for half the price and that would most likely have kept me going for another good few years.
Mobo is arriving soon, now need to keep an eye out for some RAM and Ryzen deals, maybe an M2 drive also.
 
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