I think you need to read what you posted, it is quite apt - the biggest factors affecting LED and most electronics lifespan is temperature and being overdriven - e.g. gaming GPU being overclocked at 1100mv and run at 80C, vs mining GPU being run at 800mv and 60C
No he didn't, perhaps you didn't read the thread properly?
You tried to analogise the MTBF of graphics cards by using an example of a light left on for 5 hours a day and one running 24 hours a day, he posted to point out the flaw in the analogy (that a filament bulb will actually last longer running 24/7 than running 5 hours a day), you then replied that you didn't understand the difference.
The funniest thing is that the filament bulb example is actually quite an apt analogy for the GPU situation, where a mining card left running in moderate use will physically stand up better than a gaming card running higher usage in shorter bursts.
Unfortunately neither of you seem to realise that the discussion was regarding this.
What about RGB's? Do they have a shorter lift span if they come from a mining system?
You also don’t seem to have read my standpoint on mining cards themselves. To save you some hassle:
To me, rightly or wrongly, a seller who hasn’t extensively mined and has offered to assist with warranty presents lower risk, especially from the MM and from OCUK.
I’ve said on these forums before that my choice to generally not buy mining cards unless at a great price is based only on bias, as I’m not aware of any empirical evidence that mining is better or worse.