Which of your high-end hardware has lasted the longest?

My longest serving component so far has been my HAF XB EVO "LAN" box (case). Weird format that I just keep around as a sort of test build platform as it's a big double decker desktop case with lots of access when you remove the various panels.

Otherwise my main monitors tend to last around 5 years before I get the itch to upgrade. Main is now OLED but the previous X34 Ultrawide came to work with me as it's a 3440 x 1440 format so great for side by side working. Better then the 24" UHD monitor I was supplied.
 
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The oldest part of my current system is a Corsair Vengeance K70 which is working perfectly after 10 years. It's survived several spillages, not one key or LED has an issue, and the volume scroll wheel is still as beautifully smooth as ever.

My 2011 Core i5 2500K is also still going strong in my sister's PC.
 
I don't want to jinx it but most of my last build has survived. 3570K and 7850 HD both 11 years old. Will use them as a media machine until they die. If only my 980TI was worth selling.
 
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Only 5 years, but my Acer Predator X34P monitor. It's been reliable and solid for gaming and work. And will last me a while longer because it's specs were ahead of it's time.

3770K + Gigabyte Z77 has lasted the longest and still in active use at the inlaws house as a general use desktop. I modded the bios for NVMe boot, which gave it some more legs.
 
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i7 2600k 4.6ghz (13 years), gtx 780 1150mhz (10 years), asus maximus gene iv gen 3 (12 years) and Sandisk x210 512gb (10 years) still going strong in my backup pc that is only used for emergency of course.
 
USB Dac. Cambridge Audio DAC Magic Plus its almost 10 years old, used everyday. My PC is connected to TV I use it for everything PC/Games/Music/Films etc.. I don't have an ariel connected to my TV so its been used heavily in that time.

The LEDs on the unit started blinking and flickering after about 6 months. Now most of them do not work at all, occasionally they fire back into life for a brief time, I should open it up and take a look really could just be a cold joint.

I paid £250 for it, up until about 2-3 years ago it was selling for £350! It has now been superseded by an MQA variant. Look how that went...
 
My old 2500K and 3570K (and motherboards/RAM) are still going strong in friend's systems.

My Dell U2711 which I bought used in 2009 is still going strong on a friend's desk.

My SteelSeries 7G got donated to my brother with his Christmas present PC about 5 years ago. I bought it in about 2009 and apart from a few of the commonly used keycaps being a bit shiny it works perfectly.

I still use my Sennheiser HD598s daily and they're over 10 years old. All I've done in that time is replace the ear cups and headband.

Maybe not high end but my friend has a Logitech Momo steering wheel that still works. He's also got an EVGA GTX 570 under water that has outlived its 10 year warranty.
 
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I wouldnt call it high-end but I still use my Logitech MX 518 mouse on my main PC.

Bought the remake they made a few years ago and still not used it.

Original seems to work fine!
 
Well looking back most of my stuff cost a fortune at the time so i guess a lot count as high end even if after a few years they come down drastically in price be it my first intuos wacom board or 300mb harddrive. Ive only had a couple of HDs go on me so I have boxes of old drives full of old work that still work.
 
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