Who's got the oldest PSU?

Acme said:
They still make those, so you're gonna have to be more specific! :p
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sep 2012 and it was bought second hand from the mm for £60 I searched out the mm post
I wonder when it will break, talk about getting my value though
 
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M1k3H said:
Still using my Zalman ZM1000HP since 2010. It is the quietest component in my case. I was thinking of keeping it on when upgrade later this year, but will probably change it.
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Put this up for sale and sold it for £40. Initially bought it for a bit over £150 (Sep 2009), so not too bad. I replaced it not because it wasn't working well, but it was a bit longer than normal ATX PSUs and would't have a lot of room left between it and the drive cubby for cables to go. That plus my new system has 2 8-pin connectors which this one doesn't. Replaced it with a Seasonic Focus GX-750.
 
M1k3H said:
Still using my Zalman ZM1000HP since 2010. It is the quietest component in my case. I was thinking of keeping it on when upgrade later this year, but will probably change it.
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I have a be quiet dark power pro from 2008 and an Antec neopower 550. Whilst both work fine, neither will power my recent Intel build.
 
maklabouhlel said:
I have a be quiet dark power pro from 2008 and an Antec neopower 550. Whilst both work fine, neither will power my recent Intel build.
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power output capacity goes down with age. With mine being a 1000W though, I wasn’t worried about that, as it would have to have deteriorated significantly to not power A system that at most will pull 500-600W.
 
M1k3H said:
power output capacity goes down with age. With mine being a 1000W though, I wasn’t worried about that, as it would have to have deteriorated significantly to not power A system that at most will pull 500-600W.
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They power Phenom II fine with GTX 770 and not power less demanding pentium builds so I don't think it's to do with ageing. I think it's got to do with power states.
 
Still using an Enermax NoiseTaker 475 PSU from about 2004/2005 in a SFF PC connected to the TV. It probably spent 4-5 years unused in the garage, and only see's light use these day, so hasn't had a hard life, but i am still thinking of replacing it soon.
 
Corsair HX520 from my very first build 15 years ago still going (just) in my current build. It has been pretty much pushed to its limit the whoel time so hugley impressed it has lasted this long.
 
I sold a PC to my mate with a Tagan 480w PSU in it and he still used it up until very recently. It was from around Athlon / Duron times I think.

I currently use a seasonic 750w gold myself from 2015. So not very old compared to some.
 
I brought a used Seasonic M12-600W on ebay for £50 on the 14th Oct 2007 and retired it in March 2018 but it still works ;)

Now I'm using a 750W Riotoro Enigma G2 which is a rebranded Seasonic Focus Gold.
 
The one in my system, a Cooler Master Silent Hybrid 850W, which i (and many others here and on discord) think snuffed it last wednesday, was bought back in 2012, will be getting a small tester delivered on tuesday, so I’ll know for sure then if it’s dead or not.

It’s seen me through 3 builds, but now may be dead. Hopefully it didn’t kill the motherboard/cpu as well.
 
I'm using a Corsair 550w PSU (forget the exact model number) in a system that was built in November 2008. I'd say I've got my moneys worth out of it. Same for all the components.
 
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