Hello
So my PC has been running for about 5 years now , probably over 15000 hours and still going strong.I've put it through quite a bit of stress through the years (including having it run at borderline temps for longish periods of time) and I'd be really glad if it ran for another 2 years without any issues because I really don't want to spend any money on a new one until then (I'm saving up for other equipment).
What brought this up (and what concerns me the most) is the fact that I've been seeing significantly higher temperatures throughout the system the past year.
My question is: Is there anything that I can renew/upgrade that will improve the efficiency/reliability/extend life of my pc?
Particularly i've been thinking about the buck converter caps near the cpu and perhaps the filter caps in the ATX PSU\. Do you guys think it's a good idea to de-solder some of them and check out their capacitance perhaps or just simply replace them?
Anyone have any other suggestions/ideas?
Thanks in advance
So my PC has been running for about 5 years now , probably over 15000 hours and still going strong.I've put it through quite a bit of stress through the years (including having it run at borderline temps for longish periods of time) and I'd be really glad if it ran for another 2 years without any issues because I really don't want to spend any money on a new one until then (I'm saving up for other equipment).
What brought this up (and what concerns me the most) is the fact that I've been seeing significantly higher temperatures throughout the system the past year.
My question is: Is there anything that I can renew/upgrade that will improve the efficiency/reliability/extend life of my pc?
Particularly i've been thinking about the buck converter caps near the cpu and perhaps the filter caps in the ATX PSU\. Do you guys think it's a good idea to de-solder some of them and check out their capacitance perhaps or just simply replace them?
Anyone have any other suggestions/ideas?
Thanks in advance