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Failure rate of modern PC motherboards?

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 20266082 views
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I recently had a motherboard fail on me. If I add my experience with motherboards of desktops, laptops and servers, I've probably been responsible for about 50-60 years of motherboard use (most in a desktop environment). The failure I experienced was in a server that ran 24/7 for the past 24 months…

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Capacitors. It's all about the capacitors. They seem to be the first thing to go on motherboards, and an old psu with a 12v rail that flickers between 11 and 12.5v isn't going to live 50 years. If the motherobard has a good quality psu to go with it…

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