So a good working Backup should be your first thing that comes to mind
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| Opium Deactivated User 300 Posts 3/12 |  Posted - May 21 2012 : 3:59PMok just 1 more question i'm worried about: does "prolonged use" of a desktop PC (i should make it clear that basically involves surfing the web and visiting sites such as wikipedia and youtube, i don't play any computer games which i'm assuming cause more wear and tear on a PC's lifespan) especially on weekends when i can be on the internet anywhere from 10 - 16 hours straight with the only breaks being to eat, affect a PC detrimentally (i.e. slow it down over time) or affect the PC's lifespan? on weekdays it's more like 6 - 8 hours a day. i should also mention i have no life : ) [Link] |
| cubesnake Senior Member 3858 Posts 10/02 | Posted - May 24 2012 : 8:50PM So a good working Backup should be your first thing that comes to mind Cube [Link] |
Hardware  All-Star Member Your other left 14594 Posts 3/02 | Posted - May 25 2012 : 10:48AM Of course, lightning doesn't give a damn how good your system is, so backing up your valuable data makes sense regardless. PS - Computers get slower because you give them more stuff to do. While M$ bloat is unavoidable, you can do your part by not loading a boatload of programs at start-up. [Link] |
| Opium Deactivated User 300 Posts 3/12 | Posted - May 25 2012 : 3:55PM [Link] |
| JohnW Senior Member 1351 Posts 6/08 | Posted - May 27 2012 : 8:10AM Really, as long as you use your pc normally and are reasonably careful there's no need to worry about anything regarding "prolonged use" or "wear and tear". Stop worrying, even about the harddrives. When they die (and they do) it can just as well be from plain bad luck. [Link] |
| BYOB_Kenobi Senior Member “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” - Kierkegaard 2684 Posts 8/09 | Posted - May 27 2012 : 1:00PM Hardware products are like a lot. There's a bell curve and percentage of no matter what you do will die. The other have had enough technology behind them they will be fine. The best thing to do is read reviews and go by them if you are worried. For example, for Newegg parts, I look for a lot of reviews and see how many 5 and 4 stars. That is about the only thing you can do [Link] |
| RandomPrecision Senior Member Enjoy! 8175 Posts 3/06 | Posted - May 28 2012 : 1:49AM I went ahead and replaced my power supply for $30. Even the cheap one I bought at Best Buy is better than the factory one it replaced. [Link] |
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