How long does a old GPU last

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Ragsterinja

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Back in 2009 my dad bought me a ATI Radeon HD 4670 1GB. Now i have been using the GPU since then. When will it stop working? Thanks
 
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geofelt
Your graphics card will be obsolete before it stops working.
Today, it is not competitive with skylake integrated graphics.

When it no longer can do the job, replace it and keep it around in case you need a graphics card for diagnostic purposes.

As to overclocking, graphics vendors are wise to the practice. They bin their chips and use the best ones in factory overclocked cards.
I would not count on any significant boost from user overclocking.
Moreover, a excessive overclock can reduce the lifespan of your card.
Better to buy a stronger card in the first place.
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If you've been keeping the heatsink clear of dust build up, cards will usually last at least a decade. They won't be able to do much beside run the OS by the end of that decade, but it should still be functional.
 
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Ragsterinja

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what if i haven't been keeping the heatsink clear of dust, then what?
 
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Martell1977

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Not keeping it clean can lead to heat issues and heat is one of your computers worst enemies.

I had an old Radeon 3850 APG 8X GPU from Sapphire and it was still running when I sold it a few months back on eBay. It wasn't going to run Crysis or any modern game, but it still ran for what it was. Computer hardware can last a very long time when taken care of properly, and some manage to run even when neglected.
 
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kavyansh

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dust is a major problem of graphic card then your temperature rise and they add extra load on GPU which is not good for the GPU life
have you overclocked it
 
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Ragsterinja

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i try overclocking it, it overheats, crashes my computer then im forced to diagnose my PC
 
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geofelt

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Your graphics card will be obsolete before it stops working.
Today, it is not competitive with skylake integrated graphics.

When it no longer can do the job, replace it and keep it around in case you need a graphics card for diagnostic purposes.

As to overclocking, graphics vendors are wise to the practice. They bin their chips and use the best ones in factory overclocked cards.
I would not count on any significant boost from user overclocking.
Moreover, a excessive overclock can reduce the lifespan of your card.
Better to buy a stronger card in the first place.
 
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