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CPU: Intel Pentium G450
iGPU: Intel HD 610
Motherboard: Gigabyte B250M-DS3H
HDD: Seagate 3.5' 1TB 6GB/s
RAM: Ballistix Sport LT 8GB Single DDR4 2400 MT/s
PSU: EVGA 500 W1

I'm using a very lightweight Linux distro, "Parrot" which hardly uses any resources when I'm not running anything. My intentions for this PC is a lot of programming, networking, and reading, and possibly a few games like Skyrim and Borderlands. I am asking because I'm for some reason paranoid about my PC's health. This is my first PC build, and I want to make it last a while. Average temperatures are between 25 and 45 degrees Celsius. The last desktop I had was an Acer Aspire which lasted around 8 years before it couldn't POST.
 
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For most consumer electronic hardware out there you can say around 10 - 15 years.

If you clean the system of dust, watch temps overall in the case and on the hardware and keep them as low as you can, out off direct sunlight, etc etc.

You can push that to a few more years.

Not taking SSD`s and HDD`s into that mix cause they will break because of wear or mechanical failure.
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For most consumer electronic hardware out there you can say around 10 - 15 years.

If you clean the system of dust, watch temps overall in the case and on the hardware and keep them as low as you can, out off direct sunlight, etc etc.

You can push that to a few more years.

Not taking SSD`s and HDD`s into that mix cause they will break because of wear or mechanical failure.
 
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I take my PC apart almost everyday to check the fans and make an improvement to my lack of cable management. I'm not sure what the ideal temperatures are, but the G4560 can handle 100 degrees Celsius before it forcefully shuts down. I'm so nervous about wrecking my system that I have a realtime temperature monitor for my CPU on my desktop menu. Thanks for the insight.
 
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Taking the side panel off to watch it POST poses a risk? I have cut my finger open 3 times from opening it so far, but I don't see how it could be bad for the parts.

 
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Hehehe :)

Dont worry, no need to take the PC apart at all. Like USAFRet stated. That is in fact far more risky than cleaning it once a month.
But that all depends.

Leave it alone and just use it for 1 month first. Look at your dust filters and dust inside the case. All looks good? nice then leave it for 2 months. Keep going like that until you see that you need to clean the dust. And lets just say that took 4 months.

Well there you have it. In YOUR house in YOUR room you should then clean it once every 4th month give or take.

When it comes to temps, it comes down to more factors.
Is your cpu cooler mounted correct.
Thermal paste applyed correct? is it old and dry?
Do you have a blower style or open air GPU
what kind of case do you have? is it restrictive? and what about intake and exhaust fans? how many fans?

And the list just goes on :D
 
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"I take my PC apart almost everyday to check the fans and make an improvement to my lack of cable management."

That is more than just taking the side panel off, and what I was referring to.
 
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He did answer to your statement and I quote you: " I take my PC apart almost everyday to check the fans "
:D

 
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Sorry for the poor wording, I just make sure all of the fans are spinning when I open it. I don't rip everything from the mobo.
 
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I have two fans right now, the largest one plugged into my PSU. I don't know whether I should get an additional fan yet, but I would either have to plug it into the PSU too or buy a fan controller splitter. My mobo only has one SYS_FAN connector. Thermal paste is pre-applied. Regardless, I thank both of you.

 
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Rosewill Dual Fans MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case with USB 2.0 Cases RANGER-M Black. It is a pretty beautiful case from the LED fan, but it also flimsy and for some reason extremely sharp. There isn't any cable management, and it has two spots for airflow where the fans are mounted. I don't have a thermometer to measure the exact temperature for the room my PC is in, but I would say that it gets fairly cool in the room. Nothing is overclocked, everything is stock. The rear fan that is being controlled by the mobo is 80mm, usually runs around 750 RPM. 120mm fan in front runs full speed from the PSU.

 
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Well from what I could see from pictures you can only add one more 120mm fans on the side panel and you are full.

But I dont see the reason for it to be honest. Nothing in your case right now is pumping alot of heat into the case, so you should without any doubt be good for a long run :)
 
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you should have come in and ask for into before you built. when you have the funds buy a after market cpu cooler that has a back plate to replace the intel cpu cooler. those cooler that use push pins the pins can break or weaken over time and the cooler can become lose or fall off. i would have spent extra money on a ssd. over time they last longer then reg mec drive. on newer pc they run better with two same size dimms. on the power supply would used the older seasonic. there almost bullet proof. with newer pc there going to be two issues that are going to come up in a few years. one is thermal paste failure. new paste on market last a few years then goes bad. it cost you a tube of paste and some wipes. the other is cap failure....most time leaking or dried caps in power supply. cheaper the power supply the cheaper caps they use now.
 
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I have an unopened tube of MX-4 Thermal Paste, and my PSU has a 3 year warranty. I don't mind spending a bit of money every few years to ensure that my computer runs well. I haven't got around to buying a GPU yet, and it is very possible that within a few years time I will have upgraded my processor as well. The concept of my PC build was a budget computer that had good performance. I'm 16 so I don't make regular income, I didn't want to blow all of my money on something that I didn't think would even run. If you are talking about a liquid cooler, my only concern with a cooler is the installation difficulty and risk of leakage. I think that my current CPU fan (which will hopefully last a while) with the 80mm rear fan, 120mm front fan, and perhaps another 120mm fan on the side will suffice. However, I will make sure to pay attention to my thermal paste, CPU fan pins, and consider investing in a more reliable storage method.
 
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