Watercooling / Overclocking

[ghosty86]

Hi,

I am looking into purchasing a top-of-the-range 3xs system from scan.

I am interested in the watercooling and overclocking, however I want this computer to last me for a good number of years with regular use, and have heard that watercooling only lasts a certain amount of time? Also I have heard that overclocking greatly reduces the lifetime of components?

Is this true or would a top of the line (roughly £3,000) system that is watercooled and overclocked last me 6-7 years without the watercooling and overclocked parts failing?

Also, regarding the warranty I noticed that if you upgrade to 3 years on site, it is only compatible with systems costing a maximum of £2,000. Is there no way to get 3 year on site warranty for a system costing more than that?

Thanks.

[Marcvs]

to be honest youll be better off buying a new system for |1500 every couple of years

[chuckskull]

The only maintenance water cooling needs is more coolant adding every 6 months or so.

I doubt any overclock scan will send the machine out with will seriously shorten the lifespan of your components. A bad overclock will kill things after a few months, a good one will last just as long as a standard clocked chip.

The machine will last 6 or 7 years, but by then it will be seriously outdated.

[ghosty86]

Thanks for the replys.

Yeah, I understand that in 7 years it will be seriously outdated, but by then I would not be so concerned with being able to play all the latest games on full settings, just that it can run applications and maybe some games at a reasonable speed.

My current pc I purchased about 8 or 9 years ago and now it is seriously outdated but still manages to run any productivity application (photoshop, xsi etc) and some games (albeit with the settings put right down).

So im hoping that by purchasing a top of the range pc now, it will last me as long as my current PC has

Does anyone know anything regarding the extended warranty for systems costing over 2 grand?

[chuckskull]

I think the warranty for stuff over £2000 is done via insurance. I couldn't tell you for sure though. If you bought a Core 2 Quad system now it should keep you churning along happily for 7 years easily.

[Lucio]

I actually expect this generation of PC's to have a shorter lifetime than previous generations due to a simple fact that companies do not build in lifespan as part of the design specifcation any more. As long as they last long enough to stave off lawsuits, they're happy.

Same is true of virtually any product these days...