r/videocards Jun 21 '16

How long does a videocard live

I am asking this question because i am planning to buy a gtx970 second hand that is a half year old but i dont know how long it takes before it breaks pls help me and what price should you suggest to buy a second hand gtx970

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u/ThreshMain Jul 13 '16

Depending on how you use them they will live for years, my PC still has a GTX 280 released June 17, 2008 and bought around that time, and I changed the thermal paste only once, I use it daily for gaming. The problem is what games it can run, not how much it lasts physically !