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Should I replace my 3year old power supply

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Just got a good deal on adding a 2nd gtx480 to my system, I've fully updated my computer starting in July except for the power supply.

Its a Silverstone ST1000 circa 2007, it has always run great and seems fine, but its 3+ years old. I havent really been pulling too much from it (ran a 8800gtx SLI then a 280gtx SLI) currently with full load overclocked I'll pull about 600watts from the wall.

Should I consider replacing it? Wattage wise I know its a good match for my upcomming SLI, I'm just wondering if there is any/much degredation over time in a psu?
 
There's no need to replace it unless you want to get something more efficient.
 
Ya I figured it was ok, I'll squeeze out a couple more years out of it im hoping, thanks!
 
The things that tend to fail first are the fans and the low voltage electrolytic capacitors. I think your Silverstone has CapXon brand capacitors, and they seem to often go bad in just a few years in LCD TVs and monitors.

I'm using PSUs made in 1999, but they were built with all Japanese capacitors.
 
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