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imagine buying a used car without knowing the odometer reading you'd never

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do that unless you're a fan of unexpected breakdowns in the middle of

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nowhere can make life more spicy but we

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buy used computer parts all the time without knowing what the previous owner

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put them through physically or emotionally so why the heck don't

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computer parts have odometers would it really be that hard to put a counter on

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something telling us how many times that case fan has turned how many liters that

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aio cooler is pumped or how much current has coursed through that power supply to

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answer that question we talked to our friends aaron neal and justin ocbina at

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Corsair and we'd like to thank them for their contributions we love both of you

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so much so our question actually has several different answers depending on

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what component we're talking about for example hard drives and ssds have the

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ability to estimate how much life they have left using smart which stands for

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self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology but for other parts the

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answer is a little bit murkier from a technical standpoint putting an odometer

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on most parts wouldn't be complicated most parts in your pc already have a

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logic enabled control unit and adding a couple of sensors to track usage

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wouldn't cost very much in fact there was at least one CPU cooler that had

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this kind of functionality Corsair used to produce a refillable loop called the

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hydrocool that had a fluid level indicator and an audible alarm for when

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enough liquid had evaporated that the user needed to refill it

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not the best thing to hear when you're in the middle of diffusing the bomb on c

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but you can't ignore a thirsty loop and thermoelectric coolers for pcs also

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exist these can actually go below ambient temperatures so having a

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humidity sensor inside is critical because they were capable of getting

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cold enough to form condensation the perfect relief for a thirsty gamer

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and of course simple thermometers insider computers are common so that

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your CPU and GPU can throttle down if they're getting dangerously hot but if

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sensors like that are so commonplace why don't we have actual odometers on our

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parts we'll tell you why right after we thank secret lab for sponsoring this

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all chairs come with up to a five-year extended warranty and a 49-day return

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policy so head to the link in the description and check out secret lab

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today so although computer parts can obviously die after you use them for a

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long time it's far more likely for most parts that you'll be ready to upgrade

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before the component actually kicks the bucket it's exceedingly rare for the

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core parts like cpus gpus and RAM to die

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within the first few years of your system's life this is even more true for

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the parts that enthusiasts buy which are typically higher quality than what you'd

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find in the average walmart pre-built and we all know that members of the pcmr

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tend to upgrade parts more frequently than the general public who probably

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don't even know they're still using usb 2.0

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those unfortunate cells this is also reflected in the warranties that

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component manufacturers offer overall they're getting longer and the

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manufacturers wouldn't be making those guarantees unless they felt very

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confident that their parts would last at least that long without any major

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problems and with a significant number of users looking to upgrade during or

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not long after the warranty period there isn't much incentive to add some kind of

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odometer function to components it might not cost much but the cost is still more

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than zero and just like with a car any odometer reading would only be one

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aspect of the whole purchase even if a car has relatively low mileage it might

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have been driven in demanding environments have a busted air conditioner or come with a nice backseat

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vomit stain that was never fully cleaned up likewise a used system could have a

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rusted out case bent usb ports or bad

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soldering none of which would show up on monitoring software that would run an

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odometer maybe you prefer your cars with a little character but when it comes to

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pcs usually the less personality the

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better so it's a combination of factors that have led to an absence of little

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tickers on our computer parts but the bottom line is that if you're looking to

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buy used be very careful and preferably

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purchase from a place that offers you some kind of return policy you don't

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want to spend even more on a buggy graphics card than you would have on a lemon down at the used car line even if

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it is rich in personality that's the end of this video

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