4EvrYng Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 I have in my hands a 10 years old AX1200 that has been sitting on the shelf, hasn’t been used at all. Is there anything about AX1200’s that would make it a concern / unwise to use one that has been sitting on a shelf this long? Or I should be OK? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 should be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ax1200i Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 I think you should definitely try it out! It's a high end top of the line power supply and I don't think it will get damaged by just sitting in a box for a few years. I'm not good at electric components but only think I know about that can get damaged with age is the caps, but that is many many 10¨¨s of years before it happens. What computer are you going to power with it if it works? I have a bit of a problem with mine AX1200i and an Asus X570-E motherboard but hopefully you will not have same problem. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeDoyen Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Check this thread where he answered a similar question https://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=200418&highlight=psu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4EvrYng Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 Check this thread where he answered a similar question https://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=200418&highlight=psu Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ax1200i Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Check this thread where he answered a similar question https://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=200418&highlight=psu Interesting comment by JohnnyGuru "Also, heat cycles and shelf life have even more impact on capacitors than 24/7 use. In other words: A PSU in constant use is going to have caps closer to spec than one that's rarely used." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 I have several antique power supplies. Recently I pulled one out of mothballs to power up a motherboard so I could update the BIOS, PSU is really old and still works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeDoyen Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 they will work. Now you don't want to plug it to a scope and have a look at voltage ripple under load. at best you may have lower clocks on power hungry GPUs because of unstable voltages. At worse, you may cook VRMs because those instabilities stress them a lot harder, and eventually experience more crashes, BSODs, fry components.. Always better to change old PSUs before they arrive to that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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