How long does a fan lasts?

[Greasy Burger]

Say 80mm, blue led, rifle bearing (patented), 2500rpm. How long do you think it will lasts?

[seiferoth10]

it should say on the fan...
but im geussing around 50,000 hrs.

[Blueacid]

Thats a coollermaster led fan, isn't it? :)


It says on the packaging, 50,000 hours (your guess was sweet, seiferoth10)

50,000 hours works out to be about 5.7 YEARS of solid run-time, and don't forget that 50,000 hours is an average.... ;)

[Greasy Burger]

Yeah, it's a Cooler Master. I use that fan on my heatsink and still unsure if it's going to die on me.

[seiferoth10]

just wondering though, what is a rifle-bearing, never heard of it

[seiferoth10]

nm i found it.


http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/coolermasterledcasefans.php?vo=1

[Jognt]

damn! does it say so on any fan?

[Daemonfly]

You have to remember, that that 50,000 hours doesn't take into consideration any thick coatings of dust, etc... =0P Dust will also get into the bearings & start to clog it all up.

I also wouldn't beleive the hour rating on a lot of the newer fansd out there, as theres no way they've bothered to test the fans for 5+ years. A lot of companies are getting on the PC mods bandwagon & cranking out all kinds of new types of fans.

[Sterculus]

How old is it? If it's only a year or two old then I wouldn't worry about it. And anyways, a fan isn't too expensive to replace every three or four years for the peace of mind.