That’s not really accurate at all. A GPU running at full load might wear out its fan, but if it’s kept at a consistent temperature it’s not going to shorten the life by much. The stress on a GPU generally comes from either being over bolted or from the thermal expansion and shrinkage from an inconsistent temp.
A lot of that hardware is junk pretty soon anyway. Graphics cards run at full load 24/7 don’t last very long.
That’s not really accurate at all. A GPU running at full load might wear out its fan, but if it’s kept at a consistent temperature it’s not going to shorten the life by much. The stress on a GPU generally comes from either being over bolted or from the thermal expansion and shrinkage from an inconsistent temp.
This is kind of what I’m wondering about. Countless warehouses full of used half functional video cards.
I think a lot of them find their way onto eBay where they get sold to unwitting gamers.