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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yes.

They don't exactly age, but top of line chips have very large currents in very small conductors. When you do that with DC current, your conductors deform with time, up to the point that they stop working correctly.

That said, you probably can get plenty of casual use out of them.