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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can NASA start making motherboards for PCs? Average lifetime for one now is under 10 years

[–] lurch 3 points 1 year ago

They usually become outdated before they break, ie. an important component like the CPU can't be upgraded any more, because it won't fit, so you need to upgrade the whole thing.