How long till I have to use my new PSU thats sitting in the box?

[john5220]

Hi I bought a PSU last year September ts a Rosewill Capstone 750W Gold. But didn't end up using it cause my original PSU was fine I made a mistake thinking it was broken.

How long should I wait before I use this new PSU? I don't want to have it sitting down and then I realize the capacitors etc damages due to no electricity.

Dunno if it breaks down by just sitting here doing nothing.

 

[Burpo]

This is in CPU & Overclocking because?

 

[Ketchup]

Before the end of the warranty.

 

[SKORPI0]

This is in CPU & Overclocking because?

Correct. Belongs in the Power Supplies Hardware & Technology subforum.

 

[TemjinGold]

Sell it.

 

[waltchan]

Hi I bought a PSU last year September ts a Rosewill Capstone 750W Gold. But didn't end up using it cause my original PSU was fine I made a mistake thinking it was broken.

How long should I wait before I use this new PSU? I don't want to have it sitting down and then I realize the capacitors etc damages due to no electricity.

Dunno if it breaks down by just sitting here doing nothing.

Power supplies have a shelf-life of 20 years before the capacitors inside start leaking or drying up.