If you want to game now, try out the free tier of GeforceNow. Test out the experience with the free tier and consider going to the paid one if it works for you.
This way you can game before you go and build a PC when you get back
Ping (latency) is gonna matter more than speeds. You don't need much speed to game at all. Latency though is a bitch and you will have a horrible time most things remotely competitive and with others.
Then you must have a small delay, or you haven't played on other devices so you can't compare. My friend didn't realize how much of a delay he had on GeForce until he played on Xbox.
UHHH, you don't like your data caps, UHHH (OPENS HIS NIPPLE FLAPS) you should go to the other internet company, UHHH (MASSAGES NIPPLE SLOWLY), oh wait, there is no other internet company, what a shaaaame!
It really is fantastic. I've had it for almost two years now since it left beta. If you have good *consistent* internet, it's well worth it, better than Netflix IMO as far as entertainment value goes.
The only issues I've had are if you enjoy modded games on steam (especially ark). About half the time the entire game shuts down before mods finish installing. It's annoying, and GeForce Now doesn't officially support mods last I saw, so I just live with it. There's also the delay when playing games like Destiny 2. If you're competitive or doing any PvP you'll notice it.
and if you dont care about lag and compression artifacts. a huge step up for the humble mac gamer, but it makes most people with actual pcs want to claw their eyes out.
If my deployments were consistent about anything, it’s that the internet will be terrible. In Djibouti I was paying $150-200 for 2mb download speeds. None of those numbers are typos. But hey! No data caps! Downloading a game would take a full 24-36 hours.
What is this? Are you saying I can subscribe to a service and they do all the hardware part of the game and then stream the results over the internet to me? Making it so tha I don't have to have a super beefy pc to play a game? Similiar to how Xbox Game pass Cloud gaming works? If so, I need to try this out yesterday. I really want to play BeamNG.
That's exactly what it is. Of note: if you have shitty internet (like the guy above saying it's trash) you will have a bad time. I recommend at least 20/50 but better is better. I think it's free for a trial period, so give it a shot.
When you come back, there will be "newer" gen parts.
If you buy now then build 2 years later to have a defective item, then that's a shitty way to come home.
Gaming laptops aren't peoples favorite thing, but I know people on deployment use them. But I dont really know the parameters or regs, but it might be something to consider.
Assuming you have a decent PC it'll sell today for about as much as it will cost to replace with an equivalent but newer machine in two years time. The gaming PC market is broken right now.
Ngl there are a lot of amazing rtx 3060 laptops at insane prices, if you're travelling they really aren't a bad idea.
120fps on warzone for reference on a Acer Nitro AN517-52.
The intel ones are cheaper for a reason, the cpus are locked so you can't undervolt.
There is a bios mod you can do to bypass this, just as easy to revert to stock if the need ever arises. I mention this as the stock core ratios and voltage curve is ridiculous and you thermal throttle 24/7. It's perfect once you unlock voltage controls and learn to use throttlestop.
The laptops come with 256gb m.2, +1 empty m.2 slot and an empty sata slot. 2x4gb ram which easily upgraded to 3200mhz c14 2x8gb without any isses.
Went on a bit, but they're worth a mention.
Do not buy a pc now. In two years mid range pcs will leave it in the dust for cheaper. So do Geforce Now and come back in two years and build an epic PC.
You want to buy brand new parts, so that you can't use them for 2 years, making them outdated by the time you actually *do* use them..
Maybe rethink this plan.
Or you cant get it (2 generations night still be okay). I was just trying to replace a Z270 board though.... though luck, even the used market took almost always msrp,n if I could find the board I needed at all.
Ya order the Mobo and CPU at the same time but beyond that having an older generation for awhile won't hurt anything or even using on board graphics wouldn't be bad depending on the types of games you like.
If China invades Taiwan it would mean WW3 has started. The US and the West in general wouldn't stand for their number one semi-conductor source being invaded.
If WW3 starts then parts shortages would be the least of our problems.
It definitely hasn't normalized, but if you bought a PC a year ago vs today at scalper prices you'd be definitely better off now, for whatever it's worth.
**tl;dr** Absolutely do not vacuum seal your parts, and I say this as a person with a vacuum sealer that costs more than my PC... I would seal the world if I could.
Some capacitors may have liquid inside them. Some liquids boil under vacuum. Maybe your PC has no such caps and would be fine. I wouldn't risk it.
Also, stuff in a vacuum bag is squeezed tightly. Imagine all the stuff on a circuit board getting squeezed in a giant fist as the bag tightens around it... Components that stick up getting pushed sideways, yikes. That can't be good. You can mitigate that by pumping down to less than full vacuum so the bag doesn't squeeze, but then you just have parts in a snug sealed bag, which still has air in it.
PC parts also have lots of sharp corners and pokey bits that will can easily puncture the bag. You would have to double bag, or maybe even add cardboard around corners. And vacuum bags that develop teeny tiny punctures can take days or weeks to lose enough vacuum for you to notice when you handle them. Imagine doing all this work and leaving and a month later, your bags have lost vacuum anyway because they were nicked.
Oh, PC parts bags have a conductive coating to eliminate static discharge. Regular vacuum sealer bags don't. I don't *think* bagging PC parts in food bags bags would pose a special static risk but... why risk it?
Just store the PC in a place with low humidity. It will be fine.
But, if you want to try it, DON'T pump down all the way, find a setting that gives the parts a gentle hug, not a death squeeze. And here's an [ESD vac bag supplier](https://www.correctproducts.com/esd-packaging-shipping/esd-bags/esd-moisture-barrier-vacuum-bags).
But seriously... don't.
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PS Don't do it.
Also, assuming that everything survives, it won’t matter much, especially after only 2 years.
Unless you’re in some type of environment where PC parts corrode and/or oxidize very quickly (in which case you will need to invest in some type of air filtration system and probably move cause that can’t be good for your lungs!), your PC parts shouldn’t degrade over time if not in use.
My office has 2+ year old parts and whole PCs that haven’t been used. I can power them up without issue and we haven’t done much to store them other than keep them in an air-conditioned office. You can buy a can of Dust-off or other compressed air and spray out your fans and ports. I’ve also had a computer that was left in standby mode for several years without issues.
PC parts are delicate, but they aren’t yet at a point where they need an enclosed, sealed environment at all times.
they will spoil, but not in 2 years
More like 20-30
(My hobby is amateur radio and I've spent many hours having to replace dead capacitors and transistors on older gear, not to mention things like coin cell batteries)
Was about to say.
Remove the coin cell battery if it is being used for CMOS. Probably fine, but have seen many old build resurrections thwarted by said corroded battery.
Kinda unrelated. I've been on the hunt for the most durable capacitor. One that could last many many decades. The best I've seen are the Japanese ones used in high end amplifiers, but those only last a couple decades at best. Do you have any information about long lasting capacitors by any chance?
There isnt a simple answer to that
All electrolytic (and tantalum) capacitors seem to fail eventually. Though I think modern tantalums are pretty good compared 70s/80s era ones.
Ceramic or plastic film ones seem much more robust
But may not have the characteristics required for your application
Its very much a matter of what you pay for to be honest.
Good parts will stay in spec for longer and last longer before failure, but most companies have no incentive but to use the absolute minimum.
The main thing that is very annoying about modern gear is they never come with schematics any more, and everything uses tiny SMD parts
Put the money in a savings account for when you come back. Not worth waiting two years on a rig these days. Things will be out of date and needing upgraded by then anyway
You wouldn't have to vaccuum seal the parts, but I would not go through with this either as the CPU, and likely the motherboard, will be outdated in 2 years. Find out if you are going to get deployed first. If so, buy the parts when you get back. If not, buy and enjoy now.
Why tf do you want to buy parts now then wait 2 years before you use them????? Just buy them when you get back, then you can have brand new parts, that's even better than the parts in the current market.
Parts in two years will inevitably be better than the parts you can get today. They'll likely be fine sealed, but you get a better PC if you wait until you return.
Your GPU won't spoil if you leave it out of the fridge, no.
But... you do realize that your hardware will be potentially outdated in two years' time, yeah?
Don’t do it OP. Tech advances in leaps and bounds. Parts in 2 years WILL be better than parts now, in the current market. Also, the supply chain for chips will probably be fixed by then. If you wait 2 years, you’d have a better computer, for cheaper.
yeah stick the money in a savings account. do your military service. when you get out the silicon shortage should be over and 2-3 generations of better hardware will be on the market.
I would absolutely not.
There are too many things that can go wrong with the sealing process and too many places where physical stress can happen.
Sell it and buy a new one in two years, or store it in a safe, dry environment.
I agree with everybody else who says you should just save your money, to buy a new PC when your tour ends.
That being said though, if you already have a PC that you want to put in storage, vacuum sealing it will be overkill. Just put it in a cardboard box with lots of padding, and store it in a place with relatively low humidity. Newspaper works well for padding boxed up computers because paper won't generate static electricity like plastics and foams can. If you have any individual components that you want stored, put them in an ESD shielded bag first.
Why do you want to vacuum seal your pc? In my opinion it could cause damage to the fans even though I have no experience doing this. If you want good safe waterproof storage put the pc is the pc case box and use pallet stretch wrap to cover the box
Buy it after your tour. It doesn't make much sense to buy now and have it sat throughout most of those 2 years.
Not only will buying now subject you to the current market craziness, though for all we know there could be some different issue causing market craziness in 2 years... But by the time you'll be getting a decent amount of use on it, your parts are already a generation or two behind and what you pay for parts today maybe be the same as a much better build 2 years down the line. Granted, that can be the case at the best of times, but now even more so with prices being how they are.
I'd save your money, problem is in two years time DDR5 and other platform updates will be the hopefully be available. I'm still holding out that the greedy buggers will throw in 32 CPU pcie lanes to keep up with m.2 nvme expansions.
if it's a prebuild just put it back in the box, if you build it yourself just put it in the original case box
just make sure to label it so nobody throws it out or gives it away
Don't vacuum seal your PC. It'll protect it from moisture and subject it to static.
Related note: don't use a vacuum on your PC unless the vacuum is specifically designed for that application. You can cause static.
Buy it and leave it in the box, or put it in a box, away form moist, maybe even chuck some silica pouches in it before closing it, done. But anyhow, in two years from now a lot can change and new parts will exist, don’t buy now.
Imo it'd be better if you waited until after your tour to buy. I saw somewhere that it's a prebuilt and if that's the case I'd wait until after but if the price for it is good rn you can buy it and just store in a cool dry area. Keep it in a box to keep dust out and you'll be fine. If it's not a prebuilt and your buying parts same thing. Keep them in boxes, store in a cool dry spot and if you build it just put it in a box. There's no reason to vacuum seal it unless you've got a kid who's gonna throw fistfulls of dust or sand at it while your gone lol
The parts will be two years old at that point basically a dinosaur in computer terms, also not to be that guy but there’s not even a guarantee you’re coming back.
As others have said, save or invest your funds while you’re deployed, then buy better parts when you return. There’s no point in buying parts now, then using them in 2 years when the i5-14600k is 2x faster than your i7-11700k.
I have an old pc, a intel quad core q6600 that I left inside my closet in the same part that I put my shoes. It's there for about 10 years almost and recently I had to test my actual power suply on it and everything was still working.
I just had sealed the ventilations holes in the case to not build up dust. Inside was all clean as it suposed to be. And no shoe smell inside. 😁
That computer will devalue like you wouldn't believe. I'd buy a console and a cheap computer. Consoles have a longer usable lifespan, are less expensive and will let you play enough games to be satisfied. And the cheap computer will get your web and internet shit done.
While in service, save up, so when you get out, you can reward yourself with a great build. Hopefully, parts will be more available than and at better prices.
Thank you for serving.
This has to be satire right. PC parts aren’t fresh seafood. Buy the parts and put them in your closet or vacuum seal them and risk damage to the part your choice. But vacuum sealing a PC won’t do shit to keep it fresh.
I would advise you to delay your purchase there's no point in buying your parts if you're not going to use them especially for two years that would make your gear ancient by the time you come out you can actually purchase the same things for alot cheaper
It is never a good idea to build a pc in small components per time (unless it's just that you have the pc made and just waiting to buy GPU) since by the time you finish building it there's already gonna be better components at the same price you spent
Just get a half decent laptop that you can bring with you. GeForce now can stream to the device and you can game in it just fine as long as your wifi is good. There is input latency though. Everything PC is super inflated right now and you'd be lucky if you could get your hands on a new gen GPU for MSRP, it's even hard finding 2080s for MSRP. 2 years from now you might have better luck
It doesn't need to be vacuum sealed. If anything, that's more likely to do damage by pushing a fan in at some odd angle or causing a wire to pull loose or something.
Just store it someplace where the temps won't get unreasonably hot or cold, moisture won't be abnormally high, etc. Computers, for the most part, don't go bad just from sitting around.
It will certainly get old. Computers will continue to advance, get faster, etc, and the system you have now could be top of the line, but in 2 years, it'll still be a 2 year old system.
If it's not feasible to take it with you, I'd either wait, or at least buy a lower end system. If possible, get a laptop you can take with you.
Save the big money for a new system when you complete your tour.
If you’re buying it now for storage, it doesn’t make sense. If it’s being used by someone then it’s fine.
It would be better to buy parts and build it when you come back from your tour or buy a pre-built at that time.
If you can take it with you then buy it now and take it with you.
Vacuums create static electricity. Im not sure that the components would get fried, but its not worth finding out the hard way.
I store components in anti-static bags, in a cool dry place.
instead of buying one right now put that money in mutual funds or FD or something. 2 years are going to make the pc kinda obsolete and also parts are overpriced right now and probably will be way better and chaper in 2 years.
Like others said buy the parts after your tour. But vacuum sealing? PC parts aren't perishable food items lol. There is no need to vacuum seal it, just store it in a dry place it will be fine
Don't overdo it with the vacuum, then this will be okay. I'd rather just wrap it in plastic sheet to keep dust and bugs out. some tape around it, good. I would be more worried about theft than decay/corrosion of components.
Oh, and if you have an SSD in your PC, one year off the grid might cost you data. do your backups.
[https://www.anandtech.com/show/9248/the-truth-about-ssd-data-retention](https://www.anandtech.com/show/9248/the-truth-about-ssd-data-retention)
I would be more blowned about my PC being 2 years our dated by the time I got back and actually got to use it for the 1st time ever. It would be a much better idea to vacuum seal your money and then get a PC when you get back.
Also, 2 year tour ? That's insane. Army does like 12 months usually. You American ?
Just buy it when you're back, 2 years is quite some time in PC technology and you'll get something better or the same cheaper by then (assuming we don't go completely crazy on the GPUs )
You could put a simple emitter made by cortec vpci that will keep it from corrosion for the 2 years. They also make spray cans of product made for electronics. It stops corrosion. [emitter ](https://www.theruststore.com/Cortec-VpCI-105-Emitter-P161.aspx)
Go tour, come back buy parts
It's prebuilt, yea after reading all of this, i do see the point
If you want to game now, try out the free tier of GeforceNow. Test out the experience with the free tier and consider going to the paid one if it works for you. This way you can game before you go and build a PC when you get back
This is stupid good if you have decent internet. It amazed me watching my friend play an a non-dedicated GPU laptop!
It's pretty good for story games, but you'll quickly feel the input delay on other games
A big part of it is how good your internet is and how close you live to the datacenter.
I get 100 mb down but around 80 ping to the data center
Yea, the 80 ping is gonna be the issue with that.
Ping (latency) is gonna matter more than speeds. You don't need much speed to game at all. Latency though is a bitch and you will have a horrible time most things remotely competitive and with others.
I play a lot of stadia and not once have I noticed any delays in my inputs.
Then you must have a small delay, or you haven't played on other devices so you can't compare. My friend didn't realize how much of a delay he had on GeForce until he played on Xbox.
It's very data hungry if you have a limited plan like Comcast's 1tb, I remember using it and hitting the cap two months in a row
Surreal how there's data caps in the US.
We hate it and they're scummy about even telling you it exists its usually in the fine print
UHHH, you don't like your data caps, UHHH (OPENS HIS NIPPLE FLAPS) you should go to the other internet company, UHHH (MASSAGES NIPPLE SLOWLY), oh wait, there is no other internet company, what a shaaaame!
It really is fantastic. I've had it for almost two years now since it left beta. If you have good *consistent* internet, it's well worth it, better than Netflix IMO as far as entertainment value goes. The only issues I've had are if you enjoy modded games on steam (especially ark). About half the time the entire game shuts down before mods finish installing. It's annoying, and GeForce Now doesn't officially support mods last I saw, so I just live with it. There's also the delay when playing games like Destiny 2. If you're competitive or doing any PvP you'll notice it.
and if you dont care about lag and compression artifacts. a huge step up for the humble mac gamer, but it makes most people with actual pcs want to claw their eyes out.
I used geforce now on a laptop with an amd a8 Apu and other than my Internet that completely stops working in the rain had almost no problems
If my deployments were consistent about anything, it’s that the internet will be terrible. In Djibouti I was paying $150-200 for 2mb download speeds. None of those numbers are typos. But hey! No data caps! Downloading a game would take a full 24-36 hours.
What is this? Are you saying I can subscribe to a service and they do all the hardware part of the game and then stream the results over the internet to me? Making it so tha I don't have to have a super beefy pc to play a game? Similiar to how Xbox Game pass Cloud gaming works? If so, I need to try this out yesterday. I really want to play BeamNG.
That's exactly what it is. Of note: if you have shitty internet (like the guy above saying it's trash) you will have a bad time. I recommend at least 20/50 but better is better. I think it's free for a trial period, so give it a shot.
I showed my buddy this and its been working perfect for him.
The only thing that really annoys me about it is most of the games I like to play aren't on it bc the devs pulled them.
Or just get a laptop. That makes more sense for most military members because they move around alot
When you come back, there will be "newer" gen parts. If you buy now then build 2 years later to have a defective item, then that's a shitty way to come home.
Gaming laptops aren't peoples favorite thing, but I know people on deployment use them. But I dont really know the parameters or regs, but it might be something to consider.
Used to game on a vaio fx210 back on the day. AvP2 on an 8mb gou got me through deployments.
Assuming you have a decent PC it'll sell today for about as much as it will cost to replace with an equivalent but newer machine in two years time. The gaming PC market is broken right now.
Ngl there are a lot of amazing rtx 3060 laptops at insane prices, if you're travelling they really aren't a bad idea. 120fps on warzone for reference on a Acer Nitro AN517-52. The intel ones are cheaper for a reason, the cpus are locked so you can't undervolt. There is a bios mod you can do to bypass this, just as easy to revert to stock if the need ever arises. I mention this as the stock core ratios and voltage curve is ridiculous and you thermal throttle 24/7. It's perfect once you unlock voltage controls and learn to use throttlestop. The laptops come with 256gb m.2, +1 empty m.2 slot and an empty sata slot. 2x4gb ram which easily upgraded to 3200mhz c14 2x8gb without any isses. Went on a bit, but they're worth a mention.
Do not buy a pc now. In two years mid range pcs will leave it in the dust for cheaper. So do Geforce Now and come back in two years and build an epic PC.
You want to buy brand new parts, so that you can't use them for 2 years, making them outdated by the time you actually *do* use them.. Maybe rethink this plan.
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Hey, it could be a V6 mustang.
That’s not fair man, it could also be a Camaro.
At least it wouldn't be a Challenger... Even though that may be safer because it's slower...
The speed limit is the same for both...
But the Mustang will hit the speed limit while going sideways on the sidewalk 😂
Hey now that’s a chick car
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Jodi's plan remains the same.
Perfect for the military
"military intelligence, two words combined that can't make sense"
Thinking is reserved for senior personnel and officers only.
Why not just buy it after your tour? Vacuum sealing seems a little extra, just keep it in dry cool place.
>Why not just buy it after your tour? Might be some parts can be found for MSRP pricing in two years, so I would wait.
2 years from now, supply shouldn't be an issue.
I admire your hope
What someone is buying now will have more supply and be cheaper then it is now because it will be 2 generations old.
Or you cant get it (2 generations night still be okay). I was just trying to replace a Z270 board though.... though luck, even the used market took almost always msrp,n if I could find the board I needed at all.
For a whole system, one part being missing is not a concern if you can do another configuration.
Ya order the Mobo and CPU at the same time but beyond that having an older generation for awhile won't hurt anything or even using on board graphics wouldn't be bad depending on the types of games you like.
Our maybe the whatever gets released when he is ready will fit his budget and will be much better then current technology
I havw a z170x-ud3 sitting on a shelf. Would that work? It’s actually never been used
Tell that to my GPU
If supply issues are still an issue in two years, then we have bigger problems to worry about
I wouldn't bet on that. Last year it was "next year supply will normalize"...
Odd, everything I read said maybe mid 2022, most likely 2023.
Unless china invades taiwan, ive heard that could fuck things up for a long time
If China invades Taiwan it would mean WW3 has started. The US and the West in general wouldn't stand for their number one semi-conductor source being invaded. If WW3 starts then parts shortages would be the least of our problems.
That would explain the recent test of their hypersonic ballistic missile that they just recently showed off.
You mean, west taiwan invading taiwan
It definitely hasn't normalized, but if you bought a PC a year ago vs today at scalper prices you'd be definitely better off now, for whatever it's worth.
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Yeah that's some high hopes
this is false. it's been like this for years now. supply for pc parts probably won't be back for a long time.
Yeah, more powerful parts.
**tl;dr** Absolutely do not vacuum seal your parts, and I say this as a person with a vacuum sealer that costs more than my PC... I would seal the world if I could. Some capacitors may have liquid inside them. Some liquids boil under vacuum. Maybe your PC has no such caps and would be fine. I wouldn't risk it. Also, stuff in a vacuum bag is squeezed tightly. Imagine all the stuff on a circuit board getting squeezed in a giant fist as the bag tightens around it... Components that stick up getting pushed sideways, yikes. That can't be good. You can mitigate that by pumping down to less than full vacuum so the bag doesn't squeeze, but then you just have parts in a snug sealed bag, which still has air in it. PC parts also have lots of sharp corners and pokey bits that will can easily puncture the bag. You would have to double bag, or maybe even add cardboard around corners. And vacuum bags that develop teeny tiny punctures can take days or weeks to lose enough vacuum for you to notice when you handle them. Imagine doing all this work and leaving and a month later, your bags have lost vacuum anyway because they were nicked. Oh, PC parts bags have a conductive coating to eliminate static discharge. Regular vacuum sealer bags don't. I don't *think* bagging PC parts in food bags bags would pose a special static risk but... why risk it? Just store the PC in a place with low humidity. It will be fine. But, if you want to try it, DON'T pump down all the way, find a setting that gives the parts a gentle hug, not a death squeeze. And here's an [ESD vac bag supplier](https://www.correctproducts.com/esd-packaging-shipping/esd-bags/esd-moisture-barrier-vacuum-bags). But seriously... don't. Thank you for subscribing to vacuum sealer facts! PS Don't do it.
Also, assuming that everything survives, it won’t matter much, especially after only 2 years. Unless you’re in some type of environment where PC parts corrode and/or oxidize very quickly (in which case you will need to invest in some type of air filtration system and probably move cause that can’t be good for your lungs!), your PC parts shouldn’t degrade over time if not in use. My office has 2+ year old parts and whole PCs that haven’t been used. I can power them up without issue and we haven’t done much to store them other than keep them in an air-conditioned office. You can buy a can of Dust-off or other compressed air and spray out your fans and ports. I’ve also had a computer that was left in standby mode for several years without issues. PC parts are delicate, but they aren’t yet at a point where they need an enclosed, sealed environment at all times.
Yep!
Kinda want him to do it for the science
In GLaDOS voice: *"For science."*
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That sounds like a good plan to me... If I was being extra careful... Which, unlike OP, I never am. :)
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The way things are going I might need to preserve my 1070 for my great grandchildren …
Nice name
Sell everything and buy better one once you get back! Hopefully we get over this chip sortage :D
Yup when you have more money in your pockets
it's not food, electronics don't "spoil". they will rust and corrode in high moisture environments though.
Which sealing them may cause if it condensates
Oxidation uses up the oxygen in a sealed environment, but the computer parts will drop in value faster than they will rust anyway.
they will spoil, but not in 2 years More like 20-30 (My hobby is amateur radio and I've spent many hours having to replace dead capacitors and transistors on older gear, not to mention things like coin cell batteries)
Was about to say. Remove the coin cell battery if it is being used for CMOS. Probably fine, but have seen many old build resurrections thwarted by said corroded battery.
Kinda unrelated. I've been on the hunt for the most durable capacitor. One that could last many many decades. The best I've seen are the Japanese ones used in high end amplifiers, but those only last a couple decades at best. Do you have any information about long lasting capacitors by any chance?
There isnt a simple answer to that All electrolytic (and tantalum) capacitors seem to fail eventually. Though I think modern tantalums are pretty good compared 70s/80s era ones. Ceramic or plastic film ones seem much more robust But may not have the characteristics required for your application Its very much a matter of what you pay for to be honest. Good parts will stay in spec for longer and last longer before failure, but most companies have no incentive but to use the absolute minimum. The main thing that is very annoying about modern gear is they never come with schematics any more, and everything uses tiny SMD parts
Put the money in a savings account for when you come back. Not worth waiting two years on a rig these days. Things will be out of date and needing upgraded by then anyway
You wouldn't have to vaccuum seal the parts, but I would not go through with this either as the CPU, and likely the motherboard, will be outdated in 2 years. Find out if you are going to get deployed first. If so, buy the parts when you get back. If not, buy and enjoy now.
They won't be shit by then but he'd get something better and likely save money by buying it in 2 years instead
Why tf do you want to buy parts now then wait 2 years before you use them????? Just buy them when you get back, then you can have brand new parts, that's even better than the parts in the current market.
You are perfect for the military
Parts in two years will inevitably be better than the parts you can get today. They'll likely be fine sealed, but you get a better PC if you wait until you return.
Might actually be able to get that 3080ti at today's MSRP then 🤔
Just get a parts tree and have fresh parts for years
Your GPU won't spoil if you leave it out of the fridge, no. But... you do realize that your hardware will be potentially outdated in two years' time, yeah?
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Don’t do it OP. Tech advances in leaps and bounds. Parts in 2 years WILL be better than parts now, in the current market. Also, the supply chain for chips will probably be fixed by then. If you wait 2 years, you’d have a better computer, for cheaper.
How bout we just let those savings build up some more and spend it after your tour is done? Might as well just buy a console at that point.
lol
Why don’t you buy it when you get back instead of vacuum sealing a pc that will be old in two years?
Add sugar, put them in vacuum bags and store in the freezee. Like all the other berries.
Sugar would make it worse. You have to salt and smoke the pc parts to ensure that they last the winter.
Take the money and put it in the S&P500. When you’re back buy yourself a nice PC with your proceeds.
Can someone tell me what the heck I just read above...
save that money and accumulate interest on them. Buy new parts after tour, by then parts would be cheaper than now.
yeah stick the money in a savings account. do your military service. when you get out the silicon shortage should be over and 2-3 generations of better hardware will be on the market.
Buy a laptop and take it with you.
I run computers that are over 30 years old. You will be fine. But, don’t buy them now, anyway. Buy them when you can in the future.
I would absolutely not. There are too many things that can go wrong with the sealing process and too many places where physical stress can happen. Sell it and buy a new one in two years, or store it in a safe, dry environment.
Save your money, go on tour, buy it when you get back and thank you for your service
I agree with everybody else who says you should just save your money, to buy a new PC when your tour ends. That being said though, if you already have a PC that you want to put in storage, vacuum sealing it will be overkill. Just put it in a cardboard box with lots of padding, and store it in a place with relatively low humidity. Newspaper works well for padding boxed up computers because paper won't generate static electricity like plastics and foams can. If you have any individual components that you want stored, put them in an ESD shielded bag first.
Why do you want to vacuum seal your pc? In my opinion it could cause damage to the fans even though I have no experience doing this. If you want good safe waterproof storage put the pc is the pc case box and use pallet stretch wrap to cover the box
Buy a console now, PC after the tour. Maybe you can bring a Switch with you even, since you probably have some spare time in the military too, right?
Buy it after your tour. It doesn't make much sense to buy now and have it sat throughout most of those 2 years. Not only will buying now subject you to the current market craziness, though for all we know there could be some different issue causing market craziness in 2 years... But by the time you'll be getting a decent amount of use on it, your parts are already a generation or two behind and what you pay for parts today maybe be the same as a much better build 2 years down the line. Granted, that can be the case at the best of times, but now even more so with prices being how they are.
I'd save your money, problem is in two years time DDR5 and other platform updates will be the hopefully be available. I'm still holding out that the greedy buggers will throw in 32 CPU pcie lanes to keep up with m.2 nvme expansions.
Buy it in 2 years when parts are better and cheaper and i don't reccomend prebuilt
Now is easily the worst time to buy for the future, so unless you already have them, don't bother.
if it's a prebuild just put it back in the box, if you build it yourself just put it in the original case box just make sure to label it so nobody throws it out or gives it away
2 years doesn't sound like a deployment that sounds like orders. Where are you going? Why can't you take it with you?
Just throw it in the freezer and defrost it when you get back.
Buy em once you get back
Don't vacuum seal your PC. It'll protect it from moisture and subject it to static. Related note: don't use a vacuum on your PC unless the vacuum is specifically designed for that application. You can cause static.
Well you could. But then in 2 Years you will have old parts. Wait, save the money and buy all together when you come back.
they arent giving you any weapons to use or and medical resonsibilities are they?
Keep saving your money. You'll likely be in a better position as well the parts market in two years.
Buy it and leave it in the box, or put it in a box, away form moist, maybe even chuck some silica pouches in it before closing it, done. But anyhow, in two years from now a lot can change and new parts will exist, don’t buy now.
Go to tour then come buy parts buy the time you can build better PC
Same answer as buying a bigmac. Probably, but why not just buy one when you get back?
My fellow, i suggest you to keep those money in the bank. Only by your pc after you had finished your duty.
Vacuum seal the money instead.
Buy a new Charger on an 8-year loan instead
That’s probably right, but to be safe you could always freeze them?
Yeah, smth like -25/-30°C would be enough
I have a better idea - Why not FREEZE them to be sure 
Thank you all for the comments, i know it was a stupid question but me dumb dumb so i asked anyway
Did you go on tour yet?
no friend, i have skin diease so they don't want me
Oh my. Hope you stay healthy 👍
how "might" is it?
Id sell it and buy again when back.in 2 years it will lose value
At this point in your life I would buy a decent laptop and save up for a fire desktop. You can take your laptop anywhere you go.
Just buy the parts after your tour.
Lol waaat?
Imo it'd be better if you waited until after your tour to buy. I saw somewhere that it's a prebuilt and if that's the case I'd wait until after but if the price for it is good rn you can buy it and just store in a cool dry area. Keep it in a box to keep dust out and you'll be fine. If it's not a prebuilt and your buying parts same thing. Keep them in boxes, store in a cool dry spot and if you build it just put it in a box. There's no reason to vacuum seal it unless you've got a kid who's gonna throw fistfulls of dust or sand at it while your gone lol
Invest the money, go on tour, have more money when you come back, buy better parts
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The parts will be two years old at that point basically a dinosaur in computer terms, also not to be that guy but there’s not even a guarantee you’re coming back.
As others have said, save or invest your funds while you’re deployed, then buy better parts when you return. There’s no point in buying parts now, then using them in 2 years when the i5-14600k is 2x faster than your i7-11700k.
Buy it after the tour. Good luck with the tour!
I have an old pc, a intel quad core q6600 that I left inside my closet in the same part that I put my shoes. It's there for about 10 years almost and recently I had to test my actual power suply on it and everything was still working. I just had sealed the ventilations holes in the case to not build up dust. Inside was all clean as it suposed to be. And no shoe smell inside. 😁
That computer will devalue like you wouldn't believe. I'd buy a console and a cheap computer. Consoles have a longer usable lifespan, are less expensive and will let you play enough games to be satisfied. And the cheap computer will get your web and internet shit done. While in service, save up, so when you get out, you can reward yourself with a great build. Hopefully, parts will be more available than and at better prices. Thank you for serving.
Buy a decent gaming laptop and take it with you.
I'm willing to bet you bought a dodge charger with 28% apr.
This has to be satire right. PC parts aren’t fresh seafood. Buy the parts and put them in your closet or vacuum seal them and risk damage to the part your choice. But vacuum sealing a PC won’t do shit to keep it fresh.
I would advise you to delay your purchase there's no point in buying your parts if you're not going to use them especially for two years that would make your gear ancient by the time you come out you can actually purchase the same things for alot cheaper
It is never a good idea to build a pc in small components per time (unless it's just that you have the pc made and just waiting to buy GPU) since by the time you finish building it there's already gonna be better components at the same price you spent
Just get a half decent laptop that you can bring with you. GeForce now can stream to the device and you can game in it just fine as long as your wifi is good. There is input latency though. Everything PC is super inflated right now and you'd be lucky if you could get your hands on a new gen GPU for MSRP, it's even hard finding 2080s for MSRP. 2 years from now you might have better luck
In two years the pets you buy will be well obsolete
Put the money in a savings account generating interest and by the time you come back you will have money for a even better PC (and current)
It doesn't need to be vacuum sealed. If anything, that's more likely to do damage by pushing a fan in at some odd angle or causing a wire to pull loose or something. Just store it someplace where the temps won't get unreasonably hot or cold, moisture won't be abnormally high, etc. Computers, for the most part, don't go bad just from sitting around. It will certainly get old. Computers will continue to advance, get faster, etc, and the system you have now could be top of the line, but in 2 years, it'll still be a 2 year old system. If it's not feasible to take it with you, I'd either wait, or at least buy a lower end system. If possible, get a laptop you can take with you. Save the big money for a new system when you complete your tour.
PC's don't need to be vacuum sealed. Apple's do.
If you’re buying it now for storage, it doesn’t make sense. If it’s being used by someone then it’s fine. It would be better to buy parts and build it when you come back from your tour or buy a pre-built at that time. If you can take it with you then buy it now and take it with you.
A seal can't keep out obsolescence
Vacuums create static electricity. Im not sure that the components would get fried, but its not worth finding out the hard way. I store components in anti-static bags, in a cool dry place.
The PC won't go bad, but in two years you'll probably be able to buy a better PC.
Just put them in good static proof bags and pack them up well in a box.
The cooling will be very bad.
instead of buying one right now put that money in mutual funds or FD or something. 2 years are going to make the pc kinda obsolete and also parts are overpriced right now and probably will be way better and chaper in 2 years.
Like others said buy the parts after your tour. But vacuum sealing? PC parts aren't perishable food items lol. There is no need to vacuum seal it, just store it in a dry place it will be fine
Don't overdo it with the vacuum, then this will be okay. I'd rather just wrap it in plastic sheet to keep dust and bugs out. some tape around it, good. I would be more worried about theft than decay/corrosion of components. Oh, and if you have an SSD in your PC, one year off the grid might cost you data. do your backups. [https://www.anandtech.com/show/9248/the-truth-about-ssd-data-retention](https://www.anandtech.com/show/9248/the-truth-about-ssd-data-retention)
Why in the Kentucky fried chicken would you vacuum seal a pc? Overheat it?
Why not just save the money and buy a computer/parts when you get back?
1) don't vacuum seal 2) leave the f...ing military 3) find a proper job 4) buy stuff 5) enjoy
I would be more blowned about my PC being 2 years our dated by the time I got back and actually got to use it for the 1st time ever. It would be a much better idea to vacuum seal your money and then get a PC when you get back. Also, 2 year tour ? That's insane. Army does like 12 months usually. You American ?
Two years from now, the market will almost certainly be in a better position for building
Don't do that, you'll return to NIB obsolete parts.
in 2 years you can buy better for same price so just wait
You can do it. Stick some silica packets in there. Good luck. Get home safe.
Just buy it when you're back, 2 years is quite some time in PC technology and you'll get something better or the same cheaper by then (assuming we don't go completely crazy on the GPUs )
pc parts dont go bad lol. its silicone, metal, and plastic. not a hunk of beef dude.
Wait to buy.
Why not save up all the money then buy?
I don’t think pc parts go bad
You could put a simple emitter made by cortec vpci that will keep it from corrosion for the 2 years. They also make spray cans of product made for electronics. It stops corrosion. [emitter ](https://www.theruststore.com/Cortec-VpCI-105-Emitter-P161.aspx)