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Is there any chance for the Pill reduce even more the cards lifespan?

the real question

FFS here we go again! perpetuating the MYTH that electronics wear out like some machine!

The only thing that is likely to suffer are fans because they are mechanical.
Until you can explain at the material level what changes with age, be quiet.
24/7 operation is not a reason.
Running at 100% is not a reason (unless you're an idiot you will be under clocking and volting to reduce power)
heat cycling is not a reason( for one thing mining gpu aren't cycling, they run at steady temps)

So enough with the irrational paranoia, and anyway you will be upgrading before any gpu's run long enough to wear out

Baz

That's not exactly true. The caps will eventually fail, and they will fail faster at higher temps. I doubt that this ETHlargement will have any significant impact though.

Gpu temps are lower in a mining rig so they will last longer

Agreed. I was just nitpicking at your argument that the lack of moving parts meant that electronics won't "wear out". Everything eventually fails, and sending sustained loads, while less stressful than fluctuating transitory loads typical of gaming or whatever, still raises the temperature, which leads to an accelerated rate of failure. In the case of caps, AFAIK, even the "solid" ones still use an electrolyte polymer that is still subject to expansion hastened by heat. I could be talking out of my ass though, as I'm far from an expert.