ThisSiteHasLostItsCharm Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 i've just cleaned mine out with a hoover :p the heatsink under the cpu fan had a thick layer of dust completly covering its surface. :x and there was several lumps here and there. i have noticed strange slow downs in games and a cpu temp of 80*c when playing games :blink: when my pc was idle its was: mobo 45*c cpu 40-50*c (sometimes 60*c when idle) after my hoovering a few mins ago the idel temps are now mobo 25*c cpu 34*c thats good ay :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpatx Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 any kind of vacuum = static and static is bad for your PC. should've used a can of air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WigglesTheFish Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 i clean my pc once a month or whenever my roommate cleans his out... we smoke so there is always dust in our pcs... and my cat my rub on the fans because there is a ton of cat hair in there normally... my pc usually is around 30C idle and 33-35C when gaming and such... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 :spam: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borbus Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Why is this spam? I haven't cleaned out my PC yet. I have had it for a few months and there is probably loads of dust in there. I hate the stuff that gets on the fans. It is really hard to get off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisSiteHasLostItsCharm Posted January 30, 2004 Author Share Posted January 30, 2004 ah but static is your friend ;) ..and yes why is my post spam? i c > ht*p://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Computer_Science/2002/static.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M/\TT Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 I try to clean mine out every 2-3 months. I don't smoke and my PC is up high on my desk so it's not too bad. Mainly the dust settles in the heatsink fins and along the bottom of the case. Also the fan blades collect a thin layer. I use a soft brush and a duster for the big panels, does the job :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniacidz Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 :spam: Yeh im interested also, how is it spam??? Anywayyyyyyyyyy, i just cleaned out my case as the PSU fan got noisy, so replaced that, cleaned the fan blades on CPU fan and exhaust and thats bout it. After 2 months, was pretty dust free and made my job cleaning it easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Mine's never been cleaned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-penguin Veteran Posted January 30, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 30, 2004 cleaned when its dirty.. never before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psy Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 once a week here. i use canned air.. i figure im always inside it doing something.. might as well clean it also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack_canada Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 wow, so much temp drop, i'll try thta! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisSiteHasLostItsCharm Posted January 30, 2004 Author Share Posted January 30, 2004 Yeh im interested also, how is it spam???Anywayyyyyyyyyy, i just cleaned out my case as the PSU fan got noisy, so replaced that, cleaned the fan blades on CPU fan and exhaust and thats bout it. After 2 months, was pretty dust free and made my job cleaning it easier. thats why i cleaned mine too, cpu fan was getting really loud when i ran games etc, but now its silent again. i couldn't remove it has its an annoying heatsink/fan setup (rubbish clip thingy that won't come free easily) plus i didnt want to break my cpus core today :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forster Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 I'll clean mine whenever I am inside it, but since I have gotton my lil shuttle I havent been inside for a week, which is a record for me. I'll clean it out when I smell the burning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beep99 Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 once a month...can of air...whether it needs it or not!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aem4162 Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 prolly every week or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisSiteHasLostItsCharm Posted January 31, 2004 Author Share Posted January 31, 2004 just checked my idle temps this morning and they are: mobo 23*c cpu 32*c atleast i don't have to get some cooling stuff now. :) its so nice to play my games and hear the sounds and music again, instead of the cpu fane :laugh: well chuffed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Favvi Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 once every 2-3 months or whenver i add a new hardware component Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoMasamune Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 About every 2-3 months for me. I don't really set out the time to do it. Always too busy.....or too lazy! :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actz Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 My last PC ended up dying because of the collection of dust inside the case during a year of it open. I had to replace the vid card but other then that it was fine. Keep that case closed and air blow the pc every 4 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youm0nt Veteran Posted January 31, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 31, 2004 oncen a month or when i remember. :o :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellc Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 clean it whenever i'm there..just yesterday i added some fans so just cleaned it then...chunks of dust just flew all over the place..wasn't too sanitary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian397 Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 well, 2 of my computers in our undevolped basement (i want it devolped but my parents don't want to pay, LOL). I clean them out at least once every year. My laptop upstairs, never, lol. When I clean the computer I vacuum it and then I found out with my vacuum you can make it blow air too! LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazgul Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Every few days... have a case window... and I'm kinda anal about dust and the PC. Blow off my keyboard several times a DAY with compressed air... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revenant Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Mine is cleaned out every week, we have a couple of dogs and; for some reason......we also have a cat that love to crawl inside my pc cabinet. *Death to ######*.... Ummm well not literally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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