hey guys, in my pc i have an arctic freezer pro on my cpu and looking at the fins it looks pretty dusty. how to i get the dust out of thier and does the fan clip off easily??
cheers
cheers
use a vacuum?
I got one of these so i can clean intricate areas of my pc.
http://www.mrpcclean.co.uk/catalog/prod … 225055933f
I got one of these so i can clean intricate areas of my pc.
http://www.mrpcclean.co.uk/catalog/prod … 225055933f
Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.
Compressed air?
You can get it from stores.
You can get it from stores.
never thought of that good idea
On my old machine I just shut off the power supply, make sure there's no static and shit. Then screw off my fan, and unclip the heatsink. Once it's all out, I brush the dust off the fan, and blow air on the heatsink. *edit- Compressed air that is.*
Last edited by Jbrar (2007-01-06 13:29:51)
Using a vacuum cleaner on the inside of a PC is a very poor idea. If the computer is dusty enough to warrant vacuuming then there is enough dust to build up a damaging static charge.m3thod wrote:
use a vacuum?
I got one of these so i can clean intricate areas of my pc.
http://www.mrpcclean.co.uk/catalog/prod … 225055933f
Use compressed air, that's much better.
please, stop using that. before i kill myself. if you EVER vacuum the innards of a PC, you're either ignorant, or an idiot. your case, i'd say ignorant. (please don't take this wrong, its not meant to offend)m3thod wrote:
use a vacuum?
I got one of these so i can clean intricate areas of my pc.
http://www.mrpcclean.co.uk/catalog/prod … 225055933f
you should never place suction inside of a PC, only blow, if that makes sense.
compressed air should be used inside of it. using a vacuum increases the chance of ripping off a small, important component from any number of places. compressed air, because its force is less than that of a vacuum, generally leaves those components alone.
edit: missed a double I...and bertster beat me to it! argh!
Last edited by Ender2309 (2007-01-06 13:38:59)
I do this:
OFF COURSE WITH ALL POWER OFF AND THE WHOLE THINGS UNPLUGGED FROM THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET.
Itś also good that you ground yourself from the PC by using any cord tied to your wrist. You want to take care of your PC not fucking anything because of static. Good luck with your cleaning .
- Remove all the dust with a dry paintbrush
- Use a can of compressed air to blow off all the settled dust
- Wait like 10 minutes and again use the can of air to wipe any remaining dust
OFF COURSE WITH ALL POWER OFF AND THE WHOLE THINGS UNPLUGGED FROM THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET.
Itś also good that you ground yourself from the PC by using any cord tied to your wrist. You want to take care of your PC not fucking anything because of static. Good luck with your cleaning .
yeah, a can of compressed air will do the trick bud
dry paintbrush ftw!
1000watt vacuum
aiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeee!Ender2309 wrote:
please, stop using that. before i kill myself. if you EVER vacuum the innards of a PC, you're either ignorant, or an idiot. your case, i'd say ignorant. (please don't take this wrong, its not meant to offend)m3thod wrote:
use a vacuum?
I got one of these so i can clean intricate areas of my pc.
http://www.mrpcclean.co.uk/catalog/prod … 225055933f
you should never place suction inside of a PC, only blow, if that makes sense.
compressed air should be used inside of it. using a vacuum increases the chance of ripping off a small, important component from any number of places. compressed air, because its force is less than that of a vacuum, generally leaves those components alone.
edit: missed a double I...and bertster beat me to it! argh!
I dont use it on the components.
Generally inside the PC itself its dust free, i tend to use the vancum on the intake casefan filters which are normally clogged.
I have a Zalman Fatility Copper heatsink and i use one of those microbrushes to suck up dust which has accumulated on the fins.
You think i'm crazy enough to use suction on my aw9d Max mobo and my x1900xt?!
Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.
What about taking the fan off and just blowing yourself into the heatsink and fan ?
Air won't pull all the dust off.
Use a baby tooth brush and brush off the dust. Quick, easy, and will work like new.
Use a baby tooth brush and brush off the dust. Quick, easy, and will work like new.
Too bad you won't ground yourself unless the PSU cord is plugged in.Yaocelotl wrote:
I do this:
- Remove all the dust with a dry paintbrush
- Use a can of compressed air to blow off all the settled dust
- Wait like 10 minutes and again use the can of air to wipe any remaining dust
OFF COURSE WITH ALL POWER OFF AND THE WHOLE THINGS UNPLUGGED FROM THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET.
Itś also good that you ground yourself from the PC by using any cord tied to your wrist. You want to take care of your PC not fucking anything because of static. Good luck with your cleaning .