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Title: remove dust from your computer occasionally
Post by: shouvik on October 20, 2005, 04:17:31 PM

It is necesssary to remove dust from your computer occasionally (http://www.techtree.com/techtree/jsp/article.jsp?article_id=56391&cat_id=560)

Title: Re: remove dust from your computer occasionally
Post by: dl65 on October 20, 2005, 05:05:50 PM

Yes ......

dl65   ::)

Title: Re: remove dust from your computer occasionally
Post by: GX1_Man on October 20, 2005, 08:05:32 PM

And your point is.....you have done it and had a good experience maybe?

Title: Re: remove dust from your computer occasionally
Post by: Windows98 on October 20, 2005, 08:07:38 PM

I removed dust from my CPU only and it did a major preformance boost. Its good to use a dry q tip to wipe out the dust once a year.

Title: Re: remove dust from your computer occasionally
Post by: Fed on October 20, 2005, 09:49:07 PM

I have an electric leaf blower, the box says it does 200Kph on the high setting.  :)

Title: Re: remove dust from your computer occasionally
Post by: shouvik on October 20, 2005, 11:47:09 PM

Hi

I started my computer and found a heavy sound coming from the SMPS.

I saw there lot of dust.

I remove that dust as much as I could.

Then the sound stops.

The sound comes from friction with blades of the fan with dust.

Now I am happy. :):):):)

Title: Re: remove dust from your computer occasionally
Post by: GX1_Man on October 21, 2005, 04:21:12 AM

Sometimes canned air will help, BUT you have to prevent the fan blades from turning while using it to prevent damage. I don't know about the leaf blower, but I imagine the same.

Title: Re: remove dust from your computer occasionally
Post by: Hopester Doofus on October 21, 2005, 11:16:35 AM

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BUT you have to prevent the fan blades from turning while using it to prevent damage.

Really? I'll have to remember that. I've always just let the blades spin, assuming that was an aid in removing the junk.

Title: Re: remove dust from your computer occasionally
Post by: GX1_Man on October 21, 2005, 12:24:17 PM

Too forceful and can damage fan blades or bearings. Looks cool, though! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

Title: Re: remove dust from your computer occasionally
Post by: Windows98 on October 21, 2005, 12:29:39 PM

My fan is always on, but with my Motherboard I can throtle the fan speed. Right now I ncreased the fan speed by 50% which makes a whistling sound but at leat my computer is cool ;D

Title: Re: remove dust from your computer occasionally
Post by: Fed on October 21, 2005, 02:12:32 PM

I have a cool computer, it's shiny.  :)

We should compare CPUs & Temps.

Fed>P4 2.4>33C

Title: Re: remove dust from your computer occasionally
Post by: GX1_Man on October 21, 2005, 03:55:07 PM

My GX1 doesn't even have a fan on the CPU. 6+ years and still going strong!  :o :o :o :o

Title: Re: remove dust from your computer occasionally
Post by: merlin_2 on October 21, 2005, 04:03:16 PM

The biggest cause is the psu......witch act like a hover......sucking the dust into the case........reversing the polarity of it........so the fan on the psu spins........outwards........>All electrical componants attract dust?

Title: Re: remove dust from your computer occasionally
Post by: Fed on October 21, 2005, 04:08:24 PM

I've never seen a psu fan that blows air into the case.

Title: Re: remove dust from your computer occasionally
Post by: merlin_2 on October 21, 2005, 04:34:48 PM

Mine does ;D

Title: Re: remove dust from your computer occasionally
Post by: GX1_Man on October 21, 2005, 04:58:35 PM

So it sucks?

Title: Re: remove dust from your computer occasionally
Post by: Fed on October 21, 2005, 05:20:12 PM

And mine blows, what's better? ROTFLMAO!  :D