About every six month I tear my computer down and give it a good cleaning. I spent about 4 hours yesterday, Removed both video cards,Cooling tower and all 5 fans. Got about 3 degree drop in processor temps when idle.
I just wait until they fill with dust then buy a new one
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All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.
If I were a wealthy man.
I wouldn't have to clean my PC.
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If I were a biddy biddy rich,
Yidle-diddle-didle-didle man.
i'm very lazy - i've got an easy-open case with a scrubbable dust filter, but generally i don't bother.
i only clean if i open my case for whatever reason, and notice a lot of ghost turds on the fan blades etc.
my favourite tool is an old toothbrush.
I give the outside of both the side and front intakes a wipe every couple of days. The fan blades themselves get a once over each month.
The complete tear down process? Overdue. But I believe that procrastination plays a large part there
I generally blow the dust out 2-3 times a year. Don't break it down unless I'm changing something anyway.
I'd say on my older PC's, they get a shot of compressed air maybe once per year. On my newer boxes, I've been using Antec cases with the air filter screens and I take those out and dust em off about every 3 months. I just changed a power supply in one of my Antec Sonata II cases that had been running for about 14 months, I kid you not, the thing looked like brand new inside.
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