Properly cleaning my case and my heatsink
Do NOT use any liquids inside the case, a moistened cloth can be used for the outside of the case but please no scourers or harsh chemicals (some swear by just water some add a touch of LIGHT cleaner).
Oldie but goodie:-
Your unlikely to damage the fans by spinning them in the airflow (as long as you don't concentrate on them- seeing how fast they will go ) but if you feel at all apprehensive stop them rotating at all by gently inserting a match/BBQ skewer/toothpick WHY between the blades and the support structure .
Fans can be taken apart and cleaned fully (I think dissassembly of the fans is overkill but...,
if your bearings need cleaned out maybe time to think about replacement).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRkHq-P9TQE
Ensuring your case has positive pressure should help reduce dust ingress (ALL intakes should be filtered).
You could of course be really anal and take all the pieces out back to day 0 and seperately clean all the components and rebuild (again, this approach TO ME seems overkill I would just give it a good blow-out and wipe down the outside of the case).
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