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I suppose a tooth brush would work as well as long as its clean, dry and not too hard. -.-

Yeah I'm lazy and selling the card for 50 euro so. :P

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What theeee

 

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Because I don't have those 2 things and frankly I find it amusing that everybody expects everybody to have those things in the house.

How do I clean the dust of off the circuit board of a GPU without those things? Because it's a very thin layer but it won't go away, and I will be selling the GPU tomorrow so I want it to look perfect too.

We don't. Just go to Walmart and buy canned air it's cheap

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We don't. Just go to Walmart and buy canned air it's cheap

Netherlands. :/

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Netherlands. :/

Any similar store or amazon has it

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Well okay, I tried using the anti-static bag to brush it off but it was really slow going.

Don't do this... only the inside of an anti static bag is anti static, the outside is very conductive and should not come on contact with your stuff.

 

If spending the 6$ on a can of air isnt worth preserving your XXXX$ machine, then a sturdy, soft paintbrush should work. Ive also heard of people using a small straw poked into a tennis ball and squeezing the ball to blow off dust.

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Don't do this... only the inside of an anti static bag is anti static, the outside is very conductive and should not come on contact with your stuff.

 

If spending the 6$ on a can of air isnt worth preserving your XXXX$ machine, then a sturdy, soft paintbrush should work. Ive also heard of people using a small straw poked into a tennis ball and squeezing the ball to blow off dust.

No, it's not my machine, it's an HD7870 which I am selling, it's precisely 2 years old now.

 

And what if I used the inside of the bag?...... :o

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What theeee

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No, it's not my machine, it's an HD7870 which I am selling, it's precisely 2 years old now.

 

And what if I used the inside of the bag?...... :o

At least the inside is non conductive. I wouldnt say its very optimal but at least it wont short anything out.

 

The thing is I assume you have a pc that this came out of which is also dusty, so its worth the investment.

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Dont use canned air -.- its not cheap and not environmentally concious

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At least the inside is non conductive. I wouldnt say its very optimal but at least it wont short anything out.

 

The thing is I assume you have a pc that this came out of which is also dusty, so its worth the investment.

A little dusty but not too much. I might just tell the buyer to clean that small layer himself. :)

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....... Did you like, hide a camera in @Snickerzz house or something? I assume that's what he does in his private time.....

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Anti-Static Brush... That's the only other choice

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Dont use canned air -.- its not cheap and not environmentally concious

Neither are most of the stuff we do on this forum..

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Only have toothbrush :P

lol, i would be scared to cut traces with that. xD

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....... Did you like, hide a camera in @Snickerzz house or something? I assume that's what he does in his private time.....

i dont wear a dress but everything else is pretty accurate

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i dont wear a dress but everything else is pretty accurate

Horse blanket, dress, same difference. :P

 

 

Dont use canned air -.- its not cheap and not environmentally concious

Totally going to start using it over my air compressor now, specifically because it's not "Green"

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It depends on the paintbrush. Some of them can conduct electricity; potentially killing your card in the process. I personally though have used and recommended anti static brushes since the past year without any problems, and suggest you giving them a shot too :)

 

Edit: I see a lot of people recommending canned air. If the PCB itself has greyened because of dust, a little air blowing cross it won't help; not even the very least. Canned air is great if the dust has not literally glued itself to the component, which if it has, leaves you with two options- get a brush and start scrubbing, or dose the full thing in water.

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Get a fine painting brush? 

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Because I don't have those 2 things and frankly I find it amusing that everybody expects everybody to have those things in the house.

 

How do I clean the dust of off the circuit board of a GPU without those things? Because it's a very thin layer but it won't go away, and I will be selling the GPU tomorrow so I want it to look perfect too.

 

Go get some and do it properly. If you can't then put it on your parents shopping list.

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Go get some and do it properly. If you can't then put it on your parents shopping list.

this.

if you arent going to do it properly, dont bother. and if you're selling it anyways, who cares.

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Hey.. Do you have a madic kit on your house.. Try to look at it. You cloud find polyvinyl alcohol or something that may contain 95% to 99% alcohol.. If not buy it.

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