How to clean PC case correctly?

[Curesto]

Hi, i can't clean my PC case correctly. Also, it getting dusty very quick. CPU, GPU fans are very dusty. PSU has little bit dust as well. I'm afraid to damage components.

 

Also motherboard is getting very dusty but i don't know how to clean it. I'm afraid to short the motherboard.

 

Current condition of the system(Yes i know, it's an very old system)

 

If necessary, PC Specs:

 

CPU: Intel Xeon X5450 3.00 GHz

MB: Asus ROG Commando

GPU: Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X OC 3GB GDDR5 384-Bit

RAM: Kingston 6GB DDR2 800 MHz CL6 1.8V

HDD: Samsung HD155UI 1.5 TB 5400 RPM 

PSU: Gigabyte P650B 650W 80+ Bronze

OS: Windows 10 Pro 20H2 64-Bit

Case: Asus Chassis Vento A2

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

[MadAnt250]

Compressed air, and not from the can, it will be easier to clean some of the components out of the case.  Also do some cable managing.

[Aereldor]

Not machine washable

[Kisai]

2 hours ago, Curesto said:

Hi, i can't clean my PC case correctly. Also, it getting dusty very quick. CPU, GPU fans are very dusty. PSU has little bit dust as well. I'm afraid to damage components.

 

Also motherboard is getting very dusty but i don't know how to clean it. I'm afraid to short the motherboard.

 

Current condition of the system(Yes i know, it's an very old system)

 

If necessary, PC Specs:

 

CPU: Intel Xeon X5450 3.00 GHz

MB: Asus ROG Commando

GPU: Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X OC 3GB GDDR5 384-Bit

RAM: Kingston 6GB DDR2 800 MHz CL6 1.8V

HDD: Samsung HD155UI 1.5 TB 5400 RPM 

PSU: Gigabyte P650B 650W 80+ Bronze

OS: Windows 10 Pro 20H2 64-Bit

Case: Asus Chassis Vento A2

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

Compressed air.

 

Step 1. Turn PC off for ... oh an hour or so so nothing is warm, and unplug it from the wall.

Step 2. Use compressed air, and a vacuum cleaner so the dust gets collected in something and not redeposited in the computer. 

 

Make sure that the compressed air is not aimed at fans, as that will turn them into generators and kill your electronics, either remove them or stick a toothpick between the blades while you lightly blow air around the heatsink. Compressed air in a can is fine as long as you use short bursts (as it will create ice crystals by making things too cold)

 

If you're having a hard time keeping dust down, consider a case with better dust filtering, or a an air purifier for the room it operates in, but keep in mind that most air purifiers are a snake-oil scam, and you can get the same effect from an air conditioner that may already exist.