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In addition to what @Skiiwee29 said, you may also need to pick at it to break away the crust on both the fan and the heatsink. 

 

Something that I do, to avoid scratches, is take a normal cotton swab, and cut the end off at an angle. Kinda gives you a small chisel. Or if you have a plastic or wood spudger/spludger, that would work better.

A: Stop vapping next to your computer, yes that is residual deposits from that. B: to clean it, shut it down and carefully clean it with Isopropyl Alcohol and a lint free cloth and qtips. It will likely take a few hours to do. 

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In addition to what @Skiiwee29 said, you may also need to pick at it to break away the crust on both the fan and the heatsink. 

 

Something that I do, to avoid scratches, is take a normal cotton swab, and cut the end off at an angle. Kinda gives you a small chisel. Or if you have a plastic or wood spudger/spludger, that would work better.

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2 hours ago, r00tb33r said:

It sure does, it sure does.  Now ask yourself, if that's how your fan looks, what do your insides look like?

There are numerous studies from college of physicians and university's that conclude vaping is more than 95% safer and less harmful then smoking. My lungs aren't made of metal they are a self healing biological organism. Yeah vaping is bad and I'm going to quit but implying this has the same effects to my lungs as a metal computer part is silly.

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2 hours ago, Skiiwee29 said:

A: Stop vapping next to your computer, yes that is residual deposits from that. B: to clean it, shut it down and carefully clean it with Isopropyl Alcohol and a lint free cloth and qtips. It will likely take a few hours to do. 

Can you remove my post pls

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21 minutes ago, Frenetixx said:

Can you remove my post pls

Why would you want it removed? Why did you change the name to "answered". There's no context now. Someone else looking for an answer won't know that this thread contains that information. 

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On 6/16/2023 at 7:45 PM, Godlygamer23 said:

Why would you want it removed? Why did you change the name to "answered". There's no context now. Someone else looking for an answer won't know that this thread contains that information. 

Because I was given some moronic comments that are counter helpful

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1 hour ago, Frenetixx said:

Because I was given some moronic comments that are counter helpful

Like saying a plastic fan is metal.  This is a forum full of intelligent people who will tell you things as they are.  Take the heat, man, take the heat.

This post has been ninja-edited while you weren't looking.

 

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