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Couldn't find any of these things anywhere. Anyone got alternative for this? There are a lot of dust inside my gpu heatsink I can't reach with anything.

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I use a bike pump with the small inflator nozzle attached and a straw from an aesorol can.

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I use an Air compressor to clean my PC, never had a problem and been doing it for years because compressed air its just too expensive

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Couldn't find any of these things anywhere. Anyone got alternative for this? There are a lot of dust inside my gpu heatsink I can't reach with anything.

You can't find any because of where you live, Wow is not really known for their product diversity  :P. You can use an air compressor if you have one but put a low PSI.

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Professional grade air compressor is what I use. A needle fitting on the end (like for filling a basketball or soccerball) is excellent for cleaning between the fins on things. Readily available at most hardware stores, or if your sneaky and ballsy any local construction site (manned by idiots)

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/321459795783?lpid=82

$59.49 USD

Infinantly more worth it for the price you'd spend after 2 or 3 years on canned air, not to mention all the other fun stuff you can do with it.

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Here ya go :3

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Buy compressed air off Amazon or something.

 

Don't they sell that stuff at Wal-Mart?

There's no walmart in my area, and amazon shipping will be way too expensive to get here.

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Couldn't find any of these things anywhere. Anyone got alternative for this? There are a lot of dust inside my gpu heatsink I can't reach with anything.

Perhaps something like this. I have one! It's surprisingly decent!

 

Neewer Rubber Air Dust Blower

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What do people even put in these things?

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Professional grade air compressor is what I use. A needle fitting on the end (like for filling a basketball or soccerball) is excellent for cleaning between the fins on things. Readily available at most hardware stores, or if your sneaky and ballsy any local construction site (manned by idiots)

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/321459795783?lpid=82

$59.49 USD

Infinantly more worth it for the price you'd spend after 2 or 3 years on canned air, not to mention all the other fun stuff you can do with it.

Ah I don't know there are devices for this purpose. I think I might seen this in hardware stores, just never knew wth are those.

 

 

 

Perhaps something like this. I have one! It's surprisingly decent!

 

Neewer Rubber Air Dust Blower

 

I have one of that too, but it's not pushing air hard enough to clean thoroughly.

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I have one of that too, but it's not pushing air hard enough to clean thoroughly.

Ahh ok :)

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What do people even put in these things?

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https://www.shopvac.com

Or buy compressed air

Or use an air compressor.

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Or take your pc to a gas station, people might stare, but your pc will be clean.

 

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Couldn't find any of these things anywhere. Anyone got alternative for this? There are a lot of dust inside my gpu heatsink I can't reach with anything.

Use the air bags that rest in your chest cavity. 

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I picked up one of these on a whim the other day. It is actually not bad and will save a bunch of money on canned air over the long haul.

seen this around. Ben kinda mulling over buying one myself. Does it really work better than canned air?
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seen this around. Ben kinda mulling over buying one myself. Does it really work better than canned air?

 

Canned air through the straw prolly has more power for the second or 3.  I have cleaned out a few old PCs with it (nothing nightmarish but fairly dirty inside) and it did well.  

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