dust

[SolidussX]

so theres alot of dust in my gpus fans , in order to clean them i have to take out the gpu , correct ? how do i take out the gtx 980 inno3d ichill air boss safe? im afraid i fuck up something 

[MattTheMayor]

so theres alot of dust in my gpus fans , in order to clean them i have to take out the gpu , correct ? how do i take out the gtx 980 inno3d ichill air boss safe? im afraid i fuck up something 

there should be screws that should be securing the gpu by the case. first you unscrew those (please make sure the pc is facing down). after that, if you look near the gpu, you should see a slot like this that the gpu is connected to

 

 

push the thing on the right side of the pic down until it goes down, after that, the gpu should be able to be removed. i would use a can of air to clean it. here's a vid from linus on how to dust your computer

 

also i think you know this, but turn off the psu switch (on the back of psu) and turn the pc off.

[MegaDave91]

That is one beefy card. It's open cooler so spray air from every angle.

 

Depress the tab on the end of the slot (980 is connected to) and gently wiggle the card out.

[slightlyjaded]

so theres alot of dust in my gpus fans , in order to clean them i have to take out the gpu , correct ? how do i take out the gtx 980 inno3d ichill air boss safe? im afraid i fuck up something 

There's a few ways to do this, the easiest way I know is to switch off everything, hook up any exhaust fans to an alternate power source, and run them flat out, grab a can of compressed air, and go nuts (not really, short hits, you don't want any moisture spitting onto your components)

 

You can take out your graphics card pretty easily, just switch off power at the mains, disconnect any cable (using a ESD of course.....yeah right) unscrew the bracket at the back and just pop the tab holding the card into the PCIe lane.

[SolidussX]

is there anything else other than spray can??? i dont have it 

[MattTheMayor]

is there anything else other than spray can??? i dont have it 

not really. the air can is the most effective anyway and it's cheap. is there a reason why you cant go out and buy it?

 

and please quote or multiquote people to get an answer. 

[SolidussX]

u see , my country doesnt have that thing , the only store that prolly sells it is far away , and they dont open untill 8 pm , i dont have access to amazon either , so is there ANY other way??

[MattTheMayor]

u see , my country doesnt have that thing , the only store that prolly sells it is far away , and they dont open untill 8 pm , i dont have access to amazon either , so is there ANY other way??

what country are you in? its in most stores. if you have any office supplies stores, or any tech stores, then they should definitely have it

[slightlyjaded]

is there anything else other than spray can??? i dont have it 

An air compressor. If you're doing this commercially, then an air compressor is cheaper in the long run, but if you're doing it rarely it's a hell of an outlay of cash compared to a few bucks for a can of compressed air.