How do you clean your PC?

[Teemo4Life]

compressed air is the way. What after. The dust will just go back on the components. I heard a vacuum is good and bad.

 

What do you do.

[WereCat]

Vacuum the dust filters... done.

[Jamdude]

Always use compressed air for components and a cloth for parts of your case and filters if you'd like.  Apart from dust filters there isn't much you can do to prevent dust, you'll just need to regularly clean your PC.

[Teemo4Life]

Vacuum the dust filters... done.

pc components and fan??

[paradigm249]

pc components and fan??

use compressed air, or a towel. its easiest and the quickest way. if you dont have it use q tips

[AlwaysFSX]

Air mattress pump and go ham.

[A_Train]

pc components and fan??

Not all of the pc components. I wouldn't vacuum the GPU or motherboard because they have some fragile pieces on them.

[WereCat]

pc components and fan??

Components are not dusty enough for me to care..barely noticable amount of dust. I cleaned fans with vacuum also. With the brush extension for vacuum it cleaned them really well.

 

Sure for components I would use compressed air but for CPU cooler for example I would just vacuum it as well.

[Guest HyppoCube]

 i dont know how much copressed air costs, but for 7$ or so you get quality magnetic 120mm fan filter, job done

[manikyath]

i wipe dust off large surfaces, get the small crap out my cpu heatsink every so often, and for my fan filter... well.. i expect hate.

 

i keep my fan filter at a constant state of semi-dusty, i never fully clean it because dust likes to stick to other dust. basicly a free way of making your fan filter more effective.

[Arwanell]

i wash the filters under water, 

blow the components with compressor and put a screwdriver in the fan that i'm blowing,

compressor may spin it too fast and damage it

and that's it

[Teemo4Life]

Air mattress pump and go ham.

cant they damage the compnents as theirs static?

[Teemo4Life]

 i dont know how much copressed air costs, but for 7$ or so you get quality magnetic 120mm fan filter, job done

dust still gets in

[Azzah44100]

I always vacuumed my PC motherboard, Fans, CPU and all with the brush attachment. Made sure not to press too hard and i held the fans with my finger to stop them spinning the wrong way. I never had a problem

[soup]

dust still gets in

 

It will.  There is NO method (for a normal system) that means dust will not get in at all, all you can do is minimise the dust getting in (fan filters, positive pressure etc) .

You will still need to clean your PC regularly (interval between cleanings depends on environment, use case, just how clean you want your system to be etc).

[AlwaysFSX]

cant they damage the compnents as theirs static?

Don't think so since my computer hasn't died on me so far.

[Ariito]

paintbrush the dust off my case 

[astranger200]

Don't think so since my computer hasn't died on me so far.

the dust in the pipe can make static electricity. i wouldnt if I was u

[Waqas409]

compressed air and some cloth but never achieve what i wanted maybe my casing sucks or my parts or im not doing it right

my Cooler fan always dirty even if i use wet cloth to clean it but after it dries u can see fan is still looking dirty

[soup]

the dust in the pipe can make static electricity. i wouldnt if I was u

 

What dust in a blower?

If using a compressor it should use only filtered air .  Canned air is 'pure' anyway.

[DigitalHermit]

Hose it down with saltwater.

Compressed air the living crap out of it, wipe and wipe the stickier dust off the fan blades...

[AlwaysFSX]

the dust in the pipe can make static electricity. i wouldnt if I was u

Oh well. Still going to do it. If it was a problem it would have done something by now.

[Ottawa_Brewer]

Compressed air. For tight stops/more caked on dust, q-tip and rubbing alcohol.

[bcredeur97]

I use a garden hose and a little spit & shine

 

 

 

I have dust filters and 3 140mm intakes and 2 120mm exhaust fans. The huge amount of pressure keeps the dust out REALLY well. All I really have to do is clean the filters. Amazes me to be honest.

[Goat]

Do NOT vacuum the pc. As air gets sucked up, static discharge may occur which may short out components. Only use a vacuum if it can blow air. Make sure you have dust filters on your intake fans to prevent dust from getting in the pc. To clean the dust filters, wash them in water and dry it using a hair dryer or something. If you want an alternative to those compressed air cans that you have to keep buying after it runs out, try getting this.