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Hey guys,

 

i have a very dusty PC mainly because of the environment it is in (cigarette smoke, lots of ventilation etc). So cleaning my PC is quite a chore. So is it worth while to clean my PC like this as it will save me a lot of time.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtFft2R6aWw

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No, he should have blown from the inside out, preferably mounting out the psu and making sure it got out.

 

compressed air is king when it comes to cleaning tho, i bought an electric 1.5 horse power one through my job, and its overkill for me but eh.

 

also, make sure the fans are NOT spinning as they die very fast when they rotate by air pressure.

 

i usually just hold them down with finger or whatever while i clean my pc.

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Dust filters.

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Hey guys,

 

i have a very dusty PC mainly because of the environment it is in (cigarette smoke, lots of ventilation etc). So cleaning my PC is quite a chore. So is it worth while to clean my PC like this as it will save me a lot of time.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtFft2R6aWw

Its just compressed air, not any different from the cans. I use an air compressor all the time. I would recommend blowing from the inside out and if it is that bad removing the PSU and cleaning that separately.

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Think thats bad, this guy is using a leaf blower.

 

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Not really seeing any issues to me, same as using a can of compressed air.

 

I use a shop vac with the hose on the exhaust port. Cleaned out computers a thousand times (literally) without any issues.

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Personally, I use a compressor. I do a 2-4 second spray then stop and do it again. Also, HOLD the flipping fans when you blow. 

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did anyone else notice he didnt have an IO shield?

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A little OT, but I don't think this is the right method for the job either

Edit: Compressed air is nice, but make sure it doesn't spin up your fans, and unless you know what you're doing, do not use a compressor like he does

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also, make sure the fans are NOT spinning as they die very fast when they rotate by air pressure.

 

This is completely false.  Please provide source?

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looks fine to me

i had a similar set up before

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This is completely false.  Please provide source?

i used to hear that to

but i heard that spinning the fan would damage components because it would push a charge to the board not sure if true

but never happened to me

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Does it end up clean?

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This is completely false.  Please provide source?

 

Its basic engineering knowledge, bearings will be ruined by the speed they never was designed for.

 

I've had graphics card fans die due to fan spinning too fast when cleaning, as well as a couple of case fans get "stuck" or go really slowly.

 

many say that when you spin the fan backwards you can create a backflow of electricity but idk, i've never seen that happen or have mobo's dying over it.

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This is completely false.  Please provide source?

 

 

Its basic engineering knowledge, bearings will be ruined by the speed they never was designed for.

 

^ this. spinning the fan faster than the design of the elements and structures will/can

cause premature failure. especially the bearings as they usually are limited lubrication

bronze sleeves on a steel shaft.

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Been cleaning pc's with air compressors for 15 years or so never had a issue with it . 

 

If your doing it in a shop run the shop vac near it to suck in all the dust and it wont fill up the air with a ploom of dust. 

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I guess I'm the only one who cleans the dust out of my PC with qtips and alcohol?

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Its basic engineering knowledge, bearings will be ruined by the speed they never was designed for.

 

I've had graphics card fans die due to fan spinning too fast when cleaning, as well as a couple of case fans get "stuck" or go really slowly.

 

many say that when you spin the fan backwards you can create a backflow of electricity but idk, i've never seen that happen or have mobo's dying over it.

I think some sort of motors do generate current when rotated by hand and it will cause damage IIRC but I can't remember what maybe stepper motors. But fans I believe don't generate current

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With an air compressor, you'll never get the fans spinning faster then the designated speed they were designed to. I clean computers out all day at work, and i haven't broken one yet. Also something none of you mentioned. He's not using a moisture filter. 

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The old p4 my parents used had a lot more dust than that one.

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I think some sort of motors do generate current when rotated by hand and it will cause damage IIRC but I can't remember what maybe stepper motors. But fans I believe don't generate current

 

I think its older electric motors that caused back-flow if they were plugged in, since they were basically small electric generators when going in reverse

 

^ this. spinning the fan faster than the design of the elements and structures will/can

cause premature failure. especially the bearings as they usually are limited lubrication

bronze sleeves on a steel shaft.

 

Indeed, sleeved fans suffer the worst from "speeding" with compressed air.

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Also compressors (unless they are very good ones) produce small amounts of water vapour. so you are running the risk of putting water all over your pc.

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My old 3300+ died cause of dust of course I didn't know any better was really young got blamed that I did something.It literaly had huge clumps of dust in every fan that just clogged everything up.

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I got a nice compressor. 120PSI cleans it out quite quickly.

 

120 PSI is a bit much, you should go down to 70 to 90 PSI.

 

Hey guys,

 

i have a very dusty PC mainly because of the environment it is in (cigarette smoke, lots of ventilation etc). So cleaning my PC is quite a chore. So is it worth while to clean my PC like this as it will save me a lot of time.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtFft2R6aWw

 

That's exactly how I do it at work and I do it to $4K+ USD workstations, all are fine, not one component or part broken.

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