How often do you dust your PC?

[ammarez]

once every 2.5 months, I do it when I have free time.

[flibberdipper]

I do it when I have buildup on my front filter.

[Shroomster]

I do it when I see that the PC has collected enough dust on the filters, maybe once every 3-6 months. And before every LAN of course.

[Paralectic]

Every 2 hours of using my computer.

[mapegl]

How much?

I haven't done it for 4-6 months (Like I mentioned in main post), I am not sure how much my temps have changed but I guess we'll see when I am done.

I found an air bottle thingy for 99 SeK aka ca 10 bucks.

Well I have a 250D which is fairly small. Therefore if hot air has a hard time exiting the case....it is basically all the air in my case.

 

I actually only clean the dust-filters this often. ;-) The rest of the case doesn't get that much special attention. But I actually got my GPU to run at 75 instead of 80°C in FarCry 4 at 4k....so yeah. That's when I realized: "The 250D is a needy bitch! It needs maintenance!"

The interior with all GPU fans and CPU fan and heatsink etc only get cleaned about every 6 months I would say.

[Unlikelyjoker]

Less than 3 months as i just cleaned my pc for the first time in 3 months and found a dead spider on my videocard

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[Cpt. Shadows]

I clean out the filters every two weeks, the actual inside is almost THAT dusty, so I do that just now and then if I'm actually just changing things out and stuff

[NinjaTuna]

Every 3-4 months. I do it at spare parts level and I change its thermal paste, grease up fans if necessary etc etc...

[ERSCreeper]

I also have cats ( 2 cats) but I close my door most of the time.

Is once a month necessary?

2 Cats and 3 dogs. I clean the hair out but I do a full disassembly every 3-4 months

[Paralectic]

2 Cats and 3 dogs. I clean the hair out but I do a full disassembly every 3-4 months

Full disassembly of your computer 3 to 4 times a year?

[shadowblitz3]

very rarely maybe once a year

[vanman69]

I have a very dusty room, and I try to do it every four months or so.

[ERSCreeper]

Full disassembly of your computer 3 to 4 times a year?

Pretty much

[Sousuke]

I need to do it soon ... but I am planning a re-build soon.

[DigitalHermit]

Every 3 months or when I open her up to add new parts...

 

I use a can of compressed air, a hand pump, or a portable vacuum/inflator...

I'm thinking of repurposing a car tire inflator, but buying the appropriate 12V supply would set me back more than what a small air compressor would cost...

[Trik'Stari]

Not often enough considering I smoke around my PC.

 

Just too lazy to drag it out to the shed, drain any condensation out of the air compressor, clean it, then bring it back in. Not gonna waste money on cans of air.

 

I do clean my filter as often as I can.

[c0d0ps]

Well I have a 250D which is fairly small. Therefore if hot air has a hard time exiting the case....it is basically all the air in my case.

 

I actually only clean the dust-filters this often. ;-) The rest of the case doesn't get that much special attention. But I actually got my GPU to run at 75 instead of 80°C in FarCry 4 at 4k....so yeah. That's when I realized: "The 250D is a needy bitch! It needs maintenance!"

The interior with all GPU fans and CPU fan and heatsink etc only get cleaned about every 6 months I would say.

Ok, what gpu do you have?

I have corsair carbide 200r (as case).

[OLYCAT]

External filters - every 3 to 4 weeks.

Internal check and clean - every 4 to 6 months.

 

It generally stays pretty clean so never takes much to do.

[LudoTheGreat]

Any time I need to open the case up I will clean it out. Or when I notice any a build up of dust somewhere. Super easy to do, so why not just take the 5 minutes and do it. I'm guessing this happens once every 4-5 months.

[mapegl]

Ok, what gpu do you have?

I have corsair carbide 200r (as case).

A 290 Tri-X. It is pretty cramped in there...that's why it is so important I guess. And positive air pressure helps but results in worse temps from the start.....so yeah.

[APrettyCoolWalrus]

3 months

[MPX309]

My PC doesn't really get that much dust inside, It's been maybe 6 months since I did it last, and done it today and took less than a few seconds. Usually I do it every 2 months though, just haven't had compressed air until yest.

[hak4fun]

Eh, I clean my laptops maybe once a year, my desktop maybe once or twice a year. My friend challenged me to make my PC as filtered and dust free as possible, so i went alittle overboard.... I took the case from a old p4 system, connected a vaccum to it, found all the crevices, and than filled those crevices with silcone as cleanly as possible. Than I covered all my fan vents with filters, and did a positive airflow system.

[Polyvalent]

i've got the corsair obsidian 450DustMagnet so the front panel gets cleaned every other day and the innars get cleaned weekly with a can of compressed air.

[c0d0ps]

i've got the corsair obsidian 450DustMagnet so the front panel gets cleaned every other day and the innars get cleaned weekly with a can of compressed air.

Wow, weekly?

Isn't that a bit overkill? 

I thought once per month was often,.

 

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