Everyone should always peek inside and check the fans.... heat will ruin your computer.
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Everyone should always peek inside and check the fans.... heat will ruin your computer.
depends... if it was just sitting an hour... if you had it doing anything much sooner...
I was told "we vacuum it out regularly" but once I saw.. "Shutdown because of cpu something or other..." I knew what was going on....
I have a CD somewhere of a lot more photo's of filthy computers... I'm gonna have to find it and put them up....
I'm guilty of not cleaning the inside of my tower, I figure my IS will be obsolete before the dust and fans burn it out.... Now what about laptops ?
I don't reset them. I occasionally re-seat them instead.
I use the basic stuff. I never noticed a difference with any of the compounds even when over clocking processors.
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wow - now that one was bad!!! yikes..... anything crawl out?
No crawlies....... at least not this time. Dead beetles are gross... Took a long time to dry them out into husks...
Yikes again..... your gonna get sick working on these things... wear rubber gloves and a mask?
I clean mine about once a month, using a simple can of compressed air and a soft cloth to wipe off the larger fans' blades.
Even then it's shocking how much dust there is