Dust sure is a big issue if you don't even install casing fans, with fans the rate increases to double (for dust pile up), so what I do is take a Vaccum Cleaner, put the thin hose infront of it and blow the dust out of the case, for heavy blow I even remove the blowing machine of the vaccum from the dust chamber
. If dust is not cleaned then the fans start making even more noise.
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