Pics of your l33t Systems

[skoreanime]

Cause the component is fried?... As in shorted. Basically, dead part. So you have no choice but to buy a new part

[redlofredlof]

Originally Posted by skoreanime

Cause the component is fried?... As in shorted. Basically, dead part. So you have no choice but to buy a new part

Since I cleaned my system yesterday the temperatures have gone down
cpu temperature is now 39c
and gpu is 45c
previosly it was
cpu 44c
gpu48c

[skoreanime]

That happens when you remove the dust Dust is like cheap insulation. Get enough of it, and it'll smother airflow and trap heat.

[Phil]

Im investing in a air compressor. I calculated that I spend around ~150 a year on cans of air...so ill buy a Craftsman 3 Gallon Air Compressor. It should save me a bundle down the road

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[redlofredlof]

Originally Posted by Phil

Im investing in a air compressor. I calculated that I spend around ~150 a year on cans of air...so ill buy a Craftsman 3 Gallon Air Compressor. It should save me a bundle down the road

I'm investing for a PS3 slim, again

[skoreanime]

Originally Posted by Phil

Im investing in a air compressor. I calculated that I spend around ~150 a year on cans of air...so ill buy a Craftsman 3 Gallon Air Compressor. It should save me a bundle down the road

Heh... I have an air compressor myself, but my parents won't let me drag it into the house

God, that thing is awesome. I tried it once. Pointed the nozzle at the garbage bin, which was full and a few feet away. Knocked it right over

[Naix]

Originally Posted by redlofredlof

Since I cleaned my system yesterday the temperatures have gone down
cpu temperature is now 39c
and gpu is 45c
previosly it was
cpu 44c
gpu48c

Originally Posted by skoreanime

That happens when you remove the dust Dust is like cheap insulation. Get enough of it, and it'll smother airflow and trap heat.

wow i had no idea removing the dust gives you such improved performance. Oh well i'll just clean up mine. Just wish me luck coz i haven't cleaned it in 2years

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Naix he has a mac, do you really need to make his life worse?

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[skoreanime]

Originally Posted by Naix

wow i had no idea removing the dust gives you such improved performance. Oh well i just clean up mine just wish me luck coz i haven't cleaned it in 2years

This is why I recommend to all my friends to dust out their computers at least once a month. Especially the ones who keep the towers on their carpet flooring.

I'm pretty serious about it too. Whenever I go over to a friends house to help them with a computer problem, I open it up. If there's visible dust, or even worse, clumps of dust, I close it back up, grab a stick or something hard within reach and smack 'em. Then I proceed to clean out their system I remember one complaining to me how loud his computer was...turned out his CPU fan was on full throttle cause an inch of dust was settled between the heatsink fans. And even more dust settled between the block and CPU socket

[strike105x]

Eh it doesn't have to be once a month unless the case is open, once every 6 months is fine (unless your name is GF in that case its once every hour).

PS: i clean mine either once a week or at max once every two weeks.

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[gamefreak94]

lol what can I do if there's just so much dust here?

Originally Posted by skoreanime

Heh... I have an air compressor myself, but my parents won't let me drag it into the house

God, that thing is awesome. I tried it once. Pointed the nozzle at the garbage bin, which was full and a few feet away. Knocked it right over

uhh....a few PSIs too much for cleaning sensitive PC components don't you think?

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[skoreanime]

Naw. I'll lower the pressure of course, and stand a bit further away

[strike105x]

I used to clean mine with one of those for quite some time its really good its worth it

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[Squall-Leonhart]

run the computer in a pepetual vacuum.

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[strike105x]

you ate the "r" in perpetual :P

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[ozzgx4]

He eats letters for breakfast

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[redlofredlof]

Originally Posted by ozzgx4

He eats letters for breakfast

must be hungry

[Squall-Leonhart]

I am
Bree ate all the cake.

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[gamefreak94]

Are those compact $50 air compressors sufficient for cleaning a PC?

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[Lord Zedeck]

I think it's recommended to keep it at about 30-35 PSI or lower (some say 40PSI, but I like an extra safety buffer). Any more and you increasingly run the risk of damage to the electronics. It's possible, sometimes practical, but canned air works fine too.

For most "normal" people with "standard" computers, I'd say cleaning it once a year is sufficient, once every six months recommended, but not necessary (since cleaning the PC for the sake of keeping it looking clean is overkill for such people/computers).

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[Bubbafat]

Indeed. Aircompressors work really well and fast, i personally have a 50 gallon(?) tank in my basement. Its huge.

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