Cleaning pc

[cooler1987]

Hey guys, what can i buy or use to clean my hardware inside of my case? Cleaning the dust of the fans etc.

 

[MickeyD]

If you are not going to strip your PC to component level, clean and rebuild, then a can of compressed air is your next best bet.

 

[wishblade]

and the el cheepo version of the compressed air can is the compressed air hose at your local filling station

 

[Venomous]

just be sure to hold a pen or something inbetween fan blades so they don't spin when you blow the air on them.

 

[dinko]

Where do you buy a can of compressed air?

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[Creag]

Where do you buy a can of compressed air?

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My last can was from Incredible Deception

 

[PostmanPot]

Where do you buy a can of compressed air?

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Photographic shop.

 

[San-DraX]

Incredible Deception......lol

 

[midnightcaller]

Incredibly Expensive

 

[ponder]

A 25mm paint brush does wonders.

 

[Pada]

Just be very careful for static electricity with brushes!
You can avoid static electricity by earthing yourself, by touching the case. You can leave the PC's power cable plugged in at the wall, but switch the power off at the wall.

Then another thing that you want to avoid, is the to let the fans spin at high speeds, because that would induce a current that can damage your PC AND at the high speeds that a air compressor will let them spin, you will damage the fan's bearings.

The last thing that you want to avoid is to take off the heatsinks if you don't have new thermal paste.

 

[MickeyD]

The last thing that you want to avoid is to take off the heatsinks if you don't have new thermal paste.

Been there, done that..... ONCE !!!!

 

[Creag]

Once made mistake of cleaning fans and not securing them. Result was most horrible whining noise

 

[AstroTurf]

An air blower is around 300/R400 at builders and will be a great investment for years to come.

I normally repaste the cpu every 3'rd to 4'th time I do this as well (about once a year).
The fan comes off the heat sink and the heat sink gets a wash with sunlight liquid and a brush as well.

If you have sticky gunk anywhere on the motherboard get contact cleaner to get rid of it.

 

[cooler1987]

How much does a can of compressed air go for at incredible corruption?