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konadora
Singapore66357 Posts
Recently my computer had been shutting down very often. Once or twice a day, usually during "intense" work (SC2 + 10+ programs running). Considering my specs, it should run perfectly fine, but it didn't. My computer would just shut down randomly all of a sudden, my whole computer went whacky.
But tonight was the final straw. My comp shut down thrice in a short frame of 25 minutes - once while processing photos on Lightroom 2, once while browsing Facebook and last while editing a photo on Nero PhotoViewer. Fuck this shit, I told myself. I think it's about time I cleaned my fan.
So, off went my power, earthed the CPU box and took out the CPU box from the corner of my room.
Holy shit.
It was a huge pile of dust. It had 4 fans, one at each side, one at the back and one at the bottom. Only one side was clean (because it was the only one facing "outside"), the rest were being blocked by 1) the desk, 2) the wall and 3) the floor.
Just took me 2 hours to clean this piece of crap, and the end results?
![[image loading]](http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/9976/img6396f.jpg) A cleaned CPU box and.. what's that? ![[image loading]](http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/4344/img6397df.jpg) All the dust =/ ![[image loading]](http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/4453/img6398e.jpg) D:
my comp runs like 500% faster now holy crap. No joke.
So, TL. Have you cleaned your computer today?
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My laptop kept overheating whenever I played SC2 for longer than 20 minutes and I was reduced to putting an ice tray beneath my computer. Then my friend told me how silly I was and that I should try cleaning it. To my surprise my video card's fan was caked in dust. After cleaning it, all is well (almost).
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dude, only asians need to clean up their comps due to their extended computer usage habits.
we white dudes are cool so we only sparingly use it therefore it doesnt amass that much dirt 
i accept a temp ban for this ^^
(not more than 2 days plz)
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Calgary25988 Posts
On July 14 2010 01:16 intrudor wrote:dude, only asians need to clean up their comps due to their extended computer usage habits. we white dudes are cool so we only sparingly use it therefore it doesnt amass that much dirt i accept a temp ban for this ^^ (not more than 2 days plz)
lol what is this
OP: now take your keyboard, turn it upside down, and shake it.
ewwwwwww :X
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konadora
Singapore66357 Posts
On July 14 2010 01:17 Chill wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:16 intrudor wrote:dude, only asians need to clean up their comps due to their extended computer usage habits. we white dudes are cool so we only sparingly use it therefore it doesnt amass that much dirt i accept a temp ban for this ^^ (not more than 2 days plz) lol what is this OP: now take your keyboard, turn it upside down, and shake it. ewwwwwww :X
hahaha thankfully i keep my keyboard and mouse clean
bought this swiss-made gel thingy called cyberclean that you use to clean between the keyboards and mice, trapping all the dirt and nasty stuff. i then clean the surface with an antibacterial cleaner afterwards.
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On July 14 2010 01:17 Chill wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:16 intrudor wrote:dude, only asians need to clean up their comps due to their extended computer usage habits. we white dudes are cool so we only sparingly use it therefore it doesnt amass that much dirt i accept a temp ban for this ^^ (not more than 2 days plz) lol what is this OP: now take your keyboard, turn it upside down, and shake it. ewwwwwww :X
keyboard goop??
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NSFW NSFW NSFW
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3221068
NSFW NSFW NSFW
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and you probably shouldnt view for the sake of your mental health
It was amazing the shit that used to come outta my desktop before it blew up
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Calgary25988 Posts
On July 14 2010 01:18 konadora wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:17 Chill wrote:On July 14 2010 01:16 intrudor wrote:dude, only asians need to clean up their comps due to their extended computer usage habits. we white dudes are cool so we only sparingly use it therefore it doesnt amass that much dirt i accept a temp ban for this ^^ (not more than 2 days plz) lol what is this OP: now take your keyboard, turn it upside down, and shake it. ewwwwwww :X hahaha thankfully i keep my keyboard and mouse clean bought this swiss-made gel thingy called cyberclean that you use to clean between the keyboards and mice, trapping all the dirt and nasty stuff. i then clean the surface with an antibacterial cleaner afterwards.
I was going to go through the effort of washing my keyboard. Then I realized I'd just rather buy a new $15 keyboard.
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konadora
Singapore66357 Posts
On July 14 2010 01:19 krndandaman wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:16 intrudor wrote:dude, only asians need to clean up their comps due to their extended computer usage habits. we white dudes are cool so we only sparingly use it therefore it doesnt amass that much dirt i accept a temp ban for this ^^ (not more than 2 days plz) if you post something and expect a ban for it, chances are you'd just get a longer ban because it just shows you blatantly ignore rules... though i dont think your post was that bad lol (and im asian) @OP pretty cool, would have never guessed it was because the fans were dusty lol. any idea about how often you gotta do this?
probably every 1~4 months, depending on the cleanliness of the air at where you live.
some tips while cleaning:
- ALWAYS earth your CPU before proceeding to clean it, even if you've already plugged out the power.
- use a toothpick to slowly dig out chunks of dirt from the fans. the dirt trapped there is EXTREMELY hard to clean out.
- use a SLIGHTLY damp cloth to clean the blades (and between them) of the fans.
- some light tapping helps to shake off the dust.
- if all fails, use a blu-tak to stick all the dust.
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My Laptop is shutting down all the time now, whenever I start a computer game and sometimes when I just browse the web (while watching a stream or sth)
My solution was to move to the basement, since it was most likely just caused by the ridiculous temperature in germany right now, hopefully it'll be fine now
On July 14 2010 01:20 Chill wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:18 konadora wrote:On July 14 2010 01:17 Chill wrote:On July 14 2010 01:16 intrudor wrote:dude, only asians need to clean up their comps due to their extended computer usage habits. we white dudes are cool so we only sparingly use it therefore it doesnt amass that much dirt i accept a temp ban for this ^^ (not more than 2 days plz) lol what is this OP: now take your keyboard, turn it upside down, and shake it. ewwwwwww :X hahaha thankfully i keep my keyboard and mouse clean bought this swiss-made gel thingy called cyberclean that you use to clean between the keyboards and mice, trapping all the dirt and nasty stuff. i then clean the surface with an antibacterial cleaner afterwards. I was going to go through the effort of washing my keyboard. Then I realized I'd just rather buy a new $15 keyboard.
ahahha
anyways, I'll keep this op in mind for the near future in which I'll have a PC again.
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On July 14 2010 01:20 Hawk wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:17 Chill wrote:On July 14 2010 01:16 intrudor wrote:dude, only asians need to clean up their comps due to their extended computer usage habits. we white dudes are cool so we only sparingly use it therefore it doesnt amass that much dirt i accept a temp ban for this ^^ (not more than 2 days plz) lol what is this OP: now take your keyboard, turn it upside down, and shake it. ewwwwwww :X keyboard goop?? NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW -snip-NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW and you probably shouldnt view for the sake of your mental health It was amazing the shit that used to come outta my desktop before it blew up
Why did I press the link????
I guess NSFW is just like a banner saying "click me! free food!"
>.<
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I was noticing my laptop was getting pretty hot recently... and this thread reminded me I haven't cleaned it. Ever. I will do that tonight.
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On July 14 2010 01:24 LSB wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:20 Hawk wrote:On July 14 2010 01:17 Chill wrote:On July 14 2010 01:16 intrudor wrote:dude, only asians need to clean up their comps due to their extended computer usage habits. we white dudes are cool so we only sparingly use it therefore it doesnt amass that much dirt i accept a temp ban for this ^^ (not more than 2 days plz) lol what is this OP: now take your keyboard, turn it upside down, and shake it. ewwwwwww :X keyboard goop?? NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW -snip-NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW and you probably shouldnt view for the sake of your mental health It was amazing the shit that used to come outta my desktop before it blew up Why did I press the link???? I guess NSFW is just like a banner saying "click me! free food!" >.<
whaatttt theee fuuuuuuck
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that guy looks like boesthius
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On July 14 2010 01:20 Hawk wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:17 Chill wrote:On July 14 2010 01:16 intrudor wrote:dude, only asians need to clean up their comps due to their extended computer usage habits. we white dudes are cool so we only sparingly use it therefore it doesnt amass that much dirt i accept a temp ban for this ^^ (not more than 2 days plz) lol what is this OP: now take your keyboard, turn it upside down, and shake it. ewwwwwww :X keyboard goop?? NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3221068NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW and you probably shouldnt view for the sake of your mental health It was amazing the shit that used to come outta my desktop before it blew up
he isnt lying about "you probably shouldnt view for the sake of your mental health" omfg this is horrible lol
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PLEASE I need help with cleaning my laptop! I have a sony vaio laptop - model VGN-FZ11M. It's fucking crucial I clean it because it's overheating as fuck all the time, help!
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konadora
Singapore66357 Posts
On July 14 2010 01:30 GunSec wrote:
PLEASE I need help with cleaning my laptop! I have a sony vaio laptop - model VGN-FZ11M. It's fucking crucial I clean it because it's overheating as fuck all the time, help!
can the back be unscrewed? some laptops require special screwdrivers :<
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Have that exact case, hi5!
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On July 14 2010 01:30 GunSec wrote:
PLEASE I need help with cleaning my laptop! I have a sony vaio laptop - model VGN-FZ11M. It's fucking crucial I clean it because it's overheating as fuck all the time, help!
cleaning a laptop is such a bitch, your gonna have to take a million screws off and pop your keyboard out, just be very careful
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On July 14 2010 01:22 konadora wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:19 krndandaman wrote:On July 14 2010 01:16 intrudor wrote:dude, only asians need to clean up their comps due to their extended computer usage habits. we white dudes are cool so we only sparingly use it therefore it doesnt amass that much dirt i accept a temp ban for this ^^ (not more than 2 days plz) if you post something and expect a ban for it, chances are you'd just get a longer ban because it just shows you blatantly ignore rules... though i dont think your post was that bad lol (and im asian) @OP pretty cool, would have never guessed it was because the fans were dusty lol. any idea about how often you gotta do this? probably every 1~4 months, depending on the cleanliness of the air at where you live. some tips while cleaning: - ALWAYS earth your CPU before proceeding to clean it, even if you've already plugged out the power. - use a toothpick to slowly dig out chunks of dirt from the fans. the dirt trapped there is EXTREMELY hard to clean out. - use a SLIGHTLY damp cloth to clean the blades (and between them) of the fans. - some light tapping helps to shake off the dust. - if all fails, use a blu-tak to stick all the dust.
Im not sure about singapore, but in Canada you can buy pressurized air in a can that sprays out really fast. Its amazing stuff for cleaning out your computer and all of the small areas that dust can collect. However, when using it on your fans, you MUST hold onto them with your hand, and not allow them to spin when the air blows out. The pressure of the air will blow the fans much faster than their limits allow, and will most likely break the fan. I learnt that the hard way lol.
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My computer is 90% dust. Last cleaned it a few years ago. Should probably do it again some time...
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Havn't cleaned my pc in about 2months, prolly time to do so soon. You can tell it's a bit dusty due to the fan-sound, usually it is super quiet, but now you can hear it.
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Thankfully my new computer's case has washable air filters behind the 2 front intake fans and on the optional side panel fan mount. My old desktop when I opened it after having it for years just had balls of dust everywhere (probably because it only had an exhaust fan). Cleaning a computer probably improves performance as much if not more so that defragmenting the HDD (which is another good thing to do about every moth or so).
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On July 14 2010 01:12 Xyik wrote:
My laptop kept overheating whenever I played SC2 for longer than 20 minutes and I was reduced to putting an ice tray beneath my computer. Then my friend told me how silly I was and that I should try cleaning it. To my surprise my video card's fan was caked in dust. After cleaning it, all is well (almost).
how do you clean a laptop? i mean i cannot find anything to open up, i can remove the battery and that's it as far as i saw,
edit: and one more spot, but i opened it up and there was no dust there, i dont really know how 'd you call that.
but i'm pretty sure it's dusty in there as it starts to be noisy and overheats
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On July 14 2010 01:20 Hawk wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:17 Chill wrote:On July 14 2010 01:16 intrudor wrote:dude, only asians need to clean up their comps due to their extended computer usage habits. we white dudes are cool so we only sparingly use it therefore it doesnt amass that much dirt i accept a temp ban for this ^^ (not more than 2 days plz) lol what is this OP: now take your keyboard, turn it upside down, and shake it. ewwwwwww :X keyboard goop?? NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3221068NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW and you probably shouldnt view for the sake of your mental health It was amazing the shit that used to come outta my desktop before it blew up
dude. that was really fucking gross 
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On July 14 2010 01:31 konadora wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:30 GunSec wrote:
PLEASE I need help with cleaning my laptop! I have a sony vaio laptop - model VGN-FZ11M. It's fucking crucial I clean it because it's overheating as fuck all the time, help! can the back be unscrewed? some laptops require special screwdrivers :<
I don't think so, I have tried it once and I couldn't find a way to take off the back though I took of all screws I have heard about using a dust off spray but I don't know how to use it :/
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On July 14 2010 01:38 EleanorRIgby wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:30 GunSec wrote:
PLEASE I need help with cleaning my laptop! I have a sony vaio laptop - model VGN-FZ11M. It's fucking crucial I clean it because it's overheating as fuck all the time, help! cleaning a laptop is such a bitch, your gonna have to take a million screws off and pop your keyboard out, just be very careful
yeah exactly, I have no idea to take it off I tried it once but I couldn't find a way to take the back off. It's a pain in the ass T_T and I really need to take it off because my laptop is like 50 degrees non-stop
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konadora
Singapore66357 Posts
On July 14 2010 01:58 GunSec wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:31 konadora wrote:On July 14 2010 01:30 GunSec wrote:
PLEASE I need help with cleaning my laptop! I have a sony vaio laptop - model VGN-FZ11M. It's fucking crucial I clean it because it's overheating as fuck all the time, help! can the back be unscrewed? some laptops require special screwdrivers :< I don't think so, I have tried it once and I couldn't find a way to take off the back though I took of all screws I have heard about using a dust off spray but I don't know how to use it :/
use it on the keyboard then, at least get some dirt off from between the keyboards.
as for the dust.. idk tap them off, but not too hard!
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Does opening the side panel of the computer enough to keep it from overheating? I leave it open because the thing is pretty warm even when clean.
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On July 14 2010 01:17 Chill wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:16 intrudor wrote:dude, only asians need to clean up their comps due to their extended computer usage habits. we white dudes are cool so we only sparingly use it therefore it doesnt amass that much dirt i accept a temp ban for this ^^ (not more than 2 days plz) lol what is this OP: now take your keyboard, turn it upside down, and shake it. ewwwwwww :X
Haha, I did that a few days ago, it's amazing what ends up in there. Pretty disgusting....
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konadora
Singapore66357 Posts
On July 14 2010 02:01 polgas wrote:
Does opening the side panel of the computer enough to keep it from overheating? I leave it open because the thing is pretty warm even when clean.
it might, but i don't because all the dust can get trapped between all your hardware, and it may even cause a fire.
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On July 14 2010 02:00 konadora wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:58 GunSec wrote:On July 14 2010 01:31 konadora wrote:On July 14 2010 01:30 GunSec wrote:
PLEASE I need help with cleaning my laptop! I have a sony vaio laptop - model VGN-FZ11M. It's fucking crucial I clean it because it's overheating as fuck all the time, help! can the back be unscrewed? some laptops require special screwdrivers :< I don't think so, I have tried it once and I couldn't find a way to take off the back though I took of all screws I have heard about using a dust off spray but I don't know how to use it :/ use it on the keyboard then, at least get some dirt off from between the keyboards. as for the dust.. idk tap them off, but not too hard!
It's impossible, I need to take the back off in order to clean the heat fan. I wouldn't be surprised if it is full of dust ;(
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On July 14 2010 02:03 konadora wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 02:01 polgas wrote:
Does opening the side panel of the computer enough to keep it from overheating? I leave it open because the thing is pretty warm even when clean. it might, but i don't because all the dust can get trapped between all your hardware, and it may even cause a fire.
Good to know, thanks! Will clean it ASAP lol.
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Hong Kong20321 Posts
hahahaah i claened my laptop a few months back
thank god
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well, i would clean mine, but its an mbpro, and a pain in the ass to open. gotta love how mac doesnt like letting their customers take care of their own computers :/
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lol i hear you kona. my parents' computer kept shutting down whenever it was doing something resource intensive, but of course TL helped me out 
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=132579
The problem ended up being too much dust in the fan, cpu, and heatsink. Cleaned that stuff out (there was sooo much) and now the computer works great!
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konadora
Singapore66357 Posts
On July 14 2010 02:33 ieatkids5 wrote:lol i hear you kona. my parents' computer kept shutting down whenever it was doing something resource intensive, but of course TL helped me out http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=132579The problem ended up being too much dust in the fan, cpu, and heatsink. Cleaned that stuff out (there was sooo much) and now the computer works great!
haha yeah, i had no idea it would help THIS much!
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On July 14 2010 01:20 Hawk wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:17 Chill wrote:On July 14 2010 01:16 intrudor wrote:dude, only asians need to clean up their comps due to their extended computer usage habits. we white dudes are cool so we only sparingly use it therefore it doesnt amass that much dirt i accept a temp ban for this ^^ (not more than 2 days plz) lol what is this OP: now take your keyboard, turn it upside down, and shake it. ewwwwwww :X keyboard goop?? NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3221068NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW and you probably shouldnt view for the sake of your mental health It was amazing the shit that used to come outta my desktop before it blew up
Thanks for ruining my day.
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Yes. I cleaned mine out not 2 weeks ago, and holy shit. I think I pulled an entire cat out of my video card fan alone. I also took off the keys and cleaned out my keyboard, equally disgusting.
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HAHA that's the sickest thing I've seen in a long time
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I have actually cleaned my computer about not too long ago. It was indeed gross, especially my old keyboard, now that Chill reminded me... oh man I would always eat in my room, and all my hair fuck. Now once my keyboard from StarcraftMecca comes, I'm going to be very strict with myself when it comes to eating in my room. I should keep a hand sanitizer just get that little extra help. LOL now that I remember, my friend had a similar problem where his pc would keep shutting down, and all he did was just blow on it a few times and it started to work again! HAHA
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ohhhh my link isn't THAT bad...
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that is part of the reason I decided to go with watercooling
much easier to unmount a radiator than a heatsink :>
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ugh, motherfucking fucking fuckshit
moved to the cool basement, had cooling pack below my laptop and everything
motherfucker still shuts down when I play SC2.
Guess I have to unscrew my fucking laptop now or something?
Or is there some other way to make my SIX months year old laptop be less of a piece of shit?
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It's impossible to get inside my HP dv5 laptop to clean because of how the case is set up. I am pretty convinced I need to break part of the frame to get to the guts.
Discouraging because I really want to clean my laptop so it isn't hot like dickens even on power saver but I'm reduced to trying to blow out the dust through the vents.
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On July 14 2010 04:32 7mk wrote:
ugh, motherfucking fucking fuckshit
moved to the cool basement, had cooling pack below my laptop and everything
motherfucker still shuts down when I play SC2.
Guess I have to unscrew my fucking laptop now or something?
Or is there some other way to make my SIX months year old laptop be less of a piece of shit?
Software wise, uninstall anything that comes with the computer or do a Clean Install.
Hardware wise, if you've been using it a lot and suspect there will be a lot of dust, go for it.
It's not hard to do, remove battery, unscrew everything, when removing cover/keyboard be VERY Careful. There is not much wire length. There is connectors for the Screen/Keyboard that you can usually disconnect and remove and have easy access to everything.
Cheers!
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On July 14 2010 01:17 Chill wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:16 intrudor wrote:dude, only asians need to clean up their comps due to their extended computer usage habits. we white dudes are cool so we only sparingly use it therefore it doesnt amass that much dirt i accept a temp ban for this ^^ (not more than 2 days plz) lol what is this OP: now take your keyboard, turn it upside down, and shake it. ewwwwwww :X
That's not acceptable i take apart my keyboard and wash each key it in the sink using a plastic compliant soap
I also take apart my laptop when i clean it.
You'd be surprised how little dust you'll get if you just put your computer on top of your desk with the intake fan pointing over the desk vs on the floor, or just raising it 3-5 inches off the ground.
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and you probably shouldnt view for the sake of your mental health
you really shouldn't fva;sdu
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On July 14 2010 01:17 Chill wrote:
lol what is this
now take your keyboard, turn it upside down, and shake it.
ewwwwwww :X
oh god, a ton of shit came out...
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buy some cans of compressed air and blow it into your computer and your keyboard see how much shit comes out.
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wait, was the sock in the box?? wtf
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My graphics card had an overheating problem 3 hours ago...
I love you.
I clean my PC of dust alot but it was hiding a fan in the front to suck in air, 3 years on and the filter for it is totally caked in brown dust not 1 particle of air could every fit thru.
So now all clean and i even got a program from another TL'r called RivaTuner, my 8800 GTX was stuck at 60% fan speed, after making some profiles ( namely one at 100% ) my card now runs at 59 degrees Celsius on high settings when watching replays.
Yay for no more black boxes spamming my screen.
Now i gotto wait to test it ingame and not just on replays.
Love you! best day this year!
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I have a commercial air compressor, I just bring everything into the backyard and cleanse.
EZ
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bought some compressed air today to clean it
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On July 14 2010 01:20 Hawk wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:17 Chill wrote:On July 14 2010 01:16 intrudor wrote:dude, only asians need to clean up their comps due to their extended computer usage habits. we white dudes are cool so we only sparingly use it therefore it doesnt amass that much dirt i accept a temp ban for this ^^ (not more than 2 days plz) lol what is this OP: now take your keyboard, turn it upside down, and shake it. ewwwwwww :X keyboard goop?? NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3221068NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW and you probably shouldnt view for the sake of your mental health It was amazing the shit that used to come outta my desktop before it blew up
haha that's exactly what I was thinking of when I read chill's post.
PS- I think this is the same guy who does all the electric retard comics.
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On July 14 2010 04:46 Peekay.switch wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 04:32 7mk wrote:
ugh, motherfucking fucking fuckshit
moved to the cool basement, had cooling pack below my laptop and everything
motherfucker still shuts down when I play SC2.
Guess I have to unscrew my fucking laptop now or something?
Or is there some other way to make my SIX months year old laptop be less of a piece of shit? Software wise, uninstall anything that comes with the computer or do a Clean Install. Hardware wise, if you've been using it a lot and suspect there will be a lot of dust, go for it. It's not hard to do, remove battery, unscrew everything, when removing cover/keyboard be VERY Careful. There is not much wire length. There is connectors for the Screen/Keyboard that you can usually disconnect and remove and have easy access to everything. Cheers!
OK I deinstalled some programs and lots of Steam Games (basically all the games I just bought via the steam sale)
Now I've had 3 SC2 games and it didnt crash once. Before it would crash at least in the 2nd game.
Guess there's no need for me to unscrew anything yet.
Makes me wonder what the point of something like a big ass 700gb (I know, some people have way way more than that) hard drive is when the computer stops working when you actually use that space.
On July 14 2010 03:43 Sephy69 wrote:
I have actually cleaned my computer about not too long ago. It was indeed gross, especially my old keyboard, now that Chill reminded me... oh man I would always eat in my room, and all my hair fuck. Now once my keyboard from StarcraftMecca comes, I'm going to be very strict with myself when it comes to eating in my room. I should keep a hand sanitizer just get that little extra help. LOL now that I remember, my friend had a similar problem where his pc would keep shutting down, and all he did was just blow on it a few times and it started to work again! HAHA
I can't imagine a life without eating in front of my PC, it's just not possible.
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I fu**ing hate cleaning my computer, but I still do it. I have to go through so much crap to properly clean it. Its hideous man.
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konadora
Singapore66357 Posts
On July 14 2010 04:57 faction123 wrote:
wait, was the sock in the box?? wtf
what sock lol
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Just cleaned out my asus laptop, the fan cover only had 4 phillips screws. There wasn't that much dust but it gives me piece of mind.
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I hear its not good to keep your case open, as it messes up the airflow (without the walls, the fans don't circulate the air well through the whole case).
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On July 14 2010 07:31 konadora wrote:what sock lol
looked like a sock when i glanced over it...
now i don't know what to say about what i see.
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On July 14 2010 01:20 Hawk wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:17 Chill wrote:On July 14 2010 01:16 intrudor wrote:dude, only asians need to clean up their comps due to their extended computer usage habits. we white dudes are cool so we only sparingly use it therefore it doesnt amass that much dirt i accept a temp ban for this ^^ (not more than 2 days plz) lol what is this OP: now take your keyboard, turn it upside down, and shake it. ewwwwwww :X keyboard goop?? NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3221068NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW and you probably shouldnt view for the sake of your mental health It was amazing the shit that used to come outta my desktop before it blew up
WOW WTF. Can you just tell me next time that it's a dude eating his own semen+keyboard stains so I don't look out of curiosity?
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Kona, why was there a pair of undies in the computer? Dirty dirty undies at that.
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On July 14 2010 06:20 CharlieMurphy wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:20 Hawk wrote:On July 14 2010 01:17 Chill wrote:On July 14 2010 01:16 intrudor wrote:dude, only asians need to clean up their comps due to their extended computer usage habits. we white dudes are cool so we only sparingly use it therefore it doesnt amass that much dirt i accept a temp ban for this ^^ (not more than 2 days plz) lol what is this OP: now take your keyboard, turn it upside down, and shake it. ewwwwwww :X keyboard goop?? NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3221068NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW NSFW and you probably shouldnt view for the sake of your mental health It was amazing the shit that used to come outta my desktop before it blew up haha that's exactly what I was thinking of when I read chill's post. PS- I think this is the same guy who does all the electric retard comics.
Yeah it is
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On July 14 2010 18:11 alpskomleko wrote:
Kona, why was there a pair of undies in the computer? Dirty dirty undies at that.
uh what lol
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On July 14 2010 01:30 GunSec wrote:
PLEASE I need help with cleaning my laptop! I have a sony vaio laptop - model VGN-FZ11M. It's fucking crucial I clean it because it's overheating as fuck all the time, help!
What Model is it? By Model I mean the sticker on the bottom of your laptop.
This is general instructions for opening a sony.
You need compressed Air, a screwdriver, and a paper clip.
Remove every singly screwdriver that has an arrow pointing to it. You'll have to remove the CD drive, and the latch covering your ram (those are really easy).
Take off your keyboard by pressing the latches with a paperclip. They should be either around the function keys or the spacebars.
Then you can take off the cover.
From there use your can of compressed air to blow off the dust. Make sure you hold the fan still.
Here's how I opened mine: http://laststandb.blogspot.com/2010/07/how-to-open-sony-viao-pcg-7t1l.html but you might want to find a guide specific for your model
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On July 14 2010 01:17 Chill wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:16 intrudor wrote:dude, only asians need to clean up their comps due to their extended computer usage habits. we white dudes are cool so we only sparingly use it therefore it doesnt amass that much dirt i accept a temp ban for this ^^ (not more than 2 days plz) lol what is this OP: now take your keyboard, turn it upside down, and shake it. ewwwwwww :X
free dinner 
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I would, but I have no idea how to take a laptop apart without breaking it :/
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Will try, good idea as my computer was shutting down during the beta very often. Thanks for the reminder
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On July 14 2010 01:17 Chill wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2010 01:16 intrudor wrote:dude, only asians need to clean up their comps due to their extended computer usage habits. we white dudes are cool so we only sparingly use it therefore it doesnt amass that much dirt i accept a temp ban for this ^^ (not more than 2 days plz) lol what is this OP: now take your keyboard, turn it upside down, and shake it. ewwwwwww :X
I just did this, and a lot of crumbs/tiny pieces of whatever came out. I decided to remove a few keys to see what was causing it and when i saw how messy it was inside, my jaw nearly dropped. Thus i began my 2-hour quest to clean my keyboard of this filth.
After those 2 hours, I was able to get most of what was in there out (although there are still some tiny bits left). I also took this opportunity to clean my keys while i was at it, as they looked like someone let mold grow on them. =\
My fingers hurt from removing/replacing keys, but its well worth the clean keyboard now. In fact, it looks relatively new. It probly might play better too now that most of the filth is gone. =0
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Since this was pumped, I might as well...
2 year old dual-GPU cards have a habit of getting dusty... my 9800GX2 was hitting 115C after ~20 mins of SC2 = no good
Unfortunately, that invovles taking the card apart...
Nintendo DS for size comparision
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Front/Backplate
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Some Dust (only part I took photos of... there's a lot more, trust me):
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Cleaned Fan!
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It only hit the mid 70s in SC2 after this... YAY!
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I don't want to be anal, but can OP stop calling your box a CPU?
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