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So the other day my brother walks into my room (We live together) and he basically says, "Wtf why is your computer so god damn loud." This meant something clearly was up as we have the exact same builds and his was quiet. I to began to notice my computer becoming concerning loud over time.
After 2 more days of me noticing this fact after now brought up to me it seemed like my fans where working very hard, which mind you should not be happening considering my Build is of top grade even without water cooling.
So today I finally decided to investigate the cause, head to Wal-mart and bought a can of compressed air as to prepare for the worst. Well seeing as the last time I cleaned my case inside was 1 year, it looked like a cat had been living in my Comp...... Yes that much hair.
Right now on my floor is a hairball about the size of my cat TBH and now, well... My Computer is as quiet as a baby...
To many this is a common sense thing to check, even to me it is as I am a hardware and software tech. But procrastination got the best of me..
So this is a Call To Action for all you lazy people.
IF YOUR COMPUTER IS LOUDER THAN SHIT. CLEAN THE THING OUT IT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE IF YOUR FANS ARE WORKING EXCESSIVELY HARD.
This blog was designed to save peoples lives. No Joke.
 
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How dare you, sir. How dare you neglect your technological friend.
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I know right, especially after dropping almost $2,000 on the damned thing
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I used to work in retail computer repairs.
Ever see the inside of a computer in a household with a smoker?
It's worse than those warning labels on the side of cigarette packages. In fact, they should put pictures of this shit on the warning label.
Ever seen dust turn crusty and yellow?
Yeah.
Delicious.
Clean your computers, people.
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I haven't cleaned my computer for 4 years and it's starting to get really loud sometimes.
I fear the worst.
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oh god lol. i'm in the same boat, haven't cleaned it in forever and i plan to soon cause the fan is like SGHIUHGUIDFHGUDFG
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should i like, take it outside to clean
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On August 22 2011 18:04 Juliette wrote:
oh god lol. i'm in the same boat, haven't cleaned it in forever and i plan to soon cause the fan is like SGHIUHGUIDFHGUDFG
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should i like, take it outside to clean
Unless you want to inhale dust for the rest of the day, for the love of god take it outside. That is one mistake I wont be making again.
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My video card overheated once (thankfully without permanent damage) and upon pulling it apart to check found the fan so clogged with dust that it was not functional at all so the heatsink was becoming too hot to touch. I could literally warm my house with it. Not even exaggerating, it was measurably warmer in my house with the computer on than off.
That was interesting lol.
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On August 22 2011 18:04 Phtes wrote:Show nested quote +On August 22 2011 18:04 Juliette wrote:
oh god lol. i'm in the same boat, haven't cleaned it in forever and i plan to soon cause the fan is like SGHIUHGUIDFHGUDFG
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should i like, take it outside to clean Unless you want to inhale dust for the rest of the day, for the love of god take it outside. That is one mistake I wont be making again.
oh good point, i dont wanna be having asthma shit all over ><
ty for the thread, when i finish my school stuff im gonna clean it ><.
its just an open -> spray can + get rid of random stuff thing right? I really dont feel like fucking up my computer cause i pulled the wrong thing.
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oh good point, i dont wanna be having asthma shit all over ><
ty for the thread, when i finish my school stuff im gonna clean it ><.
its just an open -> spray can + get rid of random stuff thing right? I really dont feel like fucking up my computer cause i pulled the wrong thing.
Head to wal-mart and buy a can of compressed air (near the computer's section) attach the straw it gives you, open your case, and start shooting air as you see fit. Make sure not to hold it down for more than short spurts or else water will form = Bad.
Also you have to be 18+ to buy the compressed air (lol...)
My video card overheated once (thankfully without permanent damage) and upon pulling it apart to check found the fan so clogged with dust that it was not functional at all so the heatsink was becoming too hot to touch. I could literally warm my house with it.
That was interesting lol.
My old laptop's fans no longer spin casue they got fried trying to when they had 1 pound of dust on them. Needless to say that laptop hits 60 Celsius once while playing WoW (no joke 148 Fahrenheit..) Anddd Started smoking.
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On August 22 2011 18:11 Phtes wrote:Show nested quote +oh good point, i dont wanna be having asthma shit all over ><
ty for the thread, when i finish my school stuff im gonna clean it ><.
its just an open -> spray can + get rid of random stuff thing right? I really dont feel like fucking up my computer cause i pulled the wrong thing. Head to wal-mart and buy a can of compressed air (near the computer's section) attach the straw it gives you, open your case, and start shooting air as you see fit. Make sure not to hold it down for more than short spurts or else water will form = Bad. Also you have to be 18+ to buy the compressed air (lol...)
I have a can, ive been meaning to clean the inside for a while, just been kinda...lazy ><.
but mmk ty.
really? they sold it to me without checking here in socal O_o.
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On August 22 2011 18:11 Phtes wrote:Show nested quote +My video card overheated once (thankfully without permanent damage) and upon pulling it apart to check found the fan so clogged with dust that it was not functional at all so the heatsink was becoming too hot to touch. I could literally warm my house with it.
That was interesting lol. My old laptop's fans no longer spin casue they got fried trying to when they had 1 pound of dust on them. Needless to say that laptop hits 60 Celsius once while playing WoW (no joke 148 Fahrenheit..) Anddd Started smoking.
My videocard is built to high temperature tolerances but even it couldn't handle the heat, it would peak at slightly over 120 Celsius before shutting down. Never had a computer part produce smoke though lol.
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Where in socal rofl, I live in Rowland Heights and the machine def said "Is the customer 18" I sorta loled when I saw it.
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On August 22 2011 18:13 Seditary wrote:
My videocard is built to high temperature tolerances but even it couldn't handle the heat, it would peak at slightly over 120 Celsius before shutting down. Never had a computer part produce smoke though lol.
The highest my laptop ever got was 80 because I had the auto shutdown disabled due to overclocking. And yes when your parts are smoking you know something is up xD
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On August 22 2011 18:13 Phtes wrote:
Where in socal rofl, I live in Rowland Heights and the machine def said "Is the customer 18" I sorta loled when I saw it.
i was in garden grove when i picked it up O_o, no sign but might have been cause i was at staples and not walmart
walmarts are fucking crazy
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My computer overheats and shuts down occasionally. It's a laptop so I don't dare open it up to blast it with air.
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Too lazy... gotta clean it at some point but not yet..
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On August 22 2011 18:30 Cuddle wrote:
My computer overheats and shuts down occasionally. It's a laptop so I don't dare open it up to blast it with air.
On many laptops the fan is a removable component and is very easy to clean. At least it's the case on my old Dell Inspiron.
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On August 22 2011 18:30 Cuddle wrote:
My computer overheats and shuts down occasionally. It's a laptop so I don't dare open it up to blast it with air.
Laptop are alot easier to clean than desktops because it such a confined space the air will blow the dust out right away instead of just shifting it.
Also its very much more important to clean a laptops fans because of how little air flow they get.
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Well I'm proud to say I clean my comp every year. Around the same time I reformat it.
I can't neglect my best friend now can I?
On August 22 2011 17:40 HawaiianPig wrote:
I used to work in retail computer repairs.
Ever see the inside of a computer in a household with a smoker?
It's worse than those warning labels on the side of cigarette packages. In fact, they should put pictures of this shit on the warning label.
Ever seen dust turn crusty and yellow?
Yeah.
Delicious.
Clean your computers, people.
Dust turn crusty and yellow... the stuff of nightmares right here O.0
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One time a friend's computer of mine stopped working (I think it couldn't turn on anymore?) so I told him, "open up your pc and get clean the dust out" ........ it worked and holy shit I thought to myself that must've been a messy ass fucking computer.
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On August 22 2011 18:11 Phtes wrote:Show nested quote +oh good point, i dont wanna be having asthma shit all over ><
ty for the thread, when i finish my school stuff im gonna clean it ><.
its just an open -> spray can + get rid of random stuff thing right? I really dont feel like fucking up my computer cause i pulled the wrong thing. Head to wal-mart and buy a can of compressed air (near the computer's section) attach the straw it gives you, open your case, and start shooting air as you see fit. Make sure not to hold it down for more than short spurts or else water will form = Bad. Also you have to be 18+ to buy the compressed air (lol...) Show nested quote +My video card overheated once (thankfully without permanent damage) and upon pulling it apart to check found the fan so clogged with dust that it was not functional at all so the heatsink was becoming too hot to touch. I could literally warm my house with it.
That was interesting lol. My old laptop's fans no longer spin casue they got fried trying to when they had 1 pound of dust on them. Needless to say that laptop hits 60 Celsius once while playing WoW (no joke 148 Fahrenheit..) Anddd Started smoking.
Nonsense. Get a vacuum cleaner (preferably plastic end-piece) and diligently vacuum the inside of the case. I do that at least once a month, keeps it squeaky clean and cool. Of course if you let shit pile up, you might need stronger measures. To prevent getting dust in places where you can't clean it out anymore, however, I'd advise you to use tweezers to remove chunks of dust.
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I was disappointed after opening this thread and seeing there were no pictures =(
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Thanks for reminding me, need to clean out the PC soon.
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I cleaned mine recently but couldn't get into the GPU fan with it's giant plastic casing.
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So I just cleaned it and there was a ton of dust. Thanks for scaring the shit out of me and making me think that there'd be a hairball ;;
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I have spiders living in my computer and they're fucking huge, there's cobwebs all over the place.
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On August 22 2011 17:17 Phtes wrote:
So the other day my brother walks into my room (We live together) and he basically says, "Wtf why is your computer so god damn loud." This meant something clearly was up as we have the exact same builds and his was quiet. I to began to notice my computer becoming concerning loud over time.
After 2 more days of me noticing this fact after now brought up to me it seemed like my fans where working very hard, which mind you should not be happening considering my Build is of top grade even without water cooling.
So today I finally decided to investigate the cause, head to Wal-mart and bought a can of compressed air as to prepare for the worst. Well seeing as the last time I cleaned my case inside was 1 year, it looked like a cat had been living in my Comp...... Yes that much hair.
Right now on my floor is a hairball about the size of my cat TBH and now, well... My Computer is as quiet as a baby...
To many this is a common sense thing to check, even to me it is as I am a hardware and software tech. But procrastination got the best of me..
So this is a Call To Action for all you lazy people.
IF YOUR COMPUTER IS LOUDER THAN SHIT. CLEAN THE THING OUT IT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE IF YOUR FANS ARE WORKING EXCESSIVELY HARD.
This blog was designed to save peoples lives. No Joke.
I was expecting you to say that you found a live rodent inside your tower case.
I am disappointed.
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My laptop's a bish to open up (have to separate the screen and keyboard) so I haven't cleaned it in 5-6 years.
My solution? I got a bigger fan.
I Have a huge desk-sized fan blowing straight into the side of it. Yeah it's loud but it keeps my computer nice and cool 
I'd seriously clean it but it's too much work. Probably buy a new one soon but I've been saying that for a while...
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I don't put the cover on my case. My computer never gets hot or dusty.
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lol i was so expecting this blog to be like:-
Opened up Come to Find...
+ Show Spoiler +DEAD RATS OMFG OF ALL THINGS WTF
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After a bit of investigative work, I have deduced that this is what likely happened to your computer...
+ Show Spoiler +
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That pic so cute. I think prisons should implement a timeout period called "kitten watching". I bet a lot of hardened criminals go soft after repeatedly watching pics like that.
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haha shame man. I make it a note to clean out my PC every time I take it home from varsity (about 4-5 times a year) but eVGA send out an email every month reminding me to do it anyways :D
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