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konadora
Singapore66365 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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Calgary26003 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
Singapore66365 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??
NSFW NSFW NSFW
NSFW NSFW NSFW
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3221068
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
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Calgary26003 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
Singapore66365 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
Singapore66365 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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