I heard that dust slows down the computer..
I find it extremely annoying when i see a big bunch of dust trapped in between the casing fan leaves. Is there any effective way of keeping the case interior dust free? Any better way of cleaning other than using small brushes? The best way to build a fan filter?

as long as you have a fan in there, dust will go in..
if you want minimal dust, use water cooling systems...

dude....

for me .....cleaning the PC from dust .... is a regular routine..... once a week or monthly....... i hv to clean it with a drawing brush..... n clean it with a damp cloth.... let it dry for three hours.....than do OS maintainance.....

for me, its the only way to clean it.... and for filters.....can but a bit lazy

dunno why

Greetings,

As for me, I will also clean up my pc once in a 2 weeks time ... just want to get rid of those dust that makes my pc looks dirty and old...

if u got case fan then u must get dust la.....
as for me, i do cleaning if i got free hahahahaha.....
if everyday free i'll do also hehehehe...
for using filter, this will decrease air going into ur pc.....
but can reduce the dust, yet still have to clean up the dust.....

using filter can reduce CFM i think..

buy a small vacuuum to do the work

Ya... get yourself a small vacumn will do ... a cheap and budget wise one .. last time I used to get those bottles that already no use ... especially those honey bottles to use it to blow the dust ... not that efficient but at least can help out abit
My GC fan .. is going to die soon .. the dust stuck inside the fan already and its making alot of noise there....

for me, i clean my clean my rig once a month!

what i do:
1. vacumn the casing
2. use kain buruk wipe the fan

Wow! So rajin lei! Doesn't a wet cloth damages the electronics components?

How much does a small vacumm cost?

Your PC case plays a big part in filtering dusts . This was the best cheapo case i bought , so far it's able to filter 70% of dust . Just like those A/C filters .
* Doesn't vacum creates static ?*
Anyway , those thick layer of dust that stucks those fans , i brush them off with art brush . If it still doesn't go off , use a cottonbud dip with a bit of water and clean it off .
The hardest part is the heatsink's fins .

This post has been edited by LWRNCH6550: Apr 15 2006, 12:07 AM

100% agree! Those are the ones i'm talking about..
Anyway, thanks for the tips LWRNCH6550!

I found something interesting from http://www.ehow.com/tips_3664_2.html

It says positive pressure inside the case helps dusts from coming in thru small openings. This means, more fans blowing air into the case than out of the case.

i tought it is negative pressure....
negative pressure means more fans blowing air out of the case than the air coming in the case....
link

This post has been edited by LittleLinnet: Apr 16 2006, 03:03 PM

yeah negative pressure is like creating a vacuum inside the case. thats y dust and air will enter via the intake and also the small vents around the case to moderate the inner preasure to be the same as the outer pressure.

i clean my pc using an old toothbrush only ar... cheapskate~

can brush causes static discharge??

I used a watercolor paint brush to clean the fans.. It's been quite effective

To be honest, all the solutions mentioned in this thread creates static with the exception of fan filters.

to bew honest, the only way you're not goin to get any static is by using compressed air, which is about 20 bucks for a can..or RM18.90 i think.