As you all know , our pc might collect dust inside the cpu especially on the fans and heatsinks.
Sometimes when you dont bother this at all, the dust will build up into a pile and it may affect your computer's cooling efficiency. Not only that but also make your computer run more NOISY . All just because of the dust...
Worse case , your pc might burn out or get faulty over time as the ignorance on it.

So lets find out how often we clean our computer and discuss about it..

nvr do tat..............

when i see dusty and i'm free.. CLEANING TIME!

how do u guys clean the zalman heatsink that's fitted on the graphics card (esp galaxy)?

Why no option for "I clean whenever I see dust" ?

i used to clean once a week but since i'm very busy nowadays i just clean em up once a year.

once in a 2 week perhaps

but i onli take out all parts except mobo .... mobo i just stick with the cpu n use brush to clean ... lazy to remove mobo

well instead of brushing off the dirt. i take my pc out from my house and blow it with a blower. of cause the dirt will fly all over the place. but at least my heat sink is clear of webs and dusts.

regards,
point blanc

must clean at least once a month, there's so much dust especially on my graphic card's fan

Every 2 weeks, the part that I first check is graphics card, next is the CPU and next is the PSU. Normally is the graphics card that collect most dust in my PC

more dust filters in ur intake holes. then ull be able to clean those dust less.

almost everyday

i thought blower can make static that might damage the electronics?

no need to clean daily kua clean it weekly or monthly should b ok.

same here...no point scheduling when u can't keep to it...lol

I used to clean my front intakes every week and a full case cleanup every month. Nowadays working, can't be bothered. Only do it when I'm opening up my case do do something else at the time.

Well I will go it every month when I just wipe the whole table and also the casing. With that oppourtunity I can also take all the parts apart and clean them with the dust gun

Can only managed annually i guess... Tend to clean it everyday before but who knows that Centurion 5 front panel can collect so many dust in only a week...

Actually I'll clean up my PC every 4-6 months where after every semester end. So where is d every 1/2 year option????

I want to clean since just start learning abt computer maintenance the problem is how could probably clean it because my father just bought it last year January which is branded computer, there gt seal up the back of the cpu with sticker to avoid customer cheat them during warranty. They said if the warranty sticker gone the warranty might expire immediate...the warranty duration is 3 yrs.

monthly here....I just clean the dust filter & case fan.

More like cleaning when i see dust bulid up. Usually use cotton buds to clean the fan blades. For the heat sink wash it with water, dry it, then put some thermal paste , and rock n roll again.

me maybe twice a week..got so much time n NBTD

Usually i will clean up my computer 1once a week

Man ! Is once a week of cleaning is really required ? Maybe you guys do it when you just bought the pc, after a few months we dont give a damn cleaning once a week.

Plus a pc is not 6 cylinder, 24 valve, multi injection V6 engine that deposite carbon buildup. Damn thats too much

Dust buildup could be worse than carbon buildup lor

Do not have actual schedule to clean up my rig... I will clean if I found there are dust inside and I am free enough to clean it... most of the time I just clean the exterior of the case using penyapu bulu ayam...

If I change any component inside the rig or add in any new hardware, then I will clean it as well lor...

haha.. whenever i move my pc around i will clean it.. hmm.. tat reminds me its already more thatn 1 year since i clean my pc.

i don't have any casing and lots of fan, i have 3 PSU (2x for fans + ccfl; 1 for system) - collecting dust machine i must say , so...every 2 weeks, i spend about 2~3 hours to clean up the dust...

my pc also dont have casing, so hav to vakum and clean the dust every month... sometimes take out the internal card and put it back.... i dont know y i do that...

Every 3 weeks to 1 month time i will do once as i let my side panel of the casing open.

I was wondering...Which one builds static on PC parts? Cleaning with a brush or blowing with something or vacuuming?
By the way, I only clean 4 months once.

This post has been edited by videoman: Mar 29 2007, 03:03 PM

Monthly... more or less.

how to clean the motherboards? use what type of brush?
how to clean heatsink?

i clean almost every school holiday....
still a student so oni can clean it during holiday lor...

well, i clean my case probably once in 2-3 weeks when im free. but i clean my keyboard and monitor everyday wit brush...

every time i open the case change any hardware, i'll clean up whole case, remanage the cable and so om...

i clean it only when i install new hardware or plug off all my pc cable for maintainance.
usually 3 month or half a year once.

Did the air flow become low if those fan or casing add filter.

This post has been edited by vincent09: Mar 30 2007, 08:58 AM

I clean every month, remove everything and clean......*sigh* I hate dust.....

i do cleaning once in every 6 month..

I used to clean it once every 2 months but nowdays.. only clean it when the time comes.. it'll be like..

*opens up case*

HOLY SH!T!!

*grabs screwdrivers and brush*

take out every single thing.. brush brush brush..

*gets vaccuum*

wooooobrushbrushooooooooooobrushbrushooooooooooo (casing only)

I just did last weeekend. Usually if I see my idle temps shoot up, I know it's time to clean. But most of the time I do it teh lazy way:

1. Open side panel
2. Cotton bud + nail polish remover
3. Swipe swipe, clean clean clean clean, GPU + mobo + HSF
4. Replace side panel.

~10-15 minutes. No parts removed!

When i realllllllllly have the time, i will take the parts out. eheh.

I clean it every month.

is there any care taken when we are doing d cleaning?

wat tools is used to do d cleaning?

but.. i never done d cleaning myslf b4 lor..
+_+""

i guess avoid static charge and water spills ...

how to avoid static discharge?
can use toothbrush to clean mobo/gpu heatsink? safe?

since tis is abt internal cleaning..

is thr any guide for pc internal cleaning?? tools??

and how do u clean it? Errr... i mean the methods.... I only use paint brush to clean it...hehe

looks like my answer wasnt there..

i clear my internal system once i think to

This post has been edited by gengstapo: Mar 31 2007, 08:08 PM

Hahahahaa..i only clean my internal system if i have a free time...everyday dun have a free time

free time = do other thing

fix't

Anyway, I clean my PC using old toothbrush and some old cloth

i clean it once a week...and for the hsf, one time for every month...

i only clean it using paint brush when pc total spoil
just don't use vacumn since it create static!

i do general cleaning on my pc every week...and cleaning hsf every month...hehe

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Added on March 31, 2007, 9:43 pmis it any proper tools to use for cleaning the pc...i use paint brush...

This post has been edited by acapz: Mar 31 2007, 09:43 PM

i use paint brush to clean, but is there any circumstances that brush can get into static mode ?

cleaning??not in timetable i guess...haha...the last time i cleaned is around 9 months ago...lolzz...

when i got mood..1 month once.. no mood? 2 month max coz i wont let my *darling* so dirty and suffer lol.. about cleanning.. i use a soft wet cloth wipe gpu ,fans,casing,hdd,dvdrom, and so on..

jz need to get the dirt out...
then the cpu fans will be more silient for HT and D processir users...

i do clean my baby every month last time.
but now with air filter i only clean the air filter or change it.

For me I think I'll clean every few months or when I'm really free.

Never do it, and recently the dust of my front fan already cause it sound very loud already. I think is time to clean up

clean and service my pc once in a fortnight..
but i've to clean the dust trapped outside my cm's casing mesh front panel everyday

-adios-

I'll clean my pc every after 2 month because my casing got a lot casing fan running, especially fan in front of casing.....

only when i'm very free

HAHA, i will clean up every semester break

Thats what i do too.Starting of a new sem for sure there might be sum hardware changes so then i take everything out n clean clean!!!!!!

im cleaning my my computer inside every monthly..

for me i clean it whenever my hands are gatal or when the temperature goes up abnormally..

i clean it depends on its dusty condition, sometimes i wil look around my pc at the back coz around the pc place quite dusty. So i will check the "holes" behind the fan......hehe ^ ^

we should keep PC clean to avoid any particles that affect our PC that harm our PC unhealthy.....

i not really sure.. if free then clean la.. if busy.. 1 month 1 times

lol this thread start remind me to clean up my pc.. thanks for reminding me.

I will clean it when I see dust and web thru my case

Well, my routine is like this:

External Cleaning: Once every month
Internal Cleaning: When I feel like it... Haha...

hmm clean up when i take my pc back home...my hostel room really dusty..so waste of time cleaning

Some of you are so "rajin".......

Since I bought my rig in Nov 2004, only cleaned it errrr....... once......

i cleaned it once a year, b4 chinese new year. haha
but i tried cleaning the processor's heat sink' cooling fin once and ended up bending 2 of the processors 'leg', freak me out real bad and i never tried to be a smartass anymore after that

i'll clean it when i'm bored... yes, plug out everything until in psu

Annually but depend hw dusty it is .....

Cleans when selling off the item.

mostly i clean them once a week,cause my place is full of dust but i wanna my pc always looks clean!

Kinda depends. Whenever I open up the PC (eg: for upgrading purpose), I usually will clean it a little. Clear the dust out. But major cleaning will only be done once I see it get very and I mean very dusty.

i only clean my desktop when i come home... means 4x a year...

same goes to my keyboard and laptop. (internal parts)

i just cleaned mine two weeks ago(i took out my mobo and do vacuum cleaning on it), since i bought my pc last year on August...!!!
but i used to cleaned weekly for my keyboard, mouse and monitor....

This post has been edited by ADEXXXX: May 13 2007, 03:43 PM

hehe so far i dind't clean the internal part of the casing.. bcos for me i can hardly see those dust inside.. but i'll only clean the fans, and sometimes the hsf..

i clean my pc every month but sum time every week but depend on me oso if malas sure
didn't clean it up lor

hmm...I only started to clean after I saw this thread

bro u vacum ur mobo,ram, gcard, proc ker

dangerous bro with the electro static discharge that generate by the vacuum it will kill most of ur ic and later on u will not able to use ur pc lor

just clean mine today morning... damn dusty

how to clean 1?

what do u means

Never clean it b4 LOL

omg

This post has been edited by Radeon: May 14 2007, 12:18 AM

wow urs one is really OMG.. instead of spreading out the heat, maybe this is vice versa hehe

OMG....even the cables are full of dust....guess u need some major cleaning there :

How to do internal cleaning?

Don't know how to dismantle motherboard/ heatsink. I just use some cotton (a little damp) to wipe off dust. Usually clean it when Intel Active Monitor alerts me for overheating.

I don't really dare to use a little damp cotton to clean it...
scared later push the start button, screen black black didn't change...
I just use some soft tissue to wipe the mobo and the others...
and pull out those sticky dust on the fans and use a dry tissue to wipe it again.

i went to LYP and keep searching for compressed air or anti-static brush. but cannot find.

static brush is very easy to find.

i have never clean my own comp at all 4 more than 4 years except when upgrading 2 newer GC so far i did it 4x in the last 4 years bcoz i been upgrading GC so many times

MX series---5 series---6 series---7 series---8 series

whether i m going 2 upgrade again 2 future 9 series remains 2 b seen

This post has been edited by skylinegtr34rule4life: May 14 2007, 11:10 PM

i'm speechless see ur's like that

if mine ar sure i will cry liao