So lastnight, after around 15 mins of simming, my pc was going mental..well the fans were.So today i thought i'd have a strip down and a clean up..This is what greeted me ..Graphics card removed here :As you can see my CPU cooler looks a right state!And here's the G-card...the state of the fan doesnt look to promising..OK...lets pop the hood and take a look It should look like thisBut we have this! Totally block allowing zero airflow....no wonder the thing wanted to take off!!Useing a small brush ( the type used to clean out barbers hair trimmers) and a vacuum, i got to work.35mins later..and put back to bed...and a rather snug fit..rather close to the HD

Holy Cow! That is almost a fire hazard!Kind regards,

My shopvac has a leaf blower on it, once a year I take my pc's out to the garage and blow them out.

Your temps must have been through the roof! I'm calling the ASPCC (American Society for the Prevention of Cruely to Computers) and reporting you! (I clean mine out every week.)

Hi guysI know, its pretty bad isnt it.This is from smoking in the same room..it aint cool.I know i shouldnt but hey..Ive had the PC 6 years and ive had to do this 4 times in total.

Your temps must have been through the roof! I'm calling the ASPCC (American Society for the Prevention of Cruely to Computers) and reporting you! (I clean mine out every week.)

Well, they must have been pretty high as the fan was going Buh-listic! lol.Please dont call the ASPCC on me.ill have a word with myself

Hi guysI know, its pretty bad isnt it.This is from smoking in the same room..it aint cool.I know i shouldnt but hey..

This is what your lungs look like too. If you can't catch your breath, nothing else matters...Kind regards,

That is disgusting! It's even got a brown tent to it. I know some folks aren't as OCD about their room as I am, but I have a system. I dust and vacuum once a week (this glass desk gets wiped twice a week sometimes). When I dust, the PC get's the inside vacuumed thoroughly. It's easier to do the preventative maintenance than emergency clean up.

This is from smoking in the same room..it aint cool.I know i shouldnt but hey..

Hey, it's your house, my man! You do what you want to do, and skip the PC (Political correctness, that is!).

This is what your lungs look like too. If you can't catch your breath, nothing else matters...

That was my exact thoughts.And i cant hoover them out..

That is disgusting! It's even got a brown tent to it. I know some folks aren't as OCD about their room as I am, but I have a system. I dust and vacuum once a week (this glass desk gets wiped twice a week sometimes). When I dust, the PC get's the inside vacuumed thoroughly. It's easier to do the preventative maintenance than emergency clean up.

I have to agree..it is rank..(term used here as disgusting) and what you see in the G-card was hard and compacted..more or less came off in 1 piece.

Hey, it's your house, my man! You do what you want to do, and skip the PC (Political correctness, that is!).

Hey, thanks man.

Tip: TO reduce the amount of dust sucked into your PC, avoid placing your PC directly on the floor.Cheers,- jahman.

Mary J Wanna will do that!

dust in my computer has a green tint to it....

It's Meteor s**t!- Jordy Verrill

Mary J Wanna will do that!

LMFAO

Hey Spook,Did it clean up nice after awile with spit and polish?Kind regards

Hi StephenIt certainly did although i didnt manage to get a pic of the completed job - but its like new again now.What a diffrence too, its like a new PC...before cleaning it, it was like sitting next to a wind tunnel..very loud!Now i cant even hear it...quite a shocking diffrence.