Guys,

I live in a "dusty" house, and my computer get full of dust pretty quick. I leave the one side of my computer case open for good air cooling but she get's full of dust quick. Do you think dust sitting on my GPU and Mobo would adversly affect performance? Cheers!

Dust acts as an insulator and allows more heat to build up.

Heat = bad for pc.

 

So...yes. Dust often. Or switch to liquid cooling.

The bad place for dust is in the cooling fans, where dust likes to settle and party down. Make sure you clean them regularly. Since the cover is already off, I'd suggest once a week hit the inside with a can of compressed air, available at any computer store.

 

Hook

Don't Laugh..........

 

I keep the side open on my Cooler Master case also, about once a month use a Toro electric leaf blower to clean it out........ Have been doing this for several years with good results and no damage....... Inside of the case looks as clean as the day I received it.............

 

JayDub

Shouldn't have to do that for a few months now. The leaves are all gone off the trees. :Big Grin:

Don't Laugh..........

 

I keep the side open on my Cooler Master case also, about once a month use a Toro electric leaf blower to clean it out........ Have been doing this for several years with good results and no damage....... Inside of the case looks as clean as the day I received it.............

 

JayDub

Gotta love it!! :lol:

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:lol: :lol: :lol: I hope you take it out in the open for that!

 

:LMAO:

 

use a Toro electric leaf blower to clean it out

 

:shok: LOL!!! That's crazy!! And I thought my use of 150PSI compressed air was extreme.....

Don't Laugh..........

 

I keep the side open on my Cooler Master case also, about once a month use a Toro electric leaf blower to clean it out........ Have been doing this for several years with good results and no damage....... Inside of the case looks as clean as the day I received it.............

 

JayDub

 

I don't use the leafblower but I do use a shopvac on "blow" setting - it works great for the initial shakeup. Then I use canned air to get the tight spaces.

 

Can't translate to PSI

 

Car tires are usually filled to 30-35PSI. I use 150PSI to blast the dust out. The 150PSI blows even harder than my Ryobi Leaf Blower.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001J4ZOAW is what I use. Fantastic little blower.

Don't Laugh..........

 

I keep the side open on my Cooler Master case also, about once a month use a Toro electric leaf blower to clean it out........ Have been doing this for several years with good results and no damage....... Inside of the case looks as clean as the day I received it.............

 

JayDub

 

I do something very similar. Every few cleanings I will bring out this "force dryer" on the low setting and blow the air from probably 7 or so feet away since the thing is extremely powerful I've done it 3 times now and no damage.