r/gamingpc • u/Unbeatable_Honor • 9d ago
Cleaning tips
How should I properly clean the dust build up carefully? Is there anything specific that I should use?
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u/Comment_NonSequitor 6d ago
I’ve been using an air compressor and vacuum brush for going on 30 years on PC’s. Never had a single problem and I OC’d with liquid nitrogen in the 90’s for bragging rights - got to number 3 among AMD K6’s😂
Shout out to Frys Electronics in Silicon Valley for their generous return policy!
PC’s are pretty tough these days. An obvious exception is the giant video cards torquing the PCI slot. At work, we rent mini pcs (integrated vid on die) and they get tossed around for years and simply will not die. We even bounce a pair of i9 RTX 5090’s all over the interstate inside tractor trailers and they fair just fine because we always ship with the RTX’s perpendicular to gravity. In the paper boxes they came in!!!
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u/kakalarken-filozof 9d ago
compressed air in short bursts, and hold the fans still with a finger so they don't free-spin. do it outside, dust is the whole point.
isopropyl 99% and a microfibre for anything stubborn. no household vacuum inside the case, that's how you kill parts with static.
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u/Unbeatable_Honor 9d ago
Thank you, I appreciate the advice, I'll work into it.
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u/King_Zilant 9d ago
Do not use compressed air cans, 90% of the time people use em wrong and it can break the PC, use dry cloth or the best tool for cleaning a PC, A SOFT PAINTBRUSH, thats it
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u/Ktulu_BBB 9d ago
Take it outside and blow it out. Careful with the fans.