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Old 09-06-2003, 08:26 PM   #1 (permalink)
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My Fans Are DUSTY!!!
well...my case fans and hsf for my cpu are REALLY DUSTY!!!(i think this cuases my cpu temp to be 75c)
is there some way to clean it? i already tried blowing it, but i just end up coughing and wheezing a few seconds later.

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Old 09-06-2003, 08:28 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Buy a can of compressed air, take the PC into a well ventilated area and blow away with the compressed air.

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Old 09-06-2003, 08:28 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Use Rubbing Alcohol to clean it with a cotton swab. Rubbign alcohol will evaporate VERY fast, so no harm if it gets into the electronics in the fan, but water will take a day or two to settle out. I have used rubbing alcohol on all my fans.
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I use compressed air to blow the chunks of dust out, then rubbing alcohol with a cotton swab around to clean the remaining dust ... works very well.
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isnt compressed air very cold?
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when i dust i have a tiny paint brush i think its an inch accrose i use it to dust everything off and i blow it with the air dust again then blow it with air once more does a REALLY good job.
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isnt compressed air very cold?
Yes, you can feel the condensation around it freeze after you use a can of it for a little while.
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go outside get the hose, turn it up full and blast ur PC with it, make sure ur PC is on while doing this. shud come clean jus take off the fans take a vacume to them.
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Old 09-06-2003, 10:15 PM   #9 (permalink)
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If your fans are dusty, you might want to hold one of the blades before using compressed air (my favorite cleaning method also). You don't want to over-rev one of your fans and damage it.

Also check your heatsink. Manytimes if your fan blades have become dusty then your heatsink has chunks of dust between its cooling fins (partially hidden by the mounted fan) also. I've improved my CPU temps 6c by removing the dust imbedded in the CPU heatsink.
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Originally posted by Eryk isnt compressed air very cold?
lol of you turn it upside down a spray it you can freeze things...LOL my brother burned a hole in his hand one time by letting the stuff drip on him
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