Reducing Dust Clogging

[Aegis]

Dust clogging not only takes away from a computer's appearance, but also slows down a fan and lowers cooling. Is there any way to stop this?

[ripken204]

by getting fan filters

[EchoNoise]

</sarcasm>

Pop the computer in an air-tight bag and use a vacuum

<sarcasm>

[Aegis]

What are fan filters?

[big poppa pump]

What are fan filters?

One word " Google"!

[EchoNoise]

http://www.directron.com/sff8.html

Kinda like them

== I CAN FEEL MY SPIDEY SENSES TINGLING ==

erm...

[ripken204]

my case came with filters for the front 2 air vents, i need to clean them every 2 weeks b/c they are loaded with dust

[Aegis]

Do they block all of the dust or some of it? Does it reduce airflow?

[ripken204]

does redouce air flow, and it blocks most of the dust, some gets thru but barely any

[Aegis]

By how much does it reduce the air flow?

[ripken204]

dont know, not too much. dont worry about it tho, way better than having to open your case and clean everything in there.

[Aegis]

But there's no way to clean the power supply...Unless I want to endanger my life .

[EchoNoise]

You can clean your power supply, remove it from the power, and get an dechargement device (don't know where you can buy one from though...) and decharge the capacitors, and use some air in a can

[Jeremy]

Way to prevent dust = vacuum often

Enough dust can conduct electricity. You get a s***load in your PSU, say bye bye to it.

A can of compressed air is a godsend.

[EchoNoise]

Way to prevent dust = vacuum often

Enough dust can conduct electricity. You get a s***load in your PSU, say bye bye to it.

A can of compressed air is a godsend.

Vacuuming causes static electricity though!