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LeoNatan
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 Posted: Sun, 1st Mar 2009 01:36 Post subject: I just did a tumor removal surgery... |
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... on my video card! 
All this time, I've been cleaning it with compressed air, and still, a huge ball of dust has been gathering inside the card, until it reached a point of not being able to release almost any air (on 100%)! Good thing I put my finger there to check if air is coming out, because it was running very hot lately.
Well, having to deal with ATI's stupidity of not being able to open the air compartment and clean properly, I took a tweezers, two clock 1.5mm screwdrivers and took the ball bit by bit. Took 3 hours, and I feel proud! 
Now, on 45% fan speed I get more air out of the card then I got on 100% before.
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Sun, 1st Mar 2009 02:03 Post subject: |
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Haha well because it was a huge ball of dust, compressed into a tough ball. I had to make it into small bits, scrape them out between the blades of the fan and remove the dust pieces with tweezers. All this, on top of the fact I had to operate within 2mm between the fan blades. Pfft, my operation puts the entire cast of Grey's Anatomy to shame!
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| Posted: Sun, 1st Mar 2009 02:05 Post subject: |
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dust is a big pain in the ass when it comes to PCs for me
it just builds up so fucking fast when I open the case it looks like africa on the inside
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Sun, 1st Mar 2009 02:10 Post subject: |
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Nah man, I try to clean my case as often as I can. I use compressed air to remove dust, and it's pretty effective. But in the case of the Radeon, damn... I should have recorded a video of the operation, it was more and more and more and more...
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chiv
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| Posted: Sun, 1st Mar 2009 03:22 Post subject: |
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heh cleaned out the other pc yesterday.. ati card.. pc was crapping up during games so i figured the card was overheating... i NEVER knew there was a vent in that thing aiming into (instead of out of) the pc.. thing was caked with dust.. not dust u could blow away, but matted, i stared at it for about 3 seconds before i even realised it was a vent, it just looked like a solid gray piece of backing - all working nicely though.
im not as tech savvy as you though, i just use a vacuum cleaner 
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| Posted: Sun, 1st Mar 2009 03:37 Post subject: |
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most bitchy part of pc to clean is psu, u simply have to open it, but it can be pain in the buttox, especially if u still have a warranty
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Sun, 1st Mar 2009 03:38 Post subject: |
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Meh, for PSU I, like Chiv, use the good ol` vacuum cleaner. 
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| Posted: Sun, 1st Mar 2009 03:56 Post subject: |
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sometimes dust tend to stick to the fan's and inner parts, unless u have one of those 5k watts vc's it's pretty much pointless
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Sun, 1st Mar 2009 04:13 Post subject: |
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Well, the VC can't do everything obviously, but it still does a pretty good job. Then I use wet wipes to clean the fan thoroughly. 
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Sun, 1st Mar 2009 04:23 Post subject: |
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Yeah, man we opened up the lungs and cleaned the tumor entirely His lungs are now ready for entirely new dose of dust to fill up for the next few months.
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Sun, 1st Mar 2009 07:18 Post subject: |
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lol thought it was really a medical post by someone who's a doctor lol
didnt read the thread creator before opening the thread lol
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| Posted: Sun, 1st Mar 2009 07:33 Post subject: |
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Dust filters on my case prevent most of it from making it's way in. Anything that makes it inside is easily removed after that. Helps to keep your case well above floor level.
I don't really bother to do it, annually works for me.
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Sun, 1st Mar 2009 07:48 Post subject: |
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I keep a 2 small fans blowing into the comp through the grated sections of the case. I opened the case up a few days ago just to see if anything needed cleaning and there was barely any dust in it.
Maybe you guys should give that a try. Also keeps things cooler a littler bit...not much, but a degree or 2 depending on the temperature of the room.
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| Posted: Sun, 1st Mar 2009 11:48 Post subject: |
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you should be careful with the compressed air. People often blow the dust even further into the fan or computer making it even harder to remove. I usually use a vacuum cleaner
| Injurious wrote: | | And then Mabel tripped over a rock and landed in a well and was trapped there with Timmy. Sadly I shot Lassie so no one is saving that bitch! |
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| Posted: Sun, 1st Mar 2009 12:38 Post subject: |
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| ApeX PredatoR wrote: | | you should be careful with the compressed air. |
And even more careful if you use a vacuum cleaner. With compressed air, ESD is no problem.
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| Posted: Fri, 20th Mar 2009 01:24 Post subject: |
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I usually just sloosh mine around in the bath and hang it to dry over a radiator. I have to unplug it though, coz the cable won't reach all the way to the bathroom.
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| Posted: Fri, 20th Mar 2009 02:30 Post subject: |
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| ZimZimma wrote: | | I usually just sloosh mine around in the bath and hang it to dry over a radiator. I have to unplug it though, coz the cable won't reach all the way to the bathroom. |
You could be telling the truth because that really would work.
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Fri, 20th Mar 2009 03:42 Post subject: |
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omg this is like so totally stupid that I can't, no don't want to believe that he did that O.o
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deelix
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| Posted: Fri, 20th Mar 2009 08:14 Post subject: |
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| SycoShaman wrote: | lol thought it was really a medical post by someone who's a doctor lol
didnt read the thread creator before opening the thread lol |
haha, me too at first.
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Sat, 21st Mar 2009 22:05 Post subject: |
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| pistolshrimp wrote: | | ApeX PredatoR wrote: | | you should be careful with the compressed air. People often blow the dust even further into the fan or computer making it even harder to remove. I usually use a vacuum cleaner |
I sucked up a key cleaning my keyboard with that. I am much more carefull now with the vacuum cleaner AND COMPUTER PARTS. |
Yep, I sucked mt graphic card's fan with the vacuum cleaner too But I was less experienced then. |
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