# Cleaning Computers **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 11, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-computers/219046 "2011-12-11T15:01:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![38stang](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/38stang/32/7479_2.png) [@38stang](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/38stang)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-computers/219046/21 "2011-12-12T08:35:46Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > I like my 2 stroke gas powered leaf blower. You have to bolt the computer case to the floor first though so that’s a little time consuming. It’s loud enough that you can’t hear people complain about the noise. LMFAO! ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-computers/219046/22 "2011-12-12T17:57:35Z")
Let it build up with dust… by the time you see any performance hit, it is time to build new anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Hass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/51bf81/32.png) [@Hass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hass)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-computers/219046/23 "2011-12-12T18:06:10Z")
> [@Jack](#): > > Let it build up with dust… by the time you see any performance hit, it is time to build new anyway. It will just overheat like all hell if you OC. This one I know. Gutting a house and leaving your computer running in the next room tends to suck in a fuckton of cellulose. Also, have you guys ever opened up a computer with heavy smokers in the house? Back when I actually used to help people with computers I opened up this guys computer and it was covered in tar and nasty shit. Like it was all caked in the fans and everything. It was absolutely revolting. In highschool one of my buddies that I use to game with (RainbowSix ladder matches! YAY) cleaned his computer with a paintbrush. I think I laughed at him for about a week straight, only in person however since his computer wasn’t exactly in a working state. But then he ended up getting a better computer than I had… it was a 733mhz if I recall. I only had a 333 at the time, I was so jealous ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-computers/219046/24 "2011-12-12T20:13:58Z")
Electric leaf blower FTW! [https://youtu.be/Iupm6KkA4WQ](https://youtu.be/Iupm6KkA4WQ) ---
**Author:** ![rdandy5875](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rdandy5875/32/7511_2.png) [@rdandy5875](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rdandy5875)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 4:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-computers/219046/25 "2011-12-13T04:23:46Z")
I jam the fans with something like a screwdriver, so they cannot over spin. I’ve had fans go bad after spinning them way to fast. I use about 80psi, never had a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Keyees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/76d3ee/32.png) [@Keyees](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Keyees)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-computers/219046/26 "2012-01-02T21:56:16Z")
Solution to this problem would be to install air filters on the case openings. … ---
**Author:** ![honda4life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/honda4life/32/5300_2.png) [@honda4life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/honda4life)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-computers/219046/27 "2012-01-02T22:27:27Z")
> [@Keyees](#): > > Solution to this problem would be to install air filters on the case openings. … Or get a new case… some of the comments in here are really funny, but it’s sad how dirty people’s computers get, alot of it happens from them sitting on the ground. If a computer was higher up off the ground these issues would be less likely to happen… ---
**Author:** ![supry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@supry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/supry)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-computers/219046/28 "2012-01-03T18:51:32Z")
Its amazing how bad some people let them get, when I blow them out I can’t help but think of how dirty their house is and what these people are inhaling, especially the smokers. ---
**Author:** ![Neon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@Neon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neon)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-computers/219046/29 "2012-01-03T19:14:38Z")
> [@ProgRocker"](#): > > gets too cold in about 10 seconds. :hay: ---
**Author:** ![honda4life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/honda4life/32/5300_2.png) [@honda4life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/honda4life)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-computers/219046/30 "2012-01-03T21:30:54Z")
> [@supry](#): > > Its amazing how bad some people let them get, when I blow them out I can’t help but think of how dirty their house is and what these people are inhaling, especially the smokers. I tend to think the same thing, but my best friends mom is a hoarder and unbelievably she keeps her computer on top of the desk, it stays clean and gets very little dust/dirt! ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-computers/219046/31 "2012-01-04T16:51:53Z")
My filters do wonders… and I just suck them clean with a vacuum. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-computers/219046.md?page=1)