does excess dust cause a computer to generate more heat?
if so, how much more?
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Anonymous2006-08-14 22:30
negligible. moreover, dust will generally clump up at the floor effecting nothing.
fan dust is the real problem, especially CPU/GPU fans. they're impossible to clean. I use a leafblower (DANGEROUS).
it's easy to get caught up in the ocd of OHNOEZ DUSTY COMPONENTS but unless you're like Google's cologuys who gives a shit. your real enemies are wiring, fan directional alignment, and room temperature.
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Anonymous2006-08-15 0:24
OHES GNOES RADIOACTIVE DUST! Health hazard and can restrict airflow to what >>2 said, GPU/CPU/PSU/PPU/ETC.
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Anonymous2006-08-15 4:45
"fan dust is the real problem, especially CPU/GPU fans. they're impossible to clean. I use a leafblower (DANGEROUS)."
looks like someone hasn't heard of canned air dusters.
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Anonymous2006-08-15 11:01
YOUR REAL ENEMY IS COMPUTER FENG SHUI
IF YOUR POWER SUPPLY IS LOCATED ABOVE YOUR CPU HEAT SINK YOU MAY BE THE VICTIM OF BAD FENG SHUI
YOU MAY NEED TO SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM
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Anonymous2006-08-15 11:37
>>4
ive been scared shitless of those after my friend turned one upside down and sprayed his finger.
ill take my chances with making my fans move at 16000rpm and cutting my fingers off.
>>4 "fan dust is the real problem, especially CPU/GPU fans. they're impossible to clean. I use a leafblower (DANGEROUS)."
lol you don't know how to link or quote posts
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Anonymous2006-08-16 0:28
>>6
It's just a pressurized propellant (the can I have next to me here is difluoroethane).
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Anonymous2006-08-16 4:09
>>10
yeah, and the stuff absorbs heat like a bitch when changing from a liquid to a gas...that's why some places don't sell to minors, why there's frostbite warnings on the can, and why >>6's fear isn't totally irrational.
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Anonymous2006-08-16 5:27
>>1
Dust? In YOUR heatsinks? It will make them not even half as effective. Trust me, so get rid of it if it gets think and it blocks the air flow in your heatsinks.
YOU'RE RIGHT! I MUST FAIL! WHY COPY AND PASTE THE TEXT IN QUESTION, WHEN I CAN FORCE PEOPLE TO SCROLL UP OR CLICK THE >>4 LINK TO SEE WHAT IT IS I'M TALKING ABOUT! YOU'RE GENIOUS! I APPOLOGIZE FOR MY INEFFICIENT USE OF LETTERS!
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Anonymous2006-08-16 23:29
>>13
lol, superfail, for still not realizing the proper way to quote like this weeeeeee weeeeeeeeeeeeee
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Anonymous2006-08-17 5:43
Dust in the heatsink wont damage your computer per se(sp?), at least not a modern one. modern computers are smart enough to step down on the the power when they get too hot, to prevent damage. however, this means a massive loss in processor power. clean out those poor choked fans and you'll definately feel a difference. (but keep a tube of silver compound handy, as computer-in-a-boxes tend to make the fan and heatsink difficult to seperate, and naturally its near-impossible to clean the heatsink without removing the fan.