

Essential this is like building your PC but in reverse. If you haven't cleaned your system for a while, then giving a partial stripdown may be the only option of getting all the fluff out of the various nooks and crannies. I'm not an advocate of anti-static wrist straps, but do make sure you keep earthing yourself on the case while doing this to make sure you don't damage anything.Ĭompressed air down the fins of my graphics card worked great.

In which case you're going to need to reach for a microfiber cloth to help shift the dirt. If the grime is baked onto the fan blades, then compressed air may not be enough. They're much of a muchness, and for once you can probably go with the user reviews on Amazon-it's a can of air, how bad can they be? These things are cheap to buy, I bought a 400ml can of the stuff from Amazon for around $6 (£5).

The best way of doing this is to turn your pride and joy off, unplug it, take it outside, or somewhere where there's plenty of ventilation, and go to work with a can of compressed air. The solution is to blow air at them until they regain their original fluffless sheen. These spinning air pumps do a great job of keeping even the most hardcore of gaming rigs cool, but they will amass a furry layer if left unchecked. When it comes to giving your machine a good clean, I am primarily talking about fans.
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(Image credit: Future) How to clean your PC Fans aren't really supposed to have a fine layer of dust on them.
