Dust + new pc = anger

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i have recently set up a new pc. new case, new mobo, new heatsink ect.. all nice n shiny!! and i want it to stay that way. but the cheapo case i got has 2 side vents which suck in more dust than my dyson due to the hefty rear 120mm fan that came with my Antec SLK3000B

the front intake fan has a dust filter but the 2 side vents havnt :s bit strange, so was wondering if dust actually harms components and if you bunch have any ideas on how i can stop it from getting in, because im in my bedroom and im as dusty as it gets. thanx
 
Yeh I used tights for fan filters, work very well.

Dust wont harm your components, takes decades of build up before you ever need to worry.
 
Yewen said:
Yeh I used tights for fan filters, work very well.

Dust wont harm your components, takes decades of build up before you ever need to worry.
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Took 6 months for my 7800GT to be so clogged it was running 80c load :/ cleaned it out and is 50 now
 
Ok very dusty environment then.

I deal with PC's that have had no maintainance for a decade quite a lot and you would be surprised what they can survive with in them, dead shrew anybody?
 
Aye the dust is really bad here, I'm sure my laminate floor doesnt help either though.

A dead shrew? How the hell would a shrew even get into a computer there arent any gaps big enough.
 
Try a rear fan on a desktop PC broken with no fanguard.

I have some pictures somewhere, happened years and years ago. :p

Most comical WHAT THE HELL IS THAT moment I have ever had in a PC; not because of the components either!
 
Yewen said:
I deal with PC's that have had no maintainance for a decade...
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The trick is that machines that are a decade old typically did not require as much airflow as today's machines. They didn't need multiple 120mm fans pushing 100+ CFM. They didn't need throttling abilities becasue they didn't need to push much air to get the job done. My 486 never got cleaned out in its entire life and it was in the same house as my dual Xeon machine whose CPU heatsinks need flossing with pipe cleaners every month.
 
Why not set the input air to be slightly higher than the output? (+)
This helps abit on the dust reduction - coz the system wouldn't be like a vacuum cleaner sucking dust.

Tho it's not very ideal for cooling. But hey, there's always watercooling :D
 
Dust = fire hazard... myth?

Simple solution: place the PC off the ground e.g. on top of desk - wokred for me, as in rate at which PC was getting dusty :)
 
BillytheImpaler said:
The trick is that machines that are a decade old typically did not require as much airflow as today's machines. They didn't need multiple 120mm fans pushing 100+ CFM. They didn't need throttling abilities becasue they didn't need to push much air to get the job done. My 486 never got cleaned out in its entire life and it was in the same house as my dual Xeon machine whose CPU heatsinks need flossing with pipe cleaners every month.
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My rig pushes in total around 5cfm, and its fine. My other all air rig has a guestimated 20cfm total air throughput, 100cfm is never needed in my eyes.

Dealing with old P1/2 systems with 40cm heatsink fans and delta screamers or copies of for a case fan, and yes they do get full up of dust. It is as much an issue now as it was for the P2; the only difference is how the heatsinks combat it really, the pins on older coolers are father apart so are usually less affected I will admit, but a modern PC is no more inclined to have a attraction to dust and die from it than an old one.

However I recon you need yearly dusting on a modern PC to keep it in tip top nick, or more regularly if your running high overclocks, but a modern PC should be fine for 5 years of normal use before stability is affected by dust. (Guessing based on how long it took a load of Athlon 1.4ghz's with decent CM HSF's to go.)
 
Yeah, you need to rig up some ghetto style filters for the SLK3000B, seeing as it is built with Intel's ridiculous "Thermal Advantage" chassis vents. I actually found that I got the best cooling performance by totally blocking off the top vent and filtering the bottom with a pair of (black) tights. Not very pretty but once it was all up and running my PC was cooler with the side on than off. I had a 120mm Amber at the front too.
 
I am overclocked, just got my Reserator 1+ so very little heat from the CPU stays in the case, and I have a VF900 on the 7800gt, which at the top of the case does fine, top of the case is warm, and my GPU temps are only around 2 higher than what people consider the bottom line of normal, so I am happy with that.

Silence over 1 more fps in games is how I work. Got 2x 5v Ambers, one of which does not rotate very well and I think it is dying, hence the 5cfm. :p

I have a fan filter on the front of my v1000+, I have cleaned it out once in a year, I suppose I should really get around to doing it, but really can not be bothered. :(
 
roadie said:
Yeah, you need to rig up some ghetto style filters for the SLK3000B, seeing as it is built with Intel's ridiculous "Thermal Advantage" chassis vents. I actually found that I got the best cooling performance by totally blocking off the top vent and filtering the bottom with a pair of (black) tights. Not very pretty but once it was all up and running my PC was cooler with the side on than off. I had a 120mm Amber at the front too.
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i was going to get one of them fans. but i noticed the spin speed is slower than the akasa neons so decided not to
 
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