Have I killed my computer?

[umboma]

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/it-dusters-compucleaner-xpert-electric-air-duster-kb-001-id.html

I've got that one, well worth it.

 

[umboma]

I am more worried about static
Use a brush to dislodge dust but keep the hoover away from the case and mobo at least
Compressor user here too,i take the case outside and give it a good going over at least once a year.Taking care not to spinup the fans

Once a year??? I do mine every month, got me thinking tho how often do ppl clean their's out?

 

[4K8KW10]

Once a year??? I do mine every month, got me thinking tho how often do ppl clean their's out?

I'd say twice a year would be a good cadence, once per month is too often.

 

[Jay85]

A pc hoover is a thing?

Ive used house hoover in my pc for decades lol.

I used a leaf blower once (very young and naive at the time lol) and it pointed it directly at the fans... the fan blades broke off and disappeared into oblivion...

 

[nft_99]

i use a can of compressed air and a soft brush keeps it nice n tidy i dont always do this as often as i should....

 

[pc-guy]

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Like it! ITX board in an ATX case.

 

[Kashinoda]

i use a can of compressed air and a soft brush keeps it nice n tidy i dont always do this as often as i should....

 

[Shaolin Chicken]

 

[Lokwyr]

NFT_99 How you get it like that? It's like it's been used as a tumble-drier filter

 

[Shaolin Chicken]

Dared to have another look, hard to believe a system can look like it.

 

[Nitefly]

OP's PC looks like a screenshot from John Carpenter's 'The Thing'.

 

[Sparky]

When you say Hoover I hope you mean a proper PC Hoover and not a house hoover

Could do with a VAX carpet cleaner!

 

[Tetras]

NFT_99 How you get it like that? It's like it's been used as a tumble-drier filter

The motherboard is 10 years old, to be fair

 

[Lokwyr]

The motherboard is 10 years old, to be fair

King Tutankhamun's man-cave had less

 

[Blackjack Davy]

i use a can of compressed air and a soft brush keeps it nice n tidy i dont always do this as often as i should....

Oof, just seen this and I thought mine was bad. Thanks for making me feel better.

 

[roy_g_biv]

Household hoovers are a baaad idea, they generate a lot of static, can kill your parts

 

[Lokwyr]

Been using soft brush attachment and vac on externals. Weekly, for ages. No static problems to date.
Static is often generated by relative motion between gases and nozzles. It's a hazard of existance

 

[MrPleasant_exe]

i use a can of compressed air and a soft brush keeps it nice n tidy i dont always do this as often as i should....

Son, please, burn it.