Pc cleaning (dust advice)

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Im just wondering how to clean a desktop pc, my case is dusty and when i try clean it in gets stuck in the corners so advice how to do that and also my inside is reallu dusty i can get most of it with a fibre cloth but i want it looking as new or close as possible any advice

also do any shops do stuff like this for you?
 
Use a clean paint brush to get into the corners, cans of compressed air help too, I always just use the brush attachment on the vacuum and go at it.
 
I work in a steel fabrication workshop as a cad draftsman and I was totally surprised by the amount of dust that gets inside our desktops.
I was given one (pc) when they upgraded and the first thing I did was vacuum it out when I got it home - there was dust everywhere.....like I said totally amazed by the amount of dust and also that the poor thing was still actually working with no ill effect.
 
A high powered hair dryer with temperature control is pretty capable of the job if you have one lying around. Probably shouldn't use a standard hair dryer though as the heat may irritate your hardware. I've used one along with a hoover to catch the dust deeper inside some of the components and they're very capable.
 
After following the advice given here I strongly suggest you also create a positive air pressure in the case and get some good dust filters if you haven't got some already.

To create a positive air pressure you need to have more intake fans then exhaust so that dust will be repelled from any opening in the case.
 
Not available to most people but I always use compressed air from a compressor, all the dust is gone in a matter of seconds
 
Just cleaned out my pc of dust yesterday (oh holy **** was it bad, last time I de-dusted it was a few months ago but my room gets really dusty), but I used a clean soft brush, took apart all the fans and just slowly worked my way through to the next one, does a good job but too a while :-/
 
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