Cleaning casing fans

[bladez87]

Had my desktop fixed up by someone, and after 4 years of not cleaning the fans, they are super dirty. The dust is so thick that it can fall off the front fan.

My problem is I do not know how to remove the case front fan for cleaning. And how best to clean it. Not a good idea to wash it right?

Think the dust is causing my gpu to overheat.

Thanks

 

[AnTiLooP]

Had my desktop fixed up by someone, and after 4 years of not cleaning the fans, they are super dirty. The dust is so thick that it can fall off the front fan.

My problem is I do not know how to remove the case front fan for cleaning. And how best to clean it. Not a good idea to wash it right?

Think the dust is causing my gpu to overheat.

Thanks

removing your fan depends on how it is mounted. worse case if you have no clue on dismantling just get thoes hand type vacume cleaner turn it on, use a paint brush and then start bruishing with the vacume beside it to suck out the dust.

 

[EatSnakeWarrior]

buy a gas duster and air spray it I guess

 

[bladez87]

Yes. I think so cm elite 120. Fan mounted from inside but blocked by hdd

 

[bladez87]

my fan speed dropped from 3200 to 2600 after i cleaned it...using tissue paper and hand...

 

[devilwahaha]

my fan speed dropped from 3200 to 2600 after i cleaned it...using tissue paper and hand...

Lol you stuffed some of the gunk inside the fan bearing is it

 

[jtjt00]

Beside heat issue, the bane of SFF and ITX casings is reaching to clean the fans.

 

[SPEED]

4 yrs never clean
faint.....

 

[devilwahaha]

Beside heat issue, the bane of SFF and ITX casings is reaching to clean the fans.

I think if you planning to get a SFF/ITX case, its a good idea to have a well planned intake(s) with easily removable filters, regardless if watercooling or not.

Unless you're like me who's comfortable with taking apart whole system every once in a while to clean literally everything down to dust stuck to vrm thermal pads and actually like doing so

 

[acertey]

where you stay? If around town and drive, drop by my place. I show you my turbo blower from Taobao... you can try to purchase 1 to do your future cleaning...

 

[bladez87]

Beside heat issue, the bane of SFF and ITX casings is reaching to clean the fans.

what is SFF? i using ATX case. paiseh. i using cm elite 335.

the front fan is blocked by the hdd as well as GPU. not easy to take out and install i would think

 

[bladez87]

where you stay? If around town and drive, drop by my place. I show you my turbo blower from Taobao... you can try to purchase 1 to do your future cleaning...

what is the term for it in chinese? the blower
better yet, can provide the link?
thx

 

[EatSnakeWarrior]

where you stay? If around town and drive, drop by my place. I show you my turbo blower from Taobao... you can try to purchase 1 to do your future cleaning...

bro how much you got for your set? I was thinking of getting one from amazon

 

[bladez87]

bro how much you got for your set? I was thinking of getting one from amazon

sic link pls! hahaha

 

[koroshiya8]

If the dusts are already deep rooted no duster can help except to clean it using a cloth after taking out the fan.

 

[EatSnakeWarrior]

http://www.amazon.com/Metro-Vacuum-ED500-500-Watt-Electric/dp/B001J4ZOAW/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1384655990&sr=8-15&keywords=compressed+air

but lowest price according to camel is around 38?? and you need a step down converter or something

 

[koroshiya8]

I have a datavac 220v in case anyone needs to borrow. Cost $5 to charity.self collection and return at tampines.

 

[bladez87]

Metro Vacuum ED500 DataVac 500-Watt 0.75-HP Electric Duster 120 volt - Amazon.com

but lowest price according to camel is around 38?? and you need a step down converter or something

huh?! need step down transformer ah? too mafan le. lol

 

[shadow84]

huh?! need step down transformer ah? too mafan le. lol

Get a travel adaptor which supports 110-240v will do?

 

[bladez87]

Get a travel adaptor which supports 110-240v will do?

havent heard of such an adapter. havent really travel much to begin with. will go amazon search for it. thanks

http://www.amazon.com/eForCity-COTH...661653&sr=8-1&keywords=voltage+travel+adapter

you mean this type?

or this
http://www.amazon.com/Conair-Travel...0&sr=8-9&keywords=110v+to+220v+travel+adapter