[Answered] Good way to clean desktop?

CommMatt

CommMatt

Posting Mad!
Some of you may recall that a few weeks ago I was asking a lot (too much, even) about computers and building one. Well, I've build it, and it works awesomely!

The one problem though, is the heat. Over time the CPU gets hotter and hotter (Over time as in days or weeks) and it scares me.

Today I'm cleaning it, and I've blown out all the filters with some canned air. Is there anything else I need to do, besides take a peak under the hood to blow out the board and such? Or, are the dusty filters the culprit?

Thanks for the help!
 
hmm... It depends. When you assembled this computer did you ensure that there was enough thermal paste on the Cpu back side between it and the heatsink? If you used the stock thermal paste did you apply enough pressure and smear it a bit to ensure it covered the whole surface? Also how much air flow do you have on your case? there are alot of factors that come into play when it comes to pc cooling. from past experience I tend to stay away from filters as they restirct air flow. I just simply clean it once a week. If you need any help or anything than let me know I have built and worked on litterally thousands of computers.. (its kinda what I do as a side job)
 
DarkJ said:
hmm... It depends. When you assembled this computer did you ensure that there was enough thermal paste on the Cpu back side between it and the heatsink? If you used the stock thermal paste did you apply enough pressure and smear it a bit to ensure it covered the whole surface? Also how much air flow do you have on your case? there are alot of factors that come into play when it comes to pc cooling. from past experience I tend to stay away from filters as they restirct air flow. I just simply clean it once a week. If you need any help or anything than let me know I have built and worked on litterally thousands of computers.. (its kinda what I do as a side job)
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I am using a separate thermal paste, and did use/apply it correctly, and put enough paste on it (roughly pea-sized, little more little less felt like it was on correctly when moving the heatsink, at least)
I have the Corsair 230T case, pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-230twindowedblue
With good airflow. Three intake fans (Two in front, one on top) and one out fan.

There's actually *four* if you want to count the fan in the PSU, which is on the bottem bringing air in or out, never figured out which way.

The only filter I have a choice of removing is a filter on the bottem of the case, where the PSU is. (Which makes me think it's an intake)

Thanks for wanting to help out! :D

EDIT: Blew out the filters, and the inside of the case (Man there was a lot of dust in the heatsink!) which bumped it down to 40 degrees C.
Dust really does make heat o_O
 
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yeah when I refer to load temp I am referring to the max peak temp under a heavy load.. ie gaming/video editing etc. I see you found your culprit. Yes Dust in the heat sink can steadily cause and increase in cpu temp and is often the culprit in burnt out processors. I would recomend blowing out the heat sink with canned air at minimum once a month. I blow mine out once a week. It also depends on how well your house is ventilated and how much dust you accumulate. Good luck man and if you have any other issues let me know
 
DarkJ said:
yeah when I refer to load temp I am referring to the max peak temp under a heavy load.. ie gaming/video editing etc. I see you found your culprit. Yes Dust in the heat sink can steadily cause and increase in cpu temp and is often the culprit in burnt out processors. I would recomend blowing out the heat sink with canned air at minimum once a month. I blow mine out once a week. It also depends on how well your house is ventilated and how much dust you accumulate. Good luck man and if you have any other issues let me know
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Alright, thanks!
 
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