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[Squishy3]

I only clean my PC out 2 or 3 times a year and it never looks anywhere near as bad as OP's pictures.

And there are 4 animals in my house. Kind of a miracle, actually.

 

[Skux]

How is that rodent pic real... did he die stuck to the fan? So whenever you turn the PC on he's spinning around at 800 RPM?

 

[BadHand]

How is that rodent pic real... did he die stuck to the fan? So whenever you turn the PC on he's spinning around at 800 RPM?

That's why he put his hands in the air.

 

[Auto-Reply]

If my pc can't handle the dust then it's a weak pc, not worthy of my high standards. I expect the CPU to burn the dust away!

 

[Gandie]

This was the front filters on my computer when I cleaned it out a few weeks ago. I'd say I probably let it go for a year, maybe less since the last time I cleaned.

Lian Li case? Mine look similar, although I never let them get this bad. Clean it out every 2 months.

 

[bishoptl]

Nasty people dem

 

[Dictator93]

Absolutely, for pretty much any fan size (though 120mm is most common).
http://geizhals.at/?cat=coolacc&xf=3013_Staubfilter#xf_top

This looks like a nice christmas gift for myself.

Thanks!

 

[foxdvd]

someone needs to shop a cape on that mouse....super mouse...

 

[Sohaim]

Meh could be worse

mother of god O_O, thats a nightmare o_o

 

[DeadlyVirus]

You'd need a flame thrower for this one:

World Wide Web right there

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

You'd need a flame thrower for this one:

Aaaarhh fuck that

 

[M3d10n]

Obligatory GIF:

That's enough dead skin to fill a cremation urn.

Meh could be worse

Huh... the rodent is actually tied to the fan blade by a plastic cable tie, so I call it fake.

 

[kamspy]

PSA part 2:
Set up your case fans so that you have positive air pressure inside the case and filters on every intake fan, then you never need to worry about something like this again.

Help me understand how I can do this with my case.

I have a face at the bottom of the front face acting as an intake, and a fan in hte usual spot in the back at the top, and one of the ceiling of the case, both acting as exhaust.

Is this a good configuration?

 

[inm8num2]

It's a good idea to keep a can or two of compressed air handy and clean out the CPU fan/heatsink every now and then. My laptop once was pushing 90 deg C on gaming, but after opening it and blowing the dust out of the blades it was down to the low 70s.

 

[uncredited male]

That mouse pic is fake. The fan blades would have broken off.

Source, my fingers.