wow, i clean mine out alot, you would be surprised, having dust in the heatsinks
can actually reduce your processing speed, or use more power to run it. i clean
mine out every 3 to 6 months and it seems to help alot, but the more scary thing
is all of that dust can become a fire hazard, ive seen many a few PSU's catch
fire from dust causing arcing, and if its an AMD make sure you clean it out
alot!
I use a laptop, and I've never cleaned it, but I think i probably should.. I've
owned it for a little less than 3 years now, and about a year after I got it it
started to make this loud grinding sound when starting up. This happens off and
on, and it happens that I'm currently in a period when it hasn't happened for
about a month But I finally read up on it, and it seems the problem is probably
the fan..hence, I should clean the PC, or at least look inside..too bad it's not
a desktop, where I can do that more easily.
wow, i clean mine out alot, you would be surprised, having dust in the heatsinks can actually reduce your processing speed, or use more power to run it. i clean mine out every 3 to 6 months and it seems to help alot, but the more scary thing is all of that dust can become a fire hazard, ive seen many a few PSU's catch fire from dust causing arcing, and if its an AMD make sure you clean it out alot!
I use a laptop, and I've never cleaned it, but I think i probably should.. I've owned it for a little less than 3 years now, and about a year after I got it it started to make this loud grinding sound when starting up. This happens off and on, and it happens that I'm currently in a period when it hasn't happened for about a month But I finally read up on it, and it seems the problem is probably the fan..hence, I should clean the PC, or at least look inside..too bad it's not a desktop, where I can do that more easily.