SmellyJelly Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 My video has lots of dust on it, so I want to try and get it off. I'm not sure how though. I do have air-in-a-can, but I lost the straw so I'm not sure how well that'll work. Also is 69C hot for a 6600GT when playing games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmSixTeen Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Nope aint really hot for being under load, afaik. .. My 6800GT was at 135°C last week. Opened my case and pulled out my card to see that it was COVERED in dust.. Got it mostly out, back to normal.. Thank God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmellyJelly Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 You didn't tell me how you got the dust off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I take my computer on my balcony. Then, I open my case and (without spitting and drooling all over my computer's insides), I blow all loose dust out. Then, I get a dry paper towel and wipe off dust off of each PC card and then each part of the case. The underside of the cards with the metallic "bumps" are hard, but lightly dust it, don't force your hand against the card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTAThomas Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Do you have a leaf-blower? It's time like this you really need to improvise. But really, your best bet is to find the straw to the air can. Check this thingy out I found with a quick google. Cleaning Inside of Computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmellyJelly Posted June 1, 2006 Author Share Posted June 1, 2006 (edited) When you use the paper towel do you take each card out? Also how careful are you and do you plug it in right away? The straw is gone, my brother lost it in my room and I haven't been able to find it since. As far as a leaf blower goes I don't think I have one, but that's too much work anyways. I just want a quick and painless way to get most of the dust off. Google, duh. I'll look through the tutorial. Edited June 1, 2006 by SmellyJelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 When you use the paper towel do you take each card out? Also how careful are you and do you plug it in right away? The straw is gone, my brother lost it in my room and I haven't been able to find it since. As far as a leaf blower goes I don't think I have one, but that's too much work anyways. I just want a quick and painless way to get most of the dust off. Google, duh. I'll look through the tutorial. I don't take the cards out. A little dust on each card won't do harm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Zephyr| Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Just a can of compressed air should do it fine. No big deal really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmellyJelly Posted June 1, 2006 Author Share Posted June 1, 2006 It's just the top of my videocard that has dust on it, so I'll probably spray it with air. I've never heard of using a papertowel before though. Seems logical, but I'm afriad of messing the card up. I looked at the tutorial and it didn't go into much detail about cleaning the video card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocketkiller Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Compressed air is good, just take the card out and blow air right into the fan. And a little warning, don't use the compressed air while the can is upside-down, it shoots out a really cold liquid that evaporates almost instantly. But if there's no dust in the fan there's no problem. And I thought 60c load was alot for my 7600gt, jeeze.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixdust Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 (edited) Haha, when I want clean, I use something more advanced than canned air. Its called hosing from an air compressor (haha I have one) I dont turn it on full blast, but more than enough to make the air outside turn gray for a few seconds. If not that, then I carefully take out one component at a time, and clean it with dry q-tips, careful not to leave cotton bits. I dont use paper towels because they seem to act like less fine sandpaper. I dont appreciate scrubing my cards, I like to gently wipe them, also paper towels leave lots of bits around. And inorder to clean the case, I then use paper towels with rubbing alcohol (50% or higher) and clean off any gink. Make sure to clean all fans, and make sure to do this in a well ventilated area, so your not clogging up another space with dust. DO NOT USE A LEAF BLOWER, its a bad idea, it may blow out some dust, but its output really cant be changed and it also blows the crap off the ground into your pc, things like sand and such (even leafs). @emsixteen: holy crap man, what the hell are you doing to your card, ventilate it right away (thats way for than the boiling point of water) you need to put some fans near your card or change to a more ventilated, otherwise expect some major problems soon. Edited June 1, 2006 by Sixdust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmellyJelly Posted June 1, 2006 Author Share Posted June 1, 2006 I used canned air and a rag, so I managed to get most of the dust off. Right now my video card is at 40C, but don't have any games running. Thanks for the suggestions. Also an air compressor would be perfect, but I think we gave it to my sisters boyfriend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA3Freak-2001 Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 My 6600GT is running 61C Idle and something like 70-80C during games but I've heard that's normal for the 6600GT and its run like that since I bought it. Still I admit it does have some dust around the fans so I should really clean her and the rest of the internals since for some strange reason my room is a dust magnet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majestic Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 If you want hardcore cleaning, take the pc apart, then use paper towel with rubbing alcohol on the components, works like a charm. Vaccum is good too as long as you have centralized vaccum system so there is no static electricity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Use the small tube-like thing on the vacuum but DO NOT PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER PARTS. Only put it close to them so the dust is sucked off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Use the small tube-like thing on the vacuum but DO NOT PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER PARTS. Only put it close to them so the dust is sucked off. You forgot step 4. Add lava. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms.cooldude Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 To avoid dust again, why don't you just use the "Zalman" Cooling kit which adds a huge heat sink to the graphics card. This avoids the core temperature to rise from the graphics card while playing games and it avoids dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf68k Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 (edited) I was working a full guide on cleaning out a computer (PC and Mac). Covering both the hardware and software. It goes into great length and would require (or atleast look best) with a starter and reply. But I didn't think anyone would read it which is why I haven't finished it let alone posted it yet. BTW, using a paper towel wouldn't be the best choice to use on the cards. Paper towels have a lot of lint on their own, but can easily snag and create a lot more lint when run across the back fo teh card where the solder points are. Use a lint free cloth. Even a clean old shirt would do. 69C might be all that bad for that card. In nVidia's Forceware say the threshold temperature is? My 6800GS with it's stock cooler got up to 90C while playing SplinterCell Chaos Theory. If you really want to see your card's temp rise and something you can use to stree while watching the gauge go up. RTHDIBL (or Real-Time High Dynamic Range Image-Based Lighting...try saying that 3 times real fast), totally free just unzip and run nothing to install. Don't touch anything just watch the pretty show. Run it for about 30mins and it should be cooking your card real good by then. Edited June 1, 2006 by wolf68k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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