My idea is to not take things apart once built, clean twice a year or even once a year, clean with a soft paintbrush whatever is easily accessed, take off the CPU fan but not the heatsink if anything... Don't get sucked into overclocking hype but get yourself lots of cooling, then just make sure there aren't giant dust pile buildups so there is no chance of short-circuiting. You don't want to be constantly unplugging and plugging things back in, or constantly moving and touching parts, it just increases fail rates. You also end up doing more work than the parts are worth.
thanks for the tips.. i hate canned air compressors, they are expensive here in my country (Brazil), even the poor quality ones, and buying an eletric compressor is not an option if cleaning pc (or inflate tires) isn't my main job... It was hard to find a good vídeo about cleaning PC that does not use compressed air.. thanks again, deserve my like and my sub.. you probably have other vídeos that might be good for me. :)
Hi Ash, try using a electric leaf blower they are fairly inexpensive they use low presure but blow out the entire case within seconds. great video series btw. keep up the good work .
This is my first time enjoying your UA-cam channel. Great content! Looking forward to hearing more from you! Your video was so informative. Thank you so much!
Thanks for your tips last time i clean my PC id 2014 and so many dust and big spider inside so i let my PC in sunrise for 4 hour and spider walk out..And i start cleaning and give small upgrade and you video is help me alot in 2020 .. assalamualaikum
@@PoIarism its a 2009 pc and i am Live in Asia in my near house there is so many spider and other and i cleaning it 2014 and 2020 its Big spider and i has phobia,(sorry my bad grammar)
EVen though I have built 6 pcs in the past 2 years or so. I still find this video quite a helpful one, especially with the blow duster thingy. I didnt know there were chemical based ones and datavac which isnt a chemcial one. nice video thanks
Assalamualaikum brother! That could happenned when using vacuum cleaner due to the generated static electricity caused by the dust particles hitting the plastic wall of the vacuum cleaner but it is like 1:1000 chances, which then that electricity could jump to pc component and fry them, some people are fine with it some aren't
and static is more likely in cold weather or in an air conditioned environment where humidity is low. Would running a wire from ground and placing it at the tip of the vacuum nozzle minimize it?
I've had mixed messages from people about using brushes and cloth to wipe the inside of my PC. Some say it's not good to do it because the electrostatic discharge that can be generated may damage some of the more sensitive component. But how risky is it really?
The main problem I have, is having gotten a prebuilt PC, sure it’s a good PC and all, but I don’t know how to tske it apart without breaking something so I never even tried, my GPU is getting very dusty and I see the temps rising, some games even 85 degrees, it’s an RTX 2070, also, at idle temperatures it has gradually increased for my system from 30 to 40-45
I know it looks super technical....but it's not!!! I used to feel like this but now I've had a go myself it's so easy! Literally UA-cam it and you'll be away, make sure everything is unplugged and keep touching the side of the pc! Give it a go you won't be disappointed I promise 🙌🙌🙌 Best of luck!
If i am barefooted while cleaning the inside of cpu does it help discharging the static electricity ? Or do i must use the blue electricity discharging tool shown here? Please reply
water hosing a desktop unit = crazy. You're plan to use an air compressor machine is a good one. Possible concerns could be moisture and/or oil, from the machine, and esd. Might use an oil/water trap and an anti-esd pin/needle at the nozzle(diy) wired to ground. Still looking for an inexpensive unit, or even a 2nd hand one. In my experience though, even with a powerful air pressure, a thin film of dust residue is left. A good wipe down, imho, is a must. Nice vid, btw, & more power Ash. hth
JazakAllah Khairan and welcome back! The jhubbah is still part of my daily attire, unfortunately for this specific daily upload series and weather reasons it is just not feasible for me to wear it for a while.
I have literally never thought of using a used toothbrush before! Always bought a new computer brush when I coudn't find any in my toolbox and it didn't work well either (too smooth). Thanks for the tips!
When you said the vacuum thing I think that is my problem yesterday my computer keeps randomly turning off I check my plugs and they were plugged in but then later on it shut down and started sizzling I am still new to pcs so I’m guessing that means my pc fried what can I do to fix this ?
".... the idea is to have some fans pushing air in, and then all the air gets extracted outside, that causes what's called positive air pressure..." That's not exactly how positive pressure works. The idea is to have more air entering your case than you have leaving out. For example if you have 3 inlets fans (lets says they move 60 cfm of air each) that total 180cfm, you want to get outlet fans with airflows that total a lower number than 180cfm, for example if you get 3x60cfm inlet (180cfm), you may want to go 3x40cfm (120cfm) for the outlets. That causes the air inside the case to always be "bulging out", this causes air to push out of the cracks of the case, thus reducing the chancea of dust slipping through those cracks. If you do the opposite and have negative air preasure, dust will be sucked in through those cracks. It has nothing to do with a design flaw.
The static part is the one that always confuses ,like in old cpu I used to unplug the PSU and press and hold the power button to discharge if there is any power within the board but whereas now (today's) PSU still have switched built in them and I do turn it off however the old trick of pressing the power button even after switching off doesn't work anymore ,so I'm still confusd whether I'm doing it right or not. Is it ok if we keep the cpu on a bed while doing all this disassemble , especially removing motherboard? Or should I go old school by keeping it on the ground and do the disassemble part🤔🤔
yeah so i asked my parents to clean my pc with a toothbrush but my parents said that they dont want to because they might break or damage some part and my pc hasnt been turned on for almost 3 months now because it smells burnt when i turn it on and when i turn it on it sounds like "Vrrrrrrr" and i have to restart it alot but now i stopped since my dad said it might break and all i did was just turn it on and then just wait for the sound to go away also ill try to convince my parents to do this since im bored when im not using my pc
well.. i used the compressed air before in a shop it cleaned a bunch but didnt solve my problem i now have 2 damaged hardisk that are dead dont read, and only one working ssd and one hdd keep in mind my pc is almost 5 years old now whenever the pc graphic card gets 140-156 fherniheit the game crashes on me i am scared to open my pc to clean it up.. but i am also wondering if you bought an expensive pc 5 years ago and the specs should run every game smoothly, will it expire over time? i have read the estimate life time for all pc parts are 4-5 years not 10 years i hope someone answer me and salam alaikum
Pc parts get used overtime, the lifetime of them depends on alot of factors like temperature differences, how much its used, and in what condition it is. you should clean your pc atleast once a year, also when you see that cleaning doesnt help it may be a good moment to consider buying new parts. I built my pc like 2 years ago and already after heavy using it to render 3d images CPU gets on idle from 39C to 45C. i will need to consider changing thermal paste and maybe getting better cooling.
do you have any advice on opening an hp 19 pc? the computer is built into the monitor like a mac. i've tried to open it but its too hard to open and i dont wanna break it and i dont know if im doing it correctly.
I cant open my fan and remove the blades cus it doesn't have a sticker so I can't clean it and it's spinning really slow I can stop it with my fingers and I don't know how to clean it someone help cpu fan btw
I dont, i just make sure I wear slippers. And unplug switch off pc, then press power button for like 10 seconds to make sure no power left, i touch my pc many times through this and still works.
"twice a year"
uuuhh... I think the last time I cleaned mine, obama was about ot be president... oops
You and I buddy...thanks for the reminder, got to do some cleaning...
I bought my pc in the beginning of 2017, and i've only just now thought of cleaning it since it's running slow.. lmao
I thought it was like every 3 months ? What I heard
Why is it funny that Obama reacted on this comment
It’s been so many years since I’ve cleaned this, no wonder it’s slow as hell
I used my main toothbrush because I cant even afford to buy a second toothbrush
just use a siblings toothbrush and don't tell them or clean it off
@@justawaffle4630 yes except clean theirs and dont just leave it unless they're a snitch
Im actually considering this right now
Dumb fuck use your brothers brush or sister or anyones brush you hate.
ivan paulo delos reyes, already did
I clean my PC by setting it on fire until the dust is burned away
😂
lmaonhahaha
@@jmapostol4522 this comment is underrated
It's funny bc his pfp is an old man who knows nothing about a pc
I do it twice a decade - so usually, I changed computers before it became necessary...
Nice one...😂😂😂
My idea is to not take things apart once built, clean twice a year or even once a year, clean with a soft paintbrush whatever is easily accessed, take off the CPU fan but not the heatsink if anything... Don't get sucked into overclocking hype but get yourself lots of cooling, then just make sure there aren't giant dust pile buildups so there is no chance of short-circuiting.
You don't want to be constantly unplugging and plugging things back in, or constantly moving and touching parts, it just increases fail rates. You also end up doing more work than the parts are worth.
With paintbrush you will build static electricity
Your tip of taking a toothbrush work! Thanks you so much
You're so welcome!
currently trying to clean my brother's pc which we have found out is 11 years old. it hasn't been opened once since it was built.
My nan's old computer wasn't opened for 6 years until I needed to take some spare screws out of it. I'm amazed it even worked.
Fasten your seatbelts..
Havent cleaned my pc because im afraid of braking $1000+ worth of parts and my only gaming console. Trying it tonight.
Same dude i don’t want to open it up all just to know at the end that i did something wrong and now the pc won’t turn on 😢
thanks for the tips.. i hate canned air compressors, they are expensive here in my country (Brazil), even the poor quality ones, and buying an eletric compressor is not an option if cleaning pc (or inflate tires) isn't my main job... It was hard to find a good vídeo about cleaning PC that does not use compressed air.. thanks again, deserve my like and my sub.. you probably have other vídeos that might be good for me. :)
It makes me cry on the inside seeing such a dusty pc haha
Same dude
Mine was like this until I had the courage to take it apart
@@DanielDriftz admitting you have a pc is actually the first step to a clean pc
@@ThatControlUser admitting your parents have consciousness is the first step to cleaning a pc
@@ThatControlUser admitting your parent/parents had a consciousness is the first step to cleaning a pc
Hi Ash, try using a electric leaf blower they are fairly inexpensive they use low presure but blow out the entire case within seconds. great video series btw. keep up the good work .
How about air blower? Like Bosch Air Dust Blower compare to a leaf blower?
yeah but the have Electric charge i ruined my psu because of that
This is my first time enjoying your UA-cam channel. Great content! Looking forward to hearing more from you! Your video was so informative. Thank you so much!
Thanks bro, I will clean my PC as you shown in your this video😊😊😊❤❤❤.
Thanks for your tips last time i clean my PC id 2014 and so many dust and big spider inside so i let my PC in sunrise for 4 hour and spider walk out..And i start cleaning and give small upgrade and you video is help me alot in 2020 ..
assalamualaikum
Typo intensif*
Bro a spider wtf
@@PoIarism its a 2009 pc and i am Live in Asia in my near house there is so many spider and other and i cleaning it 2014 and 2020 its Big spider and i has phobia,(sorry my bad grammar)
@@PoIarism ikr HAHAHHAHHAH
@@PoIarism imagine the spider putting his eggs inside
EVen though I have built 6 pcs in the past 2 years or so. I still find this video quite a helpful one, especially with the blow duster thingy. I didnt know there were chemical based ones and datavac which isnt a chemcial one. nice video thanks
protip, you can pop a case fan's blades out by gently pushing on opposite blades. they're flexible enough
correction, not the blades itself, but the base of the blades. xD
imagine even bothering
@@lowkeyobsessedngl nice pfp persona is great
this is why i love fractal case, im using arc mini r2
Assalamualaikum brother!
That could happenned when using vacuum cleaner due to the generated static electricity caused by the dust particles hitting the plastic wall of the vacuum cleaner but it is like 1:1000 chances, which then that electricity could jump to pc component and fry them, some people are fine with it some aren't
and static is more likely in cold weather or in an air conditioned environment where humidity is low. Would running a wire from ground and placing it at the tip of the vacuum nozzle minimize it?
I've had mixed messages from people about using brushes and cloth to wipe the inside of my PC. Some say it's not good to do it because the electrostatic discharge that can be generated may damage some of the more sensitive component. But how risky is it really?
doesnt compare
@@semreezz4596 What do you mean, doesn't compare? Compare to what?
The main problem I have, is having gotten a prebuilt PC, sure it’s a good PC and all, but I don’t know how to tske it apart without breaking something so I never even tried, my GPU is getting very dusty and I see the temps rising, some games even 85 degrees, it’s an RTX 2070, also, at idle temperatures it has gradually increased for my system from 30 to 40-45
I know it looks super technical....but it's not!!! I used to feel like this but now I've had a go myself it's so easy!
Literally UA-cam it and you'll be away, make sure everything is unplugged and keep touching the side of the pc! Give it a go you won't be disappointed I promise 🙌🙌🙌
Best of luck!
If i am barefooted while cleaning the inside of cpu does it help discharging the static electricity ? Or do i must use the blue electricity discharging tool shown here? Please reply
I spended 50$ for some guy to fix my $2000 pc then I noticed nothing changed and he just said the problem was my pc had too much dust in it
So you learned a $50 lesson for life, good or bad thing?
water hosing a desktop unit = crazy. You're plan to use an air compressor machine is a good one. Possible concerns could be moisture and/or oil, from the machine, and esd. Might use an oil/water trap and an anti-esd pin/needle at the nozzle(diy) wired to ground. Still looking for an inexpensive unit, or even a 2nd hand one. In my experience though, even with a powerful air pressure, a thin film of dust residue is left. A good wipe down, imho, is a must. Nice vid, btw, & more power Ash. hth
Gonna restore this pc I have under my bed. And I don't have compressed air so looks like ima have to buy a new toothbrush.
Good video brother :)
Keep it up.
Came back to your videos and saw your new fashion without the jabah miss it a little 😂 nice video tho 👍👍👍
JazakAllah Khairan and welcome back! The jhubbah is still part of my daily attire, unfortunately for this specific daily upload series and weather reasons it is just not feasible for me to wear it for a while.
@@HealMyTech1 gotta wear clothes apt to the task. The jhubbah, imho is for a more "formal" setting, like your normal vids. Cleanin, normal clothes.
@@TheKb117 true dat!
I have literally never thought of using a used toothbrush before! Always bought a new computer brush when I coudn't find any in my toolbox and it didn't work well either (too smooth). Thanks for the tips!
15:12 ...sounds like someone REALLY loves cleaning CPUs XD
😯
cpu?
thanks for such a helpful and detailed video
Thank you for the help!:)
Is ok to use 70% alcohol or wipes to clean processor and heat sink of fan? , and brush (the smallest one) to clean a components?
Thanks for this, I used my make-up brush too xD
What kind of make up brush do you specifically use?
Can I clean the whole casing without removing anything like the motherboard, GPU, RAM etc etc?
Check for dust hiding spots
Thank you for this.
Great great channel and hosting
"once or twice a year"
last time i cleaned mine was.. never.. my pc is 5 years old..
ohh so thats why everything is so slow
@2080 i got a new one, its a little faster than my old shitty hp pc and like half the price and its 8 years old lol. hp pcs are TRASH
When you said the vacuum thing I think that is my problem yesterday my computer keeps randomly turning off I check my plugs and they were plugged in but then later on it shut down and started sizzling I am still new to pcs so I’m guessing that means my pc fried what can I do to fix this ?
If you fried your pc you need to buy a new one
@@koahh7757 I just put a new power supply in and it worked
@@itstjw6796 then ypu didnt fry the pc
Ya know something? The fans can be putting in the water to clean BRUH 100% Easier
".... the idea is to have some fans pushing air in, and then all the air gets extracted outside, that causes what's called positive air pressure..."
That's not exactly how positive pressure works. The idea is to have more air entering your case than you have leaving out. For example if you have 3 inlets fans (lets says they move 60 cfm of air each) that total 180cfm, you want to get outlet fans with airflows that total a lower number than 180cfm, for example if you get 3x60cfm inlet (180cfm), you may want to go 3x40cfm (120cfm) for the outlets. That causes the air inside the case to always be "bulging out", this causes air to push out of the cracks of the case, thus reducing the chancea of dust slipping through those cracks. If you do the opposite and have negative air preasure, dust will be sucked in through those cracks.
It has nothing to do with a design flaw.
The static part is the one that always confuses ,like in old cpu I used to unplug the PSU and press and hold the power button to discharge if there is any power within the board but whereas now (today's) PSU still have switched built in them and I do turn it off however the old trick of pressing the power button even after switching off doesn't work anymore ,so I'm still confusd whether I'm doing it right or not.
Is it ok if we keep the cpu on a bed while doing all this disassemble , especially removing motherboard? Or should I go old school by keeping it on the ground and do the disassemble part🤔🤔
I just clean my parts with earcleaners
I did it with earcleaners or q tips to clean mine and havent plugged it in after the clean ._.
May I use mini vaccum cleaner or hair dryer or mini tire pump?
dont use a hair dryer, you might end up destroying your pc
@@pythergaming6513 why ?
@@DarkSw0rD ofcourse hair dryer produce heat your pc might overheat
anyone know the name of the song in the background at 15:13
twice a year
i clean it every 2 days :
Prove it...!
Prove it, you have to be lying
I haven’t cleaned my pc in 2 years
you are mad
Thank you, I appreciate it
nice video sir 👍
my 8 year old pc has dust that you cant find anywhere
yeah so i asked my parents to clean my pc with a toothbrush but my parents said that they dont want to because they might break or damage some part and my pc hasnt been turned on for almost 3 months now because it smells burnt when i turn it on and when i turn it on it sounds like "Vrrrrrrr" and i have to restart it alot but now i stopped since my dad said it might break and all i did was just turn it on and then just wait for the sound to go away also ill try to convince my parents to do this since im bored when im not using my pc
my pc got so slow that even bandi cam doesn’t even work anymore :p
:D
Is it safe to clean with a brush ? will it cause any damage ?
yes its safe
how is ur pc going sir?
very helpful
dam bro u jacked
wait, dont you have to also clean the motherboard etc
what about just getting a new pc!
oh yeah, its big brain time!
@ im using gtx 550ti, i know the feeling, im not rich 😥
Helpful, thank you
well.. i used the compressed air before in a shop it cleaned a bunch but didnt solve my problem
i now have 2 damaged hardisk that are dead dont read, and only one working ssd and one hdd
keep in mind my pc is almost 5 years old
now whenever the pc graphic card gets 140-156 fherniheit the game crashes on me
i am scared to open my pc to clean it up.. but i am also wondering if you bought an expensive pc 5 years ago and the specs should run every game smoothly, will it expire over time?
i have read the estimate life time for all pc parts are 4-5 years not 10 years
i hope someone answer me
and salam alaikum
Pc parts get used overtime, the lifetime of them depends on alot of factors like temperature differences, how much its used, and in what condition it is. you should clean your pc atleast once a year, also when you see that cleaning doesnt help it may be a good moment to consider buying new parts. I built my pc like 2 years ago and already after heavy using it to render 3d images CPU gets on idle from 39C to 45C. i will need to consider changing thermal paste and maybe getting better cooling.
I thought Halloween is over
I will clean my PC but I hope I dont f up everything
Dose a dirty pc make it slow or not usable pls help
It can over years, it'll definitely make it slower and with certain parts not being maintained it can make your pc shut down more often
@@kayanasmith4014 oh thx
i know it late but pls someone reply me,i bought pc and it has loud noise is it coz of dust?
What are you trying to run
does the toothbrush have to be old?
He just said use an old one instead of your main toothbrush
@@wayward4657 bruh who would even use your main toothbrush to clean a dusty computer
its funny that i always use a toothbrush to clean my xbox and ps4, but never thought it use it for my pc. thanks!
do you have any advice on opening an hp 19 pc? the computer is built into the monitor like a mac. i've tried to open it but its too hard to open and i dont wanna break it and i dont know if im doing it correctly.
Bruh my pc wont start because of all the dust
Good video. Selam Alejkum
Thanks from s Wales .gonna have a go!
bruh i got it last christmas and i never touched anything except the on button
Where to order this alcohol?
Pure alcohol or Iospropyl Alcohol 99.9%. Anywhere from eBay Amazon and local shops, very common...
@@HealMyTech1 ok will chek i use it with a brush to clean fan & heatsink am i right?
What happens if I don't clean
Bad PC bad pc
@@lee.cashout ooops 🥺
yoooo wtf i have the same tooth brush that i use for my teeth nice
sus
I havent clean my pc for almost 4 years
Me 9
I havent cleaned my pc for 4 years…
Why computers gotta be the most fragile thing known to mankind
Thanks Brother. 🙂
Great
Hello a5y 😄
I cant open my fan and remove the blades cus it doesn't have a sticker so I can't clean it and it's spinning really slow I can stop it with my fingers and I don't know how to clean it someone help cpu fan btw
that sounds like a bad cpu fan not the dust
@@qasim7684 it wasn't the cpu fan it was the power supply fan cus it needs cleaning
@@misho1869 oh ok
I have not clean my pc for 12 years and it's dusty
No shit
@@ryderobryan682 I would say some shit atleast
I havent cleaned it for 5 years and it started crashing so I finally decided to clean it
12 years and you mention its dusty? Bro did you expect technology to be dust proof for the next decade?
I clean it with a paint brush
just buy new fans its like 5 dollars a fan
My PC somehow have fucking cockroaches in it smh
It was to clean bro 😃😃😃
Why youtuber fake fool of us
Idk If My parent will accepting that
I'm Muslim
Good for u.
😄
Jazakallah
?
Thanks mate.
Now my GPU is broken. 700 euros down the drain.
How?
@@hk-ow9877 scratches
Subs Done
❤
👍🏽
Do I really need to be scared about static electricity and go n get some wrist bands?? Come on
I dont, i just make sure I wear slippers. And unplug switch off pc, then press power button for like 10 seconds to make sure no power left, i touch my pc many times through this and still works.
Did you do it without?