Does your computer have dust bunnies peeking out all of it's orifices? Is you fan (s) inside your PC getting louder each day? Ever wondered how to safely and effectively clean your PC? We all know a cleaner PC runs better/faster right? Well, this always seems the case when I wash my car...Lifehacker has a weekly blog series called "Geek to Live". This week's post deals with exactly this topic. Have a read and don't worry, whats the worst that could happen...
by Gina Trapani
If your PC’s been humming along under your desk for more than a year or two, I’ve got news for you: chances are inside that case, half a dozen dust bunnies are dancing around your hard drive, leeching onto your CPU fan and fluttering about your motherboard having a grand old time.
This is not good.
Today we’ll go over how to clean out the guts of your computer, tighten, tune and oil things up to make your PC happier, healthier and more likely to stick around longer.
Note: Your best bet is to do this type of cleaning next time you’re inside your PC’s case, like during a new RAM or hard drive installation. If it’s simply been years since you’ve looked inside your computer - especially if you’re a pet owner or smoker, or if your computer’s fan’s gotten noisier over time - it might be worth the dust bunny evacuation now, upgrade or not.
This past weekend I added some memory to my PC and used the instructions in this excellent article at PC Stats to clean my PC’s innards while I was in the neighborhood. more...
