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Rus
09-22-2006, 06:46 AM
In the end, you'll just have to clean it once-a-day, it's just like brushing teeth, except the computer won't smell any nicer.

Not once-a-day, once-a-week would be enough, or when you see it get full of dust.

ArticleBot
10-27-2006, 06:37 PM
Airflow's good, heat is bad. If you've read our article on replacing GPU fans, you already know the dangers of heat and how to prevent its effect locally. However, keeping a computer running coolly isn't just about placing a giant heatsink on the hotspot - although it undoubtedly helps. Just shifting the same stale air around isn't going to help keep the components cool, in fact, it'll only heat them up. So, aside from on-site planning, you need a bit of global planning as well to insure you have a cool computer case. After all, you have a CPU, a GPU and a power supply to cool in there.Read the full article. (http://www.technibble.com/case-cooling-the-physics-of-good-airflow/)