You can give them another once over with the compressed air or blower while they're here. This should give you a good opportunity to see what really needs your cleaning attention. Lay it out -Lay everything you've removed out on a non conductive surface. If you're not sure how, read our guide.ģ. Just make sure you reapply thermal paste if you remove the heat sync.

That being said, it's worth doing a thorough clean now and then and now's as good a time as any. If there's only a few things that need the intensive clean treatment, feel free to just grab those out. If you don't have one to hand, periodically touch your PC case to ground yourself. Note: We still recommend an anti-static wrist band when handling any components.

That means redoing all of your cable management, draining the water-cooling loop, and unhooking all your drive caddies. For that, we'd recommend removing everything from the case. Remove everything you want to clean -If you display your PC like a work of art as much as a functional tool or gaming machine, then you'll want to do more than just give it a light dusting. In this case, a quick dusting might not be enough.Ģ.

If your PC hasn't been cleaned in a while, there's a good chance you have dust caked onto the fans, vents, and heat sinks. You can often do a pretty good clean without needing to remove any components this way. Use your can of air, or blower to get as much dust out of your PC as possible. However, don't use the vacuum directly on the interior of your case, as there is a real risk of static damage. You've likely already knocked loose a bunch of dust just moving your PC, use a vacuum cleaner to clean up any dust that ends up on the floor. Get rid of the dust - Dust is one of the biggest enemies when it comes to keeping a PC clean, and it can get everywhere.

Actual tools - depending on your case and parts, you might need screw drivers or special bits to get things open.ġ.

Antistatic wristband - You can use your case to ground you, but one of these is never a bad idea.

They're not as direct or as powerful but they'll do the job and you can just recharge it instead of needing a new can.

A mini vacuum/blower - If you're sick of buying compressed air you can get one of these pretty cheap.

Compressed air - let's face it, if you want to clean anything on a PC one of these is always good to have on hand.

Microfibre cloth - You might want to rub something in there.

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