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look at this pretty shocking right there's no

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shortage of stories out there about insanely filthy computers filled with

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dirt and dust and even bugs and maybe your computer isn't that dirty but odds

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are it isn't exactly pristine either so how dirty is too dirty and how often

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should you be cleaning your pc despite all the warnings you've probably gotten

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about how awful dust is for your pc you don't actually need to clean it all that

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often unless you're in some kind of insanely dusty environment or have like

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14 cats cleaning your pc about once every 6 months should be plenty now

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don't get us wrong dust does pose a threat to your pc but you need quite a

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bit of it to really start causing problems the big danger with dust is

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having so much of it that it acts as an insulating layer that heats up your

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components or that it clogs up your fans

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but this doesn't mean that you should wait until you get to that point before

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doing some preventative maintenance as the longer you wait to remove the dust

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in your pc the harder it'll be to get rid of it all and the greater the risk

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that you're going to start seeing issues while using your pc because it's

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overheating and your clogged up fans can't cool it off properly even though

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they're working harder than usual and making god-awful amounts of noise

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so what's the right way to deal with all this dust do you really have to have one

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of those little cans with the cocktail straw sticking out of it or how about

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one of those old school feather dusters we'll tell you right after we thank team

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alright so part of the reason so many people use canned air is that it's easy

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to get inside tight spaces like heatsink fins and between RAM sticks but another

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good reason is that they don't carry a wrist of static unlike something like a

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vacuum cleaner or an electrostatic duster but remember though that

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compressed air cans work with a liquid propellant so make sure you're holding

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the can upright lest you spray the wet stuff all over your components but a six

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dollar can of air often doesn't remove everything so you might be tempted to

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use an electric air compressor for a little extra power generally speaking

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this is okay to do but don't run it too hard or too close to the pc electric

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compressors can pack a serious punch and can actually tear capacitors off your

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motherboard in some cases which is a heck of a lot worse than dealing with a

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little bit of dust and whether you're using an inexpensive

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can of air or a solution that has an actual motor don't let your fans spin

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while you clean them you can actually deform the blades or damage the bearings

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especially if you're using cheaper fans or even damage the header on your

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motherboard having fans spin freely at high speed can actually send current

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back down the wire and it's a lot more expensive to replace a motherboard than

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to just buy another fan so remember to hold the fins down with your finger

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while you blow and we have one more tip before we go if there's still dust on

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your computer after blowing it out it's okay to wipe down surfaces with

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something that won't cause static such as a lint-free cloth or a soft paint

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brush but if that sounds like too much of a pain remember that you can

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drastically reduce the amount of dust buildup by keeping your computer up on

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your desk and off the floor especially if you have a carpet that said cats do

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tend to like sitting up high so pick your poison thanks for watching guys if

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you like this video hit like hit subscribe and hit us up in the comment

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section for your suggestions for topics that we should cover in the future clean

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your pc dammit