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Oct 22, 2009. 7:10 PMJoe Otto
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A ShopShield filter will screen the dust out before the air goes in the vents. There are pics at http://www.computerdust.com/
Nov 29, 2009. 1:14 AMSolderguy
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A pillowcase might also do the trick. :P Just make sure it's really thin and non-flammable.
Sep 30, 2009. 10:31 AMastro3000 (author)
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Oh i forgot i have taken the big cooler out and put the standard cooler back on , because it's better and smaller :o) Much more airflow and lover temp :o)
Sep 28, 2009. 10:32 AMastro3000 (author)
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http://www.myspace.com/astro3000
Hello , you ask ok here it is :
CPU - Core2 Quad Q8300 2.50GHz C2QY(Yorkfield)
Overclocked to 3.16 Ghz with standard cooler.
Mainboard - Asus P5Q
Graphics - GeForce 9600GT (1GB DDR3,1.8GHz,PCIe 2.00 x 16)
1914 MHz memory - core 704 MHz, shader 1571 MHz
Memory - Kingston 2 x 2GB-UDIMM DDR2 841 MHz
Harddisk's - Samsung 320Gb & 80 Gb,Hitachi 165 Gb,Bufalo 1 Tb
DVD/writer - Samsung DvD reader/burner
Soundcard - Echo Audiofire2 External firewire soundcard
and - Eltax studio monitors ,Luxman A-005 amplifier
headphones -Modificated Cosonic with beyer driver
Proview monitor 17", Optoma Dlp Projector Hd 1280p
Other system's - Compaq Proliant server and Compaq presario 1680
, 256 Mb ram , DVD reader/burner
portable - Acer Aspire 1310 portable - Acer Aspire ONE 1 Gb ram 160 Gb Hdd 1900 MHz NetBook -Amiga 1200 , motorola 80040 overdrive with 128 Mb ram...
Have a nice day feel free to visit our MySpace page
Hello , you ask ok here it is :
CPU - Core2 Quad Q8300 2.50GHz C2QY(Yorkfield)
Overclocked to 3.16 Ghz with standard cooler.
Mainboard - Asus P5Q
Graphics - GeForce 9600GT (1GB DDR3,1.8GHz,PCIe 2.00 x 16)
1914 MHz memory - core 704 MHz, shader 1571 MHz
Memory - Kingston 2 x 2GB-UDIMM DDR2 841 MHz
Harddisk's - Samsung 320Gb & 80 Gb,Hitachi 165 Gb,Bufalo 1 Tb
DVD/writer - Samsung DvD reader/burner
Soundcard - Echo Audiofire2 External firewire soundcard
and - Eltax studio monitors ,Luxman A-005 amplifier
headphones -Modificated Cosonic with beyer driver
Proview monitor 17", Optoma Dlp Projector Hd 1280p
Other system's - Compaq Proliant server and Compaq presario 1680
, 256 Mb ram , DVD reader/burner
portable - Acer Aspire 1310 portable - Acer Aspire ONE 1 Gb ram 160 Gb Hdd 1900 MHz NetBook -Amiga 1200 , motorola 80040 overdrive with 128 Mb ram...
Have a nice day feel free to visit our MySpace page
Jul 29, 2009. 10:01 PMalbylovesscience
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your the first person that i have seen to actualy say the s-word on instructables ohh and nice computer
Apr 15, 2009. 10:10 PMLittle_Buster
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Nice setup. Whered you find the pedals with a clutch? ive never seen one like that
Sep 28, 2009. 11:31 AMastro3000 (author)
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Here are some information about the pedal :o)
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/gaming/wheels/devices/131&cl=gb,en
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logitech_G25
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Have a nice day friend :o)
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/gaming/wheels/devices/131&cl=gb,en
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logitech_G25
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Have a nice day friend :o)
Aug 13, 2009. 5:42 PMlivesteamfan
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I've never had a problem with static. I've even accedentally dropped parts when building or rebuilding a computer and they still worked. Also, I like your setup. Is that computer custom and what's that below the fan control?
Feb 10, 2009. 8:44 AMNerdz
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Hmm Id be worried about static from the vacuum on parts *eek*. I usually clean my computer of dust every 3 months (or every season I should say) with a Air Compressor. If your allergic to dust, its best to do it outside. Besides allowing your computer to run cooler, It can also make it a bit quieter..Some fans can get quite noisy when full of dust.
Jul 5, 2009. 1:46 PMetsitservice
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What's this about a vacuum on parts? > Sorry Sir, We've had a slight problem with your computer health check. < What do you mean? > Well, we used a vacuum and now your chips have been fried. < Really? Can I eat them? Lol. Out of all the computers I've worked on, none of them are as bad as the one i'm using now... The fan sounds like a pneumatic drill when the machine is first starting up.
Feb 11, 2009. 3:35 AMastro3000 (author)
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Hello thank's for reply.
If you use a vacuumcleaner with ( look at picture ) with a plastictube
you should be safe as you said static are death for computers.
One thing don't use a aircompressor for cleaning as sdallesasse and Hegemone menture this is not safe for your computer.
Have a nice day from Astro3000
website : http://www.myspace.com/astro3000
If you use a vacuumcleaner with ( look at picture ) with a plastictube
you should be safe as you said static are death for computers.
One thing don't use a aircompressor for cleaning as sdallesasse and Hegemone menture this is not safe for your computer.
Have a nice day from Astro3000
website : http://www.myspace.com/astro3000
Feb 10, 2009. 2:41 PMsdallesasse
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Vacuuming is actually the recommended way to clean collected dust in a computer and other electronic devices. If you force (or blow) air to remove dust, some can become lodged in small moving parts such as fans, CD or DVD drives and hard disks. This can cause problems as minor as a fan not running at it's full speed or as bad as shorting out drives or frying a processor due to overheating.
Feb 10, 2009. 12:40 PMHegemone
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Air compressors can be just as dangerous to computer parts, because unless you have VERY good air/oil separator (also called filters some places) the air from the compressor carries small amounts of oil and blasts it against your components. The oil is bad for several reasons, mainly heat transfer and that it can be partially conductive.
Aug 13, 2009. 3:29 PMac-dc
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Some (usually smaller ones) air compressors are oil-less. The thing is, rapidly moving dust particles create a static charge, air compressor is dangerous like a vacuum is. The same is true for canned air, it generates static. There are only two truely safe ways to clean, one is agitation or force of sprayed liquid (how the manufacturer cleans them to get flux off after soldering), the other is a paint brush with anti-static treated bristles to get the dust loose then a very mild compressed air like a fan, not powerful and fast like the previously mentioned methods of compressed air or a vacuum. It is certainly true that you can clean it the "wrong" way and not cause damage, just as someone can build a computer without a ESD strap and often do no damage, but it is possible to do damage and since we are talking about that, I mentioned it.
Feb 11, 2009. 8:43 AMNerdz
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Really? I did not know that, thanks. Ive been cleaning all my computers for years with a Air Compressor, either I have a good filter, or ive been dodging a bullet.
Feb 11, 2009. 11:56 AMHegemone
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As long as you have a good filter, you should be fine, it's just something to think about. I know a lot of computer repair shops do use compressors, so it's obviously no going to straight out kill your computer. Just a word of caution. I know I wouldn't use my shop compressor (big, industrial, very oily) without a serious filter.
Apr 4, 2009. 12:55 AMtheelobo
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Funny thing is here in AZ my pc looks that bad in a month! Back in Chicago it would take at least a year to be that bad! People with dogs and cats that walk around all over the house it gets worse though I've seen!
Feb 13, 2009. 7:46 AMironsmiter
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I recommend and use "canned air". It's actually difluoroethane.
I average 2-3 computers a month cleaned this way, and never had ANY complaints. It is best to do this outdoors, or in a dust collection hood, and the dust will fly all over the place.
using a vacuum give a small risk of sucking jumpers off of the board. SMALL risk, but it's there. mainly, if the sucking end makes a seal against the board while the jumper is in the "area of effect" of the vacuum.
An air compressor MIGHT be ok, in many circumstances, but it holds the risk, not of oil contamination, but WATER contamination. Without a proper air/oil filter, the atmospheric moisture gets compressed along with the air, and ends up condensing on the pc boards. Water + electronics= bad.
The canned air has the advantage of being an electrically inert fluid/gas. It too has a risk though. the high speed/flow of the gas CAN over-spin any fans you spray it with. Especially really small laptop cooling fans. To avoid that problem, I "immobolize" the fans with a plastic toothpick before dusting them.
I average 2-3 computers a month cleaned this way, and never had ANY complaints. It is best to do this outdoors, or in a dust collection hood, and the dust will fly all over the place.
using a vacuum give a small risk of sucking jumpers off of the board. SMALL risk, but it's there. mainly, if the sucking end makes a seal against the board while the jumper is in the "area of effect" of the vacuum.
An air compressor MIGHT be ok, in many circumstances, but it holds the risk, not of oil contamination, but WATER contamination. Without a proper air/oil filter, the atmospheric moisture gets compressed along with the air, and ends up condensing on the pc boards. Water + electronics= bad.
The canned air has the advantage of being an electrically inert fluid/gas. It too has a risk though. the high speed/flow of the gas CAN over-spin any fans you spray it with. Especially really small laptop cooling fans. To avoid that problem, I "immobolize" the fans with a plastic toothpick before dusting them.
Feb 10, 2009. 8:42 AMbenjgvps
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Nice pictures! I clean my PC out every once and a while. Since I only have one fan, there is a pressure difference and the dust is sucked in. Makes for a pretty dirty heatsink.
Feb 11, 2009. 3:29 AMastro3000 (author)
says:
Hello thank for reply.
If you only got one one fan try to put another in the opposite site so
one fan suck air inside and the next take air outside.
That makes a good airflow and run's your computer cooler.
Thats why we got all those fan's
Have a nice day from : Astro3000
website : http://www.myspace.com/astro3000
If you only got one one fan try to put another in the opposite site so
one fan suck air inside and the next take air outside.
That makes a good airflow and run's your computer cooler.
Thats why we got all those fan's
Have a nice day from : Astro3000
website : http://www.myspace.com/astro3000
If your powersupply is at all new, you should not open it, and that will void it's warranty. Otherwise, this is a great guide.
Feb 11, 2009. 3:25 AMastro3000 (author)
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Thanks for your repply.
You are right it will Woid it's warranty if opened before it run's out.
Thanks for remember.
Have a nice day from Astro3000
website : http://www.myspace.com/astro3000
You are right it will Woid it's warranty if opened before it run's out.
Thanks for remember.
Have a nice day from Astro3000
website : http://www.myspace.com/astro3000
I just cleaned mine out, I installed thin cloth filters over the big inlet holes on the rebuild.
I'd like to remind people of this piece of wisdom: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". There's a risk of damaging your machine by taking it apart, unless it is overheating and needs a clean, a bit of dust is more of a cosmetic problem. Although you seem to have accumulated a lot of "stuff" in that - got pets?
L
I'd like to remind people of this piece of wisdom: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". There's a risk of damaging your machine by taking it apart, unless it is overheating and needs a clean, a bit of dust is more of a cosmetic problem. Although you seem to have accumulated a lot of "stuff" in that - got pets?
L
Feb 11, 2009. 3:21 AMastro3000 (author)
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astro3000Hello thanks for repply.
yes ve got pets but they are very clean ( he he )
Our appartment is the lovest level ( street floor ) many people walking
in and out collect a lot of dust for us.
All the fan's in the computer also collect dust as hell ( yikes )
Here is a little picture of one of our pet's .
Her name is JungleTrold ( in Danish ) ( JungleTroll in English )
Have a nice day from Astro3000.
Ps visit our web site at : http://www.myspace.com/astro3000
yes ve got pets but they are very clean ( he he )
Our appartment is the lovest level ( street floor ) many people walking
in and out collect a lot of dust for us.
All the fan's in the computer also collect dust as hell ( yikes )
Here is a little picture of one of our pet's .
Her name is JungleTrold ( in Danish ) ( JungleTroll in English )
Have a nice day from Astro3000.
Ps visit our web site at : http://www.myspace.com/astro3000
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