February 08, 2005
Dust Your PC
Sudhian did a study on the impact of dust inside your computer case. The results are shocking with an unbelievable 15 Celsius degree temperature difference on the CPU before and after the dusting. Get out your air compressors people, looks like we have another chore to do along with anti-virus, backup, and spyware cleanings.Whether you’re a regular computer user just wanting to check email or a hard-core gamer, dust buildup and its impact on system stability is a problem that’s only going to keep getting worse. Personally, I expected that cleaning out the system and CPU cooler would make a significant difference, but the drop was far larger than I expected—it may not be long before “excessive dust” gets added to the list of general problems that cause systems to start crashing—even less than a year after purchase.
