My PC has dust if i clean it will it perform like before?

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fozzyfz

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So,lately my PC is performing really bad with games because of dust (overheating and just asking because i've heard that overheat influence the game performance). I was wondering,if i clean it, will it be performing the games like before with no low frames and stuff?
 
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dark_lord69
Try running
CHKDSK C: /R
then do a defrag on the C:
(If you have a mechanical drive.)

Those are most common issues that slow down older computers.

Or you could put some turbo boosters on that thing and get an SSD (assuming you don't already have one)
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This is kind of a Yes and a no answer so bare with me.

As far as heating issue impacting performance this is absolutely a viable reason for poor performance. When a piece of hardware begins to run "too hot" then they will begin to pull back their performance in order to reduce heat and in turn save themselves. This is a situation called "thermal throttling" and is a very common issue in laptops and tight computers, as well as older computers that are filled with dust.

The question as to whether or not this will return the PC to previous performance is not so cut and dry. If you are monitoring your temps and you are noticing abnormally high temperatures then yes dusting your pc will very likely improve performance to some degree. This will not necessarily make the pc "feel like new again". If the system is very old, if the storage is getting cluttered, or if the quality of games you are playing continuing to increase while the pc remains stagnant, then this will not wholly fix the issues.

But yes if you believe you are thermal throttling then a good cleaning can absolutely improve performance. Make sure you reach the problem areas especially. Dust out the aluminium fins on your CPU heatsink (if air cooling, check the radiator if water cooling) and the aluminium fins hidden underneath the shroud of your graphics card. Try to hold the fans in place while you hit these areas with air you ensure you don't break the bearings. Also if your pc is particularly old (I'd say over 4 years) maybe consider replacing the thermal compound on the CPU for better heat transfer

Good Luck!
 
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Try running
CHKDSK C: /R
then do a defrag on the C:
(If you have a mechanical drive.)

Those are most common issues that slow down older computers.

Or you could put some turbo boosters on that thing and get an SSD (assuming you don't already have one)
 
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fozzyfz

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Thanks for replying. To start with, im monitoring my temps and they are 70-75C idle (CPU) and they reach over 85 while gaming so PC has to shut down(So I hope cleaning out the dust will help with this).My GPU is getting approximately the same degrees.Secondly, I got a 3 years old laptop and yeah of course it will not feel like new again and thanks for the tips!
 
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fozzyfz

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Thanks for the reply,I will have that in mind and give it a try.
 
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