6 Case Fans-Fast Build Up Of Dust-Help!

jy88888888

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Hi,
I've got 6 80mm case fans - 2 on top, 2 on side, 1 front, 1 back. The problem is the dust build up on the fan blades - Can this damage them?. I don't want filters as this will degrade the cooling so is there anything else I can do? I'm under the impression that the inside of my PC will always remain dust free because if dust does go in, it will just be carried away by the fans on the top and back (which are blowing out) - Am I right or is dust heavier than I think?
Thanks

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bum_jcrules

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The dust will put extra strain the motors but not enough to worry about. Just blast them with air while holding the blades still to clean them off every once in a while.

As for your second question… Dust will collect on the components regardless of how much air you have moving through the case. The particles become charged and will be pulled by magnetism towards the components. It is not the weight but the charge created by colliding with other molecules.

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