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Started by Shark Dentist | | 9 answers
Should My PC Parts Be Dusty?
Probably a really stupid question but..
Are PC Parts usually covered in dust?
I clean my PC fans every month or so but dust builds up quite quickly and I can never get the GPU fans.
I have an air duster for keyboard and accessories but water droplets come out. It makes a lot of condensation on things.




+ Side question: Are ram sticks supposed to have little red LED lights on them?

Thanks in advance! :) 
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a b V Motherboard
August 23, 2014 10:17:05 AM

yes it would
August 23, 2014 10:15:58 AM

tsuneo6 said:
there are different options, you should look for some video's, there are loads of those around. I also heard you can use dustfilters frm old vacuumcleaners and such...


Cool,thanks! :) 
Oh..and would having my PC kind of near the windows be causing more dust?
a b V Motherboard
August 23, 2014 10:14:09 AM

there are different options, you should look for some video's, there are loads of those around. I also heard you can use dustfilters frm old vacuumcleaners and such...
August 23, 2014 10:08:58 AM

tsuneo6 said:
must depends on the RAM;)
and yes, PC's tend to get dusty quite often. but... there are some things you can do to reduce the dust intake... get your PC of the groundand put it on a desk. you could also get dust filters...or make them yourself from pantyhoses...(I'm not kidding, I did it and it works wonders).


How exactly would I go about making these dust filters with pantyhose? :) 
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a b V Motherboard
August 23, 2014 10:08:42 AM

1. It's normal, but you should clean your parts as much as you can and install dust filters to your fans if you don't have some already. :) 
2. Nope, could you take a photo?
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a b V Motherboard
August 23, 2014 10:01:09 AM

Anything with fans will attract dust. Not sure where you live, but that will affect how much dust is picked up. I live in the Phoenix, Arizona (desert area, if you are not familiar with it) area and have to use filters on the intake fans for my computer, otherwise I'll be cleaning it out every couple of weeks.

Your air duster is bad. There should not be any liquid coming out with the air.

As for whether RAM sticks should have LED lights or not, that is entirely up to the manufacturer. I have a pair of Corsair Vengeance DDR3 sticks in my computer, and there are no lights on them.

Casey
a b V Motherboard
August 23, 2014 10:00:59 AM

must depends on the RAM;)
and yes, PC's tend to get dusty quite often. but... there are some things you can do to reduce the dust intake... get your PC of the groundand put it on a desk. you could also get dust filters...or make them yourself from pantyhoses...(I'm not kidding, I did it and it works wonders).

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a c 94 V Motherboard
August 23, 2014 9:58:05 AM

Unless you have a positive-pressure case fan setup (more intake capacity than out) and all your intake fans have decent filters on them then yes, dust will get everywhere inside.

For the RAM LEDs, most RAM does not have LEDs on them but some do. If you bought a set with LEDs on them, then yes, that would be normal. If your DIMMs are not supposed to have LEDs but something manages to glow, I doubt you would be able to boot your PC.

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