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After constant swearing and evil finger pointing
due to constant CTD making the the game unplayable

I had a flash of divine inspiration!

I cleaned my fans!!

2 days without CTD!!!

Nobody says Lorry Drivers are smart!!!!

I Love Vacume Cleaners!!!!!

I Love Matrix/2by3/WITP/UV/WIR/WF/BoB/BTR/CS!!!!!!

Sorry!!!!!!!![:'(]

I had a main board burn out due dust once. Since then every month I use the vacuum cleaner to clean my computers. It is unbelievable where the dust goes. It is not only the fans but it also sticks to chips[:@]

One of the few reasons I went Intel over AMD in my last machine. Thermal protection on the CPU. AMD's simply go up in flames with a bad fan, Intel's throttle down.

ORIGINAL: Mr.Frag

One of the few reasons I went Intel over AMD in my last machine. Thermal protection on the CPU. AMD's simply go up in flames with a bad fan, Intel's throttle down.

Yes I also switched back to intel

ORIGINAL: Mr.Frag

One of the few reasons I went Intel over AMD in my last machine. Thermal protection on the CPU. AMD's simply go up in flames with a bad fan, Intel's throttle down.

While that is true, I'm sticking with AMD on a performance/cost basis.

Two things regarding heat:

1. Grab a monitoring program that allows you to check temps from windows, several free ones around.

2. Most newer motherboards allow you to set a shutdown temperature. This simply shuts down the system once CPU temp reaches a certain point.

Whenever I'm asked to look at a system that's locking up or rebooting, there are two areas I always check first: power and heat.

1. Grab a monitoring program that allows you to check temps from windows, several free ones around.

Tell that to your insurance company after your house burns down. A 70+ Watt AMD will reach flash temps in less then a second, your monitoring *software* doesn't work on a hung system going up in flames [X(]

It actually amazes me that AMD has not solutioned this considering their market is generally home users who probably don't even know there is a fan [8|]

UL should step in on stuff like this and protect people.

ORIGINAL: Mr.Frag

One of the few reasons I went Intel over AMD in my last machine. Thermal protection on the CPU. AMD's simply go up in flames with a bad fan, Intel's throttle down.

Wow. thanks for that info. My last PC was AMD and my motherboard burned when the fan got clogged with dust (where does it come from - thought I must have the dustiest room in the world)

Now have Intel[:)] Think I'll still check now and again[:(]

I have always had Intel chips and Never had such a problem, though I have prety much always lived in the Western part of Oregon where it is not all that dusty, when I was in Centrail Washington and Eastern Oregon (very Dry Climate) dust was a big issue, I did actualy clean my PC their a few times.

ORIGINAL: Brady

I have always had Intel chips and Never had such a problem, though I have prety much always lived in the Western part of Oregon where it is not all that dusty, when I was in Centrail Washington and Eastern Oregon (very Dry Climate) dust was a big issue, I did actualy clean my PC their a few times.

Well I live in Holland and it is just a little dryer here then in England... but a whole lot of house dust goes in my computers. Ok..ok I will clean my house more[;)]

ORIGINAL: Genisis

After constant swearing and evil finger pointing
due to constant CTD making the the game unplayable


I cleaned my fans!!

2 days without CTD!!!

Dust and overheating are the worst enemies of computers.

I clean my computer about every 4 or 5 weeks. Fans that suck air in are protected with filters so the dust ammount is dropped to a minimum.

I clean my computer about every 4 or 5 weeks. Fans that suck air in are protected with filters so the dust ammount is dropped to a minimum.

Yep, just watch what you use to clean ... most vacuum cleaners are HUGE static generators ... not too healthy for computer chips. [;)]

My machine I am using now was running an Athlon Thunderbird...talk about heat...When it first came out...I went through three fans trying to find one to cool it...I'm using the Athlon XP1500 now...it doesn't generate near as much heat as the Thunderbird did...I'm sticking with AMD though.

I had a AMD 1.4 and the XP 1800. My wife used the 1.4 and I've got the biggest cooler I could found on the 1.4 but in these summer days it crashed at least 5 times a day due heat. After the summer no problems at all. The XP 1800 does a better job but it is not possible to over clock him because he is running at the max. After the 1800XP I went back to the Intel series.

ORIGINAL: Mr.Frag

I clean my computer about every 4 or 5 weeks. Fans that suck air in are protected with filters so the dust ammount is dropped to a minimum.

Yep, just watch what you use to clean ... most vacuum cleaners are HUGE static generators ... not too healthy for computer chips. [;)]

Since I use air filters in front of the fans and intakes I only have to clean those [:D]. Twice a year I use some compressed air to clean what made it into the PC through the filters.

I've got a question...what kind of precautions one needs to take when cleaning the fans to avoid zapping the internal components with static?

ORIGINAL: Alexander Seil

I've got a question...what kind of precautions one needs to take when cleaning the fans to avoid zapping the internal components with static?

I always make contact with my hand and vacuum cleaner to the outside of the computer. If you’re static a little spark will jump from your hand. Then it is save to clean it.

ORIGINAL: Alexander Seil

I've got a question...what kind of precautions one needs to take when cleaning the fans to avoid zapping the internal components with static?

Don´t use any eletric tools (eg. a vaccum). Make sure to discharge your bodies static and any tools you need to open the PC case.

ORIGINAL: Bill Durrant

ORIGINAL: Mr.Frag

One of the few reasons I went Intel over AMD in my last machine. Thermal protection on the CPU. AMD's simply go up in flames with a bad fan, Intel's throttle down.

Wow. thanks for that info. My last PC was AMD and my motherboard burned when the fan got clogged with dust (where does it come from - thought I must have the dustiest room in the world)

Now have Intel[:)] Think I'll still check now and again[:(]

Most dust is composed of dead skin cells, get those people out of the house so you can play. [:D]
Seriously, cleaning your computer on a regular basis is the best insurance against heat, not just the filers but the mother board as well and the other fans (power supply). Using air cans to blow the dust off or a vacumn cleaner (use a small hose). I prefer the vacumn cleaner, if you blow the dust out it just goes into the air and gets sucker back into the computer.
Oh by the way I was serious about the dead skin cells.

ORIGINAL: Marc Schwanebeck

ORIGINAL: Mr.Frag

I clean my computer about every 4 or 5 weeks. Fans that suck air in are protected with filters so the dust ammount is dropped to a minimum.

Yep, just watch what you use to clean ... most vacuum cleaners are HUGE static generators ... not too healthy for computer chips. [;)]

Since I use air filters in front of the fans and intakes I only have to clean those [:D]. Twice a year I use some compressed air to clean what made it into the PC through the filters.

[:D]I thought i was the only one to think of that[;)], I also have an Ionic Breeze Quadra(high-tech air filter) on my PC desk to help with dust and pet dander. It suprises me how many PC owners aren't aware of the killer "dust"[:-].

because it was drilled into me in the Navy PMS program - but when I got out, I wasn't using electronics for a long time. OY!!! Time to find some canned air and a small electronics vacuum cleaner.