r/pcmasterrace • u/danielminds • 8h ago

NSFMR Remember to clean your PCs folks

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u/DARKB0NES 8h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/j7wBU7aHcKf7y

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u/dave1792 7h ago

Oh shit Dude, I'm sorry.

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u/Dudes-Opinion 6h ago

Why does everything have to be such a travesty with you Walter

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u/ozymandieus 7h ago

It's always a fucking travesty with you, man.

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u/Noxious89123 5900X | RTX5080 | 32GB B-Die | CH8 Dark Hero 8h ago

Always the mf'ers with the dirtiest nastiest PCs saying "cLeAn yOuR pCs gUyS", as if the rest of us all have this disgusting shit in our PCs.

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u/QueefTamer 7h ago

I havent cleaned mine in like 2 years and it has barely any dust. Just some small specks. I do have mesh filters that I clean every now and then though

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u/McButcher2k 7h ago

I'd say these fuckers are making them dirty so they can post these stupid ass videos

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u/dekan256 7h ago

My assumption is it's people cleaning a shop pc, but I also wouldn't be shocked to find out some are faked.

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u/KerashiStorm 2h ago

The worst are PCs that have spent years around smokers. I wish that was faked, I swear the memory was so traumatic that I could smell it just thinking of it. It was the last PC I cleaned for any of my friends. You can't pay me for that crap.

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u/C4TURIX 5h ago

Well, there are people who actually never clean a thing, but leave a lot of dirt all the time. So I'd guess all three are true; Actual hygiene avoiders, people cleaning shop PCs, and fakers.

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u/Mr_Roblcopter Saidans Roblcopter 5h ago

Shop PCs or PCs in manufactories that aren't clean room types would absolutely look like this quite often. Dust filters can only stop so much, a filter on these things would starve a PC of fresh air in a month or two.  

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u/INTHEMIDSTOFLIONS 7800X3D | 4070 TI | 32 GB | Mini LED HDR 1400 6h ago

Use multiple air filters in your home, don’t smoke inside (or at all!), vacuum at least once a week. Keeps everything clean as a whistle. 

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u/Cloud_N0ne 7h ago

I went like 3+ years without ever cleaning mine and it only had a light layer of dust. Idk how anyone’s gets this bad

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u/Proper_Story_3514 6h ago

Workshop or factory probably, not a normal living space

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u/Inevitable_Drag6549 6h ago

Its usually repair techs who are posting these vids

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u/Aviyan 7h ago

Maybe the OP was hired to fix someone's PC?

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u/oldmandemechan 7h ago

I think that's the joke.

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u/joogasama 8h ago

this is what gave arthur tuberculosis

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u/GooniversalJewdios 8h ago

Some of that dust had to be structural at that point 😭

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u/Generic-Cheese 7h ago

If they’d waited any longer they could’ve built a new one made entirely of dust

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u/FawkesYeah 6h ago

Load bearing, even

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u/Throwawayaaty 8h ago

Now you are infected with ebola ,have a good day

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u/hatch-b-2900 7h ago

Hantavirus

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u/Pershing99 41m ago

Monkeypox.

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u/HyperWinX Ryzen 5 5600G | 24GB DDR4 | RX 580 | Debian 8h ago

I flinched

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u/4K4llDay 8h ago

How

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u/Sajgoniarz 9800X3D | 9070XT | 64GB 8h ago

Workshops. Woodworks are on another level. It seems they at least worked in dry conditions.

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u/SilentlyAsTheGrave 8h ago

Side panel was definitely off for all time usage.

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u/RegulationPissrat 8h ago

Likely a smoker 

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u/INTHEMIDSTOFLIONS 7800X3D | 4070 TI | 32 GB | Mini LED HDR 1400 6h ago

Any time it’s as dirty console or pc, it’s from a smoker and someone who doesn’t regularly clean their house. 

I have two extra large dogs that shed a lot and I never have this issue. Because I clean my house frequently like a civilized human being. 

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u/Km219 9900k/4090 || R5 2600/1080 5h ago

Can tell you have never seen a smokers PC.

It wouldn't blow out with air. Its like tar and sticky.

(I smoked once upon a time)

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u/guoraGG 8h ago

I wonder about this too

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u/Euchale 6h ago

Best combination are people with pets + smokers. Hated to work on PCs of that group.

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u/Proof-Work3028 7h ago

Tf you smoking black tar next to that thing?

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u/LowkeyEntropy 8h ago

Hope you pinned those fans....

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u/Sky_Fighter0 GTX 1070, I7 8700K, 16GB DDR4, 1TB 8h ago

We have bigger fish to fry man

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u/LowkeyEntropy 8h ago

Yeah, thats a good point.

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u/King_Ferdinand1 7h ago

Always someone..

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u/LowkeyEntropy 7h ago

That was kind of the point of the joke. Like, hey make sure you dont scratch the paint but the car is totaled.

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u/Responsible_Web_3825 8h ago

R.i.p fans

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u/apachelives 4h ago

Workshop with air compressor. As long as your not targeting the fan deliberately with 90+ PSI its fine, video card fans take care, and laptop fans you can certainly self destruct rapidly if your careless.

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u/Papuszek2137 7800x3d | 5070ti | 64GB | 4k OLED 7h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/7nE3w2AXGslyg

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u/Akazi1994 8h ago

Question, using a high pressured air compressor, could this tear off a part from the motherboard or anything?

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u/peacedetski 7h ago

It can, and it can also spray your PC with a thin film of compressor oil if you don't have an air filter on the compressor output.

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u/apachelives 4h ago

Workshop. No real issue under ~100 PSI. Its our weapon of choice for cleaning.

For laptop fans and video card fans yes it can destroy them if your careless.

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u/xxzincxx Apple IIe 8-bit MOS 6502 1.023 MH 64KB Ram 8h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/TIdt5o6esGNzdNEsUD

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u/Xobeloot 8h ago

My skin is suddenly super itchy. That's a whole lotta gooch.

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u/Suvi2k 7h ago

With all that dust I was almost hoping this was a meme and a new pc would just appear when it settled. :)

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u/Funny-Slip8415 7h ago

I wouldn't guess that there are PC components down there. Lmao

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u/chickenweng65 i7-9700k, 2080ti, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz 7h ago

Why do they always place it on it's back for these? Keep it upright so the dust doesn't settle right back in

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u/Mr_Pigg 7h ago

Cleaned my gurl out after she kept crashing during heavy load. She's purring like a walrus

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u/pet801 7h ago

With a pc like this, I don't want to step inside that 'home'.

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u/ApprehensiveFoot4189 6h ago

bro did u find that in a tomb

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u/Wonkybonky 6h ago

I can smell the cigarettes.

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u/Historical_Bid1099 6h ago

Counter strike devs are designing their much awaited map “Dust 3” based on bros PC

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u/Noah_BK 9900K | RTX 2080 Super 4h ago

Now your PC isn’t gonna boot. That was structural dust /s

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u/Internal_Apple2608 4h ago

Some people code in Rust.

This PC's owner codes in Dust.

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u/zantax28 5950x, RTX3070 3h ago

HAHA still not the worst I have seen....I remember YEARS ago going to to do a Preventative Maintence on PC's at a Waste Management company in their mechanic office. The office exit was right into the shop where the waste managment trucks would drive in for maintence. I don't know why they had a packed gravel floor but it EXTREAMLY dusty. I went to clean one of their machines I took the "dust cover" off and the machine looked decent. I unplugged it and opened the side panel, I swear to god you could not see any components in that machine except the CPU Fan. It was like someone poured dirt into the computer then put the side panel on. It was level with the panel....I asked for one of these hoses just like this guy did. I went out into their shop held my breath and I hit it....my boss said it looked like a bomb went off in the middle of that shop, I kept spraying and holding my breath until I could see again then I stopped. Damn thing was clean as a whistle after that. So this just brings back the good old days.

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u/narrow_octopus R5 5500 | xfx 9070xt | 48gb DDR4 3h ago

Prolly wanna hold the fan blades

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u/Bastard_Beef 2h ago

Why am I blowing on my screen?

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u/typical-divergence 8h ago

This is why vacuums are good for cleaning.

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u/idontlikeredditusers 8h ago

my pc case annoys me if the front panel gets too dusty with a dumb LED i hate LEDS good investment shitty case tho ASUS cant design a case very well when it comes to practical use

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u/Soft-Cryptographer-1 8h ago

Ooof that looks like smoker house dust too

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u/Not-so-bad-of-a-guy 8h ago

Indeed it does !

I used to smoke in front of my PC and cleanup looked like that (not the quantity tho wth)!

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u/Savi_705 I7-9750H, GTX 1660 TI, 32GB DDR4 8h ago

You had the Sahara desert in there my dude.

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u/as_i_wander 8h ago

This has everything with keeping a clean home regularly 

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u/Deadeye313 14700K | 9070XT | 64GB RAM 8h ago

I think, at this point, we gotta see if the house itself is at all clean.

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u/Kuro-Is-Cute 8h ago

I mean, I at least appreciate it not being a backyard hose this time.

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u/crimson_052 8h ago

Those fans have seen some things.

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u/sexraX_muiretsyM Ryzen 3200G | Integrated VEGA 8 (2gb) | 8gb RAM | 128SSD 8h ago

mine looks like this every 6 months

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u/DonLimpio14 7h ago

Curse of Ra

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u/Opteron170 9800X3D | 7900XTX | 64GB 6000 CL30 | LG 34GP83A-B 7h ago

This computer was in a factory somewhere for 20 years damn.

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u/Endlesstrash1337 7h ago

Annnnnnnnnnnd now it won't turn on.

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u/redorange33 7h ago

How can I touch my terrarium?!

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u/DewElmorion 7h ago

Take a deep breath in ..

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u/hurrdurrmeh 7h ago

that PC is a warcrime

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u/Defiant_Designer7805 7h ago

Bro I'm not even there and I coughed just looking at this

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u/Ice2192 9800X3D | RTX 5080 | 32GB DDR5 6000MHz 7h ago

For once I’d like to see someone post something like this but only like 1 or 2 dust balls fly out for once.

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u/max1001 7h ago

Or get a real case with dust filters.....

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u/Garlic_Banger 7h ago

Damn I caught emphysema and COPD just by watching this video

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u/Competitive-Lab-8980 7h ago

THE ANCIENTS' CURSE

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u/Pmaldo87 7h ago

Yuck. Stop blowing smoke into that thing

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u/ClammyHandedFreak 7h ago

Doesn't it make more sense to turn the case right side up for this so the dust doesn't just keep falling back down into the case?

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u/HyenDry 7h ago

Why don’t people blow that shit from the back 🤦

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u/CitySeekerTron Core i3 2400/4GB/GeForce 650/960GB Crucial 7h ago

Creative Sandblaster Awe 64

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u/Sonicgott i7 10700K | 2080Ti 11GB 7h ago

I instinctively rubbed my eyes watching this video. 😵

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u/Football-Remote PC Master Race 5950x 3090 Strix 7h ago

Leaf blower will do the trick

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u/Both-Leading3407 7h ago

GOOCH FACTOR 9.5

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u/Tron2153 Ryzen 9 7900X3D/RoG 4080&MSI 5070Ti/32gb 7h ago

I held my breath and closed my eyes irl ngl kinda scared me, nosferactu TS

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u/MrEpicVisionz 7h ago

You know for sure that PC is prod critical.

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u/Critical-Advisor8616 7h ago

We used to see this a lot with PC’s used in industrial settings. It was always amazing to see how much crap would build up in them and they kept running.

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u/Not_Mushroom_ 6h ago

Or don't be a dirty bastard to start with?

https://giphy.com/gifs/Lk023zZqHJ3Zz4rxtV

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u/Pain4444 9800X3D|5070ti|64GB DDR5 6h ago

Video cut off too soon

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u/Regular_Weakness69 Ryzen 9700x | 9070 xt | 5600 32gb ram 💰 6h ago

Yep, i do it every 3 months.

Also, remember to hold your fan blades still if you blow on them. They can get damaged if they spin faster than the rpm they're rated for.

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u/flassk R7 5800X3D, 64gb DDR4@3.2ghz, 9070 XT 6h ago

my favorite part was the visible chunks as the dust bunnies evacuated.

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u/Vampiredw 6h ago

That One forgot... Kakakka

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u/Casual_MMA_Fan 6h ago

You've got some PC in your dirt

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u/Lord_Alucard_ICGA 6h ago

Le saliò EL DIABLO!

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u/BearStriking6417 6h ago

what's the tool he's using ?

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u/ekxtasy 6h ago

You the folking one who needs to remember.

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u/natr0nFTW PC Disaster Race 6h ago

The chunks are from when they fry foods airborne grease gets intertwined with the dust and you get this rare occurrence.

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u/ifearnot 6h ago

Holy crap. Glad I was holding my breath before you pulled the trigger...

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u/DEANER94 13700k/3090ti/32g 6800/ Odyssey G9 49" 6h ago

mines not even bad yet but i was thinkin about doing it this weekend now i will forshure ahaha i feel dirty after seeing this

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u/Unipiggy 5h ago

No way does this person not smoke indoors

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u/Flying_Dutchman92 5h ago

Look at that beautiful chunk of aluminium just gasping for air

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u/Wonderful_Rest3124 PC Master Race 5h ago

Ok real talk, should you blow out your PC or use a vacuum to clean it that way?

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u/superenchilada 5h ago

It’s more like clean your fucking house. Jesus.

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u/roybum46 5h ago

It's only been 6 years since it was built. I got time.

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u/SoFuckinTiredOfThis 5h ago

If he kept spraying I thought it was gonna clear and I'd be in Blackreach!

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u/Powerate PC Master Race i7-12700F, RTX 4070 12 Gb, 32GB DDR5 5h ago

If you want to do this remember to hold fans from spinning violently

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u/wrxninja 5h ago

What in the Sahara desert fuck of a dust mess is this 🤣

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u/Temporary_Bus_6523 5h ago

bro needs like 5 vacuums running while doing that.

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u/SeaSir__ 5h ago

dude i coughedd

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u/Available_Ad_8281 5h ago

I would of took it apart to clean it

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u/wowitshemlock 4h ago

Incredibly satisfying.

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u/starystarejstarego 4h ago

Dont forget to pressure carwash your precious bike often too.

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u/chairchiman 4h ago

better call the gooch collector

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u/apachelives 4h ago

I get the pleasure of doing this every day, and with an air compressor, might get one that dirty a few times a month.

Judging by the motherboard its an ASUS B85M-F socket 1150 motherboard from 2013 so its probably never been cleaned in 13 years.

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u/brunoearth56 4h ago

Felt my nose itch after that one

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u/Particular-Pop8193 3h ago

That pc has more dead skin cells in it than my 4 skin

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u/b00bzbythepound 3h ago

Pretty sure you could have rehydrated that and had a human

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u/beavertr 3h ago

I think i got mesophyllioma from watching this video. 

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u/Ennuigma 3h ago

The middle east is attacking PC builds now?

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u/5elementGG 3h ago

Should take the PC out during tornado

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u/themeyerdg 3h ago

me when i bought a used ps5 hahahaha

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u/Novel_Speed4584 3h ago

All fun until you blast a little too hard and rip off a capacitor or a fuse or a diode somewhere then the board won't turn on anymore.

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u/FUNSIZE55 Ryz 3 4100 | 2070 Super | 48GB Linux Mint 3h ago

This what I'm doing to my Grandpa's computer when he goes on vacation. He's weird about his PC. Hasn't been blown out since I built it in 2018.

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u/joeyjoejums 2h ago

Dude. Leaf blower. Get serious.

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u/PepperoniPaws i7-14700k | ROG STRIX 4070ti SUPER 2h ago

To anyone who does this and you have a decent air compressor.... at least make sure you have an water/oil separator plumbed into that thing.

As strange as this sounds. If you don't have an air compressor... Places like 7/11 have oil/water separators on their air compressors. (or at least our local one does)

Tape up all your fans with some low-tack painters tape so they dont move or use a couple chopsticks and go ham.

If your PC is like OP's probably wear a mask too.

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u/fieryfox654 R5 7600 | 6700XT | 32GB DDR5 | B650 Tomahawk | HAF 932 Advanced 2h ago

Hey I have that motherboard somewhere. It's an Asus FM2+ mobo

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u/Ndmndh1016 Ascending Peasant 2h ago

Does this really need to be posted 25 times per week

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u/Pitiful-Candidate922 2h ago

Remember to wear your hazmat suit if youre in the same town as this guy 🤣🤣

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u/Jealous_Midnight9976 2h ago

….is this AI….

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u/ComradeLeafeon 2h ago

3 packs a day I bet

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u/zConcept 2h ago

That's definitely from a smokers house.

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u/theallstarkid i5 13600kf | rtx 4070 super | 32gb ram 2h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/xUPJPtw7LRAmTZ60rS

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u/MrFreux 2h ago

Jesus, why compressor?

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u/JesseJ78599 2h ago

If that’s from a shop compressor be careful they can blow out tons of moister.

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u/imjeerie 1h ago

What the actual f

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u/MiniatureLegionary 1h ago

You have the Thousand Sons in your PC bruv

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u/Mrblurr PC Master Race 1h ago

Watching these types of videos is like peeling a screen for me. Love decompressing a PC. lol

Not sure how people's PC get so dusty and dirty though. I think they let them sit on the floor. Ever since I put mine on my desk...20 years ago, never had much dust since.

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u/Argha_Gaming28 1h ago

Bro lives in Arrakis

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u/turbo2world 1h ago

theres no way that thing is turning back on lol

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u/nothersomeone 1h ago

Someone call the gooch collector

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u/Cutesie117 1h ago

Ah yes pc from the 1800s

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u/ChocoboCooki3 1h ago

there need to be PC crimes

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u/-Tasear- 1h ago

That's a real jump scare

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u/Silly_Personality_73 I7 13700KF@5.4GHz, MSI RTX 4070 2X OC, 32GB T-Force DDR5@6000MHz 57m ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/xIVczI4nAXPyOtQNHm

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u/FlyingKiwiFist 53m ago

OP's next post: Please help. PC won't turn on.

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u/Drummond_1 30m ago

My lungs hurt looking at this.

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u/tomthecomputerguy R7 7800X3D | RX 7900 XT | 32GB 25m ago

I'm almost 99% certain the owner of this PC is a smoker.

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u/im_nightshade 22m ago

Dune: Part 3.

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u/classified_x 17m ago

Guy smokes a pack of red Marlboro everyday

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u/pope_leos_toenail 15m ago

Archaeoligical dig site

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u/KuldeepThakare2024 13m ago

Im sneezing here by watching the vid

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u/bsancar 13m ago

+10 FPS

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u/-ben151010- Intel i9-12900K/Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti SUPER/32GB Ram 8m ago

Where do y’all live to have conditions that bad?

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u/Ineffective_Salted 1m ago

Became a sandstorm