Can you remember the last time you cleaned your desktop PC?
I dont mean wiping some guacamole off the the side of the case during a burrito binge.
We take spring cleaning very seriously at Lifehacker.
Lets clean things up, shall we?
This casebuilt for silencecomes with a number of narrow ventilation slots around its top and sides.
For a pristine PC, youre going to need to give your chassis a little handheld TLC.
I tend to avoid spraying near the cases ventilation grills or any external connections.
For your cases nooks and crannies, switch to the cotton swabs.
Youd detail your car to make it all pretty and clean; why not your poor computer?
I cant stress the wordgentlyenough.
Wiping down the rear of the front panel is easy.
Just give it a little TLC from your cloth and cleaner.
Dont bother ruining your cloth trying to wipe this up.
Take this sucker right to the sink and give it a bath.
Youll be surprised at the gunk youll be able to extract.
If your case supports it, pop off its top panel and get ready for a similar routine.
Its big electronic hamster wheel.
Whatever you want to call it.
Youre almost finished cleaning!
How to clean therealinside of your desktop PC
Here we go here we go here we go.
Take off your systems left panel.
With a quick spritz of your cleaner, wipe it down with your cleaning cloth.
Thats the easiest part of this, your final stage of spring cleaning.
Actually, cleaning this side of your systemthe gutsis easier than you think.
Its the same technique you used when cleaning the right side of your chassis.
Use cotton swabs dipped in your rubbing alcohol to wipe off dust and grime.
Popping off an Intel cooler is easy.
Once all four corners are free, you’re free to easily remove the cooler.
Youll be surprised at how easily it comes off.
Adding new thermal paste is just as easy.
Squeeze out about a pea-sized worth right in the center of your CPU, and thenreattach your cooler.
No need to do that part yourself.
