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Computer cleanup... 6 mos. later

PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:44 am
by beaky
Some may recall my January post regarding the last time I cleaned my machine... well, decided to check it again, since the graphics in particular have been suffering lately. No mouse poop this time, but.. yukk! Mobo ports look pretty bad...

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Weird accumulation pattern on the case side...
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OK... where's that can of air?
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Not as bad as last time, but the gfx card definitely needs a once-over.
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Something I have not done before... look at all that stuff in the CPU sink!! Whoa!!
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Die, dustball, die!!!
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Haven't done a comprehensive test yet, but so far seem to have licked the artifact problems I've been having in FS9 and other programs. Seems there's some life yet in the old girl... ;D

Re: Computer cleanup... 6 mos. later

PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:18 am
by Omag 2.0
That last one better not be comming out of your ears!  :o  :-X  ;D

BTW, is it safe to publish your XP-license key on the internet?

Re: Computer cleanup... 6 mos. later

PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:56 am
by waspiflab
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz sorry just nodded off there thought I was back at school ;D ;D ;D

Re: Computer cleanup... 6 mos. later

PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:29 am
by flyboy 28
Your CPU fan is going *help meeeeee! help meeee!*, in "The Fly" style voice. :)

Re: Computer cleanup... 6 mos. later

PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:41 am
by stuart1044
BTW, is it safe to publish your XP-license key on the internet?



Exactly what i was thinking Omag, i suggest you do something about that picture rotty  :)

Re: Computer cleanup... 6 mos. later

PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:15 pm
by beaky
That last one better not be comming out of your ears!  :o  :-X  ;D

BTW, is it safe to publish your XP-license key on the internet?



Huh? Oh, yeah- good point...
:P

Re: Computer cleanup... 6 mos. later

PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:41 pm
by ozzy72
I hoover my machine clean quarterly ;)

Re: Computer cleanup... 6 mos. later

PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:18 pm
by Overspeed
eat it

Re: Computer cleanup... 6 mos. later

PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:29 pm
by BAW0343
my god man!  what do you do? THROW dust at it, or play games outside with it!!

"mua ha ha ha!! lets see how much dirt i can into you!!!"

more diabolical laughter follows...

Re: Computer cleanup... 6 mos. later

PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:52 pm
by Airshow_lover
Yikes! :o

Re: Computer cleanup... 6 mos. later

PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:29 pm
by beaky
I hoover my machine clean quarterly ;)


I will do so in the future. Six months is way too long in my dusty old house.

Re: Computer cleanup... 6 mos. later

PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:30 pm
by Jakemaster
The heatsink dust looks almost EXACTLY like what mine looked like when I cleaned it last time

Re: Computer cleanup... 6 mos. later

PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:05 am
by ozzy72
Dust is actually very low in fat! So you can eat as much as you like ;D

Re: Computer cleanup... 6 mos. later

PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:18 pm
by Jakemaster
I hoover my machine clean quarterly ;)



You strap a propellor on top and turn it up?

Oh wait, hoover not hover :P

Have fun replacing all the parts you suck out ;)

Re: Computer cleanup... 6 mos. later

PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:32 pm
by beaky
Dust is actually very low in fat! So you can eat as much as you like ;D


Really? It must be all the beer, then...  :-X