Marc Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 So had a great night tonight. Sat with my comp last night and I've known that the barings on one of my large fans has been going for a fair while now. Only last night it gets extremely loud to the extent I had enough of it and switched my computer off it was that loud. So figures I will change over the fan. This should be simple, only the case I bought (which was not a cheap case either) has the fan in a completely sealed unit. Basically my only option is to get a new case. I'm quite picky when it comes to putting my computers together these days. I used to suffer with one particular computer I built with heat, and therefore ever since then I have bought cases with full cable management areas within them so I can get decent airflow. Its taken me 4 and a half hours tonight to reset up my computer Anyways, quite happy with it. This is the case I bought. http://www.techfresh.net/aerocool-xpredator-white-edition-full-tower-pc-case/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Awesome looking case. Not cheap though. But you get what you pay for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Yeah bit pricey, but a nice looking bit of kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Nice looking case! It must be the time of year that fans decide to die - I just replaced my laptop's fan yesterday because it was not only making a lot of noise, but the rpms were WAY lower than what they should have been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Nice looking case! It must be the time of year that fans decide to die - I just replaced my laptop's fan yesterday because it was not only making a lot of noise, but the rpms were WAY lower than what they should have been. Laptops suck a load of crap in and usually there's nowhere for it to got other than clogging every thing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Laptops suck a load of crap in and usually there's nowhere for it to got other than clogging every thing up. True. When I opened 'er up, dust was caked on everything. It was kinda gross. Thank god for compressed air and spludgers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 True. When I opened 'er up, dust was caked on everything. It was kinda gross. Thank god for compressed air and spludgers! yeah, make sure you're wearing a surgical type mask before blowing that crap out, and. . . do it outside. too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serothis Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 full towers have always been too big for my tastes but they do allow for great air flow. Usually when i clean my computer it hit it with a can of compressed air and a vacuum cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 full towers have always been too big for my tastes but they do allow for great air flow. Usually when i clean my computer it hit it with a can of compressed air and a vacuum cleaner. I heard a vacuum cleaner can actually short circuit the parts - something to do with how it creates the friction in the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Hope you didn't get the White Edition I seen your desk area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueWolf Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 I heard a vacuum cleaner can actually short circuit the parts - something to do with how it creates the friction in the air. Correct. My dad found that out the hard way He was dusting of his fans and noticed that if he held the vacuum near the blades, it would spin and loads of dust would come of. What he didn't know was that these fans would also generate electricity causing his power supply to blow up. Needles to say, his computer was dead after that procedure. Vacuum cleaning the other parts is fine though (on lowest power), as long as you make sure the fans don't spin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollys Dad Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 True. When I opened 'er up, dust was caked on everything. It was kinda gross. Thank god for compressed air and spludgers! What are spludgers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollys Dad Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Wedge the fan with something - pencil / finger etc when blasting it with a hoover as it could force the fan to spin too fast and damage it. Not sure if a compressed air can would be powerful enough to be a problem, but probably best to wedge the fan anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 What are spludgers? They're little nylon sticks you can use to poke and prod things. You can also use the flat end to scrape off dust on your fans (if you don't have any compressed air) or when compressed air otherwise won't work (ie: if the dust is caked on and the air won't blow it off.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #5 Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Wedge the fan with something - pencil / finger etc when blasting it with a hoover as it could force the fan to spin too fast and damage it. Not sure if a compressed air can would be powerful enough to be a problem, but probably best to wedge the fan anyway Canned air will definitely burn out bearings if you don't have the fan blocked! My next case is going to be one that has the board rotated 90 so that the ports are all on top! I've seen a couple of them - a bit pricey - but I'm getting tired of having to move things to get to the "back side". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serothis Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 I heard a vacuum cleaner can actually short circuit the parts - something to do with how it creates the friction in the air. Correct. My dad found that out the hard way He was dusting of his fans and noticed that if he held the vacuum near the blades, it would spin and loads of dust would come of. What he didn't know was that these fans would also generate electricity causing his power supply to blow up. Needles to say, his computer was dead after that procedure. Vacuum cleaning the other parts is fine though (on lowest power), as long as you make sure the fans don't spin. I was beaten to the punch but the compressed air will do the same thing. The key is to make sure everything (including me) is grounded/psu is unplugged. Fans hold on to disgusting amount of dust so i usually tape them so they can't move. I used painter's tape as it is static resistant so dust does stick to it and accidentally get on to paint brushes/rollers but works equally well for fans. It also doesn't leave sticky residue, another plus. just take a bit of tape, roll it up and wedge it in there, then use a second piece of tape to hold to the wedge in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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