how do u prevent dusts in ur pc case?

[MtB]

post any methods or thoughts that may prevent dusts in pc case, im a lazy person most of the times... so i've been trying to think of methods to prevent dusts in the case.

I use an Antec Sonata case which comes with a removable (washable) dust filter on the front over the primary air intake. It works fairly well for normal sized dust particles and keeps me from having to clean my large Zalman CPU fan too frequently.

Check my site for pics if you're interested, as well as links to the product information at Antec.

There is a secondary air intake near the top of the case used primarily to supply cold air to the power supply directly. Contrary to some reviews, it works very well and quite a bit of air does move through these holes in the top-sides of the case. Unfortunately, they are not filtered, so grab some filter material (nylon works well; check women's department at the store) and duct-tape it over those holes on the inside.

 

[solorigin]

It is always an option to get your tower off the floor. I have mine sitting on two stable wood boxes (that I also use for storage, things like CD-R's and such). They keep it about a foot off the floor. This helps to keep the intake fans on the front of your case from sucking in either the dust from your carpet or those wild dust bunny tumble weeds that seems to drift around on hardwood floors. You would be amazed at how much less dust your system will accumulate if you get it off the ground.

 

[1Tanker]

It is always an option to get your tower off the floor. I have mine sitting on two stable wood boxes (that I also use for storage, things like CD-R's and such). They keep it about a foot off the floor. This helps to keep the intake fans on the front of your case from sucking in either the dust from your carpet or those wild dust bunny tumble weeds that seems to drift around on hardwood floors. You would be amazed at how much less dust your system will accumulate if you get it off the ground.

Yes keeping it off a rug does make a HUGE difference. Also, we had a
mutt that liked to lay at my wife's feet(next to her computer case). The amount of hair off that scragly mutt was suprising. That dog is gone now,
but i tell her not to let our new dog(my Avatar....not a mutt) lay there.

LOL

 

[Guest]

u could be really bad ass and buy some pvc tubing and run them from your fans exit ports (u can use 2.5 inch tubing and drill (using a door hole saw) on the perforated metal wall where the fan was mounted (remove it first!!) to a few cheap ricer style conical air filters for pocket bike ... sure theyre a litle pricey but u can get good deals for them on ebay, they wouldnt restrict air flow at all like even mesh or a real fan filter would and they look bad ass too which is always a good thing. imo that is as im sure most people would never cut holes in there fan ports just to prevent dust but thank god for crazy sons a bitches like me that do and let the rest of the world criticize my actions.... google everything if ur unsure how to use pvc pluming pipeing or wat a door hole saw is lol

 

[55795642]

post any methods or thoughts that may prevent dusts in pc case, im a lazy person most of the times... so i've been trying to think of methods to prevent dusts in the case. That way i'll need to clean my pc as little as possible, and at the same time the pc will be running just fine =)

my personal thoughts r:
external water cooling systems to reduce the number of fans so u dont need to clean as many fans in the pc case as before.
powerful intake fans(with a dust pad or similar pads) as they will be the main source of sucking in air and dusts, then u'll only need to clean those intake fans, as long as u keep the air running there wont be too much dusts in ur pc case holes etc.

my ideas could be wrong... so what about everyone else?

By far, the simplest and most effective way to keep dust intrusion under control is to install your PC so that it is at least 6 inches and preferably 12 inches off the floor, especially if there are pets in the house.

Put the chassis on top of the desk instead of alongside it. If that is not practical, find something suitable to raise the chassis off the floor. At work, I have our maintenance department build upside-down "boxes" out of 3/4" pine board. The boxes are the same length and width of the chassis and 8" high.

Believe me, this simple measure can make a huge difference in the amount of dust and pet hair your chassis collects.