Question Is it okay to leave my gaming pc unused for 9 months?

[reddragon214]

Hi Guys,

I just recently built my gaming pc rig and I will be going back to uni ina couple of months so I cannot exact take the pc with me. So is it alright if I left without use for about 9 months. I will be unplugging it and putting back in the pc case box. Please let me know if it is alright and any other things I need to do.

Thank you.

 

[OctaBotGamer]

I have a record of leaving a pc in a room full of dust for 12 months straight and it worked(still working) so no problem with your one.

 

[reddragon214]

I have a record of leaving a pc in a room full of dust for 12 months straight and it worked(still working) so no problem with your one.

Alright thank you btw do I need to remove my graphics card from the mobo since it might lead to sagging? or shall I just leave it in.

 

[OctaBotGamer]

Alright thank you btw do I need to remove my graphics card from the mobo since it might lead to sagging? or shall I just leave it in.

You may if it's a beefy graphics card with lots of gaps in it(e.g: heatsinks and fans) which can accumulate a lot of dust

 

[reddragon214]

You may if it's a beefy graphics card with lots of gaps in it(e.g: heatsinks and fans) which can accumulate a lot of dust

Thank you so much for the info

 

[gamerk316]

My only recommendation is to open it up and give it a de-dusting once you get back. You'd be surprised how quickly dust can accumulate in the various components, and it certainly can build up to the point where the fans seize up.

 

[reddragon214]

My only recommendation is to open it up and give it a de-dusting once you get back. You'd be surprised how quickly dust can accumulate in the various components, and it certainly can build up to the point where the fans seize up.

Oh okay I'll do that once i get back.
Thank you

 

[DMAN999]

I agree 100%, just be sure to blow it out thoroughly with compressed air before starting it up when you get back and you should be fine.

 

[Karadjgne]

If storing it for @ 9 months, throwing in a couple of those silica gel packets in the bottom that you find in electronics boxes, shoe boxes, leather purses etc wouldn't be a bad idea. Also cover it with a trash bag to try and keep out residual moisture and the odd bug or 3000 that'd want to make the pc it's home.

 

[reddragon214]

If storing it for @ 9 months, throwing in a couple of those silica gel packets in the bottom that you find in electronics boxes, shoe boxes, leather purses etc wouldn't be a bad idea. Also cover it with a trash bag to try and keep out residual moisture and the odd bug or 3000 that'd want to make the pc it's home.

Alright should i put the silica gel inside the case or inside the case box.

 

[Karadjgne]

If it's inside a trash bag, won't make a difference, it's just there to absorb any humidity that could affect the ram, pcbs etc.

 

[reddragon214]

If it's inside a trash bag, won't make a difference, it's just there to absorb any humidity that could affect the ram, pcbs etc.

Alright thank you

 

[claudiusraphaelpaeth]

It may happen that the on-board mounted|clipped-in cmos-battery will have drained to near-zero, so your system will possibly greet you with a BWWWEEEPP before arguing with you that it is completely lost and really doesn't know if its 1980, or 1976 or 2000 or from-a-time-where-computers-were-ideas-in-animals-naming-themselves-humans-which-do-not-exist ... , yet.

Asides that, you will be perfectly fine if you do as you have been told:

• dis-connect
• dust-out
• trash-bag

+ bonus-mission: implant silica-gel-packs

... when you will be back (after 9 month) it will greet you happily and curious and totally unknowingly, like any .. first .. born.

Have fun!

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Hope it helps? Hmmm ... Thanks for reading.

 

[reddragon214]

It may happen that the on-board mounted|clipped-in cmos-battery will have drained to near-zero, so your system will possibly greet you with a BWWWEEEPP before arguing with you that it is completely lost and really doesn't know if its 1980, or 1976 or 2000 or from-a-time-where-computers-were-ideas-in-animals-naming-themselves-humans-which-do-not-exist ... , yet.

Asides that, you will be perfectly fine if you do as you have been told:

• dis-connect
• dust-out
• trash-bag

+ bonus-mission: implant silica-gel-packs

... when you will be back (after 9 month) it will greet you happily and curious and totally unknowingly, like any .. first .. born.

Have fun!

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Hope it helps? Hmmm ... Thanks for reading.

Thank you for the explanation. So wht should i do? Put a new cmos battery in?

 

[claudiusraphaelpaeth]

Thank you for the explanation. So wht should i do? Put a new cmos battery in?

Not necessary, just wanted to warn you because its often forgotten and people start to panic when they revive | spawn their dream-machine.

The battery will be loaded once you use the PC or it at least is connected again. The battery lasts without any probs for minimum 5 years, it just looses power over time if not refreshed steadily.

So no worries, everything will be fine, you just may wonder why you have to teach that dumb piece the correct time manually via BIOS/FirmWare or by just connecting to the internet and let it automatically update via NTP in the background.

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You are good to go, have fun!

 

[reddragon214]

Not necessary, just wanted to warn you because its often forgotten and people start to panic when they revive | spawn their dream-machine.

The battery will be loaded once you use the PC or it at least is connected again. The battery lasts without any probs for minimum 5 years, it just looses power over time if not refreshed steadily.

So no worries, everything will be fine, you just may wonder why you have to teach that dumb piece the correct time manually via BIOS/FirmWare or by just connecting to the internet and let it automatically update via NTP in the background.

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You are good to go, have fun!

Ohhh alright 😛 thank you so much😁