So we're coming into summer now and we're all starting to think about
holidays in the sun and making the most of whatever time we have off.
The last thing you're probably thinking about is a bit of TLC for your
computer during the warmer season.
You should take a look at your PC before we get too far into summer and think about giving your computer a good old blow out with some compressed air (buy it in a can). If your fans aren't spinning properly or if your cards and fans have a thermal layer of dust from the winter month then you should be looking to blow out your PC ASAP. If you don't your computer can heat up too much and eventually over heat - either blowing your power supply or even worse over heat and kill your CPU (central processing unit aka chip) or your motherboard - both can be fairly expensive ventures. Video cards are another common component to overheat. A can of air will cost you around $20 - $30 from Dick Smith or PB Tech (or any other electronics store). There are other places to get compressed air but they're probably the more common ones. You could also however, talk to a friend that has a air compressor and just use that to blow it out and use the $20 to buy some sun block and an ice cold drink for when you're relaxing under a tree at the beach. Be careful the compressor is not too powerful!
Doing this can also improve your computers performance as the cooler you can keep your CPU and the rest of the inside of your PC the faster it can perform without worrying about overheating.
We hope this helps someone out there. Let us know by commenting or sending us an email if there is something specific that you would like us to answer. Have a great week and enjoy the beautiful weather!
You should take a look at your PC before we get too far into summer and think about giving your computer a good old blow out with some compressed air (buy it in a can). If your fans aren't spinning properly or if your cards and fans have a thermal layer of dust from the winter month then you should be looking to blow out your PC ASAP. If you don't your computer can heat up too much and eventually over heat - either blowing your power supply or even worse over heat and kill your CPU (central processing unit aka chip) or your motherboard - both can be fairly expensive ventures. Video cards are another common component to overheat. A can of air will cost you around $20 - $30 from Dick Smith or PB Tech (or any other electronics store). There are other places to get compressed air but they're probably the more common ones. You could also however, talk to a friend that has a air compressor and just use that to blow it out and use the $20 to buy some sun block and an ice cold drink for when you're relaxing under a tree at the beach. Be careful the compressor is not too powerful!
Doing this can also improve your computers performance as the cooler you can keep your CPU and the rest of the inside of your PC the faster it can perform without worrying about overheating.
We hope this helps someone out there. Let us know by commenting or sending us an email if there is something specific that you would like us to answer. Have a great week and enjoy the beautiful weather!
