Just found out my tower PC was sitting on carpet for 5 years straight

I was helping a client move their office in a strip mall near Austin last Tuesday and noticed their desktop kept shutting off randomly. Pulled the PSU out and there was a solid mat of dust and cat hair blocking the intake fan, took me 20 minutes to blow it all out.

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jesse9943d ago

Yeah vacuum the intake grille at least every six months if it's on carpet.

the_hayden3d ago

Vacuuming every six months? That's WAY too long if you ask me. I do mine every single month during the summer when the AC runs nonstop. Carpet or not, that grille is gonna be nasty after a few weeks. Just take five minutes and do it regularly, it makes a huge difference.

lane.eric3d ago

Man I've seen this exact thing more times than I can count. The carpet traps static and dust gets pulled into the PSU like a shop vac. If you're gonna keep it on carpet at least put a piece of plywood or a hard plastic mat under it - that alone cuts down on 90% of the junk getting sucked in. Also check the bottom intake regularly, I pop mine open every couple months and hit it with compressed air just to be safe.