pcmasterrace

I should probably clean my PC more often than every 2 years

I should probably clean my PC more often than every 2 years
https://i.redd.it/e56ctt2oxvbf1.jpeg
Reddit

Discussion

gianmk

why is it yellow dude 🤮

10 hours ago
Mortimer452
:windows: Desktop

https://preview.redd.it/zcnhdknzzvbf1.png?width=500&format=png&auto=webp&s=1377917dc4493bcba861bf2b8b27bb5b1a84d88d

10 hours ago
osiris0812

What was this dudes name? Cool Guy Joe? Something like that….god, I haven’t seen this dude in YEARS!!! Philosoraptor! douchebag Steve, good guy Gary?!?

9 hours ago
HorrorsPersistSoDoI

Good Guy Greg

9 hours ago
osiris0812

Yes!!! That was it!!! Definitely the peak of the meme era!

9 hours ago
HorrorsPersistSoDoI

Tell me about it man...

9 hours ago
Hurricane_32
Manjaro|5700X|RX6700 10GB|32GB DDR4

Rage Comics were peak meme era and I will die on this hill.

7 hours ago
beziko

O RLY?

5 hours ago
Hyokkuda
šŸ–„ IntelĀ® Coreā„¢ i9-13900KS │ ROG Astral LC RTXā„¢ 5090 │128 GB RAM

You are confused with Scumbag Steve, here. :P

https://preview.redd.it/8hlaltghiybf1.png?width=500&format=png&auto=webp&s=133158793d5df175c92b5f452d08b897475b2c34

1 hour ago
Big-Pound-5634

It's ya boy Asmongold!

56 minutes ago
Sn4p9o2

Ahahahah

8 hours ago
Mumpitzer OP

This. Temps were still fine for some reason lol AiO magic or what?

10 hours ago
EmuAreExtiinct

Prob you got some ryzen 5 or i5 which are very efficient lol

3 hours ago
5n0wm3n
:steam: H710 Cyberpunk edition 9800X3D 4080 Super

Luck, sheeeer luck lol

9 hours ago
K__Geedorah
R7 5700X3D | RX 9060XT 16gb | 32gb 3200 mhz

Weed smoke doesn't leave residue like cigarette smoke. Source, I've been smoking weed in my room for well over a decade and have never cleaned anything but normal dust from my PC once every couple years.

Cigarette smoke on the other hand will leave residue covering your entire room. Something about weed smoke will actually air out and not fuck your shit up.

7 hours ago
Weird_duud

Take a look at what a bong looks like after just a few grams has been smoked from it and think about that a bit more

5 hours ago
K__Geedorah
R7 5700X3D | RX 9060XT 16gb | 32gb 3200 mhz

Been smoking a bong for like 14 years now so yeah I know how dirty they get. But I've also never had to clean yellow, smoke stained dust out of my PC in those 14 years. I literally just cleaned out my PC for the first time in over a year because I got a new CPU and GPU. It was just regular grey dust that blew out with compressed air. Not goopy, slimey mess.

I've smoked weed in cars, it doesn't stick. I've smoked weed in all of my apartments/rentals and it doesn't stick. Never lost a security deposit or any complaints due to smell of smoke.

But my friends who smoke cigs in cars and their houses 100% stink like shit immediately.

Weed smoke is different.

5 hours ago
Weird_duud

So it magically tars up just the things you smoke it from but nothing else?

5 hours ago
K__Geedorah
R7 5700X3D | RX 9060XT 16gb | 32gb 3200 mhz

Pretty much. Most of the tar in bongs comes from the ash, not really the smoke. It does build up but nothing like cig smoke.

I had friends in college who smoked tobacco in bongs. 1 hit and the bong was ruined. Cleaning barely helped. But you can smoke weed all day and get your bong sparkly clean in 5 minutes of washing and you won't even smell bud.

There are chemicals in cigarettes that aren't in weed. It's about what's in the smoke, the just the fact that it's smoke.

But I'm no scientist, all I know is the proof is in the pudding. If I haven't had adverse effects from smoking weed in my room by now then I'm not worried.

4 hours ago
Ibroketheinterweb
:windows: 7800X3D | Zotac 4070 Super | 32GB DDR5 6000 CL30

Not in my experience. That shit absolutely does build up, it's just at a much slower rate since most people don't chainsmoke weed like some do with cigs. More so if you smoke a lot of concentrates.

6 hours ago
Achillies2heel
i7 12700K | RTX 2080Ti | 32 Gb DDR5 6000Mhz

Stop smoking bud.

10 hours ago
kennyminigun

... or smoking stops you.

10 hours ago
aidancrosbie2805
R7 2700x 1070ti 16gb ddr4

Not weed

9 hours ago
A_PCMR_member
:steam: Desktop 7800X3D | 4090 | and all the frames I want

Even weed

9 hours ago
TNovix2
:glorious_think: i9-11900K | RTX 3070 OC | 32 GB 3600

Especially weed

7 hours ago
Mumpitzer OP

Man this thread reminds me of the Catholic study groups I was forced to attend as kid

6 hours ago
reizen66
13600KF | RTX 3080 | 32gb ddr4 | z690

Wish you were listening to the good words by heart. You would've gotten the capability to understand why smoking is bad no matter what.

1 hour ago
Boundish91

It's still smoke going in your lungs lol. And it too leaves residue on stuff.

I don't understand why people don't just do edibles instead smell much less and is cleaner.

9 hours ago
iPuffOnCrabs
:windows: Ryzen 7 3800X | 2070S | 32 GB RAM

Edibles don’t do anything to me

9 hours ago
FrescoItaliano
Steam ID Here

Except for the early evidence that it has the same negative cardiovascular impact as smoking thc

8 hours ago
iPuffOnCrabs
:windows: Ryzen 7 3800X | 2070S | 32 GB RAM

No I just meant the reason I don’t eat edibles cuz they don’t do anything to me like they don’t get me high

8 hours ago
FrescoItaliano
Steam ID Here

OH

I totally missed the last portion of who you were replying to that’s my bad lol

Usually this only happens if I misread who I’m replying to, not who thy were replying to

8 hours ago
codekira

Edibles don't work on me either. I forget the details but apparently people like us either produce or don't produce a certain enzyme that's needed for the thc to be broken down by thr liver? So its just nasty food at that point

If anyone can confirm or correct me that'd be dope....

8 hours ago
[deleted]

[deleted]

8 hours ago
iPuffOnCrabs
:windows: Ryzen 7 3800X | 2070S | 32 GB RAM

I still struggle with the American party ice, was clean for a year but recently had a bit of a relapse

8 hours ago
[deleted]

[deleted]

8 hours ago
WeaveMcQuilt
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X RX 7800XT 32GB DDR5 RAM

Try eating them with something like peanut butter. Helps it absorb into your system better.

6 hours ago
Legirion
Too Many Devices to Care

Because there is a huge delay in activation and usually you get nothing or too stoned. Without a lot of trial and error there is no perfect dosage. However I will say I've done over 100 mg and not felt it where that would have most people on their ass. It's probably a combination of tolerance and something else.

8 hours ago
one_eyed_idiot__

THC vapes are very popular and do not contain combusted smoke

8 hours ago
AlextheGoose
9800X3D | RTX 5070Ti | LG C3

Just pesticides and heavy metals!

8 hours ago
Ok_Position8295
:steam: PC Master Race

Not sure why you're being downvoted. THC Vapes are probably the most suspicious weed you could smoke. And that's not even mentioning the black market shit. Unless I'm buying from a dispo and the vape has a lab report attached I ain't touching that shit with a 10ft pole

6 hours ago
one_eyed_idiot__

Oh yeah without a doubt, 90% are shit. Was specially referring to the lack of combustion being better. If you’re smart a buy a brand tested for any stuff of that sorts that came back negative you’re solid. There’s lists online to help with this.

7 hours ago
freshmantis
5600x 6700xt

Not from a dispensary

4 hours ago
HuckleberryOdd7745

Randy Marsh?

9 hours ago
Zer0DotFive

Bro I smoke too yes weed. Especially if you're a gross fucker who smokes out of dirty old bongs with weeks old moldy water. I straight up refuse to smoke with some people lolĀ 

8 hours ago
XanaduChild

Better off ditching weed and developing a personality beyond a magic plant.

8 hours ago
thamatthatter

Imagine if he could find out what his lungs look like.

10 hours ago
gazowiec
:steam: Laptop

Or smoke bud away from the pc

9 hours ago
Play_outStation_5

But it looks cool and i can check my airflow when i blow it directly into the intake fans

Edit: /s

9 hours ago
newagereject

No one understand sarcasm

8 hours ago
Play_outStation_5

My fault. I forgot the "/s"

8 hours ago
griz75

I used to smoke and my pc never looked like this

9 hours ago
Vile-The-Terrible

Looks like he’s using his pc as an ash tray.

3 hours ago
GrapeAdvocate3131
5700X3D - RTX 5070

Why is the dust orange? Is he smoking cheddar cheese or something?

4 hours ago
Seakawn

OP got that Cheeto Kief.

3 hours ago
bruhgubgub
:steam: i7 13700 | 4070ti | 64gb DDR5 5600 cl28

Dude just lie and say 10

10 hours ago
Dramatic_Stock5326
:windows: 5600x | 5700xt + 970 LSFG | 32gb | 3440x1440@144hz

Those are P12 Max's, they aren't quite that old

30 minutes ago
paushi
:windows: R5 3600 | 4x8GB 3200MHz | RTX 3060ti

Remember. Even more of whats on your PC is in your lungs. Quit smoking.

10 hours ago
Substantial_Bet_1007

Duat in my lungsšŸ˜”

9 hours ago
Seakawn

Quit smoking

Key: you don't need to quit nicotine, you just oughtta quit smoking/vaping. Because nicotine itself is benign to health, similar to caffeine. I find this is still a shock to many people due to how strong the associations are between nicotine and the toxicity of its substance partners and delivery. The problem is combustion or vapor screwing with your lungs, and all the carcinogenic extra stuff that's in addition to nicotine (particularly for tobacco) when using those methods. Trying to pry those associations apart from nicotine in a vacuum can still require some emphasis that there's a fundamental distinction to be made.

I swapped to pure nicotine mints a couple years ago. The list of benefits is endless. I use less nicotine overall. I can pop a mint anywhere, without needing to interrupt what I'm doing to go out for a smoke like I used to (which was profoundly annoying and disruptive). It's discreet--obscure them in a pez dispenser or tin can, whatever you want, doesn't matter. No smell, no breath influence. Obviously my lungs are happier and not even part of the equation anymore. Umm, okay I guess the list wasn't endless. Those are the main things.

And if it's bud, eh, switch to edibles and/or probably don't do it every day.

2 hours ago
bs2k2_point_0

Dust? I may be old but not THAT old! /s

9 hours ago
Watercooled0861

Get an air purifier too

9 hours ago
Rattus_Baioarii
:galaxy: Desktop Ryzen 9900X3D RTX4090 48GB DDR5

10 hours ago
Traditional-Ruin2860

I don’t get it, I built my PC a few years ago when the 6800 came out. I only recently took the side off to install a WiFi card and not a spec of dust. It’s not like we clean the house much either, vacuum maybe once a week. How?

10 hours ago
bigeyez
I5 12400F RTX 3060 32GB RAM

They smoke.

10 hours ago
bs2k2_point_0

Smoking or vaping leaves a thin sticky residue that the dust sticks to.

If op won’t quit, a hepa filter air purifier between them and their pc will help a lot.

9 hours ago
scruffalump

How much exposure is really bad for your pc? I don't smoke but my sleazeball neighbor stands outside like 3-4 times a day and smokes cigarettes and weed. The smell fills our room every time he does it and now I'm concerned about it affecting my pc that I only built eight months ago. I knew I'd have to clean it out often because we have a cat who sheds a lot, but my expensive pc potentially getting all mucked up because of someone else's nasty habit is infuriating. I hate the stench of cigarettes so much.

7 hours ago
SirVanyel

If the guy smokes next door or whatever, there's more than enough dissipation that your PC will be just fine. Also, your cat hair is also rarely gonna be an issue as long as you vacuum weekly.

This guy clearly smokes at their desk and that's the main issue.

2 hours ago
Mumpitzer OP

Thanks I think I get one. My gf still smokes and sometimes friends when they are over

9 hours ago
Enigmatic_Observer
13Gen i7-13620H RTX4070 32GB Ram MSI Stealth16

PC aside - smoking in the house is nasty my dude

9 hours ago
Mumpitzer OP

Pff it's my house I do with it what I want. And the only smoke room is in the chambers.

9 hours ago
Jawyp

Obviously you’re allowed to do it, but that doesn’t make it not nasty.

9 hours ago
Mumpitzer OP

Love being nasty

9 hours ago
LoafofBrent
:steam: PC Mustard Face

Love how people downvote you for smoking in your own house but half the people that downvoted wear gimp suits and get pegged, yet they don't get downvoted. Its almost like we can do whatever we want in our own property right guys?

The duality of reddit

9 hours ago
rockinherlife234
Ryzen 7600X | RTX 5070

This is such a wild false equivalence, assuming they are getting pegged, as long as they're not actually harming themselves and inhaling shit known to kill them slowly, they are fine to do it in their homes.

5 hours ago
LoafofBrent
:steam: PC Mustard Face

The same could go for drinking alcohol, would it not? Are we going to shame gamers from having a beer while gaming? Mind your business and stop concerning yourself with other people's households.

5 hours ago
Reasonable_Bar_7665
ryzen 9 5900x 12core, 3080 10gb, 2x32gb ddr4

Coming to Reddit you got to expect to be judged, SmOkInG in the HoUsE GrOsS. My brother in Christ, he’s not hurting no one, why can’t you mind your own fucking business 😭

8 hours ago
Jawyp

…because he posted about what it’s doing to his computer on Reddit?

8 hours ago
LoafofBrent
:steam: PC Mustard Face

Precisely.

8 hours ago
peperonipyza
12700K | 3070 Ti FE | 32GB 3600Mhz

Environment is the biggest factor, probably followed by quality of case filters and fan orientation/positive pressure.

9 hours ago
MyLoaderBuysFarms
i7 8700K | 3080 | 32 GB DDR4-3200 | 1440p

If you have positive air pressure in your case, it doesn’t give any dust the chance to settle on surfaces.

9 hours ago
lazy_tenno

I think the age and the material of the carpet, blanket, bed sheet, shirts you use, and whether the room have windows or good airflow matters a lot.

This is the dust buildup within a few days (right and bottom pics) in my windowless and carpetless bedroom. I just vacuumed the top of my cupboards, changed sheets, vacuumed my bed, moped the floor.

Tho i have to admit that im using old bed sheets, blanket, and shirts. Im in the process of replacing them with new ones with materials that dont easily create lint dusts.

https://preview.redd.it/00oj0qjoxxbf1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f2db235f3288df1d82917cd0b8b69513d5c870b

3 hours ago
myshon

YuckĀ 

Now imagine what you lungs look like

9 hours ago
catchmeifyoucanlma0

Bro are you smoking a oz every day. Holy shit

10 hours ago
Mumpitzer OP

Stopped for a while but right after it was legalized I smoked like 2 - 3 joints every evening after work. After a break up I smoked up to 10 joints a day for a week to numb the feels

9 hours ago
catchmeifyoucanlma0

I get it bro, hope you doin better.

9 hours ago
hardlyreadit
5800X3D|32GBšŸ|6950XT

Ok makes sense. I smoke everyday too but its just bongs. Maybe try smoking joint outside and bong inside to lessen the dust? Or just clean it sooner

9 hours ago
PredatorMain

You shouldn't smoke in the house šŸ˜…

10 hours ago
Mumpitzer OP

Stopped for a while but gf and friends smoke every now and then still

9 hours ago
Watercooled0861

Show her this picture

9 hours ago
olat_dragneel
:steam: PC Master Race

Just dump her and get a new one, not worth it bruv.

9 hours ago
matticusiv

This is peak reddit advice lol

6 hours ago
DragonsareNigh

Dry herb vape is the way

/r/vaporents

9 hours ago
aidancrosbie2805
R7 2700x 1070ti 16gb ddr4

Wax>

9 hours ago
MechAegis
Build in progress

Become the beacon of light and get them all to quit.

9 hours ago
CE0ofCringe
:steam: Win | 7-9800x3d, 5080 PNY, and some other doodads

I’m not saying you are, but in general a lot of people seem to be unaware that smoking weed is just as nasty as smoking tobacco, just look at all of that gunk from indoors 😭

10 hours ago
silverist
Specs/Imgur here

I live in an apartment with shared ventilation, and I absolutely hate it when someone lights up in their unit. It's a lottery on if I return from work to be greeted by that stank. Then I have to fabreeze bomb everywhere.

9 hours ago
CE0ofCringe
:steam: Win | 7-9800x3d, 5080 PNY, and some other doodads

Nah that’s terrible. Should be a crime to smoke in shared housing

Actually I’m pretty sure already it is but for some reason some people consider weed as an exception

8 hours ago
SativaPancake

smoke em if you got em

10 hours ago
Cokaime
:windows: Ryzen 7 9800X3D | RTX 5080 | 32Gb @6000 | X870E

Is this a drg reference? If so rock and stone miner!

9 hours ago
XramLou
:windows: ryzen 7 9700x | rt 7700xt | 32gb ddr5

This shit is also in your lungs.

10 hours ago
Mumpitzer OP

Would be nice if it still got me high while in my lungs

9 hours ago
rinotz

That’s the most stoner shit I’ve heard lmao

8 hours ago
Delllley

My dude are you blowing smoke directly into your intake lmao? I think it's been like 5 years for me and mine doesn't even look that bad when I spent 3 of those smoking in the same room as my pc

10 hours ago
WafflesAreLove
9950x3D | 5090 FE | G.Skill 64GB DDR5

That's nasty 🤮

10 hours ago
WTF_CAKE
Ryzen 5800x - 3090ti - MEG X570 ACE

I always wondered my PC and other things never get this way, then I realized it's because I'm not a smoker n I don't have pets

9 hours ago
Recent_Angle8383
AMD r7 5800x. 4070 ti super. 36gb ddr5

jesus, i do it every 3-6 months at most

10 hours ago
Abject-Tune-2165

Bruh

10 hours ago
dztruthseek
i7-14700K/ RX 7900 XTX/ 64GB RAM/ 1440p 240Hz 21:9

Stop smoking around your devices. Smoke outside.

9 hours ago
A_PCMR_member
:steam: Desktop 7800X3D | 4090 | and all the frames I want

You can extend to 5 if you dont smoke

9 hours ago
Psychotic_Squirrell

8 hours ago
Open-Amphibian-8950

Many factors can lead to your problem, is your airflow configured properly ? is your case dust filter not working ? Or maybe dont smoke at the desk you game on. (Idk of you smole or not but the residue left on the radiator looks very much like it came from tobaco)

10 hours ago
Mumpitzer OP

Lots and lots of weed after it got legalized in my country. Stopped a while ago though so hopefully it will be better lmao

10 hours ago
TheRealZizou01
:steam: PC Master Race

Rauch einfach auf dem Balkon brošŸ™šŸ»

9 hours ago
Open-Amphibian-8950

Just be careful with that stuff, is thay a lian li a3 ?

10 hours ago
Mumpitzer OP

The case? No, it's a NZXT H5 flow

9 hours ago
SavageSam1234
5800X3D + 6800XT / Ultra 7 155H + RTX 2000 Ada

2 years??? That's a lot more buildup that what's normal in 2 years. Is your PC in a really dusty area, like on the floor?

10 hours ago
reddit_mike
:steam: 9950x3d | 5090 | 64G

I mean radiators do love to pick up this stuff, doesn't even look all that bad frankly!

10 hours ago
Minimum-Account-1893

Scrape the resin and smoke it again.

10 hours ago
DBFN_Omega
:windows: PC Master Race

9 hours ago
Mumpitzer OP

People do that ?!

9 hours ago
tailslol

once to twice a year is pretty good

with a external filter clean every month is a good balance in my opinion.

repaste every 4 to 6 years.

9 hours ago
Emotional_Part_8718

I clean mine every 2 yrs but I don’t smoke inside either. That dust should be grey my boy

9 hours ago
crakmundi

Bro, mine is for the office, I assure you if I don't clean it every 2 months it goes from 45° to 60°

9 hours ago
thakidalex

bro i smoke too, but i blow the bong smoke out the window. how do yall deal with the smell and all the smoke inside your house? what if you get visitors?

9 hours ago
DBFN_Omega
:windows: PC Master Race

How much reefer do you have to smoke for it to look like this? I have smoked at my desk for years and I've never had my shit like this. I rarely clean the damn thing too

9 hours ago
maybeidontexistever
Ryzen 5700x, gigabyte rtx 3070, 16gb ram.

Gonna show this to my pc every time it complains that i don't clean it enough.

9 hours ago
PuzzleheadedTutor807

You can probably roll that up into a giant spliff dude

9 hours ago
Ceferosky

Once a year doesn't hurt.

9 hours ago
HorrorsPersistSoDoI

What makes you say that?

9 hours ago
Cubanitto

That's that yellow dust I've heard about it

9 hours ago
Kadatsume
:steam: PC Master Race

I clean my pc once a week yo, can't build up if it's own out every week

9 hours ago
KimchiGherkins
:steam: 5800X3D | 7800XT | 32GB 3600MHz

Why is it that color, yuck....

9 hours ago
Ozychlyruz

I live in a dusty area and rarely clean my PC, last time was between 2 years and it isn't as bad as this lol.

9 hours ago
MechAegis
Build in progress

Mine gets light gray/white. Its not even that much after 2 years. What is all that making the dust yellow?

9 hours ago
GH057807

Ugh, don't remind me.

9 hours ago
Cerofn

I clean it every 6 months

9 hours ago
I-Mr-Nobody-I
šŸ¤– PC Master Race | R9 5900x | FTW3 3080 Ti

Just when I thought I was lazy enough not to clean My Pc

https://preview.redd.it/jy19k5mr7wbf1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=84e6c09ba8af80cc973b594e7062a48415e18643

There's someone out there more lazier than me 🤣

9 hours ago
asvpbx
7800X3D - 3080TI

Yikes

9 hours ago
Play_outStation_5

Oof.

9 hours ago
EvilDan69
PC Master Race (30 years experience)

WHy clean it? Your radiator has a warm fuzzy blanket that gets into every crevice :) You're not hoping to cool your pc, are you?

Also, if your pc looks like that after 2 years, consider running a case with a filter.

9 hours ago
No_Awareness_1443

SIN SHINE - Compressed Air 3.0 It's on sale! I paid full price I'm happy with it. Don't buy compressed air it's to over priced

9 hours ago
Moscato359
9800x3d Clown

I clean my PC every 2 years, and there is almost nothing

I have 4 hepa filters in my house, and 2 cats.

9 hours ago
skadooshboosh

Do you live in a farm barn perhaps?

9 hours ago
Condor_raidus

You guys clean Your PC's?

9 hours ago
EmploymentNegative59

I HAD to downvote you. Poor pc.

9 hours ago
MainsfoDays

Now imagine your lungs.

9 hours ago
Code_14K

Bro i think you need deep cleaning tbh

9 hours ago
WaltenFriend

You're supposed to... clean your PC?

8 hours ago
greenbud420

An air purifier and vacuuming/dusting more often would help more. A positive pressure airflow design (more air blowing in than out) will help keep particulates out too.

8 hours ago
Solid-Fudge3329

How about cleaning your house?

8 hours ago
az_itelet_atyja
9800X3D/4080S/870 Carbon Wifi/64GB6000/24TB M.2

8 hours ago
magicmike785

That’s disgusting

8 hours ago
qu38mm
R7 8700F | RTX 4080 FE | 32GB DDR5-6000

8 hours ago
LongKey5257

Did your PC do the cinnamon challenge!?

8 hours ago
Warcraft_Fan

Yuck

8 hours ago
LewAshby309

Friend of mine has a blower specifically for electronic devices. I lend it twice a year or he brings it over when we meet anyway.

Takes like 5ish minutes to clean the pc. Additionally wiping off some parts. I don't make it factory clean but quite decent clean. Last time was when we met up to game for a weekend. We cleaned all pc's in no time.

With proper tools it's simply a "just do it" thing.

7 hours ago
suni_cali

šŸ™ƒ You may need to dust the room more often as well.

7 hours ago
Pleasant_Start9544

Too bad that you can’t clean your lungs

7 hours ago
pokemonfan95

Every other week or so is better or bi weekly

7 hours ago
Independent-Bake9552

Yeah. Pretty disgusting.

6 hours ago
FujiMC

ā˜¹ļø

6 hours ago
jake_0025

Every 3 to 6 months i clean mine.

6 hours ago
zeptyk
4070Ti Super | 7900x

dating a smoker is wild, im sorry ew I could never

6 hours ago
CharAznableLoNZ

That looks like cigarette tar. Nothing kills a PC quicker than smoking. It tars up all the fans and cooling fins which dust is more than happy to stick to further spoiling any airflow and cooling. To really clean that will take hours with rubbing alcohol and scrubbing. Blowing it out will not fix it entirely as the tar remains.

6 hours ago
smon696

It's a dust filter, i.e. a filter made out of dust.

6 hours ago
Daedelous2k

Recently I bought a hand power fan specifically for things like this.

Slave to cans of compressed air no more!

6 hours ago
3TH4NH3R3
:tux:Arch w/ KDE | 5600 OC | 9060 XT 16GB OC UV | 32GB 3600MHz

DAMNNN bros lungs darker than my life

6 hours ago
miuxiv

Had the same stuff before when I used to smoke whenever im playing. 3 years smoke free and I only clean it now because of my cat's hair.

https://preview.redd.it/h8h2dj4caxbf1.jpeg?width=3472&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=de363ad3936ab65fbfad8bde1c1f506eed2c6b78

5 hours ago
_hellofaride_

What makes you think that?

5 hours ago
DJ_Cas
:steam: PC Master Race

Look new life

5 hours ago
TheVoicesGetLoud

Do you live in the desert..

or a cigarette factory?

5 hours ago
runtimemess
Intel i7 8700 | Nvidia GTX 1080 | 16GB DDR4

That’s? 2 years? Ruh oh. I don’t think I’ve opened my PC in 5 years.

4 hours ago
VoyagerOfCygnus

Dudes PC took up smoking as wellĀ 

4 hours ago
ScopeyMcBangBang

https://preview.redd.it/r02dphqspxbf1.jpeg?width=1448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=beb01aa9743434dfb1a81f58557b06256c5da1ab

I went six…this was grim.

4 hours ago
GranDaddyTall
rtx 4080super / 7800x3d / 32gb / rog strix mb

Never seen no yellow dust before

3 hours ago
Silentftw

Get a alen air purifier for your office/gaming room/house. Things purify the air completely every 45 minutes or so. I have 3 of them , one in liv room, one in my bedroom , one in my office where my pc is.

3 hours ago
Jdtaylo89
:steam: PC Master Race i9 14900k | RTX 5080 OC | 64 GIGS DDR5

Y'all need a spanking NGL

2 hours ago
n19htmare

Tell me you smoke/vape without telling me you smoke/vape.

1 hour ago
Big-Pound-5634

You guys clean your PC's???

59 minutes ago
Chewy_Sauce

Now we know where the spider man lives!

37 minutes ago
Eazy12345678
i5 12600KF RTX 3060ti 1440p

you need to stop smoking. your lungs look like that too

9 hours ago