Took my PC to the computer shop where I had it built for a cleaning (cuz I'm too scared to open it up on my own), ended up buying and having them install a Deepcool AK620 CPU Cooler because I was like "well since I'm here, I might as well get rid of my stock intel rm1 cooler"
Also, nice reminder for me to clean my PC tower. Who knows what kind of dust civilization has been going on in there (not that it's that old, it was recently cleaned last year when we installed a new graphics card).
Mark (CG)
: YAY! A kindred soul! I thought I'm the only one who doesn't appreciate RGB in my computer stuff. (except for the backlight on keyboards, for working in the dark).
Apparently the dirtiest part in my PC was the PSU at the bottom since it was in its own enclosure and I didn't dare open it up. I had a compressed air can that I used to blow on the fans every now and then
Dagashi-ya
: the only reason I'd be wary of white-colored PC stuff (especially if it goes inside the PC tower) is how it'd look after a year. unless sobrang climate-controlled and dust-free yung kwarto mo, it'd accumulate dust like hell.
Mark (CG)
: huh, nice! good idea not to open the PSU enclosure. and I only recently found out that it's not a good idea to bring out the walis tambo for PC cleaning
Faramond
: white tower = looks dusty over time but it's hard to see the dust black tower = looks dusty over time but you can see it waaay too early. xD
Oi~ i'm a smoker and when we first opened up my PC (bought circa August 2021, opened up March 2024), it's relatively clean. There's some dust buildup, but it wasn't as bad as I thought.
I don't smoke here in my room, and do it outdoors tho. there's a construction area nearby and I think that's the cause of the dust? i keep the windows closed most of the time tho
I'm hoping this means I won't crash anymore. I've been having issues of hard crashing recently when I play certain games and I've been thinking it's cuz of CPU overheat. The techie did say the thermal paste was fucked when he removed the cooler
in other news, I set up an appointment for 8am, the shop opened up 8:40, and at first I was a little annoyed for making me wait but it turns out it was worth it because holy shit I went out for breakfast while waiting and when I returned a couple hours later their small shop has like 8 CPUs after mine to repair. Yay for being an early bird
Given the stereotypes I know of Tagaytay: - There's a lot of gaming PC's in there - People can afford to have a technician to go to their place and do the necessary upgrades/repairs/maintenance.
So, possibly it's the only good computer shop in Silang/Tagaytay area?
The chonky fan blocks the RGB from .. is that your CPU?
black tower = looks dusty over time but you can see it waaay too early. xD
But yeah, good call on the new fan.
The steps seem to be easy enough though, and nowadays thermal paste isn't so finicky that having it splatter won't break your PC. But still...
- There's a lot of gaming PC's in there
- People can afford to have a technician to go to their place and do the necessary upgrades/repairs/maintenance.
So, possibly it's the only good computer shop in Silang/Tagaytay area?