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Been watching some videos of people repairing systems and.... Good god! Do these people play their systems in the Florida Everglades!?!?!? It's mind blowing how downright FILTHY so many of these systems are, inside and out:







I will clean them on the outside every few weeks. Try to remove dust from the vents and the like.
 
nightfly said:
Been watching some videos of people repairing systems and.... Good god! Do these people play their systems in the Florida Everglades!?!?!? It's mind blowing how downright FILTHY so many of these systems are, inside and out:







I will clean them on the outside every few weeks. Try to remove dust from the vents and the like.
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Wait a sec he cleaned the PS5 even without removing the fan? That's incomplete cleaning!
 
Cleaned my PC a couple of weeks ago. First time in a year since I bought it. Hardly any dust innit, Fractal Design know their stuff.
A puff of compressed air and done.
 
Throw mine in washer and dryer once a week

oc washer GIF
 
A thin, solid layer of Cheetos keeps the hardware in perfect condition.
 
My PS5 is collecting so much dust it seems I tipped over my grandma's urn and her ashes fell all over it.
 
I clean the entire room my computer's in with a swiffer, and that and the outside of the computer case with wipes, every day, and I vacuum it (the room, not the computer lol) every three days.

So far so good.
 
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Just cleaned my ps5 a week ago but I have cleaned my systems like every 6 months to a year for the past 10 years . Like 10 years ago I moved in with my brother and his GF at the time was a slob and the people next door were disgusting also and there was a crap ton of roaches that eventually infested my ps4 , a year later he kicked her out and the people next door left . Knew that there was a shit ton living in my ps4 so I left lures to kill them all , after I stopped seeing them running around after a few weeks I decided to get a electrical tool set and to open and clean it out . My god was it disgusting , fan and heat sinks were clogged with shit and dead roaches I'm surprised it didn't blow up and was able to clean it out pretty good , almost ran and looked like new .
 
Holammer said:
Cleaned my PC a couple of weeks ago. First time in a year since I bought it. Hardly any dust innit, Fractal Design know their stuff.
A puff of compressed air and done.
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This, I'm not diligent at keeping mine clean but whenever I pull it out to clean around it its usually barely got any build up.
 
Clean house, no pets, non smokers. Systems are not near the floor. I barely need to clean my systems just use a swifter dust wand to dust it off occasionally.
 
nightfly said:
Been watching some videos of people repairing systems and.... Good god! Do these people play their systems in the Florida Everglades!?!?!? It's mind blowing how downright FILTHY so many of these systems are, inside and out:
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I think most of the hardware shown are on the extreme end of filth as it often makes the most satisfying cleaning videos.
 
The Xbox one I bought off Facebook was downright filthy. Like they threw it it in the mud. I had to get a Q tip and hit every crevice I could see, I won't dare open it up.
 
I disassemble my controllers twice a year and gove them a deep clean with isopropanol, same with all my handhelds, consoles and headsets.
 
PlayStaytion said:
My PS2 is fixable but I decided to put it at rest.
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As is my PS4 Pro. I think I got quoted around $90 to fix it but I bought a PC shortly after and haven't looked back since.

I mean I needed headphones to enjoy any of my games because the fan noise became unbeareable after an hour. Cracking games though and had a blast with some of last gen's titles.
 
I just did my semi-annually (or whenever I notice dust) cleaning on my PC. My consoles never seem to get dirty. I usually clean them twice per generation, once after 3-4 years and then before selling/trading it in for the next gen.
 
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Hawking Radiation said:
As is my PS4 Pro. I think I got quoted around $90 to fix it but I bought a PC shortly after and haven't looked back since.

I mean I needed headphones to enjoy any of my games because the fan noise became unbeareable after an hour. Cracking games though and had a blast with some of last gen's titles.
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Hawking Radiation said:
As is my PS4 Pro. I think I got quoted around $90 to fix it but I bought a PC shortly after and haven't looked back since.

I mean I needed headphones to enjoy any of my games because the fan noise became unbeareable after an hour. Cracking games though and had a blast with some of last gen's titles.
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The motherboard broke in half but miraculously still fixable thanks to the technician.
 
PlayStaytion said:
The motherboard broke in half but miraculously still fixable thanks to the technician.
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Wow I'd for sure would think that kind of damage would mean its toast.

My power supply connector came off and honestly wasn't even pulling on it. I held it with two fingers and found it just lifted off the board. Thought something was wrong when I noticed I'm holding a piece of plastic in one hand reaching for the duster 😂

Now I just use a gentle blower to clean my gaming PC. Too scared to open it up 😂
 
FauxXeno said:
Just cleaned my ps5 a week ago but I have cleaned my systems like every 6 months to a year for the past 10 years . Like 10 years ago I moved in with my brother and his GF at the time was a slob and the people next door were disgusting also and there was a crap ton of roaches that eventually infested my ps4 , a year later he kicked her out and the people next door left . Knew that there was a shit ton living in my ps4 so I left lures to kill them all , after I stopped seeing them running around after a few weeks I decided to get a electrical tool set and to open and clean it out . My god was it disgusting , fan and heat sinks were clogged with shit and dead roaches I'm surprised it didn't blow up and was able to clean it out pretty good , almost ran and looked like new .
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This should have been your response to your PS4 seeing that:
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My PC is an open case and it actually gets less dust than the closed case I had beforehand. I dust it about every 5 months. I'll keep the case probably forever. Infinitely upgradable too. Probably not everyone's taste, but I love it.

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Consoles? Never really need to. Maybe every few years. I do have an air purifier that's on every so often. I took apart my PS4 2 years ago to stick an SSD in it and there wasn't much dust other than around the vents on the outside.
 
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Consoles I just kind of sit and forget about beyond dusting the outside, but my PC pretty much clean out every 2 months since I use it every day.

Use an air duster I can plug into the wall, to clean out everything, and have an air purifier in the office so it just prevents as much dust from circulating in the first place.
 
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Judging by my recent forays into the used game market, it appears I'm one of the 1% of people who keep their systems and games clean.
 
Whatever old console I bought, I open it and clean up as much as I could, wash the casing, clean the fan, clean the boards with IPA, remove old stickers, brush off dirt on motherboards, and sometime rewire or even replace old modchips, then put it all back up.
 
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