How often should you clean a graphics card, and how?

#1

This is my exact card

#2

compressed air I thought?

#3

Wont that just pack the dust deeper in the heat sink?

#4

usually the straws with the air are small enough to fit in the heatsink

#5

I’ve worked in a computer shop for a while, and they just blew compressed air into the case. I’m not saying they knew what they were doing, as there were more things they did without thinking about it.

#6

Compressed air cans or an air compressor. I’ve also heard good things about these

Worth investing in one of the latter solutions IMO.

#7

Well I have compressed air Its just if im sticking the straw in between the fans to blow dust away… where is it going to come out?

#8

not sure about cans but with my air compressor, the dust blows inside all the cracks then crevices then blows back out all over my room

people say air forces shit where it doesn’t belong but that’s usually false in my experience, it forces shit where it doesn’t belong and promptly blows it the fuck out afterwards

#9

Yeah, I don’t recommend doing this indoors. Don’t forget you can take it apart and blast the individual parts providing you’re careful.