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TL;DR below if you don't need the whole story.
So, I have some rather unique requirements. My computer room is unfortunately the same room as where my fiancee's birds reside. If you do not know, birds are extraordinarily dusty creatures. The main reason being is that when they grow new feathers, feathers are too soft on their own to pierce their skin, so they have a casing that surrounds the feather to pierce the skin. After the feather is through the skin, the casing falls away in a sticky, organic dust.
This dust is SUPER hard to remove from computer components. Much harder than normal human skin dust. It sticks to components, and can largely only be removed by physically scrubbing it off. They also have lots of under-fluff feathers that are really tiny that get into the computer components. I end up taking my computer outside with a shop-vac in reverse mode and blowing out dust every couple of weeks. This removes a large portion of the dust, but does not get everything.
Unfortunately, the birds aren't going anywhere, and this room is the furthest from the bedroom, so the birds and computers will stay here.
My current setup is a case with a crap ton of fans, all with filters. The filters help, but lots of dust particles still get in and stick to the components.
TL;DR
I am looking for an enclosed system for cooling that won't allow dust into my computer. I have never used liquid cooling, so am looking for suggestions. Is liquid cooling a better option? My understanding is there is one radiator that sits on the outside that can be easily cleaned rather than a bunch of fans.
Thanks for your help!
So, I have some rather unique requirements. My computer room is unfortunately the same room as where my fiancee's birds reside. If you do not know, birds are extraordinarily dusty creatures. The main reason being is that when they grow new feathers, feathers are too soft on their own to pierce their skin, so they have a casing that surrounds the feather to pierce the skin. After the feather is through the skin, the casing falls away in a sticky, organic dust.
This dust is SUPER hard to remove from computer components. Much harder than normal human skin dust. It sticks to components, and can largely only be removed by physically scrubbing it off. They also have lots of under-fluff feathers that are really tiny that get into the computer components. I end up taking my computer outside with a shop-vac in reverse mode and blowing out dust every couple of weeks. This removes a large portion of the dust, but does not get everything.
Unfortunately, the birds aren't going anywhere, and this room is the furthest from the bedroom, so the birds and computers will stay here.
My current setup is a case with a crap ton of fans, all with filters. The filters help, but lots of dust particles still get in and stick to the components.
TL;DR
I am looking for an enclosed system for cooling that won't allow dust into my computer. I have never used liquid cooling, so am looking for suggestions. Is liquid cooling a better option? My understanding is there is one radiator that sits on the outside that can be easily cleaned rather than a bunch of fans.
Thanks for your help!
