Prevent Dust

[cxz001]

Hey, guys, how do you prevent dust from getting going into the case?

 

[Menelmarar]

Fan filters. Many cases come with them.

Otherwise, you can cut squares of the home blue air conditioner filter and squeeze it inside the front bezel of some cases.

 

[cxz001]

hmm what does a fan filter look like? Is that the big round black thing that came with my case? how do i install it?

 

[gwarren007]

More info would be good. What kind of case, (make-model) and said pic of fan filter.

 

[fx9]

Put pantyhose over your computer intakes, I find it works quite well and my computer is on carpet.

 

[GotNoRice]

Get your computer up off the ground, that alone will get rid of 75% of your dust.

 

[Shalafi]

Get your computer up off the ground, that alone will get rid of 75% of your dust.

QFT

while you can't prevent 100 percent of dust from getting in, hopefully you're smart enough to use a can of compressed air on the inside of your computer at least once a month. Preventative maintenence is better than no maintenence at all. A few minutes once a month goes a long way. Fan filters work really good, but there's also some cases that have vents to keep your case cool, but sometimes those same cases can get more dust in then usual (if i'm not mistaken, correct me if I am). That's why we're asking what make and model you use.

 

[ctamez]

Get your computer up off the ground, that alone will get rid of 75% of your dust.

That and fan filters will do the trick.

 

[Whatsisname]

Have a bunch of intake fans with filters, that will put positive pressure inside the case so dust free air will blow out from all the nooks and crannies and holes of the case, so dust won't sneak in through there.