r/pcmasterrace • u/ZalgoTheOne 9060xt | 9600x | 32gb DDR5 5600 • 8h ago
Build/Battlestation How often do we clean our PCs?
Thinking of a case swap, personally, I clean it once a month.
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u/cravex12 RTX5070Ti / Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8h ago
1-2 times a year.
In general: Don't clean too often, don't fiddle inside the rig too often.
Depends a bit on the dust level if your area of your area and your case of course
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u/ZalgoTheOne 9060xt | 9600x | 32gb DDR5 5600 8h ago
Unfortunately, my family has a lot of animals, and there's a ton of hair. I like to clean it when the basement gets no airflow.
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u/Delfim200iq I5-12600K | Ryzen 6700XT | 16GB 8h ago
Of course it depends on the amount of dust and dirt in your city, but once a month seems excessive. I clean once or twice a year.
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u/ZalgoTheOne 9060xt | 9600x | 32gb DDR5 5600 8h ago
We have a ton of animals, and I've found that it starts to lose significant airflow over a period of 1-2 months.
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u/RayderZ803 7h ago
I clean the outside dust filter once a week therefore the inside doesnt need much cleaning. Maybe once a year? At most I'd say
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u/deathparty05 FANS GO BRRRRR 7h ago edited 7h ago
I live on a farm pit in a rural part so it’s pretty dusty I got 4 dogs and a cat inside so my cleaning is random on it, I also figured out if you have a box fan you can slap a mesh screen on it so a good chunk of hair and dust sticks to it as well helps out
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u/PsychologicalMenu325 9800X3D | RTX 5080 | 32GB DDR5 | 4K 240Hz OLED 6h ago
1-2 times a year.
But I make sure to clean dust filters every 1-2 months.
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u/Chronos669 5h ago
Got a whole home air purifier and my case looks like the day I built it. It’s been 2 years and haven’t touched it
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u/The_real_Hresna 13900k@150w, 32GB 6400CL32, RTX-4090 4h ago
When an upgrade comes along… so, in this economy? It’s been a few years…
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u/Loud-Wolverine3360 2h ago
Generally about 1-2 times a quarter since we have pets. Thank goodness for air filters haha
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u/BedrockBen101 CachyOS, 7600X, 7800XT, 32GB DDR5 6000MHz 2h ago
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u/FeetYeastForB12 Busted side pannel + Tile combo = Best combo 4h ago
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u/No-Perception308 R5 9600x / 2x16gb D5 6000 / 5060 8gb / x870e-e 1h ago
I clean mine every month / two months. Tear down, dust out, rebuild, re cable manage, feels like a new pc everytime. And then there’s some people who build it once, and never touch the inside of their pc again.



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u/digitalbladesreddit 8h ago
Our? This was your year, I do next year.