Room is extra dusty.

[dguy6789]

I wasn't sure if I should put this here or in OT, but I wanted more serious oriented replies so I put it here.

My current room is really dusty. If I dust off the top of my tv or monitor or any surface, a new sheet of dust gets there within a day.

It doesn't cause any "real" problems, but I really dislike opening my computer case up every 3 months to dust it out and finding a huge amount of dust in there. I can watch my idle temps go up slowly over the weeks because of the dust clogging airways and slowing down fans.

I already have an air filter that runs 24/7 in my room but I don't think it helps much really.

What could be causing all of this dust? Does leaving your windows open or closed have any impact on more or less dust being in the room?

 

[mpilchfamily]

If you keep the windows open you will have more dust. Aslo if your carpet hasn't been cleaned in a while dust builds up in there and gets released into the air as you walk on it. Same goes for any other furniture like sofas and beds. Your cloths even bring in more dust. Fact is your not going to be able to do much to get rid of the dust. You may be able to reduce it. Dust isn't really a bad thing. It won't cause any damage unless there is allot of moisture in the air. Only thing you have to worry about is too mcuh dust in the HS. But it would take a while before you would notice any major temp difference. But constant dustign does help. Just make sure your wipeing things down with a moist cloth and not using a duster or dry cloth. Otherwise the dust will just get back into the air and all over everything.

 

[somethingsketchy]

What kind of building materials were used in your room? Concrete? Lathe and Plaster? Drywall? The building materials can have a serious effect on the "amount" of dust you have in the room. My dorm room is made of tile flooring, concrete bricks for the wall and some crappy spray material for the celling. The celling material alone accounts for a lot of the dust, which cause me to take apart my desktop every two weeks and take a can of air to it. Do you use any dust filters on your desktop?

If Thermaltake never released any dust filters you can install in your desktop, one trick I have learned (although it is ghetto rigged) is either use a Swiffer pad on all of the intakes or take a pair of pantyhose and cut an appropriate sized "filter" for each intake fan. This will help significantly.

 

[dguy6789]

Yeah I know I'll never get rid of it 100%, just looking for tips to reduce it is all. The reason I am asking is because there is so much dust that it affects my temps very quickly. My CPU idle temps rise as much as 10C in just two months. Thanks for all the help so far.

 

[Zap]

Keeping your place dusted and floor swept/vacuumed will help. Yes, open windows will let in dust. Also, if you live near busy streets you will get more dust.

One way to lessen dust buildup specifically in your computer is (besides dust filters which you still have to clean out) place your computer as high up as possible off the floor.

 

[mpilchfamily]

Unfortunatly you'll never get rid of the task of cleaning out the system. Either your cleaning the inside of the case or your cleaning/trading out filters.

 

[dguy6789]

I took my computer off of the carpet and put it on a stand.

 

[0roo0roo]

i dont buy it... a good air filter would clean the room of dust.
let alone run 24/7. unless u got a glass patio door open to the outside or something allowing massive outside air exchange to defeat the filter..it should do its job.

 

[dguy6789]

I have an air filter run 24/7, but my windows are also open 24/7.

 

[MedicBob]

Vacuum more often. Move computer off of the floor. Clean air filter. Finer mesh on screens. Paint walls, ceiling, and floor.

 

[Modelworks]

Depends on where you live too. I live near a rural area with lots of open fields, some that was recently plowed. If I left the windows open I would have so much dust that I would have to wipe it aside to sit down

It is best not to use things like pantyhose that can become clogged and actually block air flow. I like the cheap cut to fit AC filter material. It catches dust but doesn't block air flow.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: dguy6789
I have an air filter run 24/7, but my windows are also open 24/7.

well there u go, u live in dust zone, don't leave the windows open so much

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Originally posted by: dguy6789
I have an air filter run 24/7, but my windows are also open 24/7.

so you're trying to filter the air for the whole world?

 

[zerogear]

Originally posted by: MedicBob
Vacuum more often. Move computer off of the floor. Clean air filter. Finer mesh on screens. Paint walls, ceiling, and floor.

Stop shedding dead skin?

 

[dguy6789]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo

Originally posted by: dguy6789
I have an air filter run 24/7, but my windows are also open 24/7.

so you're trying to filter the air for the whole world?

I do my best