X1950XT and overheating

[MasterBlaster76]

Thanks, we'll see what the lie of the land is next year...

 

[MasterBlaster76]

As far as PC care goes, have any of you guys got anything like this:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?ModuleNo=37597&doy=12m6

It's supposed to reduce the amount of dust that can get into your PC and that's got to be a good thing.

 

[The_gas]

Yeah it should help, although i expect the dust will just build up on the filter though.

 

[MasterBlaster76]

Should be ok, as long as it gets hoovered every now and then (on the outside of course, I don't want to suck up my components!)

 

[The_gas]

Sounds good to me chief. (the hoovering part)

 

[Kev]

Defo filters will ease the cleaning of your pc, as you say you can hoover them, of course you can hoover the inside of your case too, but filters are obviously easier to clean. Only good over fans that are sucking air into your case of course though!

 

[MasterBlaster76]

That'll be the big whirlybird at the back of the case then, I'm sure that's the main culprit. Are they easy to fit then? I'm fed up with paying someone to install stuff in my PC, so I'm going to try and do it myself, starting with a new DVD drive and a TV tuner card, they should be fairly simple.

 

[The_gas]

Are you sure you don't have a fan at the front of your case? I do, it sucks in air, which gets sucked out the back by the big exhaust fan.

 

[MasterBlaster76]

I don't think so, I can only see the fan at the back.