Very important announcement at the end of this video! Let me know what you think and feel free to provide any feedback/ideas below! Thanks for watching!
Something for you to try - you can set the case on it's side and use a leafblower (for a decently ventilated case - or at least mine is). Do it outdoors (goes without saying but just in case). Obviously don't crank the leafblower up to max or put it right up to the components - but you'd be surprised how much stuff it gets off. I would use the leafblower on the surrounding area first, so you aren't kicking up dirt into the pc.
Hi Greg, One feedback. Could you please provide a full specification of the PC through a simple text screen which covers everything from Motherboard to Optical Drive? I would just love to see what kind of specs different owners use. Also if possible please mention what is the main purpose of the PC being used for, e.g., work, gaming, editing, photoshop, etc. Thanks for the great videos man. Appreciate your work 😀
i have the same case and it's been through 3 builds at least. those big fans are nice and quiet and seem to push a lot of air. i do think i want to try a micro build next time through, getting sick of these huge tower cases now that i have funds for better components.
Yeah, I had that case for a long time as well. Finally came to an end with the RX 5700, the newer GPU's don't seem to fit into it anymore. It's large, but it lacks width. Also those front-finns were a damn nightmare to clean!
I have a cheap hand piston air pump for inflating things like kiddie pools, and it works great for blowing air out of power supplies etc. whenever I see an old computer somebody tossed out I take it home and clean it up like you do, and fix whatever needs fixed, then I turn around and give them away online.
I don't think people realize what an absolute professional you are at what you do. I have the the exact same case out of the many cases I own. I was genuinely shocked you used water but if you dry it it should be OK. I was also shocked at the meticulous detail in deep cleaning the hard drives with Q-tips in the grooves. You definitely do better than I do in cleaning my parts. Wow! Thank you for your channels' existence!
As a HAF 932 owner that's still alive in a old build with the exact same CPU/GPU combo. I approve of this deep cleaning. Season 1 was awesome, great start for Season 2.
I still use my HAF 932 on my daily driver. This case has seen entire systems come and go; the airflow it provides is just too good for me to justify retiring the old monster... and since i could not care any less about RGB, glass panels and all that jazz, i simply don't feel like i'm missing out. This case has proven to be bullet-proof, and at this point i just want to see for how longer can i hold onto it lol... maybe it'll survive another 10 years, maybe more! with proper and regular cleaning of the case, and its surroundings (which i do anyways, 'cause you know, i'm a human being, not an animal lol) there's no reason why good cases like the HAF 932 cant remain in use for many decades.
An updated version without the 5 1/4 bays, a small HDD cage and USB 3.1/C front ports would still be a great case today. Amazing airflow, cable management, It's a good design.
@@joer8854 I know right. This pc is the proof how good these cases were, the dust legit had to coat the entire front grill just to be able to seep further into the system. I also love how they did their plastic see through side panels, since they still has a spot for an extra fan. The Cooler Master moto was always "Airflow and Customer satisfaction at first place.".
Just discovered your channel! These are soooo satisfying to watch! I (mostly) love taking old computers, cleaning them up, and restoring them for family/friends and seeing their faces when they see it, and their expressions when they see how peppy their system runs with a clean install of windows (I refuse to clean any system that has years old dust from a smoker's house. No matter what you do, even water doesn't get rid of the acrid smell of grossness, plus the carcinogens that enter my breathing space is beyond what I am willing to do to help some people). Some times they can't believe I didn't upgrade their system in some way! But I haven't done it for awhile, and these vids let me live vicariously through you - so thanks! :) New favorite channel! Everything you do while cleaning is great, but your QTip game is bang on!! When you were cleaning the screws I just sat back and enjoyed watching a master plying his trade, seeing the extent you were going to clean this system. 'Deep clean' is an understatement. Impeccable work. Great content, love it!!
This was so satisfing to watch you clean this dust machine! I loed it! Don't you want to move from Florida to Germany and clean my systems from now on? xD
except for his little Bissell. I know it works well and it works for him but seeing what other extractors can do it just makes me wish he used one of those instead lol.
Great video! You should do a before / after benchmark for the fps and the tempatures. So we'll see how much difference the cleaning makes. Keep up the good work!
Those HAF were, and still are amazing, I had a lot of now in my house, I give to my brother a HAF X )a little bigger than this 932) and I still use a Cosmos II the RTX 3090 is a huge thing to fit inside those cases
I have the exact same case... Having 2 dogs, and the tower being on the floor, yes they do get dirty, but that was EXTREME. I will clean mine every 3-6 months or so with a compressor and soft brushes. When it's time to rebuild (and that time is coming soon), I'll gut it and re-use the case. Lots of room and lots of air flow. Great vid!
I love this channel, going step by step and finding and fixing problems teaches so much tbh. Not a lot of channels like this out there. If any tbh. This is basically free tehnical support
This is my favourite era of computer hardware. I don't know, something about the stylized but not over-the-top aesthetic and the enthusiast-friendly, tinker-able approash taken with all of the parts of the time. I had an AMD FX build and had the snot overclocked out of it.
Thank you for making this series. Really allows for a neat freak like me to get his jollies off watching you clean these things to perfection. Also, I funnily enough learned to trust the cotton swab more when cleaning my builds lol. Great job man!
Gee, I wonder why the owner was having issues with heat before you cleaned it?!?!?! This series has completely amazed me how others don’t take care of their gaming rigs. Thanks for making this series. Really therapeutic for me too! (yeah, I’m an OCD neat freak)
This is literally what I'm about to do right now. 10-12 case. I'm pulling the power supply which is a lightly used Corsair ax1200i. The dust in this case was insane. I cleaned it about a month before I put it away. Next time I'll stop a thorough cleaning and wrap the case openings
Poor 970 and the rest of the parts as well. I am going to guess the owner didn't build this. Very nice build yet completely left to dust. Good vid though, I enjoy these. I occasionally buy rigs locally, take the parts I need and flip the rest, I actually enjoy the restro work and cleaning, it's kind of like putting a puzzle together, relaxing and rewarding and someone gets to save money, a machine gets a new life.
Seemed like a bold strategy! Lol! I'm sure it wasn't his first time, but *I'm* not putting anything with electrical connectors under water. Even though as mentioned, letting them dry fully first should mean they'd be fine.
My heart stopped when I saw fans being cleaned under water. Never do that, there could be some electronics inside, which would be totally dead after having a shower.
I still use this case, great case for it's age. Originally there is also a 3rd 230mm exhaust fan where the AIO rad is mounted. Mine is set up very similarly, just with newer hardware.
have been binge watching these, I have to say I didn't think you could physically wash a fan, but even after cleaning systems I guess I haven't learned all of the tricks.. it's still cathartic though. this case is very similar to my bear of an antec case. so yes I know what it's like to clean one of these...thanks for posting these videos.
@Greg Salazar - THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU 👍👍👍 I deep cleaned my old 2013 Optiplex including thermal pasting the CPU. It's now running 20-30 degrees cooler. You are an inspiration 👌 Yah - should upgrade but too much Home-built software, databases, and customization...😣. Plus - I live on social security. 😔 It should last me through 2025... 🌴
I had this exact case for god knows how long it finally got retired when I saw a video of the meshify c and fell in love I do miss that huge tower sometimes but the hellfire it was to keep clean makes me happy to have a modern case
Should be oiled periodically (say every few years). It's usually not at all difficult to do, and it'll make most fans, even cheapo ones, last practically forever. Synthetic engine oil is OK.
I have this case as well and I still use those "giant fans" they do a good job and are dead silent. The only thing I changed in my case was removing all the bottom drive bays to get air flowing somewhat better to the mobo and getting a dust filter kit because this case has holes everywhere and it's super easy for dust to get inside.
Very nice series of videos regarding cleaning issues... A lot of people use to keep their machines on the floor... this is a big mistake... those machines are perfect vacuum cleaners...
Ah, the old school Cooler Master HAF case. I do like those cases just because look like a tank. I have the older version of HAF 922, before USB 3.0 re-release. It just look brand new. o:
As someone who has this exact case, I dream of it being as clean as you were able to get it. Maybe when I finally troubleshoot my mobo only reading the RAM in single channel issue I will just take the time to take everything out and deep clean this thoroughly. As a newer viewer, I've loved the videos and the different series' on the channel. Cheers.
Love the 'Old School' HAF Case from Cooler Master, it's gotta be at least 10 years old if not more! Believe, I may have seen it advertised in an Issue of Maximum PC? Which was my Go To Reference/Bible for PC Hardware & Troubleshooting etc.
I was with you until I saw dust and crap caked Thumbscrews....Someone clearly in a highly excitable state - mid fap - when their machine died... That was just straight up foul! Even people with Kleenex on the desk were like "EEEEEEwwwwww"
Just here to say it can't be blood, as blood only lights up under UV light after being sprayed with luminol... So had to be anything else, but it could also be something that aren't bodily fluids.
@@googlegmail4636 For sure. I blow mine out with an electric duster every 3 months and brush off my fans in between that. If I don't itll surely build up I've got a cat and a kid
That there is my case. and is fire as hell. although i found the button on the top to turn on wasn't level. But HAF ful ATX tower is mine!!!!. I have had it for 8 years now upgrading inside of it.
This is not dust from just "sitting around not being used". This is from someone that just didn't care. Ugh... I can already imaging how dirty the house must have been.
Sometimes these videos are frustrating to watch. I've been saving up for a gaming pc for a long time now and every time I think about how some of these people just don't care about what they have it drives me crazy. That pc could have gone to someone who really wanted it, but instead it sat for years collecting dust and not being maintained...
@@violette2139 some people have their own issues on why they leave their pc behind sometimes we want to catch up on it but we have no choice, sometimes there’s days where we wanna give up on everything not just our pc but everything going on in our life we don’t know what happened with this person or why they left it behind but it doubt they just out of nowhere stopped without reason
What about static for the PC components? I saw you working around a carpet and shoving the end of the vacuum in the motherboard. My biggest fear is zapping my components.
I built my PC back in about 2017 and have an Asus board. I learned to bypass that "Chassis Intrude" error in the bios but up until now I thought I just made a mistake in my build and was always cautious to ever take it apart to clean due to seeing that error. Youre the first person on the internet to tell me its a common error with Asus boards and now my mind is at peace haha
A lot of people have already asked this with previous builds. I'll have a dedicated one-off video that people can refer to in the future so that they don't always ask in these. Running thermals in every video would become repetitive and boring after a while :-)
@@GregSalazar I don't quite see how showing a graph for 10 - 15 seconds near the end of the video with a one to two sentence summary of thermal findings would become repetitive and boring. It would take almost no extra effort and allow people to see the potential gains they can make by cleaning their grimy systems.
@@GregSalazar Don't want to steal Gamer's Nexus' thunder... talking about charts. Lol. Jk. I watch another channel, Major Hardware, he literally talks about thermals, sure it's after testing user designed fans, but it's still thermals... People wouldn't ask to see them if they didn't want to see them. Yes it's a little extra work for you but it will add the cherry on top of what you are doing. Anyhow I still enjoy your content.
@@justinreynolds6318 I love how you're assume it "would take almost no extra effort." It most certainly does. After over a dozen hours of deep cleaning, I'd need permission to access the owner's computer, install software, run tests before AND after, and compile the data into charts. Not gonna happen. As stated, ONE video will be uploaded soon answering this question. Will become very redundant when all builds drop 2-4 degrees every single time. That said, if ya think it's so easy, you're more than welcome to swing by and take care of it all for me ;-)
@@innocentiuslacrim2290 No, there isn't an AiO fan made to be washable by water :) It might be bad for the bearings inside of the fan. Since in the bearings there usually is a lubricant and water + lubricant is not a good choice (yes, most of the lubricants are water resistant, but still you could wash some of the lubricant out of the bearing). I wouldn't recommend anyone doing what Greg did in the video.
Best Case Ever. Ive had mine for 11 years now and will probably never change it. Kind of funny that someone get a high airflow case and lets it get clogged up with dust.
IMHPO the plugged radiator on the cooler was probably the reason for the heat. no air flow means no heat exchange, so no coolage.... thanx for the video. 2 full days. holy cow.
15:10 Yep that's usually what happens to me when I clean a PC. I kill it. That's why I don't clean them anymore lol, by the time the dust chokes them out they are outdated anyway so just build a new one.
That was an amazing video. It was very educational as well as interesting to see. I am new to taking apart computers and with this video I feel way more confident. Thank you for the video.
For a PSU, you can put a pen to block the fan from moving, then use a hair dryer at maximum in it's cold setting to blow air through the fan opening, removing any dust accumulated on the PSU without damaging its components.
Man this is just weird, I have never been suggested videos on cleaning PCs and I just cleaned mine for the first time in years yesterday. I got a customer filter kit for my pc which I recommend. Even after a couple years, while the filters were all caked, the inside of my pc only required a very light dusting in some areas. My case is the Corsair 740 and the kit for it was $70, but totally worth it imo.
Very important announcement at the end of this video! Let me know what you think and feel free to provide any feedback/ideas below! Thanks for watching!
100% sure the reason the CPU got so hot was that dried up thermal paste you removed!!!!!
Something for you to try - you can set the case on it's side and use a leafblower (for a decently ventilated case - or at least mine is). Do it outdoors (goes without saying but just in case).
Obviously don't crank the leafblower up to max or put it right up to the components - but you'd be surprised how much stuff it gets off.
I would use the leafblower on the surrounding area first, so you aren't kicking up dirt into the pc.
@@dreadlord9257 Lol, I think you missed S1:E10!
Wash the case using soap for a nice smell
Hi Greg, One feedback. Could you please provide a full specification of the PC through a simple text screen which covers everything from Motherboard to Optical Drive? I would just love to see what kind of specs different owners use. Also if possible please mention what is the main purpose of the PC being used for, e.g., work, gaming, editing, photoshop, etc. Thanks for the great videos man. Appreciate your work 😀
Viewer: Here’s my dirty old PC lol.
Greg: let’s use the black light!
Viewer: Wait-NO!
I thought the same thing.
Greg: I need content that shocks users
Karma: i will sponsor it!
Ann Richards
: i have dusty crap too, but no sponsors....
My translation is that you should delete your browser history.
What's Black Light?
@@MainakRoyChowdhury ultraviolet light
That exact case has been through 5 builds in over 15 yrs and will continue unless its caught in a fire or crushed. Best case ever IMO.
Is it ur pc?
@@pratikshinde4550 No, its just the same one I have had forever and will til the end.
isn't this true for like 90% of cases doe?
i have the same case and it's been through 3 builds at least. those big fans are nice and quiet and seem to push a lot of air. i do think i want to try a micro build next time through, getting sick of these huge tower cases now that i have funds for better components.
Yeah, I had that case for a long time as well. Finally came to an end with the RX 5700, the newer GPU's don't seem to fit into it anymore. It's large, but it lacks width. Also those front-finns were a damn nightmare to clean!
Thanks! You saved my old PC at least for another year 😊🌴
I love how well matched that motherboard and RAM is. They must never be parted.
He pulled out the black light on him! 😂😂
dusty too?
It was God awful at first. It was a dust fest! The cleaning process was extremely calming. Helps my ADHD too. Love the new season!
Thanks for the support!
@@GregSalazar Thank you for the video! Enjoyed it thoroughly. Can't wait for the next episode!
Maybe it would have won the dustfest competition
my wife: What r u watching?
me: nothing, just a random guy cleaning another random guy's pc
I can relate :D
Gotta love recommended videos
I have a cheap hand piston air pump for inflating things like kiddie pools, and it works great for blowing air out of power supplies etc. whenever I see an old computer somebody tossed out I take it home and clean it up like you do, and fix whatever needs fixed, then I turn around and give them away online.
I'm a freak about keeping my pc and other electronics clean so this was very pleasing to watch. Nice job.
I don't think people realize what an absolute professional you are at what you do. I have the the exact same case out of the many cases I own. I was genuinely shocked you used water but if you dry it it should be OK. I was also shocked at the meticulous detail in deep cleaning the hard drives with Q-tips in the grooves. You definitely do better than I do in cleaning my parts. Wow!
Thank you for your channels' existence!
Thanks for the support in watching these videos!
Viewer: I have thermal problems, I don't know why?
The PC: *Covered all in dust (and with a strange stain that shines in black light)*
word that's exactly what i said lol
"I don't know why I'm having thermal problems."
(every vent clogged with dust and gunk, that made the PC weigh twice as much)
@@justinbeard4733 Doubling the weight of a HAF X would be nuts LOL. They're like 40 lb cases xD.
When the person took "Playing with PC" literally XD
@@justinbeard4733 atleast we know the owner isnt clogged with gunk XD
As a HAF 932 owner that's still alive in a old build with the exact same CPU/GPU combo. I approve of this deep cleaning. Season 1 was awesome, great start for Season 2.
Kiam Kweli
2008 build in 2021, lol!
Season for the old trash!
I still use my HAF 932 on my daily driver. This case has seen entire systems come and go; the airflow it provides is just too good for me to justify retiring the old monster... and since i could not care any less about RGB, glass panels and all that jazz, i simply don't feel like i'm missing out. This case has proven to be bullet-proof, and at this point i just want to see for how longer can i hold onto it lol... maybe it'll survive another 10 years, maybe more! with proper and regular cleaning of the case, and its surroundings (which i do anyways, 'cause you know, i'm a human being, not an animal lol) there's no reason why good cases like the HAF 932 cant remain in use for many decades.
Thanks. I finding that case.
I have a small HAF! They were amazing cases in the early 2010s but yeah, today they are ridiculously bulky. Great video again.
An updated version without the 5 1/4 bays, a small HDD cage and USB 3.1/C front ports would still be a great case today. Amazing airflow, cable management, It's a good design.
@@joer8854 I know right. This pc is the proof how good these cases were, the dust legit had to coat the entire front grill just to be able to seep further into the system. I also love how they did their plastic see through side panels, since they still has a spot for an extra fan. The Cooler Master moto was always "Airflow and Customer satisfaction at first place.".
It was my first case the 922 and I also had it with my Asus p6t7 ws x58 mobo 😍
My HAF X is even bulkier and I love it. It has wheels...
Just discovered your channel! These are soooo satisfying to watch! I (mostly) love taking old computers, cleaning them up, and restoring them for family/friends and seeing their faces when they see it, and their expressions when they see how peppy their system runs with a clean install of windows (I refuse to clean any system that has years old dust from a smoker's house. No matter what you do, even water doesn't get rid of the acrid smell of grossness, plus the carcinogens that enter my breathing space is beyond what I am willing to do to help some people). Some times they can't believe I didn't upgrade their system in some way! But I haven't done it for awhile, and these vids let me live vicariously through you - so thanks! :) New favorite channel! Everything you do while cleaning is great, but your QTip game is bang on!! When you were cleaning the screws I just sat back and enjoyed watching a master plying his trade, seeing the extent you were going to clean this system. 'Deep clean' is an understatement. Impeccable work. Great content, love it!!
This was so satisfing to watch you clean this dust machine! I loed it! Don't you want to move from Florida to Germany and clean my systems from now on? xD
Season 3 is going to be Greg deep cleaning the studio after deep cleaning the PCs 😂😂😂. That was pretty nasty.
every vid i wonder why he doesnt dust them outside
@@CUSTARDP00DLETK Check out the previous PC:DC.
Too bad he is ruining peoples fans. Washing them with water ruins the motor
@@Chris-hw4mq thats what I thought as well.
@@Chris-hw4mq What icame here to say aswell :P
I can't believe how satisfying this series still is. It's just so nice to see hardware get proper treatment :)
My thoughts exactly
Watching the process of his cleaning methods is not only therapeutic but also artistic. This is art in motion. 🎨 🖌️
I also have a HAF 932 case. I built a new pc in it a few months ago and the outside is already covered in dust but not that bad
the HAF 932 Advanced..
i'm still using the regular 932. an awesome case and cleaning it has always been fairly easy due to it's size.
These vids remind me of this youtuber "The Detail Geek" he cleans cars and its super satisfying
Yeah I see it too
except for his little Bissell. I know it works well and it works for him but seeing what other extractors can do it just makes me wish he used one of those instead lol.
I feel the same. i bought the bissel cause of the detail geek lol. This is so satisfying to watch
Great video! You should do a before / after benchmark for the fps and the tempatures. So we'll see how much difference the cleaning makes. Keep up the good work!
That mobo/ram combo has always been one of my favorites. I miss the days of multi-colored components.
it's such a solid board too, i still have mine
Those HAF were, and still are amazing, I had a lot of now in my house, I give to my brother a HAF X )a little bigger than this 932) and I still use a Cosmos II the RTX 3090 is a huge thing to fit inside those cases
as someone who only recently got into pc building it's cool to see what these older rigs looked like when they were new
Love how you show more of the cleaning process in S2. pls continue doing that because it’s so satisfying. MORE. MORE. MORE!
hype! didn't expect season 2 so soon
oh hell yes, a HAF. I love the early 2010 cases. I still have my Lian Li Lancool pc-k63
why you cry Lian Li here?
I did this several times and nobody can imagine which effort it takes to get all clean. Awesome video and thanks.
I have the exact same case... Having 2 dogs, and the tower being on the floor, yes they do get dirty, but that was EXTREME. I will clean mine every 3-6 months or so with a compressor and soft brushes. When it's time to rebuild (and that time is coming soon), I'll gut it and re-use the case. Lots of room and lots of air flow. Great vid!
I love this channel, going step by step and finding and fixing problems teaches so much tbh. Not a lot of channels like this out there. If any tbh. This is basically free tehnical support
Thanks for telling us the basic specs! I have been quite interested in finding out what these neglected systems are running.
FINALLY A HAF !!! Been waiting for one of these!!
Nerdy People, Waiting issues, lol!
This is like car detailing videos and I'm addicted to watching those. Now I can watch PC detailing too!
This is my favourite era of computer hardware. I don't know, something about the stylized but not over-the-top aesthetic and the enthusiast-friendly, tinker-able approash taken with all of the parts of the time. I had an AMD FX build and had the snot overclocked out of it.
Thank you for making this series. Really allows for a neat freak like me to get his jollies off watching you clean these things to perfection. Also, I funnily enough learned to trust the cotton swab more when cleaning my builds lol. Great job man!
Gee, I wonder why the owner was having issues with heat before you cleaned it?!?!?! This series has completely amazed me how others don’t take care of their gaming rigs. Thanks for making this series. Really therapeutic for me too! (yeah, I’m an OCD neat freak)
This is literally what I'm about to do right now. 10-12 case. I'm pulling the power supply which is a lightly used Corsair ax1200i. The dust in this case was insane. I cleaned it about a month before I put it away. Next time I'll stop a thorough cleaning and wrap the case openings
Poor 970 and the rest of the parts as well. I am going to guess the owner didn't build this. Very nice build yet completely left to dust. Good vid though, I enjoy these. I occasionally buy rigs locally, take the parts I need and flip the rest, I actually enjoy the restro work and cleaning, it's kind of like putting a puzzle together, relaxing and rewarding and someone gets to save money, a machine gets a new life.
This is what I call a horror show 😭 so many dusty ! No!
So many dusty?
So many dusty?
@@beemo4 you ruined it
SO MANY DUSTY
So many dusty
Very short break between seasons, perfect. 😊
*Me seeing him wash the AIO (fans and all) in the sink* :
Wait, thats illegal 🤨
I've cleaned heat sinks and radiators in the sink, but never fans, that definitely caught me off guard
i said the samething i never knew you can wash AIO radiators and fans with water lol
its just flushing them out , but (FOR THE LOVE OF GOD LET THEM DRY AFTER)
Seemed like a bold strategy! Lol! I'm sure it wasn't his first time, but *I'm* not putting anything with electrical connectors under water. Even though as mentioned, letting them dry fully first should mean they'd be fine.
My heart stopped when I saw fans being cleaned under water. Never do that, there could be some electronics inside, which would be totally dead after having a shower.
I still use this case, great case for it's age. Originally there is also a 3rd 230mm exhaust fan where the AIO rad is mounted.
Mine is set up very similarly, just with newer hardware.
have been binge watching these, I have to say I didn't think you could physically wash a fan, but even after cleaning systems I guess I haven't learned all of the tricks.. it's still cathartic though. this case is very similar to my bear of an antec case. so yes I know what it's like to clean one of these...thanks for posting these videos.
Woke up from a covid vaccine nap and my day just got exponentially better. BRING ON THE DUST... or off the dust
Silence wench, Covid 19 is an intelligence test and you failed by taking a so called MRNA vaccine. :)
@dev null vaccine make sleepy. Waking up from it to a good ass video is a good feeling
@@worldhello1234 well if its an intelligence test its definitely proving something
Thats called being knocked out by an experimental jab not a nap.
@@HamguyBacon it make ya sleepy and a bit woozy.
At the beginning your subscription count was 588k and at the end it was 589k congrats 🎉
So you gave him 1000 subs? Thats botting bro
@@genkugames9616 🤣🤣🤣
Side panel fans that's definitely something I miss.
I really do like to have the option of it. Some modern cases with metal side panels will still have side mounted fan slots.
@Greg Salazar - THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU 👍👍👍
I deep cleaned my old 2013 Optiplex including thermal pasting the CPU. It's now running 20-30 degrees cooler. You are an inspiration 👌
Yah - should upgrade but too much Home-built software, databases, and customization...😣. Plus - I live on social security. 😔
It should last me through 2025...
🌴
I had this exact case for god knows how long it finally got retired when I saw a video of the meshify c and fell in love I do miss that huge tower sometimes but the hellfire it was to keep clean makes me happy to have a modern case
0:00 aww he did tell us it'd be back :)
Cases now: you can stick like ten 120mm fans in here, any brand you like.
Cases some years ago: IRREPLACEABLE GIANT FAN!
I have this exact case as my gaming pc. It's a HAF 932, and you can mount 4 120's instead of that giant fan.
You can replace those, they're 200mm fans. I have a case that I use 2 in.
Should be oiled periodically (say every few years). It's usually not at all difficult to do, and it'll make most fans, even cheapo ones, last practically forever. Synthetic engine oil is OK.
I have this case as well and I still use those "giant fans" they do a good job and are dead silent. The only thing I changed in my case was removing all the bottom drive bays to get air flowing somewhat better to the mobo and getting a dust filter kit because this case has holes everywhere and it's super easy for dust to get inside.
@@Hartbreak1 yeah, still have my big fan on the side. Didn't know they made a dust filter kit though. is it universal or made for the HAF 932?
best visual PC cleaning vid.. keeps my OCD in check.. ok deleted the ASMR part.. people were getting triggered..
I don’t wanna sound stoopid but how is this video asmr when there’s music on the background
That aint asmr tho
E
Delete the part about people getting triggered too. Nobody was triggered.
Leave this person alone
13:25 WOW! 😮 That’s a beautiful case 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Very nice series of videos regarding cleaning issues... A lot of people use to keep their machines on the floor... this is a big mistake... those machines are perfect vacuum cleaners...
That was super satisfying
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm just casually preparing my immune system and my sinuses for the eventual allergy-inducing mess this video is going to provide.
Judging by how caked in the dust was and the fact the paste was as dry as my grandmother, that was probably the temperature problem.
That was my thought too. New TIM probably improved the cooling.
this pc legit had years without cleaning
I had this case for my X58 rig back in the day. Glad to see one still around.
Ah, the old school Cooler Master HAF case. I do like those cases just because look like a tank. I have the older version of HAF 922, before USB 3.0 re-release.
It just look brand new. o:
Me: “Man! You should take that thing out back and hose it off!”
You: actually does
Love the Breaking Benjamin art. ❤
As someone who has this exact case, I dream of it being as clean as you were able to get it. Maybe when I finally troubleshoot my mobo only reading the RAM in single channel issue I will just take the time to take everything out and deep clean this thoroughly. As a newer viewer, I've loved the videos and the different series' on the channel. Cheers.
Love the 'Old School' HAF Case from Cooler Master, it's gotta be at least 10 years old if not more! Believe, I may have seen it advertised in an Issue of Maximum PC? Which was my Go To Reference/Bible for PC Hardware & Troubleshooting etc.
very satisfying content
Greg: “it’s probably bodily fluids”
Given it’s something made by cooler master, I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt and think of it as blood
I was with you until I saw dust and crap caked Thumbscrews....Someone clearly in a highly excitable state - mid fap - when their machine died... That was just straight up foul! Even people with Kleenex on the desk were like "EEEEEEwwwwww"
Just here to say it can't be blood, as blood only lights up under UV light after being sprayed with luminol...
So had to be anything else, but it could also be something that aren't bodily fluids.
I have Cooler Master case and I have experience with some blood lose on it. Razor sharp edges on some parts.
watercannons collaboration: 'I use mums hose'
Greg: “it’s probably bodily fluids”
watercannons collaboration: 'is it clean?'
@@xbeowulf3894 Bauer, Dish Washer!
I could never clean a computer like this inside my home 😬 damn good job
It will only get more dirty in your place!
@@googlegmail4636 For sure. I blow mine out with an electric duster every 3 months and brush off my fans in between that. If I don't itll surely build up I've got a cat and a kid
That there is my case. and is fire as hell. although i found the button on the top to turn on wasn't level. But HAF ful ATX tower is mine!!!!. I have had it for 8 years now upgrading inside of it.
Imagine Greg in a full hazmat suit cleaning one of those ancient room sized computers from back when computers were first invented.
Fastest transition from season 1 to 2 I've seen since the Harley Quinn show
OMG IT'S HAPPENING!!!.... i mean, nice vid bro
I remember having one of these Haf X cases. Changed the 23cm fans in front and back to red led as well. I thought it looked pretty good at the time 🙂
I'm simply Mind blown at how you did all that in only 2 Freaking days, a job superbly done 👏
This is not dust from just "sitting around not being used". This is from someone that just didn't care. Ugh... I can already imaging how dirty the house must have been.
I think the same thing
Sometimes these videos are frustrating to watch. I've been saving up for a gaming pc for a long time now and every time I think about how some of these people just don't care about what they have it drives me crazy. That pc could have gone to someone who really wanted it, but instead it sat for years collecting dust and not being maintained...
@@violette2139 some people have their own issues on why they leave their pc behind sometimes we want to catch up on it but we have no choice, sometimes there’s days where we wanna give up on everything not just our pc but everything going on in our life we don’t know what happened with this person or why they left it behind but it doubt they just out of nowhere stopped without reason
What about static for the PC components? I saw you working around a carpet and shoving the end of the vacuum in the motherboard. My biggest fear is zapping my components.
yayyyy here we gooooo
Well done. A proper cleaning/tuneup ia labor intensive and this was a trainwreck.
I built my PC back in about 2017 and have an Asus board. I learned to bypass that "Chassis Intrude" error in the bios but up until now I thought I just made a mistake in my build and was always cautious to ever take it apart to clean due to seeing that error. Youre the first person on the internet to tell me its a common error with Asus boards and now my mind is at peace haha
Would be interesting to see what the thermals were before you did the cleaning
A lot of people have already asked this with previous builds. I'll have a dedicated one-off video that people can refer to in the future so that they don't always ask in these. Running thermals in every video would become repetitive and boring after a while :-)
@@GregSalazar I don't quite see how showing a graph for 10 - 15 seconds near the end of the video with a one to two sentence summary of thermal findings would become repetitive and boring. It would take almost no extra effort and allow people to see the potential gains they can make by cleaning their grimy systems.
@@GregSalazar
Don't want to steal Gamer's Nexus' thunder... talking about charts. Lol. Jk.
I watch another channel, Major Hardware, he literally talks about thermals, sure it's after testing user designed fans, but it's still thermals...
People wouldn't ask to see them if they didn't want to see them. Yes it's a little extra work for you but it will add the cherry on top of what you are doing.
Anyhow I still enjoy your content.
I too would love to see thermals. It's adds extra satisfaction and enjoyment seeing how a clogged up PC performs before and after.
@@justinreynolds6318 I love how you're assume it "would take almost no extra effort." It most certainly does. After over a dozen hours of deep cleaning, I'd need permission to access the owner's computer, install software, run tests before AND after, and compile the data into charts. Not gonna happen. As stated, ONE video will be uploaded soon answering this question. Will become very redundant when all builds drop 2-4 degrees every single time. That said, if ya think it's so easy, you're more than welcome to swing by and take care of it all for me ;-)
wait I didn't know you can wash the fans with tap water :O
He only washed those AIO fans like that. Maybe they were somehow different: Google time?
@@innocentiuslacrim2290 No, there isn't an AiO fan made to be washable by water :) It might be bad for the bearings inside of the fan. Since in the bearings there usually is a lubricant and water + lubricant is not a good choice (yes, most of the lubricants are water resistant, but still you could wash some of the lubricant out of the bearing). I wouldn't recommend anyone doing what Greg did in the video.
Greg's grass when they see him carrying a case to the patio - "LUNCH!"
I had that case, got rid of it because it has no dust filters. Had to clean it of dust way to often, but it had good airflow when clean!
I still have nightmares of doing deep cleans of the Cooler Master HAF. Excellent case but be prepared for an 8+ hour work day!! X_X
Any one else really enjoy how neat and just pretty the MB was after it was cleaned up?
Just imagine what the home owner is breathing in if that pc is that dirty. Change the furnace filters please.
Never clicked so fast in my life
why you do that?
Best Case Ever. Ive had mine for 11 years now and will probably never change it. Kind of funny that someone get a high airflow case and lets it get clogged up with dust.
Good thing you made a video about it. Because 2 days of cleaning is insane.
However, you did a very thorough job.
IMHPO the plugged radiator on the cooler was probably the reason for the heat. no air flow means no heat exchange, so no coolage.... thanx for the video. 2 full days. holy cow.
That blue and black motherboard is awesome looking. Love these older builds.
The video s sooo satisfactory! After a tiring day, watching the video made pleasing! Also very nice music!
Excellent job. I have that same case and love it! It does pick up dust easily though. I pull mine apart about once a year and do a full clean on it.
15:10 Yep that's usually what happens to me when I clean a PC. I kill it. That's why I don't clean them anymore lol, by the time the dust chokes them out they are outdated anyway so just build a new one.
I have had this same case for the last 10 years and on its 3rd build in it. It’s been a great case and might become the one I build for my son next.
That was an amazing video. It was very educational as well as interesting to see. I am new to taking apart computers and with this video I feel way more confident. Thank you for the video.
such a memorable video. These old cool master cases had no dust proof with fans directly pull air from the side panel.
2022 and I still use this case! Just removed hdd bays ages ago because of best airflow!
The best case ever!
I have that case and I have never let it get that dirty. Sad.
For a PSU, you can put a pen to block the fan from moving, then use a hair dryer at maximum in it's cold setting to blow air through the fan opening, removing any dust accumulated on the PSU without damaging its components.
Man this is just weird, I have never been suggested videos on cleaning PCs and I just cleaned mine for the first time in years yesterday. I got a customer filter kit for my pc which I recommend. Even after a couple years, while the filters were all caked, the inside of my pc only required a very light dusting in some areas. My case is the Corsair 740 and the kit for it was $70, but totally worth it imo.