When that vignette adjustment layer kicks in at around the 0:01 mark 🙃 Really tried to be thorough with this cleaning guide. The PCDC videos are mostly time-lapses of the cleaning processes. I'll try to make one of these for each major PC component, though you'll find that it becomes fairly redundant after a while. IPA is great for PCBs and most plastics. Soap/water is good for radiators, fin stacks, and cases.
@@travlessmarloon6238 Before opening it up, make sure you have the right thickness thermal pads because the original ones might disintegrate. You won't be able to put them back together without the pads.
I would be careful cleaning an amd chip on a table like that as the little gold pins are in the back. Maybe wouldn’t clean it on a table because of my clumsy huge hands.
Soft bristle toothbrush with anti-static brushes are wonderful to have for electrical component cleaning. Works so well to break up dust build up in places Cotton Swabs can't. Also, be mindful, Shop Towels, Paper Towels, and TP may leave behind lint from breakdown of usage, I prefer cheap microfiber towels/rags for certain cleanings. 99.9% is lovely to use, you can use 91% if you let it sit and dry for 10ish minutes before re-equipping the motherboard and installing the motherboard. Also, if you have a fan blowing around you in the room (Ceiling, floor based, table based) clean it first! Great video.
Great content! Would it be possible to make a video about thermal pads? Like a buying guide for example. And compare the cheap stuff to the known brands. I've been refurbishing some graphics cards and many thermal pads get damaged and need to be replaced. But I'm having trouble finding decent cost effective ones here in Canada... Thanks a lot again for the content!
Soft car detailing brushes work well too for knocking dust off of motherboards too. Just had a vaccum near by sucking up the loose dust you're taking off. Works very well.
Thank you! this was exactly the comment i was looking for. I dont wish to spend 60$ on the electric cleaner at this point in time, but I figured itd still be a good idea to use a brush in tandem with compressed air. Now I have a much cheaper alternative to buy!
I just used a detailing brush on all parts of my mobo and dusted it. I did it without an anti static band. I was getting a boot LED post light after. Kept booting into the BIOS and BSoD if I tried to enter Windows 10. I am not 100% sure what the actual problem was because I finally did a a random action, which was do a system restore and it fixed it. I am not sure if it was static and "released" because resetting the CMOS didn't fix it, but it works now
Greg brake cleaner evaporates like alcohol, but is pretty harsh stuff. I think the safer option we see regularly is actually a multi-purpose lubricant spray, like WD-40. It's non-conductive, as many oils are, so much safer to use on electronics. But a lot messier, definitely prefer alcohol.
To add, most Brake Clean formulas will also dissolve/blister/melt some plastics/polymers and paints/coatings, so it is possible to severely damage computer parts. WD-40 is an option for really nasty/caked up grime, but it will leave the oil residue that will in turn attract more grime, so you have to follow up with alcohol. The best option would be to use CRC brand '05103 QD Electronic Cleaner', which you can generally pick up at a local chain auto-parts store or Walmart (Just search CRC QD Electronic Cleaner). It's a petroleum and alcohol based cleaner, so it not only washes out grime, it also cleans contact surfaces and coats surfaces to further help prevent grime/corrosion build up. Comes in a pressurized can, like Brake Clean or a Canned Air Duster, with a nozzle/tube. Lastly, it is also non-conductive.
ideally you don't want anything that builds up static electricity, as it might jolt one of the components you touch, but i just go with a very dense q-tip since it wont have fine cotton hairs constantly ripping off of it. seems to work fine and havent had any issues
YES!!! FINALLY i can open bench my own pc build for a while as i save for premium pc case because of this deepcleaning motherboard, THANKS AGAIN GREG!!
What a great video - thanks Greg. I have a couple of motherboards that I'll now be attending to :-) It would be great to see a short video about how to replace thermal pads rather than reuse the old ones. It can be a challenge to determine what thickness and type of replacement pad to buy in the first place. I imagine they're not easy to measure to find the correct thickness
Hey Mike. Thanks for watching. And part of the reason why I don't bother replacing old thermal pads (unless they're crusty/disintegrating) is because the thickness requirements are so ambiguous.
Just lather that compound on, and bust out your old blockbuster card to get a smooooth surface. Works like a charm. Actually been curious about the thermal pads, will probably give em a try soon
Its important to clean your pc from time to time. Depending on your location, sometimes dust and humidity come together, and believe me, you don’t want dust to stick into your components. Thats when sulfate comes into place and those are major problems.
@@RussellTeapot man, sorry for my bad English. I meant corrosion, when copper turns greenish. At least here in Perú we battle a lot with humidity and dust which some times forms “crusts” inside the electronics and starts corroding the copper lanes.
@@diegomorales4028 ahhh ahaha ok, don't worry, I'm Italian, and sometimes the brain goes wherever it wants with foreign languages. Now it makes perfect sense: I suppose the dust acts like a sort of "sponge" trapping humidity, hence the corrosion. Fortunately where I am (South Italy) we don't have that much humidity, but I've seen pretty bad copper corrosion aswell (Side note regarding brain farts while dealing with foreign languages: I originally wrote "bed" instead of "bad", fortunately I noticed it)
Thank you! I got an almost 6 year old laptop that I never cleaned on the inside before. It started to get some overheating issues about 2 years ago so I took a look inside and it looks like I used the poor thing as a vacuum lol
@@sijedevos2376 I would say yes. The hardest part is going to be finding a gpu at a decent price. I got lucky and got a 1070ti after the first mining boom died out for $270, but I really don’t know how long it will be with this one...
@@caseyandrews98 yes I know. I did buy it and it works perfectly fine, was able to test it at the sellers house. Will just keep it around and hope for a great gpu deal.
Very informational. My pc sometimes doesnt boot up just powers on but doesnt boot. Followed your instructions and it worked like a charm ! Its perfectly fine now and the heat dissipation was a lot better thanks !
Hi Greg. is it possible to wash motherboards with soap and water and then dry it under the sun and then use isopropyl alcohol to dry it again? thanks for the video. Keep Safe.
No. Do not apply any water to your electronics. They will die instantly since water causes a chemical reaction with the board and it will corrode. Alcohol will not corrode the board if it makes contact and it will evaporate quickly.
good video , i only us 99 percent alcohol since then not diluted with water . i use a spray bottle full of alcohol make a little easier to clean motherboards , what works good to is a horse hair brush dipped in alcohol to scrub grime away since doesn't create static electricity . a large cooking sheet works good lined with blue paper towels to catch crap
Break cleaner without aceton/ethanol will do the job and after that spray it with contact cleaner for good measure, let it sit over night or with air blower/hair dryer only on cold.
For those are brave enough to try, I've successfully deep cleaned probably over a hundred motherboards/GPUs/RAM with water, neutral soap and toothbrush, then let it dry on electic oven at 70°C for about 30 minutes. It looks like brand new.
I don't think I saw clearly, but was the nozzle brush touching the card? Is that so? Is there a risk, even a small one, of generating static electricity?
Greg says he hasn't had any damage in 8 years. It means that that specific nozzle is not subject to electrostatically charging. Do you really only use pressurized air and never clean mechanically? Avoiding using the brush I think is not enough.@@MATDOORS
Greg, it would be awesome to see you add an ultrasonic cleaner to your equipment. The type of content you create would be taken to a new level… reconditioning the used equipment to like new status would be awesome to see!
I use my 60 gal compressor at 160 psi and blast away. Need to have ear protection. Quick and dirty although it couldn't clean the microscopic surface dusts but good enough.
One of my customers spilled soda inside their case. Don't ask me how, but he did. I managed to get it all off the GPU that wasn't working but now it's clogged in the battery socket which causes me to reset the bios each boot cycle. Sooo, I'm hoping my 99% alky works on this mobo.
@Greg Hey, I was looking at the Electric Duster because I always run out of cans too fast. Some of the reviews are hit/miss on it and wanted your general thoughts on the duster. Also, is it safe to use the duster with everything plugged in w/ power off?
Hey Greg, my AIO CPU Corsair cooler exploded when I was gone for a few weeks, and now I’ve got liquid all over my motherboard as well as the PCIe slots. Some of the liquid has dried inside the slots. What’s the best cleaning options for me?
Please respond to this question bro..I have a PS3 slim that I have cleaned with nail polish remover and a toothbrush because when I would try to turn it on, it beeps and doesn’t function. The disc drive doesn’t open, the system won’t boot and nothing happens with the video output. When I took it to a junky electronic repair shop, the guy said he cleaned it but here I am with a motherboard COVERED in roach eggs and some rust on the metallic edges. Is there a good chance that the motherboard is R.I.P. or is it recoverable? THIS PS3 is loaded with games and I spend a lot of money on tools/supplies. I am a repair dude and not scared to try anything to save myself more money here. If I have to, I will go looking for a PS3 slim motherboard but it would be inconvenient. They aren’t easy to find for me.
Touch something metal, like your PC case with PSU plugged into a grounded wall socket, with the PSU in the off mode. Don't wear woolen clothes or cause too much friction before cleaning electronics. Or get an expensive anti-static bracelet that doesn't really help that much. If static electricity kills components, it's not the static electricity you are carrying, but the tools and interaction between them and the electronics.
2 Question, first does the alcohol make any component to crack? I am millwright and when we use alcohol to clean up selector or push button they literally dry twist and crack in second after spraying alcohol on it. And when you push air onto the mobo is there any risk of pushing dust deep into the contact of the Pci-E or un-used ram slot?
Do not use brake cleaner on PC parts. Some brake cleaners don't do well with plastic and rubber. IPA isn't that expensive anyways. Keep the brake clean for what it's meant for.
Pardon the stupid question but it's difficult finding 99.9% isopropyl alcohol, I live in a third world country. Would isopropyl alcohol of a lower concentration than 99% also work?
Hello dear.... I am from INDIA.... Really appreciate your labour.... Thanks... I have a question... Can I use Synthetic Thinner in stead of iso profile?
Can I use lower concentration alcohol? maybe 96% or even 90%? considering the water concentration might be higher, assuming water constitutes the rest of the solution
You should not be applying downward pressure to a CPU when it is out of it's socket or you risk bending pins. Clean the top when it is still in the socket.
I run a small computer business and recently, my friends PSU went tits up and fried out his MSI GTX 970, the PSU and GPU were dead, everything else was fine. In the midst of using my shopvac to blow out the computer, there was so many dust bunnies caked up inside the power supply and case and I can see that the dust could have easily caused the short and fried things. He did say that there were sparks down in the power supply and quickly shut off. I did a thorough detail on everything before diagnosing. But yeah, the PSU tested didn't get anything out of the PSU. When no post with the GPU, I pulled it and onboard video worked fine. Tried the card in different slots, still nothing. Popped my RX 480 in, worked fine. He's currently borrowing the RX 480 until he can get a new GPU, but he had me install all of his stuff in a new case with a new PSU, works great right now!
this amount of detail is too much for someone with actual OCD. just use compressed air to dust it off and be done with it (if you don't smoke or vape next to your PC)
@@tili_ honestly, my system doesn't get too bad. I've got a decent positive pressure setup with mesh in all the main intake areas (case is a Lancool 2) and can actually get away with a good once-over every 3 weeks or so
Just a can of wd-40 ‘contact cleaner’ and you are done in 1minute. It refreshes all the board from dirt. Alcohol pretty good to clean old thermal paste.
Isopropyl is like GPUs it's nonexistent and can't ship to certain places. I was lucky to find 2 bottles in 5 months of searching. When someone asks for a deep clean on there PC I have to add using isopropyl as a extra charge since is so hard to come by.
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When that vignette adjustment layer kicks in at around the 0:01 mark 🙃
Really tried to be thorough with this cleaning guide. The PCDC videos are mostly time-lapses of the cleaning processes. I'll try to make one of these for each major PC component, though you'll find that it becomes fairly redundant after a while. IPA is great for PCBs and most plastics. Soap/water is good for radiators, fin stacks, and cases.
any good sites to find a cheap but reliable gpu for gaming? im looking at a evga geforce 1660 ti
most people probably would not have noticed the vignette if you didnt mention it ^^'
can we get a gpu one of these my temps are a lil high when running any game but im a lil sketch about opening it up
@@travlessmarloon6238 Before opening it up, make sure you have the right thickness thermal pads because the original ones might disintegrate. You won't be able to put them back together without the pads.
I would be careful cleaning an amd chip on a table like that as the little gold pins are in the back. Maybe wouldn’t clean it on a table because of my clumsy huge hands.
Thank you for all the hard work you put into cleaning viewer's builds and this video!
Soft bristle toothbrush with anti-static brushes are wonderful to have for electrical component cleaning. Works so well to break up dust build up in places Cotton Swabs can't. Also, be mindful, Shop Towels, Paper Towels, and TP may leave behind lint from breakdown of usage, I prefer cheap microfiber towels/rags for certain cleanings. 99.9% is lovely to use, you can use 91% if you let it sit and dry for 10ish minutes before re-equipping the motherboard and installing the motherboard. Also, if you have a fan blowing around you in the room (Ceiling, floor based, table based) clean it first! Great video.
Great content! Would it be possible to make a video about thermal pads? Like a buying guide for example. And compare the cheap stuff to the known brands. I've been refurbishing some graphics cards and many thermal pads get damaged and need to be replaced. But I'm having trouble finding decent cost effective ones here in Canada... Thanks a lot again for the content!
Soft car detailing brushes work well too for knocking dust off of motherboards too. Just had a vaccum near by sucking up the loose dust you're taking off. Works very well.
Don't get the vacuum too close, don't let static stop you.
Thank you! this was exactly the comment i was looking for. I dont wish to spend 60$ on the electric cleaner at this point in time, but I figured itd still be a good idea to use a brush in tandem with compressed air. Now I have a much cheaper alternative to buy!
I just used a detailing brush on all parts of my mobo and dusted it. I did it without an anti static band. I was getting a boot LED post light after. Kept booting into the BIOS and BSoD if I tried to enter Windows 10. I am not 100% sure what the actual problem was because I finally did a a random action, which was do a system restore and it fixed it. I am not sure if it was static and "released" because resetting the CMOS didn't fix it, but it works now
When you get to Taiwan, you can teach the viewers how to clean literal corrosion off the scrapyard boards and still have them work ;)
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@@GregSalazar I did! Just got into the office.
@@HoloScope haha I understand this I've been to a couple yards and everything is always corroded here
@@gohanmoka
I find Greg cleaning these pc products /systems extremely satisfying.
Greg brake cleaner evaporates like alcohol, but is pretty harsh stuff. I think the safer option we see regularly is actually a multi-purpose lubricant spray, like WD-40. It's non-conductive, as many oils are, so much safer to use on electronics. But a lot messier, definitely prefer alcohol.
I've noticed that WD40 makes things for electric work. I wonder how that would be to clean computers.
To add, most Brake Clean formulas will also dissolve/blister/melt some plastics/polymers and paints/coatings, so it is possible to severely damage computer parts. WD-40 is an option for really nasty/caked up grime, but it will leave the oil residue that will in turn attract more grime, so you have to follow up with alcohol.
The best option would be to use CRC brand '05103 QD Electronic Cleaner', which you can generally pick up at a local chain auto-parts store or Walmart (Just search CRC QD Electronic Cleaner). It's a petroleum and alcohol based cleaner, so it not only washes out grime, it also cleans contact surfaces and coats surfaces to further help prevent grime/corrosion build up. Comes in a pressurized can, like Brake Clean or a Canned Air Duster, with a nozzle/tube. Lastly, it is also non-conductive.
@@kirikayuumura3256 i know this is a old comment but Maf Air Sensor Cleaner will work good also
i think removing the cmos battery 1st is a must, before applying any liquid cleaner on mobo
is it necessary to use an antistatic brush for the motherboard cleaning, or I can just simply use a toothbrush or a paintbrush?
ideally you don't want anything that builds up static electricity, as it might jolt one of the components you touch, but i just go with a very dense q-tip since it wont have fine cotton hairs constantly ripping off of it. seems to work fine and havent had any issues
this video clutched up, I was planning to deep clean my entire pc tomorrow.
Use Mr. Clean and a big sponge
My add was for Mr Clean LMAO
LOL
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Aight, imma have to stop you right there Grandma...
@@IamJay02 Nice catch on the Ad :)
YES!!! FINALLY i can open bench my own pc build for a while as i save for premium pc case because of this deepcleaning motherboard, THANKS AGAIN GREG!!
What a great video - thanks Greg. I have a couple of motherboards that I'll now be attending to :-) It would be great to see a short video about how to replace thermal pads rather than reuse the old ones. It can be a challenge to determine what thickness and type of replacement pad to buy in the first place. I imagine they're not easy to measure to find the correct thickness
Hey Mike. Thanks for watching. And part of the reason why I don't bother replacing old thermal pads (unless they're crusty/disintegrating) is because the thickness requirements are so ambiguous.
Just lather that compound on, and bust out your old blockbuster card to get a smooooth surface. Works like a charm. Actually been curious about the thermal pads, will probably give em a try soon
Its important to clean your pc from time to time. Depending on your location, sometimes dust and humidity come together, and believe me, you don’t want dust to stick into your components. Thats when sulfate comes into place and those are major problems.
What do you mean by "sulfate"? I know that's a sulphur/oxygen anion (SO4--), but what it has to do with the combination of moisture and dust?
@@RussellTeapot man, sorry for my bad English. I meant corrosion, when copper turns greenish. At least here in Perú we battle a lot with humidity and dust which some times forms “crusts” inside the electronics and starts corroding the copper lanes.
@@diegomorales4028 ahhh ahaha ok, don't worry, I'm Italian, and sometimes the brain goes wherever it wants with foreign languages. Now it makes perfect sense: I suppose the dust acts like a sort of "sponge" trapping humidity, hence the corrosion. Fortunately where I am (South Italy) we don't have that much humidity, but I've seen pretty bad copper corrosion aswell
(Side note regarding brain farts while dealing with foreign languages: I originally wrote "bed" instead of "bad", fortunately I noticed it)
My pc just had a big electric shock on the motherboard, do you think this was the cause?
I would like to know if adding a silica gel bag inside the rig would at least eliminate some of the humidity forming inside?
Instructions unclear, India Pale Ale was consumed and computer component cleaning has been delayed.
Thought for a second this was a Louis Rossmann video. Man, Louis, your voice sure has changed!
Thank you! I got an almost 6 year old laptop that I never cleaned on the inside before. It started to get some overheating issues about 2 years ago so I took a look inside and it looks like I used the poor thing as a vacuum lol
Swirl marks over the metal are from not changing the Q-tip frequently enough to the carry smudged IPA dust muck.
Everyone needs to see this! Even if you say you don’t, you do!!
using that same motherboard right now :p have been wanting to move on from my 5820k tho, so maybe for not much longer. Love these cleaning videos :)
I’m gonna pickup a pc today with a asus x99-a, i7 5820k, Antec case and 120mm Alienware aio for €175. Is that a good deal?
@@sijedevos2376 I would say yes. The hardest part is going to be finding a gpu at a decent price. I got lucky and got a 1070ti after the first mining boom died out for $270, but I really don’t know how long it will be with this one...
@@caseyandrews98 yes I know. I did buy it and it works perfectly fine, was able to test it at the sellers house. Will just keep it around and hope for a great gpu deal.
@@sijedevos2376
Those are pretty good prices. Last year picked one up for $250.
Something about cleaning pc components feels relaxing.
Very informational. My pc sometimes doesnt boot up just powers on but doesnt boot. Followed your instructions and it worked like a charm ! Its perfectly fine now and the heat dissipation was a lot better thanks !
Hi Greg. is it possible to wash motherboards with soap and water and then dry it under the sun and then use isopropyl alcohol to dry it again? thanks for the video. Keep Safe.
No. Do not apply any water to your electronics. They will die instantly since water causes a chemical reaction with the board and it will corrode. Alcohol will not corrode the board if it makes contact and it will evaporate quickly.
Sometimes, we use the eraser of a pencil to clean the contacts of the memory/RAM and it works.
Same here. Learned from Navy Basic Electronics school =)~
thats what i do even when i had wat was a so called bad stick of ram i used an eraser on the contacts front and back and the ram came back to life
Thanks I am planning to clean mine the next weekend
Love it , i have the same board it has last for 4 years now am gonna follow this step to make a deep clean on it , Uraaa💪👍
Honestly it looks clean even before the deep clean.
You mentioned just painting over the chip on the VRM heatsink; would painting the entire thing be an issue for cooling?
use a dishwasher without detergent [der8auer]
For the entire mobo?, i don't even know why i'm asking.. i don't have a dishwasher :(
Yes ... perfect to deepclean it after LN2 oc because of the vaseline
A content that I have been waiting for!!
Meanwhile techYescity having a shower with his favorite motherboard and rubber duck :D
hes the GOAT in terms of deep cleaning & finding slick deals
good video , i only us 99 percent alcohol since then not diluted with water . i use a spray bottle full of alcohol make a little easier to clean motherboards , what works good to is a horse hair brush dipped in alcohol to scrub grime away since doesn't create static electricity . a large cooking sheet works good lined with blue paper towels to catch crap
"disgusting motherboard" oh you sweet summer child
I have that same tool kit! My dad got it for me for Christmas
Very random, (awesome vid btw) what mic are you using? Thank you!
Break cleaner without aceton/ethanol will do the job and after that spray it with contact cleaner for good measure, let it sit over night or with air blower/hair dryer only on cold.
You still can't beat the THE YES MAN ..!!!!
Don't those electric dusters cause static electricity? Legit question BTW, as I'm wanting to buy them so I can regularly clean my system.
my thoughts exactly
For those are brave enough to try, I've successfully deep cleaned probably over a hundred motherboards/GPUs/RAM with water, neutral soap and toothbrush, then let it dry on electic oven at 70°C for about 30 minutes. It looks like brand new.
You know, I was just thinking about this a few days ago, the timing could not be better. Greetings from Chile Greg
Your vids are such a great help. Rock on dude. 🤘🏻
Hi Greg, 99% alcohol is illegal in my country, the most I can get is 70%, are there any alternatives?
I don't think I saw clearly, but was the nozzle brush touching the card? Is that so?
Is there a risk, even a small one, of generating static electricity?
Nylon bristles. And in super humid FL. Hasn't happened to me in over 8 years.
Thank you. @@GregSalazar
nope it will definitely staticly charge it
Greg says he hasn't had any damage in 8 years. It means that that specific nozzle is not subject to electrostatically charging. Do you really only use pressurized air and never clean mechanically? Avoiding using the brush I think is not enough.@@MATDOORS
Cleaning you own dust caked PC: 👎
Watching a youtuber clean other peoples PC: 🔥
And... BOOM it won't turn on
Greg, it would be awesome to see you add an ultrasonic cleaner to your equipment. The type of content you create would be taken to a new level… reconditioning the used equipment to like new status would be awesome to see!
How do you deal with the whitening when the alcohol dries?
Very good informative input about mother board parts
Whats your opinion about the der8auer dishwasher video? Seems pretty effective...
Great job on the video! Do you have one that covers cleaning an AMD cpu?
What should you use if you dont have an electric duster? Could any brush work?
I use my 60 gal compressor at 160 psi and blast away. Need to have ear protection. Quick and dirty although it couldn't clean the microscopic surface dusts but good enough.
is it a good idea to use a brand new soft baby toothbrush with IPA to clean the MOBO instead of using qtips only?
your insane bro! keep up the good work
You should do a video on how to deep clean a ssd!
is regular paint brush good for cleaning ?
Love that I did everything you did, was extra careful. And now my pc won't even turn on, fans do nothing, no rgb lights, nothing
One of my customers spilled soda inside their case. Don't ask me how, but he did. I managed to get it all off the GPU that wasn't working but now it's clogged in the battery socket which causes me to reset the bios each boot cycle. Sooo, I'm hoping my 99% alky works on this mobo.
@Greg Hey, I was looking at the Electric Duster because I always run out of cans too fast.
Some of the reviews are hit/miss on it and wanted your general thoughts on the duster.
Also, is it safe to use the duster with everything plugged in w/ power off?
Hey Greg, my AIO CPU Corsair cooler exploded when I was gone for a few weeks, and now I’ve got liquid all over my motherboard as well as the PCIe slots. Some of the liquid has dried inside the slots. What’s the best cleaning options for me?
Please respond to this question bro..I have a PS3 slim that I have cleaned with nail polish remover and a toothbrush because when I would try to turn it on, it beeps and doesn’t function. The disc drive doesn’t open, the system won’t boot and nothing happens with the video output. When I took it to a junky electronic repair shop, the guy said he cleaned it but here I am with a motherboard COVERED in roach eggs and some rust on the metallic edges. Is there a good chance that the motherboard is R.I.P. or is it recoverable? THIS PS3 is loaded with games and I spend a lot of money on tools/supplies. I am a repair dude and not scared to try anything to save myself more money here. If I have to, I will go looking for a PS3 slim motherboard but it would be inconvenient. They aren’t easy to find for me.
Cant wait for the next episode!
One thing with isopropyl - do not use it on/in acrylic/plexi, it will crack it. I ruined a block that way.
I use domestos mixed with water it cleans everything well i cant use board for a day but it cleans everything really fast
Will using 70% isopropyl alcohol, or 75% grain alcohol, cause harm?
How often should we clean mother board? (I'm a beginner)
Once every 2 months or so.
How do u prevent static electricity from build up on hand before cleaning
Touch something metal, like your PC case with PSU plugged into a grounded wall socket, with the PSU in the off mode. Don't wear woolen clothes or cause too much friction before cleaning electronics. Or get an expensive anti-static bracelet that doesn't really help that much. If static electricity kills components, it's not the static electricity you are carrying, but the tools and interaction between them and the electronics.
How often would do you do a deep cleaning like this?
where did you get the anti static brush from? does it come with the Opolar?
Thanks for the video i wanted to clean my motherboard tomorrow
2 Question, first does the alcohol make any component to crack? I am millwright and when we use alcohol to clean up selector or push button they literally dry twist and crack in second after spraying alcohol on it. And when you push air onto the mobo is there any risk of pushing dust deep into the contact of the Pci-E or un-used ram slot?
Do not use brake cleaner on PC parts. Some brake cleaners don't do well with plastic and rubber. IPA isn't that expensive anyways. Keep the brake clean for what it's meant for.
When it comes to cleaning electronics, IPA is your best friend.
Pardon the stupid question but it's difficult finding 99.9% isopropyl alcohol, I live in a third world country. Would isopropyl alcohol of a lower concentration than 99% also work?
Hello dear....
I am from INDIA....
Really appreciate your labour....
Thanks...
I have a question...
Can I use Synthetic Thinner in stead of iso profile?
Yeah mine’s definitely dirtier than that. Lots of dust. 😅 Thanks for the info. I’m gonna give it a good clean now.
Can I use lower concentration alcohol? maybe 96% or even 90%? considering the water concentration might be higher, assuming water constitutes the rest of the solution
NIce video. Curious if this a quad channel mb - won't you need ram in a pair of slots on each side of the cpu?
Sometimes we get dusty rears. Please keep all of your rears clean thank you very much. LOL Love your videos. Keep your pcs clean. I do
Hi is it safe to brush a mobo with a make up brush??
can i use Isopropyl Alcohol 99% USP?
or dose it have to be 99.9% IPA?
Noticed on the shell.
Is that deepcool water colling?
If it is are they any good?
Bro, question can I use slime to clean my mobo or is slime conductive ?
Do you think I could dip a q tip in hand sanitizer and it would work since I don’t have isopropyl alcohol
do you know why fluid like substance leaks from the motherboard heat sink?
*USING DETERGENT AND TAP WATER* - can we wash the board with detergent and tap water?
You should not be applying downward pressure to a CPU when it is out of it's socket or you risk bending pins. Clean the top when it is still in the socket.
He’s cleaning an intel cpu in this video, intel cpus don’t have pins on the back. Amd CPU’s do.
just asking if there are any possible sutitutes for 99% isopropyl alcohol if our household has any, what else could we use instead?
I run a small computer business and recently, my friends PSU went tits up and fried out his MSI GTX 970, the PSU and GPU were dead, everything else was fine. In the midst of using my shopvac to blow out the computer, there was so many dust bunnies caked up inside the power supply and case and I can see that the dust could have easily caused the short and fried things. He did say that there were sparks down in the power supply and quickly shut off. I did a thorough detail on everything before diagnosing. But yeah, the PSU tested didn't get anything out of the PSU. When no post with the GPU, I pulled it and onboard video worked fine. Tried the card in different slots, still nothing. Popped my RX 480 in, worked fine.
He's currently borrowing the RX 480 until he can get a new GPU, but he had me install all of his stuff in a new case with a new PSU, works great right now!
Very nice. Shitty for my OCD though. Now I have to do this every week or I’m gonna go nuts...
this amount of detail is too much for someone with actual OCD. just use compressed air to dust it off and be done with it (if you don't smoke or vape next to your PC)
@@tili_ honestly, my system doesn't get too bad. I've got a decent positive pressure setup with mesh in all the main intake areas (case is a Lancool 2) and can actually get away with a good once-over every 3 weeks or so
I don’t think there’s anything else we can reasonably remove.
Unreasonable me: Pulls out soldering iron.
Just a can of wd-40 ‘contact cleaner’ and you are done in 1minute. It refreshes all the board from dirt. Alcohol pretty good to clean old thermal paste.
Isopropyl is like GPUs it's nonexistent and can't ship to certain places. I was lucky to find 2 bottles in 5 months of searching.
When someone asks for a deep clean on there PC I have to add using isopropyl as a extra charge since is so hard to come by.
Very useful video. Quick question, canI use a WD-40 instead of the iso alcohol?
Hell no
I think you didn't peel of the protective transparent piece over the ram sticker.
I wanna make sure to do maintenance one day for my folks. :)
contact cleaner is the best for removing hard thermal pads
Ooh yeah give that motherboard some Tech YES lovin... err wrong channel
Can i use a toothbrush on graphic card to remove the thin layer of dust that air canne doesnt remove ?