Especially if it sits on the floor.
I cleaned my pc yesterday after neglecting it for at least a couple months. (It was probably more but I can't remember that far and want to make myself feel better, so go with it. lol)
I already vacuumed the front grille which needs to be done once a week. We're not dirty people, I swear. lol
WARNING: Some pictures below are not for the faint of heart. Viewer discretion is advised.
Front view. I had already cleaned the bottom fan and drive cage. Dirtyness is on top fan and drive cage
GPU-Board side. Dust Bunnies galore!
GPU-Cooler side. Eww
CPU-Rad. Don't look behind the fan.
CPU-Rad. You looked behind the fan! Where's my mask?! And... how did this even keep the CPU cool?!
Ahh, now that we're all dirty. Time for the clean shots.
CPU-RAD. I can breathe again!
Side view.
GPU side veiw. Added the 8800GS (middle card directly behind "SLI" on sli bridge) for physx and possibly F@H
Front view. No grille. All clean without flash.
Front view. With grille. All clean with flash.
Hope this will at least encourage others to at least check their pc's more then "once in a while" for airflow blockage. Even with filters, the dust and crap will still find a way. Just look at my hard drive cages. Those are after a filter.
Outlaw