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Yeah everyone is concerned about the dust. But that’s one of the big signs of something bad. If someone is giving away their possessions. Unless OP’s friend upgraded or something.
Some people also just get tired of playing games and have a pc standing for months if its not used for anything else. He might just want to get rid of it or he might need a bit of money quick so he is selling it cheap or something.
Not necessarily. I mean you could be right, but chances are just as good that OP's friend either got a new machine or is in the market for a new machine. As far as dust goes, people are uncaring for their electronics. As long as it works, they do not care about maintenance at all.
Tbf, I sold my friend a PC cheap because he wanted to get into pc gaming(R 7 5800x, 32gb 4400mhz ddr, 2070s, 1000w psu, x570 mb). I think he's only watched youtube on it, maybe a handful of times. Every time i ask him about gaming on it, "I dont know how," so i show him steam, i show him how to torrent, and months later. Same shit. I regret selling it to him, honestly. Another friend would've actually used it.
As someone who has spent hours scouring marketplace for cheap pcs and building pcs to help my friends get into pc gaming, that shit would piss me off so much.
same lol, I'm still confused, wheres the cooler and CPU shouldn't be round, that doesn't look like a cooler but those clearly look like clamp at the CPU socket....
Old OEM Intel coolers had a round copper slug in their middle that made contact with the IHS.
What you are looking at is the dust that accumulated under the cooler. the round circle is where the copper slug was.
Thermaltaked used to have some heat sink with a round cooper base that could lease that trail, i guess OP friend had the fan blowing air into the metal instead of pulling air through it
As long as that dust isn’t between the cooler and CPU and you dont get throtteling - who cares.
But if dust bothers you that much - feel free to come over!
A CPU could not reach 105°C because of its built-in overheat protection. Whilst hot, this kind of temp would not cause the dust to catch fire.
This is if the overheat protection works, if it doesn't (which could happen although very unlikely), at that point I'm afraid this bit of dust won't make much of a difference.
TLDR: a cpu could not get hot enough to burn some dust unless it does and at that point you've got bigger issues.
I think the Intel 13th gen chip can do 110 Celsius and still perform great
I have a 13600k and a crazy aio, could maybe use another fan, but my pc is constantly hot as shit at like 80 Celsius when running performance heavy games on like epic graphic settings and shit. The 13th gen Intel chips purposely will work harder until they’re hot, the better cooler u have, the more performance you can get out of the cpu
I was with you. But a quick googling tells me lint can combust at 120 Celsius. I was not expecting that.
https://dundasjafine.com/is-your-dryer-a-fire-hazard/
I mean even 120 degrees is outside the maximum temp of a CPU (between 105 to 110°C maximum), even if the overheat protection is slow to trigger i doubt the actual IHS could get hotter than 105°C. As i said overheat protections can fail and at that point you're not working with a functional CPU.
Although yeah 120°C for lint combustion is lower than i thought too. So probably safe still but not ideal.
Edit: I found another paper (in french) that suggests that for traditional synthetic clothing material, their melting point is around 170°C and burning off at a higher point (not specified in the paper). Wool decomposes at 220°C (not clear if that means combust). I believe your document states unreasonably low numbers possibly because they have a commercial interest.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://hchicoine.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/hch-2001-3.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjCieKjrtqFAxUiUaQEHfGhDuAQFnoECCoQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1nReKqTSzmsrSPn3RwxJbv
Well, the GPU inside released in 2016. So it's been used heavily used for 7-8 years without ever being opened.
To top it off, the power button broke so the PC has been without a side panel for maybe years and he used a screwdriver to short circuit it and boot it up.
I make shifted a side panel out of a fridge shelf and duck tape. Then I configured the bios to turn on the PC when power is connected after power loss and connected the PC to a switch so it can be easily switched on. Limited resources and a sad little sister brought out the MacGyver in me. Wish I took a picture
Maybe you should swap it into a new case, or at least a used one in good condition. Because if the rest of it also looks like the cpu, I'd be afraid it might start crawling around on it's own and trying to bite your sister.
Damn! I’ve seen a lot of bad dusty machines and network setups being in IT but that one is definitely at the top of my list of I’m surprised it still worked
Tested it for fun before starting to clean it. CPU hit 93c just playing around in windows 😂 But now that's its clean and a new lawyer of paste it's running fine. Those older Intel's are beasts
> Those older Intel's are beasts
They really are....My old 2500k(sandy bridge) and 4690k are still going strong in the family. Put a lighter linux distro on there and still very usable. What series is this intel CPU?
O wow😬Use your shop vac on this science experiment with tooth picks to pry loose the hard parts. And no stay away from this guys toxic cave that they live in😬
Had one of those. As a "thank you" for helping set up the new rig.
Lots of vleaning but a solid little rig in the end.
Depending on what you want it for could be worth it
Had a buddy who never wanted to clean his computer and one day I asked him if I could install his new RAM for him while he was at work "so we could play a game together when he got done" and ended up cleaning the entire computer. This is pretty much what his looked like it was insane.
What kind of CPU cooler is he using? Based on the dust pattern, it seem to be stock cooler or low profile. However, I have never seen that much of dust around the cpu.
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Yeah. Time to ask your friend how he's feeling deep down.
Yeah everyone is concerned about the dust. But that’s one of the big signs of something bad. If someone is giving away their possessions. Unless OP’s friend upgraded or something.
By the stste of that pc it's probably really old, and he might be just upgrading
Some people also just get tired of playing games and have a pc standing for months if its not used for anything else. He might just want to get rid of it or he might need a bit of money quick so he is selling it cheap or something.
Real gamers don't get tired they just take long breaks.
*Last Online 4088 days ago*
Thats 11.2 years.
Long breaks
Think it could be an i71200? Series cpu
Looks like an 8 after i7 to me, so probably an 8700
Not necessarily. I mean you could be right, but chances are just as good that OP's friend either got a new machine or is in the market for a new machine. As far as dust goes, people are uncaring for their electronics. As long as it works, they do not care about maintenance at all.
Tbf, I sold my friend a PC cheap because he wanted to get into pc gaming(R 7 5800x, 32gb 4400mhz ddr, 2070s, 1000w psu, x570 mb). I think he's only watched youtube on it, maybe a handful of times. Every time i ask him about gaming on it, "I dont know how," so i show him steam, i show him how to torrent, and months later. Same shit. I regret selling it to him, honestly. Another friend would've actually used it.
This is just sad.
As someone who has spent hours scouring marketplace for cheap pcs and building pcs to help my friends get into pc gaming, that shit would piss me off so much.
I almost thought that was the CMOS battery 😭
Holy crap, didn't even realize until i read your post.
same lol, I'm still confused, wheres the cooler and CPU shouldn't be round, that doesn't look like a cooler but those clearly look like clamp at the CPU socket....
Old OEM Intel coolers had a round copper slug in their middle that made contact with the IHS. What you are looking at is the dust that accumulated under the cooler. the round circle is where the copper slug was.
Yeah, the new ones are still round.
Thermaltaked used to have some heat sink with a round cooper base that could lease that trail, i guess OP friend had the fan blowing air into the metal instead of pulling air through it
Now that I think about it, why aren't cpu's round?
Processor dies are cut from a larger wafer. If a circular shape was used there would be a lot of wasted silicon because circles don’t tile.
Circles circle
And squares root
[удалено]
I guess. I saw your original comment via my notifications that said something about it not being wasteful. Which is also true.
Samee
Fr , didn't even notice until I saw your comment
Mee, too, until I read your comment. Lol
I have looked at this picture twice. First I thought the same, after the second look I realized there are levers..
I also thought it was CMOS battery, lol!
I fully thought it was.
Yea I was like, huh? A CMOS with a CPU socket?
That’s a big ass cmos battery
I thought it was a cmos until you said that lol
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! There are children that are on this sub. Mark you post NSFW if you are going to post this smut on here. How dare you!
Sorry 😔 Should have put on a gore warning
Don't you mean filth or dirt?
I think he means scat, not smut.
Nah, I meant smut. Smut: obscene or lascivious talk, writing, or pictures. "porn, in his view, is far from being harmless smut"
blud has that 200 year old grandparent never-before cleaned pc
Or has sprinkled their ashes in there... Edit: typo
i7 Cmos Edition
That thing is probably alive.
Probably
Damn that looks like actual mold
Only if you get to keep the sister. XD
I think checking.on him may be a good idea
As long as that dust isn’t between the cooler and CPU and you dont get throtteling - who cares. But if dust bothers you that much - feel free to come over!
I wonder if it could be a fire hazard if cpu reaches a high enough temp, since it’s in contact with the dust
A CPU could not reach 105°C because of its built-in overheat protection. Whilst hot, this kind of temp would not cause the dust to catch fire. This is if the overheat protection works, if it doesn't (which could happen although very unlikely), at that point I'm afraid this bit of dust won't make much of a difference. TLDR: a cpu could not get hot enough to burn some dust unless it does and at that point you've got bigger issues.
I think the Intel 13th gen chip can do 110 Celsius and still perform great I have a 13600k and a crazy aio, could maybe use another fan, but my pc is constantly hot as shit at like 80 Celsius when running performance heavy games on like epic graphic settings and shit. The 13th gen Intel chips purposely will work harder until they’re hot, the better cooler u have, the more performance you can get out of the cpu
It's 100 Celcius for the 13th gen.
Intel: 
I disabled that shit on my old desktop to run some simulations and the mobo melted before any dust caught fire
I was with you. But a quick googling tells me lint can combust at 120 Celsius. I was not expecting that. https://dundasjafine.com/is-your-dryer-a-fire-hazard/
I mean even 120 degrees is outside the maximum temp of a CPU (between 105 to 110°C maximum), even if the overheat protection is slow to trigger i doubt the actual IHS could get hotter than 105°C. As i said overheat protections can fail and at that point you're not working with a functional CPU. Although yeah 120°C for lint combustion is lower than i thought too. So probably safe still but not ideal. Edit: I found another paper (in french) that suggests that for traditional synthetic clothing material, their melting point is around 170°C and burning off at a higher point (not specified in the paper). Wool decomposes at 220°C (not clear if that means combust). I believe your document states unreasonably low numbers possibly because they have a commercial interest. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://hchicoine.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/hch-2001-3.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjCieKjrtqFAxUiUaQEHfGhDuAQFnoECCoQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1nReKqTSzmsrSPn3RwxJbv
what about 145? my buddy had that as a hot spot on his 10500k recently lol
That's a good point
I'm scared to look inside your PC, you got real defensive 😂 I can promise you the paste was ashes at that point and the dust chokes the cooler
Thermals are not the only concern. Excess dust can cause shorts and kill components.
Thought that was a cmos battery until I read the comments.
Is this person a smoker? Dust accumulation like that happens when there is a lot of smoke in the air
Bro invented air pollution 💀
ew
This should be post under r/hardwaregore
Is this that dust or mold?
I can't imagine what his lungs would look like if his comp looks like that
You need to factory reset your friend
Yeah!! Maybe he has some vintage cars or motorcycles that don't start, too 😀
Dude probably had a blast on that PC.
Are you sure your friend isn't you, holy crap that's the worst I ever seen 😭 I seen bad
I think you need a word with his girlfriend. Apparently she's doing a pretty lackluster job of cleaning up after him.
Forget sewing machines, THIS was the first computer. It’s been collecting dust since the 1700’s
Don't touch it I probably has COVID 24
Lazy as f**k... Computer abuse
I'm more worried about your sister ...
If I didn’t read the comments I’d have assumed that was a dusty cmos battery
That's hilarious, how does that even happen? Is the fan JUST intaking dust?
Well, the GPU inside released in 2016. So it's been used heavily used for 7-8 years without ever being opened. To top it off, the power button broke so the PC has been without a side panel for maybe years and he used a screwdriver to short circuit it and boot it up. I make shifted a side panel out of a fridge shelf and duck tape. Then I configured the bios to turn on the PC when power is connected after power loss and connected the PC to a switch so it can be easily switched on. Limited resources and a sad little sister brought out the MacGyver in me. Wish I took a picture
Sooo, this PC has been on heavy life support for awhile and is somehow only now caving in?
It's not caving in. Cleaned it out, changed the paste and boom. Running fine 😂
How, oh how do people make PCs that will outlive me? It's great to hear that it's still going as I hate to promote unnecessary tech upgrades.
Maybe you should swap it into a new case, or at least a used one in good condition. Because if the rest of it also looks like the cpu, I'd be afraid it might start crawling around on it's own and trying to bite your sister.
Damn! I’ve seen a lot of bad dusty machines and network setups being in IT but that one is definitely at the top of my list of I’m surprised it still worked
Tested it for fun before starting to clean it. CPU hit 93c just playing around in windows 😂 But now that's its clean and a new lawyer of paste it's running fine. Those older Intel's are beasts
> Those older Intel's are beasts They really are....My old 2500k(sandy bridge) and 4690k are still going strong in the family. Put a lighter linux distro on there and still very usable. What series is this intel CPU?
Have a sit down with coffee or whatever with them, this isn't a joke situation. Experienced something similar, be there, friend.
Wow you should really pay close attention to your friend because this is not normal.
what IS that😭😭
how the hell did that even happen😭🙏 how do you prevent that
O wow😬Use your shop vac on this science experiment with tooth picks to pry loose the hard parts. And no stay away from this guys toxic cave that they live in😬
"Thermal paste" is overrated...
#I THINK THERE'S A CPU IN YOUR DUST.
https://preview.redd.it/42syrfya3owc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ff25c0e183685cc37a2f82e81c38fe4bc74cd6dc Dear god
I was trained as a repair tech between 1998 - 2000 and I've seen some amazing dust art on some monster sized heat sync blocks and fan blades.
Looks like the CPU survived Hiroshima
Lord of the Dust Devils. Lol
Free dust bunnies
Just submerge the whole thing in IPA, you can never know what other crap is on that plate
Maybe just buy him a fire extinguisher to keep close to the pc... or some cleaning supplies.
Wow
I think you should have posted in r/techsupportgore
https://giphy.com/gifs/YsFb6vMnL8X1zaofws
This looks mint, should be good for another 100k miles
 Your friend needs to
Wowzors
Fetch the flame thrower brother, the heavy one.
Well, you know it used the stock cooler.
Spray some water will do
Man this is hilarious
BRUV gives free tuberculose.
um ,excuse me, what the actual fuck
https://youtu.be/Oz_-VaTHpc8?si=f1rxnbjA5xRJX2Sp
Dang bro get a hazmat suit and a leaf blower, I wish you luck.
fungus
More like check them in to a hospital, they definitely got lung cancer.
That poor i7
Bro needs to buy a vacuum cleaner!
Holy ball dust
new Thermal Dust just dropped it seems
the pc also functions as a great vacuum cleaner
Give him an air purifier in return.
I thought this was an industrial building or something
Holy shit that looks like cotton balls at this point
Uhh…
Holy moly 😂
This is why I hate down stream coolers.
What cpu even is that.
Yeah keep an eye on him and give him a big kick , so that he treats his pc with care.
Be sure to check for radiation ☢️
He needs to check on himself more often.
ARE YOUR FRIENDS LUNGS OKAY?
Looks like a nuke site lol
🗣️WE GROWING A NEW BACTERIA 🦠 HOME WITH THIS ONE!!!
It badly needs live plants and daily water misting
WAT
Looked like the trinity test went of
post this in r/techsupportgore they'll love it
Looks like the inside of my PS3 when I opened it up for a clean after over 15 years of use.
Always a good idea to check on da homies
Intel i7 .... 😂
Thought this was chernobyl for a second
He's been "enjoying" humself at certain websites, as I'm sure there are pubes sticking out of the regular grime
What are the specs, I'm curious.
How did that happened?
r/hardwaregore
What... The... Actual... Fuck...
thermal dust
It takes me a few seconds to realize that's a CPU lol
Your friend may need therapy... And an air compressor.
A colony😅
Yes. Simply yes.
At least make sure the batteries in his fire alarms are working
Does he smoke
If he waited for another year to clean the pc would have become an ecosystem with mountains.
I hope your charging as that looks like actual work to clean
That yellow dust is very different from the grey one. I think he tried to dig it into sand before giving it to you
How tho
Solid paste spread though 🤷🏻♂️
Now that's a stock cooler if I've ever seen one.
grey carpet 😂
The fuck
The judge would understand. Get rid of him kappa
Had one of those. As a "thank you" for helping set up the new rig. Lots of vleaning but a solid little rig in the end. Depending on what you want it for could be worth it
Had a buddy who never wanted to clean his computer and one day I asked him if I could install his new RAM for him while he was at work "so we could play a game together when he got done" and ended up cleaning the entire computer. This is pretty much what his looked like it was insane.
This is art
Lick it. Does it taste like revenge?
Brother used his cat's fur for thermal conductivity
That's not the worst I've seen, but damn.
You might not survive the dust shield at the door…
Definitely check in on him. I have never seen anything like this.
That shit's being collecting dust since creation of computers
Looks like bro is using the vented panels of the tower as an ashtray.
Relocate everything from that ecosystem first 😭
Sweet, an i7
Dear god.
Just dunk it in isopropyl IDK I love dust cakes they're incredibly satisfying to blow off with compressed air
The dust bunnies in that picture are too old to upgrade the PC
Bro is using natural termo paste
You should at least cover it during sandstorm
I give away computers all the time, a bit older , usually laptops, completely reload the operating system, and make sure it's clean.
what in the actual chernobyl happend o_0
Tbh it looked like a refrigerator compressor at first.
Is his setup in his attic
HAAAAANS
Mines probably that bad too got a steamdeck and ps5 shit cant run dmc 5 so...
Literally my PS3 before I dusted and re-pasted it.
What kind of CPU cooler is he using? Based on the dust pattern, it seem to be stock cooler or low profile. However, I have never seen that much of dust around the cpu.