I’ll be straight with it. I’m a smoker, I smoke inside, I have a PC that is also inside. I want to clean my PC thoroughly to buy it a few more years. I know about the q tip method, and the compressed air, and general methods of cleaning out gunk and junk from PC parts. But this boy is way too gunked up for a regular cleaning. So, I reckon, the easiest way to clean it is to dunk the dirtiest parts in a bath of isopropyl alcohol. I was considering acetone at first, but it’s way too strong of a solvent, and alcohol should be better at dissolving organic residues. Is this a good idea?

I hereby submit this query to the council, and await judgement.

  • AnitaAmandaHuginskis@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    There is an easy solution: Do not smoke in the first place. Problem solved. Not only you do not have to clean your computer so often but you also take care of your body.

    Now, it is easier said than done but it is doable.

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      5 hours ago

      This is the first time I am cleaning my computer in almost 10 years.

      Now tell me again how I should live my life. Please, educate me o wise one.

      Actually, I retract my previous statements. Cleaning my PC once a decade is too often. I really need to stop smoking, and stop everyone else in my 28 square meter apartment to also stop smoking. Thank you. Another life saved!

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      1 day ago

      I feel like that’s good general advice, but doesn’t address the question.

      I’m not gonna shame people for their choices, but I guess that’s just me.