cleaning CPU fan

[Justvicks]

Hello,
There's dust on the radiator of my processor (E6300 socket 775), between the radiator and fan. The ventilator is the ventilator box provided by Intel. I do not force and ask ... not to break everything ^ ^ Is there way to separate the fan from the radiator to clean between the 2? Or should we remove the radiator and the motherboard / clean through the fan blades? Thank you

[T.J.]

Well, I would recommend you use a cotton swab to clean the fan blades. If you need to use a liquid to clean anything in your computer, make sure it isn't water-based, as that might ruin your electronics (I hear rubbing alcohol might work, but don't do anything until you get a second and third opinion).

The heatsink and fan should come off together. You can use pressurised air in a can to blow out the majority of the dust.

[ApPy10]

take the cpu cooler off, and then get an ear bud and get all the dust off you can, then get the vaccuum cleaner and do a quick run over it, and then just shake/blow the rest of it out

Remember to take the cooler OUT before doing any of that

[Team Leader]

I take the fans out and use air and a 1 inch paint brush for hard to remove dirt and grime.

I take the fan off the cpu heat sink if applicable, because the dirt gets clogged between the fins.

Sometimes I also will take the power supply apart if it's real bad.

Last is a good vacuum job inside the case.

[techman]

Did you reapply thermal grease when you replaced the Heatsink. If you didn't the CPU could overheat when power is applied and shut the PC down.