Computers and phones are some of the most used tech devices today. While phones are hard to clean from the inside, computers can and should be cleaned regularly. Many people don’t realize that cleaning a computer involves both software and hardware. In this article, I will show you the tools and equipment you need to make cleaning your PC a quick and safe task.
Tools required to clean a PC
Before you start cleaning, it is required to Shut Down your PC and remove the power cable from the board as it can harm the PC during the cleaning process. If you have any other device connected to it with wire remove that as well.
Now that you have done that, let us discuss the tools required for the cleaning:
- Microfiber Clothes
- Compressed Air
- ScrewDriver
- Computer Screen Clean Wipes
- Portable Vaccum
MicroFiber Clothes are very good for cleaning and picking dust from the mouse and even the keyboard. Microfiber Cloth is also very useful in cleaning laptops as well. You should also put some Isopropyl Alcohol on the clothe and clean the Monitor as well. With the combination of Microfiber cloth and Alcohol, even the resistance dust will be removed from the screen. It is not recommended to use Isopropyl Alcohol directly on the screen even tho it is safe.
Compressed Air is very good for cleaning fans and generally the whole PC case. The fans always pick up big dust particles and if you have pets like cats or dogs, their hair can also be stuck in the fans. So cleaning them with compressed air always helps. Keyboards are also very easy to clean with compressed air as dust and food crumbs can go below the keycaps.
NOTE: Don’t blow air into the PC as the air we blow out is moist and can damage some parts of the PC.
A screwdriver is the most essential in cleaning a PC as it will help open up the PC and make it easier to clean. A Computer Tower has many parts and getting to the parts can be tricky so removing them with a screwdriver is safe and easy.
If people dont want to buy isopropyl alcohol, they can buy computer screen cleaning wipes. Cleaning wipes don’t require you to apply any liquid as well so it becomes an easy task to do. These wipes are super useful for people who have laptops as it makes it way easier to clean the whole laptop.
If people have a portable vacuum or even a low-powered vacuum, they can use it for cleaning their PC. PC has fans sucking air inside the computer tower to keep it cool but that can also suck in dust and hair so using the vacuum cleaner can pull out most of the bigger dust particles and then players can use compressed air and cloth to completely clean their PC.
Some extra recommended tools are Cotton Swabs and Isopropyl Alcohol.
If you find these things too much work or just don’t wanna do this, it is very necessary to clean your PC once per month. Here are the benefits of it:
- Better airflow in the PC
- Fewer chances of hardware failure issues
- Better temps of the CPU and GPU
That’s all you need to know about what tools are required for cleaning the PC. If you find this guide helpful, you can check our website for more such guides and news about PC and the latest games.
