#pc gets dusty easily

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real turret
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hi, i just checked my pc after about a week and it seemed overly dustly, like a visible layer. i have an nzxt h5 flow with 6 120mm nzxt fans. any ideas to try and make this better?

tame marsh
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Kind of a multipart answer, if you will, but questions I would ask is where is the computer located in the room (desk/floor). How is the flow direction set up and on your intake fans, do they have a filter?

having filters on all of your intake fans will help lower dust within your case but if the room/area you live in is just naturally dusty, you'll just have to keep up on maintenance

cunning vigil
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you should setup your fans so you create positive pression inside, and the intake fans must have filters

errant mauve
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Well balanced intake and outtake

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But dust fans are a must whoa

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Also just weekly vacuuming helps allot

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Less dust in general means less dust in the pc

real turret
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i have 3 front intake all with dust filters as well as 3 outtake. my pc is on my desk asw

thorny orchid
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There are 3 solutions to this problem:

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  1. Remove 1 exhaust fan
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  1. Add 1 intake fan
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  1. Change the fan RPM profile so that the intake fans are faster at any given temperature than exhaust
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basically, you want to make sure that there is more intake CFM than exhaust, accounting for all losses from filters and other obstacles.

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A good way to see if this works is just checking if your dust is mainly on the filters rather than coming in elsewhere - that means your case is slightly positive in pressure