Keeping you PC clean is part of the PC maintenance regime. Its important t to keep everything clean and tidy.

Where physical PC maintenance is concerned, dust is one of the leading causes of hardware failure. All moving components should be thoroughly cleaned, the only moving components that you should clean are the fans that you can easily see, however, do not dismantle individual internal components to clean them, just put the end of the vacuum cleaner pipe up to the vents to suck out the dust.

The best tools to use are a 1" soft paint brush, a tooth brush and a good vacuum cleaner with a small pipe. The case should be opened and dust removed from the motherboard and all system boards. The CPU fan, power supply fan and any other board fans should be cleaned. Use the brushes first and then vacuum the loose dust away.

All data cables should be checked to be sure they are securely seated on system boards. External components such as keyboard, mouse, monitor and printers should be cleaned of dust and debris and all cable connections checked. Connections to surge protectors or UPS should also be checked.

One important thing to remember when cleaning inside your PC case. Do not touch any on the motherboard parts or any other components with your fingers unless you have a static discharge strap attached to your wrist. Static electricity from your body can KILL computer parts! Always touch the metal part of the case regularly to discharge any static build up in your body. make sure you have washed your hands to degrease your fingers before poking about in the case.