How to Clean a Graphics Card without Having to Unmount it

Inevitably, the graphics card ends up filling up with dust like all the other components even if you have dust filters on your PC, and there will come a time when you need to clean it . However, unmounting a graphic to clean it can be quite cumbersome, especially if you do not have experience or if you do not want to lose the warranty, so next we are going to teach you how to clean the graphics card as best as possible without actually disassembling it .

Actually disassembling the graphics card to clean it does not have much mystery, but if you do not have experience, materials (thermal paste) or if you do not want to lose the warranty (since many manufacturers cancel it if you disassemble it) you will have to settle for cleaning it above , with which you can really leave it almost impeccable (except, of course, that there will come a time when you also have to change the thermal paste).

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How to clean the graph without disassembling it

The first step should always be to use the can of compressed air, as this is what will serve to remove the vast majority of dust and, more specifically, the soot accumulated between the blades of the heatsink on the graphic.

If your graphics card is a blower type, make sure you DO NOT use compressed air from the back of the graphics card (where the video outputs are) as this will only push the dirt back in again. Instead, what you need to do is aim at the edges of the fan, so that air gets inside. If you do it right, you will see that the dirt comes out precisely from the back of the graph.

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If your graph is not a blower type but with normal fans, you must apply compressed air from the top so that the dirt comes out from the bottom, making sure that you apply it throughout the horizontal of the graph to try to clean all the heatsink interior.

The next step is to use the wet wipes to clean the entire surface of the graphic , taking special care of the fans and specifically in its lower area, which is where dirt accumulates. To do this you must put your fingers with the wipe, taking care not to bend the fan blades too much. If they bend a little nothing happens, that plastic is flexible, but still be careful that they do not bend much or you could break them.

The last step, especially if the graphic is a blower type, is to use the ear buds to clean the grille on the back . If you want you can slightly moisten the rods with isopropyl alcohol, but it is not mandatory since it is simply to finish removing the dirt that may have been on the grill after having removed it from that area with compressed air.

With these three steps, you will have already seen that cleaning the graphics card without disassembling it is not a complicated process at all and, in fact, you should do it at least once every six months. Changing the thermal paste is a more laborious (but not complicated) process, and you can leave it perfectly 2-3 years without problem, when the graphic is no longer guaranteed.