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Serious question, has anyone else had a client's old PC run way better after just cleaning the heat sink?
I had a customer bring in a 5 year old gaming rig that was overheating and shutting down. I opened it up and the CPU heat sink was completely clogged with dust, like a solid gray blanket. After I cleaned it out with a soft brush and some canned air, the idle temps dropped from 85C to 35C in under an hour. It's crazy how often the fix is just basic cleaning and not a hardware swap. What's the most dramatic temp drop you've seen from just cleaning?
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