PC maintenance

[HexCaliber]

you don't need to reapply thermal paste during the life of your current hardware. and certainly not every 6 months. and if you don't know what you're doing, you should probably not touch those at all. and you most definitely probably don't know what you're doing so don't.

This is correct, there should be no reason whatsoever to remove and re apply thermal paste once properly applied, further, continually removing and replacing the cpu heat sink not only weakens the springs, it runs the risk of damage to the cpu. You only need create a static charge or apply too much pressure once to cause irreparable damage.

The point about having to clean dust on the speakers is utter nonsense, while you should always keep things clean, it will not impair sound quality one iota.

As for using programs to clean the registry there are no "official" programs for Windows vista, Windows 7 nor 8. Microsoft, and any support worth his salt, will tell you most if not all are garbage and not needed, and many frequently damage program installs, driver configurations and generally fux PC’s. The ppl who produce these programs prey on the imagination and insecurity of less knowledgeable users . Anyone who thinks CC cleaner is fine should be shown all the messed up blank entries their registry now contains.


Op while you were obviously trying to help, its clear you do not know as much about system care as you believe, leave the thermal paste and third party registry programs well alone. Just yesterday I had to fix an install for someone that was screwed by Advanced System Care.

Most ordinary users with a post Vista OS need do nothing more than wipe their cabinet down once in a while to keep it clean, schedule a virus check once a week, ensure keyboard and mouse are clean and if competent, clean the inside of the case every 6 months, and regularly update drivers for newer hardware.

Oh and BTW “Rift” Trions last mmo launch went without a hitch launch day.

[WarMachine]

But if people have no idea what the OP is talking about, then common sence dictates that they just dont do it, hopefully, and thoes select few who then do without knowledge then their loss, if OP wrote that people should jumb from a bridge to get warmed up before the gates open, then im sure people wouldn't. I know not all humans posses common sence.

You don't know people too well then. "A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals, and you know it." - Agent K

so with defiance less then 24 hours away its time all you gamers out there do some much needed maintenance before the game goes live.

After that comment, most will think its something done routinely by computer users, and even something they need to do before they can play Defiance at its best. Many will attempt on the OPs post alone.

BTW, why does everyone always use the "jump off a bridge" comment, Parents used it as a loose metaphor to get a point across, you just can't compare ending/Risking your life to PC maintance. (people will take more risks with a computer then their life, especially for a game)

[Solace]

at least dust your pc

[KingMike]

Ok, call me dumb here, but i goto know. Why should one not frag an SSD? (no i dont own one)

[Ollam]

Ok, call me dumb here, but i goto know. Why should one not frag an SSD? (no i dont own one)

It's a flash drive in essence.

Edit: Started to go into a massive detail on SSD's. Basically there is no physical head to move on an SSD unlike a standard HDD. So you don't get the slow data speed for the head taking forever to piece together all the info like on a fragmented drive, on an SSD it's just there and ready to be read.

[Far_Too_Jones]

there's no need. An ssd can read the files just as fast no matter what "block" they are stored on the drive. The theory is that defragging and SSD could reduce its lifespan. I think anyway.

[KingMike]

Aha, allrighty thanks guys

[Sydone]

You don't know people too well then. "A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals, and you know it." - Agent K


After that comment, most will think its something done routinely by computer users, and even something they need to do before they can play Defiance at its best. Many will attempt on the OPs post alone.

BTW, why does everyone always use the "jump off a bridge" comment, Parents used it as a loose metaphor to get a point across, you just can't compare ending/Risking your life to PC maintance. (people will take more risks with a computer then their life, especially for a game)

You seriously just write as if people are mentally challanged.... Like people can not think for for them selfes. You Surdently have high standards set for your fellow community. What average age do you think people are here? You make it sound like they are youngsters.

[ThanatosPa]

I think the defrag thing for a ssdd is because when you defrag it writes and wipes block repeditivley to consolodate the info. this repeated wipe/write can severly shorten or even ruin the life of a solid state drive.

And yes I know my spelling was bad

[Unreal Warfare]

new thermal paste for your CPU / GPU if you have not done so in the last 6 months (a heavy use machine its recomended every 6 months). if u are no sure about your GPU heatsink dont even try it.

You shouldn't be doing this every 6 months at all. You should generally only be looking at reapplying thermal paste if your hardware is running too hot and cleaning it, etc, doesn't make any difference. For this you should run Prime95 and Coretemp to see how hot your CPU gets under load, and Furmark to see how hot your GPU gets under load. If they are within expected temperatures then reapplying Thermal Paste most certainly isn't necessary. If they are hitting dangerous levels then it's time to look at cleaning hardware (which should be generally done at least once a month in my opinion) and possibly reapplying thermal paste. Thermal paste reapplication really should be a last resort though.