I constantly mention to my customers that even though our computers and laptops have moving parts, heat sinks, and modules that need maintenance, we never think of tuning them up. A basic and simple tune-up will extend the life of your computer and save you money. It helps with your cooling system and ensures you are using your resources within Windows, properly. Windows is getting “too smart”, it is designed to help manage the computer resources for you and that can cause memory to be misused and saturated with programs running in the background without you noticing, even if you don’t need them running all the time, that’s why, one of the best tips I can give you is tune-up your computer. The tune-up brings me to an excellent point, “don’t keep your computer running 24/7”. By doing so, you are overworking your computer and hence creating heat that will potentially damage it. Heat is produced by the flow of electricity in the components of your PCs and laptops, if you keep it running, your fans are usually the first to go out and not having the air flow to cool down your CPU (microprocessor) and GPU (your video processor) will literally burn your system. I know there are technicians that specifically will tell you to never turn them off because you need to give your computer time to update Windows and your antivirus; well… they are the ones benefiting from your computer breaking down and charging you premium dollars to fix what could have been avoided easily in the first place. Listen, I am a tech too, and I have no problem telling you to avoid overheating and losing your devices for not following very simple steps. It might sound like I can lose money by telling by saving you cash but, in reality, if you follow my tips, you will save money but you will always refer your true friends to me and that’s the difference between making a few bucks today and making customers for life!
If you don’t tune up your computers, at the very least, buy a can of compressed air and clean up your computers “very carefully” making sure to never touch anything inside that might damage your system. You only want to blow air into the case to take all the dust and dust bunnies out of you case. Never, ever, ever, wipe your electronic components, never, bad idea. According to http://www.static-sol.com/articles/static_shocks.htm in their article, “Why do I get shocks when I touch the door knob or filing cabinet?” “The charge on the shoes soles induces static electrical charge on your body, and this charge appears as a high voltage. Under severe conditions, more than 15,000 Volts have been recorded. It is quite common to experience 5,000V. In fact, many people do not feel a shock from a static electricity discharge less than about 2,000-4,000V.” Your computer runs on very low electrical voltage, anywhere from less than 2 volts to 12 volts only, imagine what it would happen if you touch your computer components and you are charged with 2K to 4K volts, you’ll burn it! A little common sense will take you very far and prevent you from having to buy another computer.
Bottom line is, we, at Geeks & Clicks, will do a professional tune-up for only $50 to keep it running properly and avoid overheating. Check out our website, for available services and location.
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