Phx Why this cost someone an extra $100, on top of everything else.

I'm not done with this box, but make sure that you don't do this, as most places charge a cleaning fee.

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Warning, the thumbnails are small, but the full size are pretty big... but it's worth the wait.

Not sure I've seen one quite that dirty, but many I've worked on come close. When you fire off the canned air make sure it's in someone else's office.

I have seen one, but only one, that was worse... the guy smoked incessantly around it - so much that there was a coating of tar and crap on everything... the processor fan was stuck, I couldn't move it, and I tried...

The ZIF socket was scorched, the capacitors were bubbled, it was cookedthe board was bubbled and melted.. it was quite the sight.

heh heh...

so second hand smoke can kill your PC. Maybe dell will start sueing big tobacco.

wow... that was Grody

That's why my intake fans have filters on them. Reduces the amount of time I have to clean the thing.

My god, it's like a horror show! I was starting to sweat by the time I finished looking at these pics.

Yeah, that's what our 15 year olds lungs probably look like, she came out of the same house.

I repair and upgrade PC's all the time for friends......you wouldnt believe the garbage you find in your PC.......its very scarey