# 45% of PC Gamer readers cleaned out their rig in the last six months and now I feel like a right grubchild for not remembering the last time I dusted mine

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/45-of-pc-gamer-readers-cleaned-out-their-rig-in-the-last-six-months-and-now-i-feel-like-a-right-grubchild-for-not-remembering-the-last-time-i-dusted-mine/
- Published: 2026-11-05T15:33:41+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T16:56:49+00:00
- Original publisher: PC Gamer
- Original article: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/45-percent-of-pc-gamer-readers-cleaned-out-their-rig-in-the-last-six-months-and-now-i-feel-like-a-right-grubchild-for-not-remembering-the-last-time-i-dusted-mine/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- 45% of readers cleaned their gaming PC in the past six months.
- 26% could not remember when they last cleaned theirs.
- The next poll asks about BIOS update habits.

## Summary

A poll of PC Gamer readers found that 45% had cleaned their gaming PC within the previous six months. The results suggest regular dusting is common among many readers, while a sizeable group cannot recall when they last cleaned their machine.

The poll found that 26% could not remember, 14% had not dusted their PC in over a year, and 5% had cleaned it on the day they saw the poll. Overall, 40% had gone more than a year without cleaning, while 15% had cleaned theirs within the past 12 months but not the past six. The article’s next poll asks when readers last updated their main PC’s BIOS.

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