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Years ago, I bought a video card from a friend of mine who smoked at his computer... it was disgusting. Take all that dust you get in your computer, and throw tar into the mix. IIRC, I ended up wiping the card down with alcohol and the fan was next to useless, even after trying to take it apart and clean it out.

I don't know that smoke has too terrible an effect on exposed circuit boards, but it dramatically reduces the lifespan of any fans in your computer. If you smoke around your computer, it's probably a good idea to take it apart maybe every 6-12 months and check the fans, & generally clean it up.



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