Guide: Modding Your GTX 780 Ti Colour Scheme

[Dicehunter]

Disclaimer: Please don't come complaining to me if you brick your card, Do this at your own risk as this WILL void your warranty.

So before we start I should note that this mod can be done with any Nvidia card that has the Titan style shroud on it.

 

 

Note: Thought I would share my mod I did a month'ish ago, After seing the video Linus did on modding a few hours ago I thought this would make an excellent addition to his rig, Considering he is going with a Razer themed rig this would go perefectly *In my opinion anyway* minus the below LED strip lighting mod to keep the green lighting.

 

 

 

 

 

I decided to mod the shroud and "GEFORCE GTX" LED strip on the 780 Ti as I wanted a change from the boning old silver factory look as well as adding a carbon styled backplate.


So far I have taken it apart, Scuffed the metal panels up nicely with some 400 grit sandpaper so the paint has something to stick to, Painted the silver panels black and right now they are baking in the oven.

 

Black gloss engine enamel paint was used for this as it is very heat resistant which is great for GPU's, Either in a spray can or air brush, Both will give identical results if you take your time.

 

 

This baking procedure hardens the paint as to avoid scuffs and scratches etc... and is quite standard when modding metal of any type be it car parts, Bike parts, Pretty much any painted metal, It helps to harden/cure the paint more thoroughly.


The main already black shroud that sits on the fan itself I left alone as it is matt black with a silver ring around the fan intake and thought it would make a nice contrast to the darker surroundings so left it untouched.

 

 

I left them to dry for 2 hours before I put them in the oven

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And before I coloured the panels I removed the green layer on the LED strip uncovering a clean white colour and then put it back together to make sure it still worked, The picture doesn't do it justice at all -

 

 

 

 

 

 

To change the LED colour you need to first take the shroud apart which consists of 8 x 2mm hex screws and a few 1.5mm hex screws, For this use a 1.5mm and 2mm alan/hex key.


Once that has been done take the shroud to pieces and the LED strip will just fall out.


You can disconnect the wire but it's really fiddly so just leave it attached.


Once you have the LED strip in hand use the 400 grit sand paper on it until you are left with a dark clear surface, Be sure to keep any debris away from the card.



Example Below -


 

 

 

 

 

A Few Hours Later -



Ok so after baking in the oven *1 hour can do it but some people do it for 2, I recommend 1 hour on a medium setting* I took the pieces out and let them cool off, Put the shroud back on and it looks the mutts nuts, Infact it looks so good it's the Great Danes Nadgers !


Not 1 smudge, Scratch or bubble, Quite pleased with the work
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Night Shot

*Please excuse the messy wires, I'm still waiting on some cable combs to come in*

 

 

 

 

 

*I installed red LED strips along the bottom and right side of the motherboard underneath incase anyone is wondering*

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the side panel on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heat has not been an issue if anything my temps have gone down 1'c or 2'c, This could be due to the fact I heat treated the metal but at this moment, I'm putting it down to pixie dust and magic

 

 

So what does everyone think ?

 

 

Next on the list is painting the Sabertooths armor a nice stealth black, Cutting out the bars on the top and front of the 540's panels and replacing the mesh with 7mm black honeycomb

[Askew]

 

That looks really good, if Nvidia were smart they'd have made the Titan Black look like that to incentivize sales.

[flibberdipper]

I like it. Not as much as the reference cooler, but I like it.

[KieranFretwell]

I was thinking of doing something like this.. seen as my warranty is already voided from water damage. 

[SuspiciousBadger]

Damn your rig looks sweet even without the modded GPU

[SuspiciousBadger]

I was thinking of doing something like this.. seen as my warranty is already voided from water damage. 

Liquid cooling gone wrong?

[Marco Martinho]

That way the card looks way better than the original. Great job!

[Rashy]

Awesum! My friend also plans on doing this too.

Q: What is BRICK-ing your card? Define BRICK

 

P.S: Please put your image other than imgur. my ISP blocks Imgur because it violates Indonesian Law about Internet Shit. i kept changing my chrome DNS but my dad said its the cause of all the disconnects for the wifi in our so i kept changing it and when he ask " did you change this" i said no and then he went off thinking it was a virus. :> trolling lvl: Tech Dad

[Dicehunter]

Awesum! My friend also plans on doing this too.

Q: What is BRICK-ing your card? Define BRICK

 

P.S: Please put your image other than imgur. my ISP blocks Imgur because it violates Indonesian Law about Internet Shit. i kept changing my chrome DNS but my dad said its the cause of all the disconnects for the wifi in our so i kept changing it and when he ask " did you change this" i said no and then he went off thinking it was a virus. :> trolling lvl: Tech Dad

 

 

To brick something is a European term, It means to break, Destroy, Demolish

 

When I get the time I'll moe them over to photobucket just incase imgur causes others problems.

[Quantum]

That cooler looks amazing :wub: Well done! 

[Rashy]

To brick something is a European term, It means to break, Destroy, Demolish

kk. still, one of the best tutorial in here... if you would post your build you could win BUILD OF THE WEEK!

[KieranFretwell]

Liquid cooling gone wrong?

Sister knocking pop onto the top of my computer.. 

[Dicehunter]

That's freaking sweet!

I was thinking of making the GEFORCE GTX letters red to match my ROG themed rig..

 

It's honestly very easy to do, Just follow my guide and then get a good paint meant for transparent plastics and very lightly apply it, Maybe 3 or 4 coats, Leave it to dry for a few hours and hey presto, Red light district

[Manny Calavera]

*fapfapfap* 

 

seriously, computer porn, the card looks amazing. send picture to nvidia

[Dicehunter]

Ok pictures have been moved over to Photobucket, No one should have problems viewing them now

[Rashy]

Ok pictures have been moved over to Photobucket, No one should have problems viewing them now

Thank you! i luv u Now i can see porn without changing my DNS.

[Dicehunter]

Thank you! i luv u Now i can see porn without changing my DNS.

 

Hahaha your welcome bud

[SuspiciousBadger]

Sister knocking pop onto the top of my computer.. 

Dayum your sister is very smart.

[MercFX]

Holy actual shit that is awesome!
Btw, how do you like that Air 540 case? I'm thinking of buying one and  I would like to get your opinion on it 

[GeekySole9354]

You can also paint the Geforce logo with light bulb paint to make it the colour you want, tutorial here

[Thebman712]

omg so god dam sexy

[Guest]

1.Sends modded 780 in for RMA after bricking

2.Get it back in the mail

3. Open it up and wonder why they wouldn't RMA it.

...

[Dicehunter]

1.Sends modded 780 in for RMA after bricking

2.Get it back in the mail

3. Open it up and wonder why they wouldn't RMA it.

...

 

 

 

In case you missed it in bright bold red lettering at the top

 

Do this at your own risk as this WILL void your warranty.

[Guest]

In case you missed it in bright bold red lettering at the top

 

Do this at your own risk as this WILL void your warranty.

I know just kidding. I don't even own a 780.

[Keudn]

I decided to mod the shroud and "GEFORCE GTX" LED strip on the 780 Ti as I wanted a change from the boning old silver factory look as well as adding a carbon styled backplate.

Tehe  :lol: but no seriously great job!