Custom painted H100i - Lots of log pics!

[Enderman]

Hi : )

 

Welcome to my H100i mod! After years of wanting a white AiO liquid cooler to match my colour scheme, all I found on the internet were unsatisfactory results.

 

Some of the solutions people have done before are these:

 

"Wrapping" the H100i's tubing with some white tubing cut along the side. I decided against this option because the H100i's tubing thickness is perfect, and putting some 1/2" ID 3/4" OD tubing over it would look horribly thick.

 

"Modding" the H100i by removing the stock tubing (obviously voiding the warranty and potentially ruining the H100i) and replacing it with some regular custom loop tubing. I also decided against this because it is difficult to bleed air from an AiO that is not meant to be taken apart, and possibly having a leak.

 

For some reason I have found 0 images of a painted H100i no matter how hard I looked for hours. So I decided that this would be my best shot at success:

 

As most people know, PlastiDip is a special paint that is flexible, and creates a sort of rubber coating on any material, including rubber tubing. This is the only paint that will work for this since the H100i tubing will need to bend and flex when getting installed. So I began the preparations.

 

Here is the H100i after being take out from my PC:

 

This is my PC with a spare cooler I had, because I needed it to be up ASAP to keep my servers running.

 

Now I began wrapping the H100i with paper and tape to prevent paint from going where I did not want it.

 

I also chose to paint the top of the CPU block, because I wanted something to stand out in the centre of my motherboard, not just the white tubing going into a black motherboard. I chose not to paint the radiator because you cannot see it when the side panel of my 800D is on.

 

So I finally began painting. But I made a mistake. I followed the instructions on the paint can to add a layer until it appears wet. This is what happened:

 

Hundreds of bubbles appeared on the surface. The more layers I added the worse it became. I finally decided to start from scratch and NOT follow the instructions on the paint can. Here is the process of removing PlastiDip - it is rather enjoyable.

 

So I began again. Thank god I bought two cans instead of one. I knew buying extra would come in handy... This time I sprayed light powdery layers and let them dry 30 mins in between.

 

Soon I was satisfied with the finished product. It has a matt white (not glossy) finish that I really like. Glossy finishes make dust really noticeable, especially in pics. Matte for the win!

 

And finally I remove the paper and tape. Behold the white H100i!!!

 

And now with the fans on

 

So overall this has been a pretty successful project. I would have liked to paint the sides of the H100i too not just the top, but the small cracks, crevices, and connector plugs deterred me from doing so. Maybe in the future I will give it a shot

 

Now for the finished system pics:

 

Let's turn the lights on (my white balance makes the white LED lighting look kinda blue...)

 

Thanks everyone for coming by!

[Altecice]

silly question but couldnt you just change the pipes?

[AlwaysFSX]

Looks like a marshmallow.

[Firearm2112]

Now that is awesome! Love how you can still see the Corsair logo!

[Peter Vaughan Truslow]

cool build. I like the black and white color scheme a lot.

I'm curious. what do you use to support your GPU? I have an affinity for GPU supports. practical, simple, and provide peace of mind.

[Enderman]

cool build. I like the black and white color scheme a lot.

I'm curious. what do you use to support your GPU? I have an affinity for GPU supports. practical, simple, and provide peace of mind.

Thanks I used a wireless antenna from an old router with the tip snipped off. It is the perfect height to fit between my GPU and the baseplate of the 800D. Keeps it perfectly straight, no sag

 

Now that is awesome! Love how you can still see the Corsair logo!

Yeah I was hoping it would be a bit more transparent, but you can only really notice the logo with the case lights turned off. It still looks cool though I'm happy with how the CPU block turned out.

 

Looks like a marshmallow.

The texture, right? lol

 

silly question but couldnt you just change the pipes?

It is difficult to change tubing on an AiO liquid cooler. They are factory sealed and never meant to be taken apart. It is possible to replace the tubing, but refilling and sealing it is the hardest part of all. I do not trust myself to do that, even though some people have in the past.

[AlwaysFSX]

The texture, right? lol

Yup, it looks tasty

[Guest Generallee]

Dat chipset fan tho

[Enderman]

Yup, it looks tasty

mmMMmMmMmMmmMmm

[Sauron]

Great mod, I dig it. Bravo!

 

[Enderman]

Dat chipset fan tho

Yeah this is my favourite feature of the Sabertooth P67. It's not a chipset fan though, just general motherboard cooling under the shroud. Sadly all the other Sabertooth boards use 35 and 40mm fans. I used a fractal design 50mm fan. It can get pretty loud, so I just leave it at 50% for looks and I can't hear it any more

[elecxonica]

Looks nice. The only thing I'd consider doing would be possibly disabling the LED on the pump, it looks a bit weird in my opinion. Other than that it looks brilliant.

[Enderman]

Looks nice. The only thing I'd consider doing would be possibly disabling the LED on the pump, it looks a bit weird in my opinion. Other than that it looks brilliant.

Thanks Yeah I'm not completely satisfied with the LED. I might cut out a different shape over top, or just turn it off completely like you said.

I will look into modding the plastic top, it might be possible to make a custom logo like digitalstorm does.

[Altecice]

Why is your rear exhaust fan an intake?

[Enderman]

Why is your rear exhaust fan an intake?

Positive air pressure

The 800D has badly designed airflow, with only 1 intake and 4 exhaust.

[zacRupnow]

Now that is awesome! Love how you can still see the Corsair logo!

Yeah, it looks iced over!

[FizzyFantom]

Awesome build, I love the white/silver accents with the black. Great clean cable runs, looks really sharp.

Also, nice job with the antenna, I didn't notice until you mentioned it

[Enderman]

Awesome build, I love the white/silver accents with the black. Great clean cable runs, looks really sharp.

Also, nice job with the antenna, I didn't notice until you mentioned it

Thanks I mentioned the antenna when I did a build update a log time ago...