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Painting the stock cooler

HeKaRiZbLaDe
By HeKaRiZbLaDe
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Hey guys i painted my case red few days ago and i still have left of paint in the spray can I'm planning to paint my heatsink red to make the heatsink match and also it is intel stock heatsink...

 

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WHY would you think this is a good idea?

 

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I saw Linus paint his heatsink black and i just think i will paint mine red

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I saw Linus paint his heatsink black and i just think i will paint mine red

You mean the aluminum part? that is a very, VERY bad idea

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Yep the aluminum part

If you don't mind your performance being affected, then by all means, go ahead

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If you don't mind your performance being affected, then by all means, go ahead

I forgot about the temps i get my min is 40 and max is 51 and 52

yep and how i paint it prep work or do i need sanding it ?

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I forgot about the temps i get my min is 40 and max is 51 and 52

yep and how i paint it prep work or do i need sanding it ?

linus gave instructions didnt he?

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no he just use for some custom build i think https://www.facebook.com/LinusTech/posts/742231732539941

 

You can paint it but as others have expressed it's highly not recommended it greatly affects cooling performance if you directly paint the heatsink. It would be a better choice to get an aftermarket heatsink that matches the color scheme of your build instead.

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You can paint it but as others have expressed it's highly not recommended it greatly affects cooling performance if you directly paint the heatsink. It would be a better choice to get an aftermarket heatsink that matches the color scheme of your build instead.

Yeah I'm planning to buy a big heatsink that linus use only a air on the CPU

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Yeah I'm planning to buy a big heatsink that linus use only a air on the CPU

 

That would be a much better decision than painting the stock one.

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NCIX PC did it. They painted it pink here is the link! Not sure if it will sacrifice temperatures though.

 

 

Hope this helps!

Aaron... The Spicy Turnip

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