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a friend of mine once said "wouldn't it be better to leave some space between the cpu and the heatsink to give it some room to breathe?" when i fastened his new cooler...

terminology is pretty important in that matter. a gpu is a graphics processing unit, wich isn't necessarily a dedicated graphics CARD. integrated gpus are still gpus.

terminology is pretty important in that matter. a gpu is a graphics processing unit, wich isn't necessarily a dedicated graphics CARD. integrated gpus are still gpus.

I'm so glad you gave us the option of turnip, wouldn't have been a true LTT stawpoll otherwise

Hi guys
 
After over a year of ownership, i finally came around to paint my Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X.
Thanks to @RollinLower, i remembered to take a few pictures with my shotty phone camera, so that i can make this work log.
 
So let's get started.
 
The first thing i had to do, was completely take apart my graphics card.
 

These are the individual parts. missing the plastic shroud, as it's already out for painting.
 
 
Here is what the painted shroud looked like on it's own. the paint is still wet.

 
 
 
In the meantime, i used an old OEM 9600GT that i had lying around.

coinincidentally, also a red one
 
 
 
 
 
and now, to make up for the lack of documentation pictures, here's some pictures of the finished work.
the work is not actually finished tho, as i'm going to replace the pcie-e cables with red extensions (like the ATX cable) and will most likely also paint along the sides of the graphics card's pcb. or in other words: make the yellow line from the cut pcb edge red.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
feel free to let me know what you think and stay tuned to this thread if you want the see the two other changes that i described above.
 
have a nice day
 
 
Update 1:
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/465343-little-work-log-of-painting-my-gpu-shroud/?p=6282086
 
Update 2:
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/465343-little-work-log-of-painting-my-gpu-shroud/?p=6287231

Update
 
So here is the final update.
 
First of all, i created a little timeline recap of how my system evolved.
If you are interested, you can look at it here:
http://i.imgur.com/caLaUGk.jpg

 
 
 
And now, the final pictures:
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
Thanks for following this thread

Hi guys
 
After over a year of ownership, i finally came around to paint my Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X.
Thanks to @RollinLower, i remembered to take a few pictures with my shotty phone camera, so that i can make this work log.
 
So let's get started.
 
The first thing i had to do, was completely take apart my graphics card.
 

These are the individual parts. missing the plastic shroud, as it's already out for painting.
 
 
Here is what the painted shroud looked like on it's own. the paint is still wet.

 
 
 
In the meantime, i used an old OEM 9600GT that i had lying around.

coinincidentally, also a red one
 
 
 
 
 
and now, to make up for the lack of documentation pictures, here's some pictures of the finished work.
the work is not actually finished tho, as i'm going to replace the pcie-e cables with red extensions (like the ATX cable) and will most likely also paint along the sides of the graphics card's pcb. or in other words: make the yellow line from the cut pcb edge red.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
feel free to let me know what you think and stay tuned to this thread if you want the see the two other changes that i described above.
 
have a nice day
 
 
Update 1:
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/465343-little-work-log-of-painting-my-gpu-shroud/?p=6282086
 
Update 2:
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/465343-little-work-log-of-painting-my-gpu-shroud/?p=6287231

Update
 
hi folks, the cable extension i needed has arrived and i painted the edge of the pcb. this part was some pretty delicate work, but i'm happy with the result.
here are some pictures.
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
i will post the final pictures tomorrow, when the paint is dry and i have some daylight to take the pictures.
 
 
 

Update
 
hi folks, the cable extension i needed has arrived and i painted the edge of the pcb. this part was some pretty delicate work, but i'm happy with the result.
here are some pictures.
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
i will post the final pictures tomorrow, when the paint is dry and i have some daylight to take the pictures.
 
 
 

Hi guys
 
After over a year of ownership, i finally came around to paint my Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X.
Thanks to @RollinLower, i remembered to take a few pictures with my shotty phone camera, so that i can make this work log.
 
So let's get started.
 
The first thing i had to do, was completely take apart my graphics card.
 

These are the individual parts. missing the plastic shroud, as it's already out for painting.
 
 
Here is what the painted shroud looked like on it's own. the paint is still wet.

 
 
 
In the meantime, i used an old OEM 9600GT that i had lying around.

coinincidentally, also a red one
 
 
 
 
 
and now, to make up for the lack of documentation pictures, here's some pictures of the finished work.
the work is not actually finished tho, as i'm going to replace the pcie-e cables with red extensions (like the ATX cable) and will most likely also paint along the sides of the graphics card's pcb. or in other words: make the yellow line from the cut pcb edge red.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
feel free to let me know what you think and stay tuned to this thread if you want the see the two other changes that i described above.
 
have a nice day
 
 
Update 1:
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/465343-little-work-log-of-painting-my-gpu-shroud/?p=6282086
 
Update 2:
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/465343-little-work-log-of-painting-my-gpu-shroud/?p=6287231

looks bloody awesome! really ties the build together. nice work man

Hi guys
 
After over a year of ownership, i finally came around to paint my Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X.
Thanks to @RollinLower, i remembered to take a few pictures with my shotty phone camera, so that i can make this work log.
 
So let's get started.
 
The first thing i had to do, was completely take apart my graphics card.
 

These are the individual parts. missing the plastic shroud, as it's already out for painting.
 
 
Here is what the painted shroud looked like on it's own. the paint is still wet.

 
 
 
In the meantime, i used an old OEM 9600GT that i had lying around.

coinincidentally, also a red one
 
 
 
 
 
and now, to make up for the lack of documentation pictures, here's some pictures of the finished work.
the work is not actually finished tho, as i'm going to replace the pcie-e cables with red extensions (like the ATX cable) and will most likely also paint along the sides of the graphics card's pcb. or in other words: make the yellow line from the cut pcb edge red.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
feel free to let me know what you think and stay tuned to this thread if you want the see the two other changes that i described above.
 
have a nice day
 
 
Update 1:
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/465343-little-work-log-of-painting-my-gpu-shroud/?p=6282086
 
Update 2:
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/465343-little-work-log-of-painting-my-gpu-shroud/?p=6287231

thank you guys ^^ i appreciate it.
 
 
lol, well yeah. then there's no more need i guess ^^

Hi guys
 
After over a year of ownership, i finally came around to paint my Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X.
Thanks to @RollinLower, i remembered to take a few pictures with my shotty phone camera, so that i can make this work log.
 
So let's get started.
 
The first thing i had to do, was completely take apart my graphics card.
 

These are the individual parts. missing the plastic shroud, as it's already out for painting.
 
 
Here is what the painted shroud looked like on it's own. the paint is still wet.

 
 
 
In the meantime, i used an old OEM 9600GT that i had lying around.

coinincidentally, also a red one
 
 
 
 
 
and now, to make up for the lack of documentation pictures, here's some pictures of the finished work.
the work is not actually finished tho, as i'm going to replace the pcie-e cables with red extensions (like the ATX cable) and will most likely also paint along the sides of the graphics card's pcb. or in other words: make the yellow line from the cut pcb edge red.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
feel free to let me know what you think and stay tuned to this thread if you want the see the two other changes that i described above.
 
have a nice day
 
 
Update 1:
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/465343-little-work-log-of-painting-my-gpu-shroud/?p=6282086
 
Update 2:
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/465343-little-work-log-of-painting-my-gpu-shroud/?p=6287231

a friend of mine once said "wouldn't it be better to leave some space between the cpu and the heatsink to give it some room to breathe?" when i fastened his new cooler...

a friend of mine once said "wouldn't it be better to leave some space between the cpu and the heatsink to give it some room to breathe?" when i fastened his new cooler...

a friend of mine once said "wouldn't it be better to leave some space between the cpu and the heatsink to give it some room to breathe?" when i fastened his new cooler...

a friend of mine once said "wouldn't it be better to leave some space between the cpu and the heatsink to give it some room to breathe?" when i fastened his new cooler...

a friend of mine once said "wouldn't it be better to leave some space between the cpu and the heatsink to give it some room to breathe?" when i fastened his new cooler...

a friend of mine once said "wouldn't it be better to leave some space between the cpu and the heatsink to give it some room to breathe?" when i fastened his new cooler...

a friend of mine once said "wouldn't it be better to leave some space between the cpu and the heatsink to give it some room to breathe?" when i fastened his new cooler...

a friend of mine once said "wouldn't it be better to leave some space between the cpu and the heatsink to give it some room to breathe?" when i fastened his new cooler...

a friend of mine once said "wouldn't it be better to leave some space between the cpu and the heatsink to give it some room to breathe?" when i fastened his new cooler...

a friend of mine once said "wouldn't it be better to leave some space between the cpu and the heatsink to give it some room to breathe?" when i fastened his new cooler...

a friend of mine once said "wouldn't it be better to leave some space between the cpu and the heatsink to give it some room to breathe?" when i fastened his new cooler...