Fully customized GTX 1050ti SSC [PICS][VIDEO]

[H0R53]

Okay...please read this bit before posting.

This GPU is broken. There's no power going to the core. I can fix it, but I currently lack the tools. Aside from that, there is power to the memory and the fan.

 

How did I do this? I had a GTX 650 that died a painful death, and it's roughly the same size and the mounting holes for the heat sink are the same for the 1050ti. I just unscrewed it and put it on the 1050ti SSC.

The paint is glossy red Rust-o-leum paint I got at Lowes.

The fan is an 80mm fan I bought from China that I cut from its mount, glued in place, stripped the wires, and then attached to the fan header on the card.

 

Since this one is DEAD I bought the FTW version, and I will most likely do the same.

 

 

[themctipers]

wait, so what gpu is it using? is it a 1050ti inside a 650 heatsink/case/whatever, or. ..

[pelark]

3 minutes ago, H0R53 said:

Since this one is DEAD I bought the FTW version, and I will most likely do the sam

?

You're going to mount an old cooler onto a new, fully functional card?

[3 Lions]

It looks god awful if ask me. 

[WereCat]

4 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

It looks god awful if ask me. 

I like it *cough*, the retro design with PSU cables and motherboard

[Guest]

one does not ruin the blue led with red paint. NO. THAT'S SINFUL.

[Guest]

15 minutes ago, WereCat said:

I like it *cough*, the retro design with PSU cables and motherboard

rgb was a thing before all of those rgb thing we have now. look at the cable colors lol

[H0R53]

23 minutes ago, themctipers said:

wait, so what gpu is it using? is it a 1050ti inside a 650 heatsink/case/whatever, or. ..

A broken 1050ti on a 650 cooler.

23 minutes ago, pelark said:

?

You're going to mount an old cooler onto a new, fully functional card?

No, with the FTW I'll probably paint it red and add blue LED fans.

22 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

It looks god awful if ask me. 

Can you post reasons why you think it looks bad? Maybe areas I can improve on?

17 minutes ago, WereCat said:

I like it *cough*, the retro design with PSU cables and motherboard

That's a test bench. I use it to test PCI/PCIEx hardware and LGA 77x era hardware since the motherboard supports ALL LGA 77x processors.

5 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

one does not ruin the blue led with red paint. NO. THAT'S SINFUL.

You should see my Izzet League themed PC. Red and blue galore. I'll post them in a bit if you want. red is my favourite color, and blue comes next.

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

rgb was a thing before all of those rgb thing we have now. look at the cable colors lol

It's a 300W PSU from a Dell Optiplex 755 that I sold.

[3 Lions]

15 minutes ago, H0R53 said:

Maybe areas I can improve on?

Don't do that to it...

Edited May 28, 2017 by LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo

[H0R53]

3 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Do do that to it...

T_T

[3 Lions]

1 minute ago, H0R53 said:

T_T

I just edited it, it meant to say don't. 

[H0R53]

Just now, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

I just edited it, it meant to say don't. 

I know what you meant.

 

Unless you know a place where I can buy a red ACX 3.0 1050ti FTW with blue LED fans, the best thing you can provide is constructive criticism.

 

Because the fans on the ACX 3.0 variant are 92mm I have to buy 92mm slim fans. I'm also out of paint because I've painted my bicycle with 4 coats, my 1050ti SSC, and my GTX 460 SE.

[3 Lions]

Just now, H0R53 said:

I know what you meant.

 

Unless you know a place where I can buy a red ACX 3.0 1050ti FTW with blue LED fans, the best thing you can provide is constructive criticism.

 

Because the fans on the ACX 3.0 variant are 92mm I have to buy 92mm slim fans. I'm also out of paint because I've painted my bicycle with 4 coats, my 1050ti SSC, and my GTX 460 SE.

Why didn't you get the MSI Gaming X version? 

[H0R53]

Just now, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Why didn't you get the MSI Gaming X version? 

Because it's ugly. It's too facet-y.

As of writing I have a GTX 950 FTW and a GTX 460 in my rig, for multiple reasons.

1. I don't have an iGPU

2. I'm not gonna buy adapters just to connect my screens

3. My rig looks ugly with only 1 GPU. It was made for XFire but I don't like AMD anymore.

 

The 1050ti FTW will more or less match the styling of the 950 FTW, and their coolers are interchangeable.

My current plan is to buy 2 red and 2 blue 92mm slim fans, and a new can of paint. Both cards are going to be red, each with a red and a blue fan.

 

My build is red, blue, and black (Izzet League/Grixis, colors from Magic: The Gathering). 

According to @Dutch-stoner I'm not the best painter in the world but I make do with what I have. I'd rather have my GPUs fully customized than completely stock. Depending on who your target is you may be able to sell it for more once it's customized if you do a good job. I'm getting better at it, but my spray painting is sloppy.

 

Here's a pic of the 1050ti SSC before the stock 650 fan broke: