Modding Gigabyte 970 G1

[Monkie]

Hello Folks, this is my 1st time posting on LinusTech forum.

 

I'm looking to either grab a Gigabyte 970 G1 (preference) or a Strix 970 in the near future.

 

I'm planning to custom paint the metal shroud (the one that's covering the 3 fans) to white, but I'm not sure whether the shroud itself is removable without removing the whole heatsink.

 

I know the Strix 970 shroud is removable, which is why this would be my 2nd option.

 

Thoughts?

 

 

 

 

[Extingquish]

Removing a heatsink isn't a big deal

 

First time I did it, I took 30-40 minutes

[AlwaysFSX]

The shroud itself is removable from the heatsink.

[Monkie]

The shroud itself is removable from the heatsink.

without removing the heatsink from the PCB right?

[khchewy]

so you can remove the shroud without voiding your warranty?

i plan on getting a g1 and modding the windforce logo so it's white instead of blue because blue screws up my colour scheme

[ChrisxIxCross]

so you can remove the shroud without voiding your warranty?

i plan on getting a g1 and modding the windforce logo so it's white instead of blue because blue screws up my colour scheme

The EVGA 980 ACX has a white led logo on the side.

[khchewy]

The EVGA 980 ACX has a white led logo on the side.

thing is, the acx cooler has misaligned heat pipes and is just not as good of a cooler as windforce (i had a 760 acx)

and the blue light is rather secondary when in the context of the G1's binned chips

unless i've been misled

anyway

[ChrisxIxCross]

thing is, the acx cooler has misaligned heat pipes and is just not as good of a cooler as windforce (i had a 760 acx)

and the blue light is rather secondary when in the context of the G1's binned chips

unless i've been misled

anyway

On the 980 it does not have any misaligned heatpipes, that was on their 970 acx line. 

[AlwaysFSX]

without removing the heatsink from the PCB right?

That I wouldn't know about. It's possible.

[khchewy]

On the 980 it does not have any misaligned heatpipes, that was on their 970 acx line. 

oh yeah i'm looking to buy a 970 haha, can't afford 980, should have made that clear my bad