Building Legacy Copper Themed Build

[razoredraspberry]

Hello! I am planning on buildling a legacy copper themed build. All copper CPU coolers are easy to find and I've found copper  ram heatsinks on ebay. However I am having trouble finding any gpus that are decent with lots of copper.. I am also deciding and would like more options for motherboards. The motherboard I really have my eyes on right now is the MSI P35 Platinum, however I would like to look at AMD options as well, but don't know where to start. I would like to look at m-ATX motherboards too, but that's not a must.

[ApolloX75]

Uh, well not many cards use all copper heatsinks due to weight. Both past and present. Also the only cards I remember with a copper coloured PCB were Asus, and we're talking like Rage 128s and Riva TNT2s.

So why not use something like Rustoleum Metallic Copper paint? Comes in a can, available at hardware stores. There's even automotive grade paints available too for an even better finish. Caliper paints and block paints are extremely durable.

[ManWithBeard1990]

Uh, well not many cards use all copper heatsinks due to weight. Both past and present. Also the only cards I remember with a copper coloured PCB were Asus, and we're talking like Rage 128s and Riva TNT2s.

So why not use something like Rustoleum Metallic Copper paint? Comes in a can, available at hardware stores. There's even automotive grade paints available too for an even better finish. Caliper paints and block paints are extremely durable.

I think painting an aluminium heatsink with a sort of red-orange clearcoat might be a better plan. Wouldn't the copper paint add too much insulation? (Assuming of course that it doesn't contain any actual copper)

Other than that for copper heatsinks I think Zalman makes some.

[ApolloX75]

I think painting an aluminium heatsink with a sort of red-orange clearcoat might be a better plan. Wouldn't the copper paint add too much insulation? (Assuming of course that it doesn't contain any actual copper)

Other than that for copper heatsinks I think Zalman makes some.

It's possible, but I doubt the thermal difference would be noticeable on older hardware. And you're right, zalman has made a lot of pure copper coolers.

I doubt the paint actually contains copper either. And no matter what you put on a heatsink, you'll affect its heat dissipation ability in some form or another.

Good idea on the clear coat, good alternative.

[rjfaber91]

I think painting an aluminium heatsink with a sort of red-orange clearcoat might be a better plan. Wouldn't the copper paint add too much insulation? (Assuming of course that it doesn't contain any actual copper)

Other than that for copper heatsinks I think Zalman makes some.

 

I think there actually is copper-coloured paint that contains actual copper... Anyway, Zalman coolers are indeed a great idea for that colour scheme. They're not quiet at all, but they do look the part.

[razoredraspberry]

I will probably just paint the heatsink or parts of the shroud, thank you for the help. Anyone know of any comparable motherboard offerings from amd with cool heatsinks like the P35 Platinum from AMD or in the Matx form factor? I'm having trouble finding other options. Found more atx intel ones though.