Posted September 12, 2015 I bought a EVGA Titan X SC, after a few weeks of usage, and being limited by the temps of the card i decided to buy the EVGA Hybrid kit, to watercool my card without going into a full custom loop. However EVGA has been for MONTHS out of stock of the Titan X Hybrid Cooler (as well as all the other hybrid kit for 980/980ti). I however manage to be at the right spot at the right time on Evga website and saw the 980ti Hybrid kit available, being compatible with the Titan X i jumped on the occasion i bought it right away. I received it a few days later, and the temps were amazing! I really recommend this kit for whoever wants to watercool a card without going full loop ! I'm sitting at 45 degrees under full load on my card ! There was only one problem, i didn't the appearance of the 980ti shroud, the color isn't that nice and obviously it is written 980ti on it... So i decided to paint the shroud to make it look like a real Titan X. I went for a Matte Black Plasti Dip paint and after 5 coats of it this is the results ... I am really pleased with the final look of the card, finally back to the black Titan X, gone is the 980ti name and the backplate makes it even nicer ! Using the same paint i also modded my Corsair Vengeance Pro ram stick, i painted only the top metal piece that used to be red. This was my first ever mod to one of my components and i would say it was definitely worth it and looking forward to paint other stuff (Looking at you XPower AC motherboard, your yellow look is out of my theme...) CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K @4.6GHz- Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61- Motherboard: MSI Z97 XPOWER AC - RAM: 2x8GB Corsair Vengence Pro 2400MHz- GPU: EVGA Titan X SC with Hybrid Cooler @1495Mhz Case: Corsair 780T White - Storage: 120GB Corsair LS SSD+ 500GB 850Evo + 250GB 850Evo + 2TB HDD - PSU: Cougar GX900 - Mouse: Logitech G502 - Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2014 -Headphone: Logitech G430 - Monitor: LG 34UM95 3440x1440CPU: Intel Core i7-2700K - Cooler: Hyper 212EVO - Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68A-D3-B3 - RAM: 3x4GB Corsair Vengence Pro 1600MHz- GPU: Gygabite 980Ti G1 Gaming- Case: Corsair 400R - Storage: 500GB 530Series SSD + 2TB HDD - PSU: Corsair TX650 - Mouse: Logitech MX Master - Keyboard: CODE Keyboard MX Clear - Monitor: 3x Acer G276HL Surround MacBook Pro Retina 15" mid-2015 i7 2.8Ghz - 512GB SSD - AMD 370X Titan X PlastiDipped : http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/448816-titan-x-hybrid-painting/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 12, 2015 This was my first ever mod to one of my components and i would say it was definitely worth it and looking forward to paint other stuff (Looking at you XPower AC motherboard, your yellow look is out of my theme...) Did the temperature at load changed after painting it? Snow Piercer - Build Log CPU-Z Validation Power Supply Whitelist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 12, 2015 I bought a EVGA Titan X SC, after a few weeks of usage, and being limited by the temps of the card i decided to buy the EVGA Hybrid kit, to watercool my card without going into a full custom loop. However EVGA has been for MONTHS out of stock of the Titan X Hybrid Cooler (as well as all the other hybrid kit for 980/980ti). I however manage to be at the right spot at the right time on Evga website and saw the 980ti Hybrid kit available, being compatible with the Titan X i jumped on the occasion i bought it right away. I received it a few days later, and the temps were amazing! I really recommend this kit for whoever wants to watercool a card without going full loop ! I'm sitting at 45 degrees under full load on my card ! There was only one problem, i didn't the appearance of the 980ti shroud, the color isn't that nice and obviously it is written 980ti on it... evga-gf-gtx-980-ti-hybrid.jpg So i decided to paint the shroud to make it look like a real Titan X. I went for a Matte Black Plasti Dip paint and after 5 coats of it this is the results ... I am really pleased with the final look of the card, finally back to the black Titan X, gone is the 980ti name and the backplate makes it even nicer ! Using the same paint i also modded my Corsair Vengeance Pro ram stick, i painted only the top metal piece that used to be red. FullSizeRender.jpg This was my first ever mod to one of my components and i would say it was definitely worth it and looking forward to paint other stuff (Looking at you XPower AC motherboard, your yellow look is out of my theme...) why are the pictures so big thats cool i like it you should buy GTX titans and sell them with a paint job! OFF TOPIC: I suggest every poll from now on to have "**CK EA" option instead of "Other" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 12, 2015 i will definitely be doing this once mine actually comes Project Iridium: CPU: Intel 4820K CPU Cooler: Custom Loop Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition RAM: Avexir Blitz Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD and Seagate Barracuda 3TB HDD GPU: Asus 780 6GB Strix Case: IN WIN 909 PSU: Corsair RM1000 Project Iridium build log http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/451088-project-iridium-build-log/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 12, 2015 Holy sexi :wub: :wub: :wub: 4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650 Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 12, 2015 Author why are the pictures so big thats cool i like it you should buy GTX titans and sell them with a paint job! I have no idea, i guess because its high res.. Did the temperature at load changed after painting it? No it didnt as the shroud doesnt do anything for cooling, its basically an AIO liquid cooler slapped on a Titan X, the shroud is just there to hide it. It's a basic plastic piece. This was the piece i painted before fitting it back on the card. CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K @4.6GHz- Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61- Motherboard: MSI Z97 XPOWER AC - RAM: 2x8GB Corsair Vengence Pro 2400MHz- GPU: EVGA Titan X SC with Hybrid Cooler @1495Mhz Case: Corsair 780T White - Storage: 120GB Corsair LS SSD+ 500GB 850Evo + 250GB 850Evo + 2TB HDD - PSU: Cougar GX900 - Mouse: Logitech G502 - Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2014 -Headphone: Logitech G430 - Monitor: LG 34UM95 3440x1440CPU: Intel Core i7-2700K - Cooler: Hyper 212EVO - Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68A-D3-B3 - RAM: 3x4GB Corsair Vengence Pro 1600MHz- GPU: Gygabite 980Ti G1 Gaming- Case: Corsair 400R - Storage: 500GB 530Series SSD + 2TB HDD - PSU: Corsair TX650 - Mouse: Logitech MX Master - Keyboard: CODE Keyboard MX Clear - Monitor: 3x Acer G276HL Surround MacBook Pro Retina 15" mid-2015 i7 2.8Ghz - 512GB SSD - AMD 370X Titan X PlastiDipped : http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/448816-titan-x-hybrid-painting/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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