Can I Buy A Different Cooler On My GPU?

[Made In Canada]

Im looking at buying a gigabyte GPU, however, the custom windforce cooler with a blue LED will not match my disired color scheme on the build.  Is there any way i can change the cooler or at least sand off the blue LED?

 

Bonus, if i do change the cooler and am able to add a backplate (unless a new cooler would have one), that would be nice.

 

Any help is appreciated.

Edited October 23, 2015 by Made In Canada

[vanished]

Depending on your skill and confidence level, you can definitely customize the provided cooler or even replace it entirely

[themaniac]

Im looking at buying a gigabyte GPU, however, the custom windforce cooler with a blue LED will not match my disired color scheme on the build.  Is there any way i can change the cooler or at least sand off the blue LED?

 

Any help is appreciated.

well you can take off the cooler shroud and paint it and/or remove the led

[Nonco]

Im looking at buying a gigabyte GPU, however, the custom windforce cooler with a blue LED will not match my disired color scheme on the build.  Is there any way i can change the cooler or at least sand off the blue LED?

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

Which gigabyte GPU is it? 

 

My Gtx 970 windforce logo is blue, which didnt suit my build either, there are tutorials online showing how to replace the Blue LED's for other coloured ones however it requires very very basic soldering. Otherwise, im pretty sure you can actually turn off the LED through software too.

[Lord_Karango17]

I believe someone else on the forum made a post about sanding off the blue layer. Will try to find it

 

Edit: you have to physically change the led, which may be tricky since they are very small.

 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1519475/gigabyte-g1-gaming-geforce-gtx-960-970-980-led-swap

[BrinkGG]

Im looking at buying a gigabyte GPU, however, the custom windforce cooler with a blue LED will not match my disired color scheme on the build.  Is there any way i can change the cooler or at least sand off the blue LED?

 

Bonus, if i do change the cooler and am able to add a backplate (unless a new cooler would have one), that would be nice.

 

Any help is appreciated.

This guy did it. 

[stupidhuman]

Im looking at buying a gigabyte GPU, however, the custom windforce cooler with a blue LED will not match my disired color scheme on the build.  Is there any way i can change the cooler or at least sand off the blue LED?

 

Bonus, if i do change the cooler and am able to add a backplate (unless a new cooler would have one), that would be nice.

 

Any help is appreciated.

How does one exactly... sand off an LED?

[BrinkGG]

I believe someone else on the forum made a post about sanding off the blue layer. Will try to find it

I think that was for the PNY/stock cooler... The windforce one has colored LEDs glowing through clear plastic.

[Made In Canada]

well you can take off the cooler shroud and paint it and/or remove the led

Remove it?  Like the weird part that sticks out?  (its an older version).

[vanished]

How does one exactly... sand off an LED?

with sand paper

[Made In Canada]

Depending on your skill and confidence level, you can definitely customize the provided cooler or even replace it entirely

Oh the relief, this is good to know, Thank You.

[Lord_Karango17]

How does one exactly... sand off an LED?

Think he means the colored layer. Its the method that the reference nvidia cooler does the green logo. By sanding it off, you can get it to become white.

[Made In Canada]

Which gigabyte GPU is it? 

 

My Gtx 970 windforce logo is blue, which didnt suit my build either, there are tutorials online showing how to replace the Blue LED's for other coloured ones however it requires very very basic soldering. Otherwise, im pretty sure you can actually turn off the LED through software too.

780ti

[Lord_Karango17]

I think that was for the PNY/stock cooler... The windforce one has colored LEDs glowing through clear plastic.

Yeah I was mistaken. I found the tutorial I was thinking about, but you have to replace the led itself...

[themaniac]

Remove it?  Like the weird part that sticks out?  (its an older version).

the shroud is the cover over the heatsink and fans, and to remove it all you have to do is remove the screws

[Made In Canada]

This guy did it. 

Seems a little much for me, that is more of a last try effort in my case.

[Nonco]

780ti

 

Im fairly certain those have actual blue LED's as opposed to white with a blue paint, you will have to try unsolder the current ones and re-solder the correct type LED with the colour you wanted. Otherwise you could just turn off the LED through software, 780Ti isnt too old so im assuming you can. Otherwise you could just physically unplug the LED cable which is plugged into the GPU pcb.

[Curufinwe_wins]

That or you take some spray paint and completely cover the led lol.

[Made In Canada]

I think that was for the PNY/stock cooler... The windforce one has colored LEDs glowing through clear plastic.

This was what i thought too and why im consered.

[Made In Canada]

Yeah I was mistaken. I found the tutorial I was thinking about, but you have to replace the led itself...

Okay, Thank You for trying.

[Made In Canada]

the shroud is the cover over the heatsink and fans, and to remove it all you have to do is remove the screws

Okay, Thank You.

[Made In Canada]

Im fairly certain those have actual blue LED's as opposed to white with a blue paint, you will have to try unsolder the current ones and re-solder the correct type LED with the colour you wanted. Otherwise you could just turn off the LED through software, 780Ti isnt too old so im assuming you can. Otherwise you could just physically unplug the LED cable which is plugged into the GPU pcb.

Okay, Thank You.

[Made In Canada]

That or you take some spray paint and completely cover the led lol.

This works too.

[Made In Canada]

Thank You Everyone For All The Help And Sorry If I Did Not Thank You Personally.