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Hey LTT Community, I have a series of questions regarding PC Mods i want to do:

1. Are all plasti dips Non-conductive? I've seen some other brands in home depot and I've only seen people use the original plasti dip

2. Will using dummy/old parts to cover Motherboard ports help if i want to paint it? I'm on a really strict budget and I can't afford a new mobo cause of reasons

3. If i want to paint my GPU Shroud do i have to take off the heat sink assuming i mask it off?

4. if a Motherboard heat sink is glued in place how do I replace it or can i mask the whole thing off and paint it like how Linus did?

5. Is there any harm connecting all 8 CPU power pins to the motherboard if I upgrade my power supply? my current build has 4 pins connected and 4 pins that are not

1 All plastidips should be non conductive but consult the company that made it or test if not sure

2 Yes that would help but I strongly recommend against painting motherboards parts

3 remove it and mask is a must, Linus did a guide on that, it is pretty much the best way

4 I don't know of any recent ones that are glued, but thermal paste can sometimes become quite hard and act like glue, it should be replaced when that happens but it can be painted in site if you're good at masking. 

5 No, not unless your CPU draws a lot power, given it has a 4 only I doubt it, the 8 pin is just for more current for more thirsty CPUs

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Hey LTT Community, I have a series of questions regarding PC Mods i want to do:

1. Are all plasti dips Non-conductive? I've seen some other brands in home depot and I've only seen people use the original plasti dip

2. Will using dummy/old parts to cover Motherboard ports help if i want to paint it? I'm on a really strict budget and I can't afford a new mobo cause of reasons

3. If i want to paint my GPU Shroud do i have to take off the heat sink assuming i mask it off?

4. if a Motherboard heat sink is glued in place how do I replace it or can i mask the whole thing off and paint it like how Linus did?

5. Is there any harm connecting all 8 CPU power pins to the motherboard if I upgrade my power supply? my current build has 4 pins connected and 4 pins that are not

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Just now, Totalcookie said:

Hey LTT Community, I have a series of questions regarding PC Mods i want to do:

1. Are all plasti dips Non-conductive? I've seen some other brands in home depot and I've only seen people use the original plasti dip

2. Will using dummy/old parts to cover Motherboard ports help if i want to paint it? I'm on a really strict budget and I can't afford a new mobo cause of reasons

3. If i want to paint my GPU Shroud do i have to take off the heat sink assuming i mask it off?

4. if a Motherboard heat sink is glued in place how do I replace it or can i mask the whole thing off and paint it like how Linus did?

5. Is there any harm connecting all 8 CPU power pins to the motherboard if I upgrade my power supply? my current build has 4 pins connected and 4 pins that are not

1 All plastidips should be non conductive but consult the company that made it or test if not sure

2 Yes that would help but I strongly recommend against painting motherboards parts

3 remove it and mask is a must, Linus did a guide on that, it is pretty much the best way

4 I don't know of any recent ones that are glued, but thermal paste can sometimes become quite hard and act like glue, it should be replaced when that happens but it can be painted in site if you're good at masking. 

5 No, not unless your CPU draws a lot power, given it has a 4 only I doubt it, the 8 pin is just for more current for more thirsty CPUs

Yours faithfully

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