2015/06/20 10:37:47
yapchagi
mokkema
Yes I did. Along with the two fan shrouds on the 980Tis. 

EDIT: Here's another pic of the bridge - http://imgur.com/se5SJtC



wow looks great. Is it safe though to paint it? lol
2015/06/20 10:45:10
mokkema
yapchagi
 
wow looks great. Is it safe though to paint it? lol




Well I made sure to cover up any exposed electronic connections (the side of the connection that connects to the cards). I only put 3-4 layers on the top visible side of the bridge. 

Seems perfectly safe to me. 
2015/06/20 14:02:22
iycanthropy
 https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=509237FF58A3F032!398755&authkey=!AN0zWwkoWgPSD1I&v=3&ithint=photo%2cjpg
 
Struggling to embed the image, but it isn't a very good photo anyway.
2015/06/20 14:31:12
I-Siamak-I
mokkema
yapchagi
 
wow looks great. Is it safe though to paint it? lol




Well I made sure to cover up any exposed electronic connections (the side of the connection that connects to the cards). I only put 3-4 layers on the top visible side of the bridge. 

Seems perfectly safe to me. 


May I ask what kind of paint you used and also how did u change the Green Geforce LEDs to White ones?


2015/06/20 16:29:57
mokkema
I-Siamak-I
 
May I ask what kind of paint you used and also how did u change the Green Geforce LEDs to White ones?

 
Sure, I used Rustoleum Textured Black spray paint (this stuff here).
 
As for the letters, it's a fairly simple process. It's actually a white LED strip in the "GEFORCE GTX" logo, and it shines through green translucent paint that they apply to the raised letters, giving it that lime green glow coloring from the factory. 
 
If you take the time to remove the letters from the fan shroud, secure them, and then carefully sand them down with 200-600 grit sandpaper, you can remove the green paint, leaving you with clear/translucent letters.
 
Do NOT try sanding the letters down while they're still in the fan/heatsink shroud housing. 
 
Here's a picture of it in progress, but keep in mind that I probably sanded a little more after this pic was taken to ensure as much of the green paint was removed as possible.

This is essentially what it looks like when it's done, without the LED powered on (NOTE: this is not my picture or my cards, just a similar result)
 
2015/06/20 16:33:14
I-Siamak-I
mokkema
I-Siamak-I
 
May I ask what kind of paint you used and also how did u change the Green Geforce LEDs to White ones?

 
Sure, I used Rustoleum Textured Black spray paint ().
 
As for the letters, it's a fairly simple process. It's actually a white LED strip in the "GEFORCE GTX" logo, and it shines through green translucent paint that they apply to the raised letters, giving it that lime green glow coloring from the factory. 
 
If you take the time to remove the letters from the fan shroud, secure them, and then carefully sand them down with 200-600 grit sandpaper, you can remove the green paint, leaving you with clear/translucent letters. Do NOT try sanding the letters down while they're still in the fan shroud housing. 
 
, but keep in mind that I probably sanded a little more after this pic was taken to ensure as much of the green paint was removed as possible.


 


cool, that was very helpful. thank you my man.
2015/06/20 17:04:15
AMP_US
Wow, that is a great look. I may have to experiment with that rustoleum look though, very nice. I am considering taking the Hybrid model housing to a local machine shop and using their 3D scanner and printer to create a shell I can custom paint (so I don't void my warranty and I get multiple tries to get the look right). I was planning on a liquid metal and carbon fiber look. I think the texture of the rustoleum would go well with that.
2015/06/20 17:20:36
mokkema
AMP_US
Wow, that is a great look. I may have to experiment with that rustoleum look though, very nice. I am considering taking the Hybrid model housing to a local machine shop and using their 3D scanner and printer to create a shell I can custom paint (so I don't void my warranty and I get multiple tries to get the look right). I was planning on a liquid metal and carbon fiber look. I think the texture of the rustoleum would go well with that.



Thank you very much. I'm very satisfied with the mod myself, I think they turned out exactly as I had hoped. 
 
Here's an album with some better pictures of the paint job before and after reassembly: http://imgur.com/a/81eYE
 
I-Siamak-I
 
cool, that was very helpful. thank you my man.

 
You're welcome, happy to help. 
2015/06/20 22:55:49
DirtySouthWookie
Picked up 2 reference OC TIs yesterday to replace my "old" 980s.
 

2015/06/20 23:04:52
Mikemk__
mokkema
I-Siamak-I
 
May I ask what kind of paint you used and also how did u change the Green Geforce LEDs to White ones?

 
Sure, I used Rustoleum Textured Black spray paint (this stuff here).
 
As for the letters, it's a fairly simple process. It's actually a white LED strip in the "GEFORCE GTX" logo, and it shines through green translucent paint that they apply to the raised letters, giving it that lime green glow coloring from the factory. 
 
If you take the time to remove the letters from the fan shroud, secure them, and then carefully sand them down with 200-600 grit sandpaper, you can remove the green paint, leaving you with clear/translucent letters.
 
Do NOT try sanding the letters down while they're still in the fan/heatsink shroud housing. 
 
Here's a picture of it in progress, but keep in mind that I probably sanded a little more after this pic was taken to ensure as much of the green paint was removed as possible.

This is essentially what it looks like when it's done, without the LED powered on (NOTE: this is not my picture or my cards, just a similar result)
 


It's a neat idea, does it void warranty?
Heizer79
I get it from the German Online store "Mindfactory"
Its a "Intel Thermal Solution TS13X"

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