Colour PCB Mod

ImMrChris · 19 Jun 2011 at 19:03

I was bored and that is always dangerous

I decided to change the colour of My 460 GTX PCB so after a test on an old GFX card i set about going from blue to black....

i found a dvd permanent marker....

tested it with a Multimeter to make sure it didnt conduct electricity

then had a colouring session...

Took my time and tested the card along the way it's all working fine so far just need another pen as the one i found ran out fast

Boredom is dangerous KEEP OCCUPIED

thingemajib · 19 Jun 2011 at 19:14

and i thought I did stupid things when procrastinating...

23JMZ07 · 19 Jun 2011 at 19:15

actually looks pretty decent tbh.

cant wait till it heats up and the solvent out gasses and you get high from your exhaust.

mraerosmith1981 · 19 Jun 2011 at 19:16

Well I would guess thats 1 way to while away the hours, and probably void your warranty

ImMrChris · 19 Jun 2011 at 19:21

23JMZ07 said:
actually looks pretty decent tbh.

cant wait till it heats up and the solvent out gasses and you get high from your exhaust.

tested that first did a little bit then ran Benchmarks for 1/2 hour no smell

ImMrChris · 19 Jun 2011 at 19:28

mraerosmith1981 said:
Well I would guess thats 1 way to while away the hours, and probably void your warranty

Warranty whats that then

part of me was hoping it didnt work so a nice shiny 560Ti would have been bought

Valentino · 19 Jun 2011 at 19:31

Why didn't you play games using the expensive graphics card you own? :confused:

Monkeynut · 19 Jun 2011 at 19:45

If well done enough you could have just added £5-10 to it's value. Just don't tell.

ImMrChris · 19 Jun 2011 at 19:54

Valentino said:
Why didn't you play games using the expensive graphics card you own?

lol good point

i like a bit of danger haha on the edge me

23JMZ07 · 19 Jun 2011 at 22:46

Monkeynut said:
If well done enough you could have just added £5-10 to it's value. Just don't tell.

Until the buyer decides to re-TIM and spills some IPA on the card

panyan · 19 Jun 2011 at 22:58

23JMZ07 said:
cant wait till it heats up and the solvent out gasses

solvents are flammable arent they? and kill instantly if im not mistaken...

good luck OP

"andy" · 19 Jun 2011 at 23:06

should be 'interesting' when it gets hot

Valentino · 19 Jun 2011 at 23:07

Pens haven't had solvents in them for years. Although that pen does look old....

suj999 · 19 Jun 2011 at 23:10

what the.. mad you are.. lol

ImMrChris · 20 Jun 2011 at 01:28

no solvents in this pen you can tell as it doesnt "stink"

been playing games all night GPU hit 68C and the PCB was hot hot hot no smell and still rocking

ive seen some forums where people have actually spray painted PCB's madness indeed i wont go that far

Neil79 · 20 Jun 2011 at 01:44

But does it blend?

marc1024 · 20 Jun 2011 at 08:29

Love to see final product! did you do the top as well under the cooler?

Tealc · 20 Jun 2011 at 08:31

Nice idea. Some black pens aren't true black though and you'd end up with a purple tint to your PCB, still it'd be better than boring old blue, or red.

Just don't colour in the pci express slot.

Just noticed you used a DVD marker. You need one of these babies.

panyan · 20 Jun 2011 at 09:22

Neil79 said:
But does it blend?

+1

Evoss · 20 Jun 2011 at 10:05

Spray paint a PCB O.o That could end in tears