• Happy holidays, folks! Thanks to each and every one of you for being part of the Tom's Hardware community!

Paint

Forum discussion tagged with Paint.
  1. BeastHotDogGUY

    Question Do I have the stuff for gpu painting?

    Hi, I wanted to paint my 1660SUPER, I have white paint, two different thermal pastes, and a bunch of bits and screwdrivers. I want to know if I have the right paint since I found it in my garage, and if thats good enough thermal paste. Thermal Paste: TF4 Thermal Paste by ThermalRight XTM50 by...
  2. P

    Question Unminimize multiple Paint windows at once that were individually minimized, in Windows 10

    I work in large quantities of MS Paint windows at once. I will usually open fifty at the same time. As I do my thing I minimize the windows one by one, then when I'm done with that task I need to click on each button on the start bar to access the them again, to move onto the next task. I'm...
  3. T

    [SOLVED] Recommended Paint Colours for Vibrant Pink & White Case Mod (Metal)?

    Hi there guys, I'm building my partner's PC with her and I need some recommendations for spray paint brands or certain colours of pink you've seen or used that will work well on the metal Cooler Master NR200P (white). Would I need a primer or would the white be good enough to paint directly...
  4. A

    [SOLVED] Painting ASUS ROG STRIX 1070 to white. Can I use this spray paint?

    I want to paint the shroud of my ROG STRIX 1070 to white. I won't paint the fans and the backplate, just the shroud. Can I use this spray paint? View: https://imgur.com/a/96utfLW Thank you. I've been trying to find plasti dip here but I can't find it, do you have any other recommendations?
  5. Insane Potatoz

    [SOLVED] Painting GPU fans/backplate/shell?

    Hello everyone, I'm going to do a Budget build with the theme of Black, White, and RGB. For this build, I want an RX 570. Originally, I wanted the Asus Strix 570, but the price is not $140 instead of the original $120. The only other $120 rx 570s are the Sapphire Pulse edition, XFX version, and...
  6. O

    [SOLVED] Why does MS Paint change the bit depth in a PNG-file?

    Hello everyone I have been working with PNG-files in MS Paint, the Windows 10 version. I have some questions, regarding why MS Paint changes the bit depth in a PNG-file. Examples: I open MS Paint draw some lines on the white background and SAVE AS – bit depth 24 I then reopen the picture and...
  7. A

    [SOLVED] Remove Red from AOC Monitor

    So I have been looking for a new monitor for a while, and what I'm looking for is a 1080p 144Hz monitor that is G-Sync compatible and doesn't break the bank. Considering this factors I came to the conclusion that my best option was the AOC G2590FX. The thing is the monitor has an horrible red...
  8. T

    Question Painting GPU heatsink/fan shroud?

    I have a KingPin card at the moment and it's overall a good card, but the copper plated heatsink looks extremely ugly in my black and white build. Does anyone have any recommendations on how to change the colour of the heatsink without increasing temperatures by too much, whether it is through...
  9. opel65

    Steelseries 6GV2, only one button keeps failing

    Hello fellow forum-goers, I've been using this mechanical keyboard for about 2 years and had no issues with it. I mostly play CS-GO. Recently I started noticing that my "D" key is sometimes either registering too many presses or not registering any press downs at all. For example I press the D...
  10. D

    Coolermaster Mastercase Pro 5 ODD and case fans

    I recently bought the Mastercase Pro 5 and some Noctua case fans to go with it. The case came with two front fans and one rear fan, so I bought 3 noctua case fans, two for the top, and one more for the front. I recently bought a blu-ray burner that I wanted to install, but now I have to remove...
  11. L

    Built my new pc but no display on monitors

    https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wyrXQV Those are the parts on my new pc that I built. It was more of an upgrade so same power supply, case, CD drive etc. Those were just the new parts. After installing everything nothing popped up on my screen. Any suggestions before worrying about something bad...
  12. H

    Asus GeForce 1050ti 4gb compatible

    Motherboard Msi 970 gaming CPU AMD fx-4170 guad core 450w input GPU Asus GeForce 1050ti 4gb
  13. markss

    PC not good enough for PCSX2?

    So I got PCSX2 today and after configuring everything I got really disappointed when I couldn't get a playable experience. A thing that I spotted was "Utilization Limit" in MSI Afterburner. When I boot up a game, the utilization limit instantly turns on. Also the GPU usage does not go above 40%...
  14. M

    Haswell vs ivybridge vs skylake

    Im trying to understand why i5 3470 is slower than i5 4460 which slower from ir 6400 i5 3470 has the higher clock,and from what i read haswell is 5-10% more faster and skylake faster from haswell the same. But what i cant understand,is why? i cant find something except that they have different...
  15. B

    Pairing wireless headphones and mics with wired karaoke machine

    My wireless mic lowers music music volume on karaoke machine when singing with wireless headphones only how do I make it right
  16. C

    Low resolution CPU

    Hello, have to decide which cpu to get. Running a low resolution screen 1368x768, so im looking for a decent cpu enough to support new games. Considering that resolution is low, got r7 370 recently and thinking about which CPU to get, was thinking about some i5 and i hope its gonna be enough.Any...
  17. R

    Windows 10 login issues.

    I have just downloaded Windows10 and now I cannot login with any username or password. I cannot do a reset or anything beyond intial login page of windows 10.
  18. K

    gtx 960 failing?!

    i just bought a gtx 960 palit jetstream 4gb and have been playing on bf4 at 1080p on ultra at 60+ fps, now i have 30 fps on every graphical setting and i dont know whats happening please help.
  19. LieutenantDansLegs

    PC Will Not Respond

    The other day I was talking with my friend over skype, downloading a relatively small file, and watching a youtube video, and just like that my screen went blank and my computer shut off. I turned my computer back on and the screen acted like it wasn't plugged in, as did my keyboard and mouse...
  20. M

    whitch one of these 2 builds are the best for gaming?

    build number 1 cpu: Intel Core i5 4690K Turbo 4.2GHz card : nVidia GeForce GTX970 4GB OC RAM: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz hard drive (SSD): Crucial BX100 - 250GB + 1tb blue WD mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 water cooling: CoolerMaster Seidon 120V power: Cooler Master G750M, 750W - Modular case: NZXT Source...
  21. B

    rekt m8 nah

    what happens if you touch the power supply with a screwdriver
  22. DaronMal

    GPU still crashing, still dont know what to do!

    I've been having issues with this for about 2-3 months. My PC will either black screen and return to normal, or freeze and I have to shut it down/restart to fix it. I've figured out its my GPU driver I've also noticed it only does it when I pause/start a Youtube video. "Display driver amdkmdap...
  23. T

    graphics card throttling?

    hi guys, basically when im playing bf4, i get about 50 -80 fps on high settings, which i am fine with, however i want to try and get always above 60 when i look at my gpu usage i have 80% usage and my cpu usage is 60% so i have no bottleneck, my graphics card is a msi r9 270x hawk edition and...
  24. O

    samsung s3 charging issue

    So recently my Samsung s3 has been having issues with charging and im not sure what to do. When plugged in it either charges slowly or shows that its plugged in, but doesnt charge. Sometimes I have to play around with the cord to even get a charge. Ive tried multiple charges but its the same...
  25. D

    Gaming and general Windows washed out and lost sharpness

    So all was well whilst playing Dirt until i changed the graphics to ultra. Since then everything (not just text) has lost its sharpness and looks kinda washed out. Im using a VGA cable through a convertor Ive tried my tv upstairs on VGA cable Ive tried both outputs on my graphics card ive...
  26. U

    error code 0x8007045d

    Trying to do a clean install keep getting error code when trying to delete partitions
  27. H

    Advice on gaming/video build for ~£500

    Hi, I'm new at this in a way... I've not build a PC system since before Y2K, and things have changed a little in the past 15-20 years! My aim here is to try and build a system that achieves the following: 1) plays games at 1080p with a high fps and reasonable quality 2) will be able to...
  28. G

    Sony's PS4 Has Allegedly Sold 8 Million Units

    Insiderp, the source that leaked the fact that the PS4 had sold 7 million units in March, is now reporting that the PS4 has sold 8 million units as of mid-May. Sony's PS4 Has Allegedly Sold 8 Million Units : Read more