Painting my MotherBoard

[JellyMan00]

This is the motherboard I'm looking to purchase for my next build:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813132691
However I want a blue and black mobo but no ATX skylake boards fit that standard. so rn this is my build: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4dzccc as you can tell its blue and black. So.... to get to the point, i was wondering if its possible to take the heat-sink(I think its called) off and paint it. I have attached a picture that I sketched up on PS and was wondering if it's possible without distributing performance and of course not mess the board up. I'm also painting my R9 390 blue and black to match

Modified MOBO: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B13o8HRAJwN-OVhXZ1gtN09lc0k

 

[jossrik]

You can paint the heatsink, and you can take it off and put it back on, but as to how well it's going to turn out, or how it's going to perform, well, the heatsink is there for a reason, namely to dissipate heat, granted, I don't know the thermal properties of the paint you're going to use, but I believe it would be more of an insulator than a dissipater(I know, it's not a real word, that's all right in this case.) I think it's just pinned on there, the heatsink I mean. You'd have to get it off first, and have thermal paste... Make sure not to get any paint on the part that comes in contact with the motherboard...

 

[photonboy]

If you really want to paint the chipset heatsink, then I suggest you do so when it's attached. Protect everything else, prepare it for painting etc carefully.

Also, ASUS has some nearly all-white board.
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/C4s8TW/asus-motherboard-sabertoothz170s
You could:

1) put in BLUE memory (maybe alternate blue and white with same specced memory?)

2) the blue LED's on the fans would shine off the white/grey surface and glow bluish

 

[Xtergo]

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/Q9Gj4D/asus-motherboard-z170a

^ Get this one instead take a screw driver and take of the heat sinks and plastic covers carefully. While you are doing this clean it with isopropyl alchohol and clean of the thermal paste and apply a new fresh coat.

Take of the stickers if any and lightly sand the plastic pieces if they arent shiny do a base coat of Rust Oleoum primer and patienctly wait for it to dry well then take the spray-paint color of your choice and do a light thin coat and dont worry if it dosent go well do this 2-3 times and keep the layer thin as possible see some spray painting Technics and tips on Youtube many other people have done this aswell.

TIP: use thermal resistant spray paint as the temperatures inside the PC would melt and mess up the paint job
Good luck and remember that if something goes wrong you are responsible and not likely covered in by the warranty.

Search on youtube how to take apart the heatsinks before you attempt it and be extremely patient.

 

[JellyMan00]

do yall think if i just did the gpu blue and white it would off set it, or should i paint the case white and blue along with the gpu and just flip the build entirely around would look good. then I could just put blue leds in if the fans arent super bright

 

[Xtergo]

That motherboard is white and Asus took that color because it reflects the Color of LED very well if you have Blue LED in ur case installed the White part would apear blueish trust me.

 

[JellyMan00]

That motherboard is white and Asus took that color because it reflects the Color of LED very well if you have Blue LED in ur case installed the White part would apear blueish trust me.

the one you recommended or the one i have already picked?

 

[Xtergo]

The one i recommend, more white plastic = more colors