21st June, 2006, 11:48 PM
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| Painting RAM Heatspreaders I just bought some RAM heatspreaders and not loving the navy blue color. I was thinking of doing a mirror finish paint on them. But I was wondering if you guys think the paint would affect its ability to absorb heat? I'm not overclocking, but instead wanted to fancy up the RAM sticks.
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22nd June, 2006, 12:30 AM
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| you can just buy differant heatsinks. Get mirrored off ebay or look at wholesalers, probly cost you about $10. I have LED's on my ram you can see if you can find those heatsinks for sale.
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22nd June, 2006, 03:25 AM
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| I've heard that they don't make that big a difference with the heat so I would paint them just maybe not to thick seeming there not OC'd.
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22nd June, 2006, 04:12 AM
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| Well it is probably obvious but, just paint the outside surface anf you will be fine. Post up the shots when you're done and give us a look WZ |
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22nd June, 2006, 04:59 AM
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That being said, as others have noted, heat spreaders on DIMMs tend to be about as useful as teets on a boar (most of the heat from the chip is conducted out by the lead frame and circuit board), so if you want to paint them a different color I rather doubt that it will make any significant difference. |
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22nd June, 2006, 12:18 PM
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| Spray them though as other paints tend to, well, kinda, melt and make a big mess. My avatars got the mask ready so he doesn't get too high on the fumes. 
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22nd June, 2006, 12:22 PM
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| What effect are you looking for. I have seen some great anodized looking paints, depending what color they are now. They spray on thin and look nice. I would stay away from heavy or textured paints. Don't want to put winter coats on your ram.
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26th June, 2006, 11:32 PM
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| Man, for some reason I'm not getting the "instant mail notification" when you all respond. Thanks for the tips. I'll consider everything you guys said. I have read that heatspreaders don't really do much for cooling except looking "cool". So I figured I would take advantage of that and paint them to look customized. I don't know how hot my RAM gets because I ran out of thermal sensors, but they should be ok since I am not overclocking. I was going to paint them a sliver mirror color so they can reflect my lighting inside the case. I bought some mirror finish spray paint. But it would be fun to polish them off and see if I could get a mirrored finish just from the metal itsself. I have taken some jewelry classes and I made our wedding rings, so I have some experience in buffing and polishing. I just have to buy the supplies. I'll definitely take pictures when I'm done. thanks everyone
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27th June, 2006, 03:17 PM
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 Speaking of which booman... I'll paint yours for free!!!
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27th June, 2006, 04:48 PM
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| What about polishing them? You can sand the color off of them and just polish the metal?
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29th August, 2006, 07:55 PM
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| I allready tried polishing them, but the dremel I was using had only one speed and it was too fast. It polished off too much metal and melted the paint. It was a mess. I painted the heatspreaders and if I can remember to post the pics, then you all can see em. Turned out ok, but not as "mirror finish" as I would have liked.
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5th September, 2006, 10:04 PM
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 Here's the pic of what I ended up doing. It looks ok. Not a mirror finish, but decent enough. They at least give finish to the ram instead of seeing the chips.
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5th September, 2006, 10:34 PM
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| Looks nice to me, very bright and clean 
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7th September, 2006, 12:20 AM
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| Was the glossy effect deliberate? If so, it looks pretty cool. If not, then man, that's one nice accident.
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7th September, 2006, 12:25 AM
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| Very deliberate. I was using a clear coat spray paint to make it extra glossy. Its hard to see in the photo but depending on how light hits it... it will shine!
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