Is GPU modding worth it?

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I know this is not really related to GPU's, but is it worth it to custom paint your pc components? I believe this way the warranty is void... What I want to do is customise a reference gtx 770 so that is matches my system's color scheme (black+orange/yellow). This means painting the aluminum heatsink and scraping off the green paint on the LED's with sandpaper. Has anyone tried this or regretted modding his/her hardware?
 
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sand paper can scratch unless it is really fine grade , painting plastic can be tricky , unless the titan cover is metal , without the correct undercoat your paint can crack or distort and ruin what you are trying to achieve a good primer or undercoat will help bond your surface coat , be it metal primer( Undercoat ) or Plastic Primer ( Undercoat ), to mask means to tape any part you do not wish to spray to avoid overspray
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If it voids your warranty, the question is, how much are you going to look at it? all the time? or do you take it to conventions as a show build? if neither, it isn't worth it. as you will most likely look at your monitor.
 
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Hi John Alexandropoulos ,
if you are not concerned about warranty then go for it ,
my question is if the card is mounted face down as is the norm how well will you see your mod ?
unless you are planning to uses a riser ribbon and mount the card side on to face the case window ?
 
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It's going to be a titan-cooler reference card, so I will make it black and yellow. I will scrape off the green paint on the led to make it glow white, too. So, it will be visible.
 
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Won't the light still look green that way? I've seen someone doing this with sandpaper (I think it was an oc3d.com forum) and the results were perfect. Also, what is a plastic primer and a mask? I am not a native english speaker and google translate can't explain this very well... :D)
 
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sand paper can scratch unless it is really fine grade , painting plastic can be tricky , unless the titan cover is metal , without the correct undercoat your paint can crack or distort and ruin what you are trying to achieve a good primer or undercoat will help bond your surface coat , be it metal primer( Undercoat ) or Plastic Primer ( Undercoat ), to mask means to tape any part you do not wish to spray to avoid overspray
 
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