Painting top of cpu cooler

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Hi,

So I've been planning to biuld a PC and my color scheme is going to be white/black.
My cpu cooler will be the Cryorig H7, it looks good and performs well.
The H7 has a white fan which fits my theme, but I would also like to top of the heatsink to be white as well. Will this affect the cooling performance?

Also, if you have a better suggestion for a cpu cooler, please tell me.

Thanks, Kevin
 
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Barney6262
+1 to Bartys answer.

To answer the original question, probably not but you have to make sure the paint itself can take it. Some paints will degrade at CPU cooler temperatures.
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1. It depends what you're doing with the 7600K - if you're just running it at stock speeds, almost any 'decent' cooler is technically overpowered for it.

2. $12 or so, generally. Newegg carry the Red/Blue/Green/Orange.... you may have to go to Cryorig directly for white (or maybe Newegg can help out):
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4UF2YV0521
 
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That top part looks plastic? Either way even if it was metal, you can paint it. Painting just the top part isn't going to effect cooling to any noticeable degree at all. That paint will effect the cooling by something several decimal places out, it's effect is so minuscule you just don't care (we're not even talking half degree). If it's plastic, it's no impact at all. Bottom line, if you want to paint the top paint it. Do not go nuts and paint the entire thing, that's entirely different.
 
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Can Plastidip handle it?
 
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Taken from the Plastidip FAQ page:

Will Plasti Dip® hold up to heat and racing?
Plasti Dip® can resist up to 200°F, and has been known to handle the heat and abuse produced at racing or rally car events. However, heat resistance really depends on how long Plasti Dip is exposed to that heat, and how you expect the coating to perform in that heat. In general, if the coating will not be subject to impacts, nor is it expected to resist abrasion or chemicals, and if it’s just for a short amount of time, most Plasti Dip surfaces would be able to handle temperatures outside the listed range. Always test first.


So basically yes. Just make sure it has had plenty of time to cure before using the PC.
 
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