The price of white graphics cards IS TOO DANG HIGH

[@jrose-xp6tf]

Scuffing the plastic shroud provides "tooth" for the paint to grab, 00 fine steel wool would accomplish this. I have painted many cards and without a scuff the paint will eventually begin to separate from the plastic...prep is EVERYTHING.

[@bananapeehole782]

Very good tip.

[@seanwood5443]

agreed man i learned this this hard way as well always at least scuff up the area prep is everything 90 percent of the work is preparation if u dont it will peel and not even last a month or so

[@CoastalCollectors]

Self etching primer works pretty well too in a pinch. Wipe all the oils off and use self etching primer.

[@CoastalCollectors]

Higher quality primers and paint would make a huge difference too. I paint custom bike frames and I use a separate primer, color, and clear.

[@castronovab123]

Adhesion promoter can take the place of scuffing plastic( a tie coat) I use this method on a daily basis

[@GlitchedPerception]

8 coats of paint oh my. 8 coats of paint on the fans is wild.

[@JM-kn9dh]

Not really cause theyre thin layers

[@renzl2337]

I have the patience of a monk to build ITX PCs, yet i cant be bothered to do painting on a GPU. Good job man, looks good.

[@alexbevan3217]

You should try hanging parts up to keep them from sticking on stuff and rotated from where you're hanging it from rotate to a different side

[@iannn666]

@@alexbevan3217 ^This guy gets it^

[@RobertFixit]

Finally! Looks clean. Mine is still not done yet. I want to paint the fans just to proved the haters wrong, but at the same time nobody can see the fans anyway. So I keep going back and forth on that. I want to find some vinyl graphics too so the top isn’t blank after.

[@J_Bwn]

Honestly I wouldn’t paint the fans unless you can accomplish it with a very thin coat. There are reasons why fans have the texture that most have these days for sound dampening and air flow. You could reduce the effectiveness of the fans design.

[@RobertFixit]

@@J_Bwn For personal use, I wouldn't bother painting the fans either. Outside of a Discord Post or KZbin Video, nobody will see the fans anyway. So you are just creating more work for yourself. If you intend to sell the GPU/Build, then of course it will draw more attention if you pain the fans. I have decided to paint the fans because it will be a video and if I don't paint the fans all hell will break loose. I would be more worried about the paint peeling off from the plastic fans over time. Typically paint and plastic do not play well. But in our case, we upgrade the GPU often, so I do not see it as a major issue. As for the performance difference, it will not matter. I literally used a GPU with a broken fan blade for months and it was fine. It is funny to me that so many people comment about the painted fan performance, yet they have no personal data to support the theory. Some might say, what about vertical mount? Well, if you have the type of money to have that kind of a Build, you probably are not painting your GPU LOL.

[@J_Bwn]

@@RobertFixit You do have a lot of good points and I agree with you for the most part. I wasn’t trying to turn this into a pissing contest. To each their own.

[@stealthyadrian]

Everyone either wants black or white, but where's the love for the other colors like, blue, yellow and red?

[@nerdonabudget]

TRUEEEEEE

[@RobertFixit]

Before I saw this comment, I was thinking what about silver and black. That would pop nice! It is a little bit strange when the GPU is all one color. There should be some contrast in there. For my personal GPU I am considering all black with gold sprinkled in.

[@stealthyadrian]

@@RobertFixit Sounds fire. I'm trying to get a ASUS ROG Strix GTX 1080 Ti for an external gpu dock since I use a laptop but I wanna add some blue accents on it.

[@nge_headshot_2097]

As someone who has been wanting to build an all oranges and black build for a long time I felt this message..

[@her.ferr.7958]

Good job with the painting and the video!!!

[@DARIO-y6z]

The white graphics card looks so cool!

[@QuanTanRs]

Spray painting looks fun

[@bojkovszkyzsolt2280]

Nerding on a budget. Well done, keep it up ;)

[@MinecraftGamerLR]

I remember you and the live chat talking about painting it white or leaving it black in one of the past livestreams you did. Now you actually did it. Props to you for your dedication!

[@Starlite123]

You should also spray paint the power supply so that you can have matching components. You can always take a magic marker and write "750W" (or P-touch) on an area not seen.

[@stephenhood2948]

Or even tape over any spots with stickers.

[@JM-kn9dh]

I painted an rx480 gaming x to black and white. I really liked how it came out and the paint held up

[@Kelekona_808]

Thanks for sharing the Chrono Chiller song Danny. Dope AF.

[@Yukeena]

that looks surprisingly good! I would never attempt to do something like this lol. Nice job man

[@HardWhereHero]

i have done a motherboard before but not a gpu. You did a good job man, this is not a easy task. Unless you break a fan blade, painting it is not going to hurt it unless you get paint in the bearings.

[@NukaOrQuantum]

It's not recommend to paint the fans, but if you do, sand them down first to offset the added weight that the paint adds. In fact, I'd recommend sanding the entire shroud to give the paint some grip. Regardless, nice job and it looks great! Edit: Grammar.

[@Red_Beard_Builds]

I have the same green LTT screwdriver with an orange cap!! That’s awesome!

[@Red_Beard_Builds]

Oh that’s red lol

[@thebigbient8736]

just a few tips. Hang the parts with a wire so you don't have to have those smudges happen. Also if you want to paint the details like the embossed EVGA, get yourself some enamel paint and you can paint as sloppy as you want over the lacquer, then remove excess with lighter fluid dipped in q-tips. You can get super clean details using the enamel and the lacquer underneath wont be harmed because the lighter fluid removes enamel but not the lacquer. I paint gundams but this can be applied to anything you want to paint.

[@oswaldjh]

I wouldn't paint the metal backplate on larger GPUs as paint adds a barrier to the air for heat dissipation. The color on the backplate from the factory is anodizing that doesn't effect heat dissipation or they use thermally conductive paint. By the way, your card is now worth more in this market.

[@stephenhood2948]

I just built a white PC and went through just this. I wound up having to settle for an RTX 4070, even after the Super versions came out. The white ones were just much more expensive. I could have just put a black PSU in it and saved a little money, but the difference in the white PSU was minimal. I figure I spent around $100 more to build the all white PC, but it does look really nice. Not sure if it looks $100 worth of nice, but it is a good PC that preforms and looks really nice.

[@mrp0p1nfr3shz]

Just wanted to give you a recommendation for plastic painting. Ive had really good luck using Duplicolor's Vinyl and fabric specialty coating on plastic pieces before and it keeps the same texturing as the stock plastic. also helps prevent dust sticking to it

[@nerdonabudget]

@@mrp0p1nfr3shz will def need to check that out, thanks for the recommendation!

[@Aaronnpool23]

This is one of my favourite videos I’ve seen from your KZbin channel keep it up! Try a Asus 7900GRE dual fan black to white would be awesome !

[@TheSgtGijoe]

Looks clean and good. looking to update pc and have always debated the white component tax let alone it can be hard to get the correct parts. Greta content, loved the b-roll and music choice btw.! Keep up the great work!

[@itsdeonlol]

Looks nice Danny! Good job sir!

[@Viking8888]

Try hydro dipping next time. That’s something I’ve always wanted to try myself, but I haven’t had a chance to yet.

[@Kelekona_808]

Aww, you should have tapped off the "Red Clown Smile" on the end of the card ;)

[@fuzzylumpkins6034]

I appreciate the DIY and fun of the labour. But in materials (the correct ones like iso alco/ wipes/ primer/ final coat spray) and labour you more than busted that £20 quid difference. Completely by accident this series I ended up with a 7900GRE Pure, white TA AIO/ white LL fans, white braids in a LL case all for less than I would have paid for it in black. By accident really being circumstances of the components I purchased being less expensive in white. I went with it and made a storm trooper/ storm shadow/ Venom 3 way theme inside the case.

[@themanwhospins]

5:34 mf turned down the sun, he's magic

[@buildyourcomputer]

I spray painted the stock wraith stealth cooler white to match my case. Im not sure spray paint would work well for a founders 2080super though.

[@brudda32]

hii budget on a nerd!

[@VikingDudee]

Yeah don't force them EVGA fans off them hubs, I've done this on a 3090ti with a failing fan, tried to pull it to clean and re oil the fan and yeah it ended up ripping the board off the plastic and damaged it, I had to buy a new one. Can drill out the back of it under the sticker and can get to the retaining clip and remove the fan that way.

[@Maydeen]

Card looks good but if your painting them I recommend NOT paining the backplate as it can act as an insulator. Also put painter tape under the backplate next time if you are painting the backplate for some reason.

[@SkitZHitZ]

rip evga gpus if you want to fix the area your damaged get a very fine grit sand paper higher the better, section it off then sand it down once its sanded down to a near base coat / smooth then respray over it then apply more sanding till its smooth/buff it down so its even thats all it really is to fixing errors even for cars

[@gcmanuel85x]

You could do some war paintings on the components with messed up spots.

[@Kelekona_808]

EXPLOSIONS!!!!

[@gcmanuel85x]

@@Kelekona_808 Yea, something like that, keep in mind what the theme gonna be. Could also go like Lich King theme "winter".

[@mcalin5931]

The IO shield, when properly installed on the PC casing, helps in grounding the motherboard through the PSU. This grounding is crucial as it can protect your motherboard from static discharge, which can occur when you touch the ports. This also applies to the IO Shield on the GPU.

[@mcalin5931]

Painting the IO shield can affect its grounding capabilities. The paint can act as an insulator, preventing proper electrical contact between the IO shield and the PC case. This could potentially lead to issues with static discharge protection. If you want to customize the look of your IO shield, it’s best to avoid painting the areas that make contact with the case. Alternatively, you could use a conductive paint designed for electronics, but it’s crucial to ensure that the grounding is not compromised.

[@eckostream3541]

Not sure about painting the fans, I wonder if that would had too much weight to them and unbalance them. On a 3060 I don't think the backplate does much, but It might affect higher end GPU that really use the backplate for cooling.

[@Tristan0031]

I liked the result! Nice white card!

[@PythonVs1]

literally my favorite nerd! Love the content.

[@MaryannLynch-z9c]

TY

[@AAjax]

Vinyl Dye works better on plastic parts, and won't flake or chip like paint can. It used to be a staple of the case mod community, before cases became metal and glass. Vinyl dye feels solid, but small bits of overspray or oopses actually flow out and self-correct after a couple days.

[@iboopy-fl2ic]

Would have been nice to see a evga white card, as a factory colour instead of spray painted. Still looks good tho

[@YTAGE47]

MAKE SURE YOU SAND!!!

[@Eins.1]

Saw an old video before, they said you shouldn't paint the fan blades it can have imbalance or something.

[@marinegeneral]

Best nerd on YT ❤

[@EinSwitzer]

thermal transfer paint like for BBQ

[@Red_Beard_Builds]

Love your videos!

[@MrKrispee]

It's called Orange Peel

[@TheARguy15]

hilarious. I am waiting on my spray paint to see how my white gpu attempt turns out. using a 1660 card so the risk of failure is low.

[@TacticalPower88]

So glad I dont go nuts caring about colors haha

[@tugb0at01]

i stopped painting and just wrap, easy to remove, easy to sell.

[@88-bit-tech]

@@tugb0at01 i recently just did this. I've spray painted gpu's before but vinyl wrap was much more time consuming and I only did the parts you'll see when installed, the back plate and front. Looks super clean though, but painting was much easier 😅

[@tugb0at01]

@@88-bit-tech yeah thats all usually do as well however i had some issues where some things were white with a yellow tinge to it so i stopped the painting. once you do the vinyl enough you get the hang of it, so im stickin with it.

[@88-bit-tech]

@@tugb0at01 honestly it wouldn't have been that bad but my back plate has this honey comb hole pattern on it so I had to cut each individual hole out which sucked...expecially since I was doing it with the back plate still attached so I had to be extra careful to not cut too far down and damage the pcb underneath.

[@tukaidea]

What card is it?

[@RipperReacts]

looks good 👍

[@MikeNovelli]

Please tell me you used Auto paint or something with high enamel...

[@MikeNovelli]

Please put some sort of sealant over that rustoleom paint. The heat is going to impact bare generic rattle can paint. You do not need to "sand" you should throw it in a blaster and use some sort of grit, preferably nut shells, to give it some texture for the paint to adhere to.

[@MikeNovelli]

Fan balance is definitely a concern when painting. I would also advise against it, but if you are cautious, make a conscious effort to cover evenly and most importantly use the least amount of paint (added weight/mass) you can do it without too much issue. The real test is putting those fans back in and ramping them up from 0rpms to max to see if there is any imbalance at any speeds. If not, good job. You were conscious of the potential and mitigated that problem. But also if that paint begins to wear you may have future issues. Sealing may counteract that, but also you would be adding additional weight in the sealer... 🤷🏼‍♂

[@MikeNovelli]

8/10 except really 7.5 because of the paint stick. Try suspending the surface instead of allowing it to rest on something (i.e. cardboard). Use a wire, string, metal hook

[@YourPrivateEye]

Use plasti dip instead of spray paint.

[@johnbacon2399]

When it heats up it's going to stink

[@catherinemorgan2741]

You do realize your spray paint is rustproof paint and GPU mostly plastic

[@hornantuutti5157]

Like that would matter at all. Gpu is whi now and that was the plan.

[@Arexasaurus]

Just that your screwdriver says "NERDONABUDGE"...bummer that the whole thing didnt fit

[@nerdonabudget]

@@Arexasaurus haha, it did say the entire thing but the T got on the curved part so it fell off. May need to just put NOAB on it 😅

[@Arexasaurus]

@@nerdonabudget lol it be like that sometimes

[@magnusnilsson9792]

Isn't budget just slang for budge it.

[@akn99z83]

Fan not painting actually

[@EinSwitzer]

notbad at all

[@9mmghost]

Thas good

[@robertking3090]

try an airbrush next time

[@nerdonabudget]

@@robertking3090 how much would all that cost over a $7 can of spray paint? I'd need a compressor too right? Not sure if I'm super invested in painting PC parts like that haha, it's rare occasion that I paint parts

[@pjohnson21211]

disappointed.....for an astetics based build you didn't do EXTENSIVE testing on the GPU thermal performance before and after painting!!!! also looks nice!

[@Pearlescznt]

EVGA 😢

[@Adam-Mei]

I have seen worse paint jobs from the factory.

[@nerdonabudget]

[@nickyjeanty4351]

How much could I resell an rx 5500xt currently?

[@bananapeehole782]

needs more info. 4gb? 8gb?

[@SiqFix]

Terrible paint job lmfao

[@qwerty-dm8gr]

Just fyi this voids your warranty.

[@nerdonabudget]

12:02

[@thiscouldntblowmore]

Dude, that EVGA card is holy relic and you do this to it? SHAME!