I plan on getting a dfi nf4 board but it will be in yellow and orange. i thought about what to do this is my best idea yet paint its a clear coat but when under uv but i would like it to be without uv and with uv turn brighter. i am pretty sure i could put this paint on just cover up the rest of the board with newspaper and tape and than paint. if you have a ideas for what i should do. i am either going to do green or blue. what do you think black lian li 65-b with uv blue or uv green?
I want to change the color of the slots
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Sorry. Maybe I shouldn't use sarcasm with the obviously thinko-impaired 
Kids these days *shakes walking stick*
Kids these days *shakes walking stick*
its just not what i am looking for i know i can do this some how or maybe if i am lucky they will make green uv or blue.
It'll take careful work to get it done right. ie... no original color sticking out.
However w/o getting any paint on the electrical contacts, that's slightly beyond my capabilities... unless I let some of the original color stick out and make my paint job look half arse
However w/o getting any paint on the electrical contacts, that's slightly beyond my capabilities... unless I let some of the original color stick out and make my paint job look half arse
You make me want to try it on a older motherboard... I do have enough tucked away parts sticking around to make a kick arse PIII system... hmmm....
Im very possitive, lets say you paint the slots fairly decent without messing the electrical parts, ok just say for any reason in the future ur board just dies, u want to RMA it but gues what i doubt it will be effective with ur custom paint job on every slot
Googer
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I hate Guys like you that think that they can tweak and burn motherboards up; and when you make a mistake you then RMA the Damn thing and say it was not your fault that the board, memory, cpu, Video Card, etc were defective (so blame it on the Manufacturar). All you are doing is abusing the system making life more difficult for the next guy who really did get a bad product and one day we may no longer be able to send Real Manufacturars Defects back all because of you punk tweakers who send stuff THEY BROKE back and have no clue what they are hell they are REALLY doing. Get a real educated background before you decide to tweak any thing and then you may never need to RMA anything. Periond End the abuse that is costing us all money.
alt.end.rant
wtf are u talking about i just said that it he does the paint he would make the warranty void, i never suggest to RMA anything, learn how to read first
Mrvile
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Ugh. 15 year old + new NF4 motherboard + paint = never a good idea...cmon woot, just stick with the regular colors it doesn't really matter that much. Think of how many people use the butt-ugly Asus motherboards and still love their comps, looks should be the last thing on the priority list.
Personally, I'd give it a shot if I had the money to blow. My approach would be to paint the slots, contacts and all. Then, come back with a modeling paint brush and some paint thinner to clean the contacts back off.
Another approach would be to fill each slot with a piece of crap card you don't care about to cover the contacts then paint the slots.
Another approach would be to fill each slot with a piece of crap card you don't care about to cover the contacts then paint the slots.
still thinking what i am going to do i dont know why dfi is making these orange and yellow slots who wants those colors??? i mean anyone wouldnt you rather have green?blue? i like my slots all same color too going to bed peace out
Googer
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Yellow and Orange react to UV Black Lights, that is why those colours were chosen. Green, blue and red dont have the same GLOW effect under a black light.
And by the way what ever happend to good 'ol white pci slots? Those react quite well to the uv spectrum. My advise here is this if you are going to do it and it fails do not RMA it.
And by the way what ever happend to good 'ol white pci slots? Those react quite well to the uv spectrum. My advise here is this if you are going to do it and it fails do not RMA it.
Haha, well put ^_^
Hm, if you really want to -paint- it that badly, get a crappy old mainboard and try to figure out how to disconnect the PCI slot from the mainboard.
De-solder every part, I guess...
Or, you can make some kind of mold to put in there.
The hard part is, you have to cover both the slot AND the tiny holes next to them (this is where the contacts expand to when the PCI card pushes them back), if it's filled with paint they aren't ging to move back, and you may damage PCI card contacts.
When you test the DFY Lanparty, do you mind posting some info about it here - I'm thinking of buying one too (although in doubt, maybe a DFI nF3 - cheapo, good performance, and I'm not going to spend my rent on hardware parts!!).
Hm, if you really want to -paint- it that badly, get a crappy old mainboard and try to figure out how to disconnect the PCI slot from the mainboard.
De-solder every part, I guess...
Or, you can make some kind of mold to put in there.
The hard part is, you have to cover both the slot AND the tiny holes next to them (this is where the contacts expand to when the PCI card pushes them back), if it's filled with paint they aren't ging to move back, and you may damage PCI card contacts.
When you test the DFY Lanparty, do you mind posting some info about it here - I'm thinking of buying one too (although in doubt, maybe a DFI nF3 - cheapo, good performance, and I'm not going to spend my rent on hardware parts!!).
i dont want to wreck my mobo but i would like green or blue i think green would be better. The green and blue under uv looks awsome so i dont know what you are talking about.
i think the person that selects the colors in DFI is on crack, they look ugly, you can try just spraying the paint in other container and the using a fine paint brush
I would do what it takes. if i have to dip with paintbrush and brush it on than i will but i dont want to mess up my mobo.
Zap
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I think painting it would be fine - with a few caveats.
Know that your warranty is void. Know that you might be killing your motherboard.
Use paint that doesn't conduct. Don't know details, but someone above mentioned avoiding paint with lead. Heck, don't think they sell lead paint anymore. Spray paint probably would work
Cut small pieces of cardboard and wedge them into the slots as if they were cards. This should keep the contacts clean. IMO keeping them clean would be a lot better than spraying them and trying to clean them after.
Mask off areas that you don't want painted.
Don't paint anything that needs to dissipate heat (heatsinks, mosfets).
Hmmm, maybe I'll try it with some older board.
Know that your warranty is void. Know that you might be killing your motherboard.
Use paint that doesn't conduct. Don't know details, but someone above mentioned avoiding paint with lead. Heck, don't think they sell lead paint anymore. Spray paint probably would work
Cut small pieces of cardboard and wedge them into the slots as if they were cards. This should keep the contacts clean. IMO keeping them clean would be a lot better than spraying them and trying to clean them after.
Mask off areas that you don't want painted.
Don't paint anything that needs to dissipate heat (heatsinks, mosfets).
Hmmm, maybe I'll try it with some older board.
You could mask the board with tape and put a crap card in the socket then fill the afore mentioned holes where the contacts are with some kind of non conductive paste or gell that could be cleaned out later. But yeah, unless you are a really determined modder with a whole motif going through your whole case and stuff, its not really worth the risk, or the time IMO. Better use of time would be setting up some water cooling, its cool looking and useful!
EDIT: always read the whole thread TO THE END. Nice work zap, covered everything I was thinking of.
EDIT: always read the whole thread TO THE END. Nice work zap, covered everything I was thinking of.
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