[goldbranch]

I'm looking for a decent milky WHITE cpu cooler to match my rig's theme.

Currently had my eyes on the Cooler Master Hyper Z600 (push/pull):



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Note: this is not my rig, just some random pic I found on google.

Any other suggestion, guys? Performance equivalent to TRUE 120 or more would be preferred. Thanks all in advance.

 

[srsparky32]

nothing out there will perform well that is white. just get a top end heatsink and some white fans. i believe panaflo makes some nice looking ones. they are black and white bladed.

 

[adizz]

You could get a good heatsink and mod it into white. You could mod a frio or a CM V6.

 

[goldbranch]

Quote:

Originally Posted by adizz;13032080
You could get a good heatsink and mod it into white. You could mod a frio or a CM V6.

You mean I could just get a good heatsink and spray paint it?

 

[The Master Chief]

The z600 is epic. I used to have one on a q9550. Did better than I ever could have hoped.

 

[trulsrohk]

Paint the top fin of a good heatsink and get some of the white 120mm silverstone fans

 

[xxbassplayerxx]

It's easy enough just to paint the top fin... or you could even buy some white electrical tape and cover the top.

 

[goldbranch]

Well, I've never tried anything like that before, so it seems quite a hassle for me

 

[adizz]

Quote:

Originally Posted by goldbranch;13032097
You mean I could just get a good heatsink and spray paint it?

Yea, just paint the top of the heatsink.

 

[jdmathew]

Wouldn't paint be a type of insulator, seriously reducing heat transfer off the fins? I would imagine that this could destroy performance.

 

[xxbassplayerxx]

If you painted the entire cooler, absolutely. However, painting only the top fin which is also likely to be the least efficient fun as it's at the end if the heatpipes would most likely offer a negligible dip in performance, if at all.

 

[Epitope]

I painted an aftermarket heatsink for my GPU long ago and saw no decrease in performance. If you spray from an angle then the paint doesn't really get between the fins. All of the area in between the fins (what really matters) isn't covered by the paint.

Besides, the outside surface of the top fin isn't really getting much airflow anyways. Even if the paint was a strong insulator you aren't losing much surface area. Half of 1 fin's surface area isn't much loss... Just avoid spraying at an angle parallel to the fins. You don't want paint going inside the heatsink between the fins. You just want it on the outside surfaces.

 

[Track]

Who brought back this thread?

 

[patawic]

I have the z600, its an insane cooler for its price