Why don't manufacturers use White PCB's?

Shayper · 26 Mar 2011 at 12:18

As per title really. Saw that dual 460 card with a White pcb and thought that would ace on a motherboard. Especially on the build that I'm planning. White PCB with black and dark grey expansion ports, black cables, black waterblock, my phantom... Nomnomnom

Thoughts gentlemen? And ladies?

Surveyor · 26 Mar 2011 at 12:26

Probably the same reason they don't do pink or lime green, limited demand and more costly to produce in small quantities.

hlennie · 26 Mar 2011 at 12:43

Because it would look like crap once u get a little dust on it u going to clean it every week

U want it White spray it with insulating resin that's normally used on industrial electrical motors comes in many colours

Goes on sticky so keep in dust free whilst drying drys solid with a very smooth surface finish

Surveyor · 26 Mar 2011 at 12:44

Spraying you motherboard.

Now there's a good idea if I ever heard one :rolleyes:

Tonester007 · 26 Mar 2011 at 15:25

An additional expense would be different coloured ink for all the writing on the mobo, which iirc is white text normally.

panyan · 26 Mar 2011 at 15:56

hlennie said:
Because it would look like crap once u get a little dust on it u going to clean it every week

you think dust shows up worse on white than the standard black of most computer components?

Mr_White · 26 Mar 2011 at 16:58

Sapphire used to make white mobos

Surveyor · 27 Mar 2011 at 23:20

Mr_White said:
Sapphire used to make white mobos

Like this?

Does nothing for me.

blueacid · 27 Mar 2011 at 23:40

Surveyor said:
Like this?

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Does nothing for me.

*flinch*

TriedandTested · 28 Mar 2011 at 12:05

Would look great in a white case.

Liampope · 28 Mar 2011 at 12:24

Ewww - looks hideous with all that red marking on it, and the white PCB really shows up the rainbow of colours of all the other little components, ruining its attempt to look all trendy and colour-coordinated, rather looking like a prototype test PCB or something. Nasty looking, imho. There's a much nicer looking black and white mobo by ECS but the PCB itself is black.

Greboth · 28 Mar 2011 at 12:31

The original questions already answered but on it's own it doesn't look good but I think in a white case, watercooled with red tubing and white lighting it would look awesome.

pinkpotato · 28 Mar 2011 at 12:37

like someone else said with all the other colours on it it looks a bit mank lol black is the way forwardd