What colour case do prefer, black or white?

pieman109 · 11 Apr 2019 at 10:22

Simple question really, if you're buying a case, would you go for a windowed white one or a black one?
Opinions?

andy_mk3 · 11 Apr 2019 at 10:36

Black.

Glanza · 11 Apr 2019 at 10:49

Black

BriT · 11 Apr 2019 at 11:05

Black by a mile.

Kurgen · 11 Apr 2019 at 11:08

Trouble with White Cases they tend to be to glossy and look like "white goods" show up the dust... although i do have a Bitfenix Windowed Nova in white. simply as its in my parents office and their furniture is all white so it matches

pieman109 · 11 Apr 2019 at 11:29

Interesting results so far, how about a case covered in "carbon fibre" effect vinyl wrap?

GloriousMess · 11 Apr 2019 at 14:07

I'd go with Black almost all the time, opting for white only to match existing things in the room. The vinyl wrap isn't something I'd consider as I prefer plain colours.

Greboth · 11 Apr 2019 at 14:53

Black. Or Satin Black to be more precise. I find matte black too grey but satin black is black but without being glossy.

I'm not one for wraps either though I have thought about how to make an actual carbon fibre case but the cost has always put me off.

Grandmaster Fap! · 11 Apr 2019 at 21:09

White, dust is a pain in the ***.

bakes0310 · 11 Apr 2019 at 21:25

White, very clean and not much dust, I hoover and polish the house once a week, seems to help.

McPhee · 12 Apr 2019 at 02:54

I find changes in material really obvious in white. So cases with a plastic or mesh front panel look really awful. But I really like good white cases, like the NZXT H-Series, or some of InWin's cases.

Black is a lot more forgiving. It tends to look alright on cheap cases, where white tends to look awful.

Danny75 · 12 Apr 2019 at 07:09

White with black interior, ideally. Like a white case if it's well done but no longer a fan of motherboard tray etc in white as well. Two reasons - dust shows more on interior (never been an issue on exterior for me) and just don't like it as much aesthetically. Cables and holes and tie-points etc are highlighted more with white interior I guess.

d_brennen · 12 Apr 2019 at 07:14

Gunmetal > black/white

Fatpizza · 12 Apr 2019 at 07:20

White. It's a bit more of a pain in the ass to find matching components etc. but I just love the clean look it can give.

Bugbait · 12 Apr 2019 at 10:17

d_brennen said:
Gunmetal > black/white

This. I originally ordered a black Enthoo Elite but was sent a Gunmetal by mistake. OCUK offered to correct it of course but liked the Gunmetal so much I kept it and not regretted it since.

clone · 12 Apr 2019 at 10:43

White hides the dust better .

Thekwango · 12 Apr 2019 at 10:46

d_brennen said:
Gunmetal > black/white

almost.....

gunmetal grey > black > white > beige

NMBlack · 12 Apr 2019 at 17:07

Had both black and white cases in the past, currently using a white phanteks enthoo pro (because "everybody" was using black cases at the time and I wanted something different). Will probably go for black next time.

Jasoncmor · 12 Apr 2019 at 19:56

Silver

I've had beige, silver and black cases, black looks smart, silver looks "cool", although it was difficult finding silver drive bays. so stuck with beige drives.
Current PC is black though.

Nemesis379 · 12 Apr 2019 at 21:00

Black is nice, but shows up dust fast, white is also nice but doesn't show dust as much.

Gunmetal Grey = In-between? XD