black/gold colour scheme

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hello everyone, im thinking of doing a black/gold colour scheme in the fractal design define s and need some pointers for doing it, i currently have an asus z87 pro (v edition) atx motherboard which is fitted in the case atm, problem i might have is the motherboard is black pcb, gold heatsinks and yellow pci slots, is it wise going with black and gold build? suggestions would be extremely appreciated thanks :D (also im planning on watercooling in the future but atm its going to be air cooling for now)
 
You can make any colour scheme work just needs some thought, I.e black and gold cables, when you go watercooling use black tubing etc.

In case you haven't seen this, you might get some useful ideas from this thread in the project logs section.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18560177

i seen the log for project midas looks really nice, i just didnt want to copy stuff that he has done if you knw what i mean lol ! its more thats there is 3 different colours on my motherboard and im thinking its going to make it harder to match colours :confused:
 
Depending on your timescale (and budget), you may want to consider the upcoming In Win 805 in gold... would be ideal for a gold theme build. Can't help but feel you'd lose a lot of the visuals in a Fractal, even with the window.

inwin_camputex_4.jpg


Or there's also the Phanteks Enthoo Primo in gold...

phanteks-enthoo-primo-schwarzgold-big-tower-gold-black-pc-case.png
 
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Depending on your timescale (and budget), you may want to consider the upcoming In Win 805 in gold... would be ideal for a gold theme build. Can't help but feel you'd lose a lot of the visuals in a Fractal, even with the window.

inwin_camputex_4.jpg


Or there's also the Phanteks Enthoo Primo in gold...

phanteks-enthoo-primo-schwarzgold-big-tower-gold-black-pc-case.png

i already have the fractal case and motherboard installed, im just waiting on my cpu being delivered funny you posting the inwin i was watching a video of computex and the inwin 808/805 look pretty sweet :) should have waited but all is done now lol
 
Nothing wrong with a black and gold theme. With that MB it would be good colour scheme to go with. Having a quick google of the MB, the PCI slots are yellow but they will mostly be hidden by things like GPU/sound cards etc.

If you could find some gold paint/plastidip that is a close match to the MB heatsinks they pretty straight forward paimting fan blades, could paint parts of the case if you wanted to. You could probably get yellow or orange lighting to give a gold glow to the case too.
 
Nothing wrong with a black and gold theme. With that MB it would be good colour scheme to go with. Having a quick google of the MB, the PCI slots are yellow but they will mostly be hidden by things like GPU/sound cards etc.

If you could find some gold paint/plastidip that is a close match to the MB heatsinks they pretty straight forward paimting fan blades, could paint parts of the case if you wanted to. You could probably get yellow or orange lighting to give a gold glow to the case too.

i might order some plastidip maybe attempt to spray the pci slots :) or is that not a good idea? lol ! will have to see when i have everything in the case once cpu comes see where i am at with it
 
Personally I'd avoid spraying PCI slots, get paint inside you'll certainly regret it, even plastidip!

Everything else can be "dipped", I've changed my motherboard heatsinks and ram from red to blue and it's really changes the feel of the board. If you're mad you can dip the PCB, but personally I'd avoid it as if you choose to peel it you may struggle with some of the surface mount bits and bobs.
 
Personally I'd avoid spraying PCI slots, get paint inside you'll certainly regret it, even plastidip!

Everything else can be "dipped", I've changed my motherboard heatsinks and ram from red to blue and it's really changes the feel of the board. If you're mad you can dip the PCB, but personally I'd avoid it as if you choose to peel it you may struggle with some of the surface mount bits and bobs.

i actually like the black/gold theme idea its just the pci slots etc being yellow just want to make sure everything ties in :rolleyes: dipping the pcb is definately out of the question lol not that mad haha
 
Did someone say Black n Gold ?? OFC you should use it as a theme its stunning but I'm biased ;)

My build is evolving and having slightly less gold in it (who am I kidding) but little touches of it are great so long as you can colour match everything you are doing, you'd be surprised how many shades gold has !

Look forward to seeing your build any and don't worry about emulating other people, I was inspired by Murderbox Black/Gold its simply stunning.

Here's mine in its current state, trying to learn hardline bending atm !!

AbCHoFM.jpg
 
Did someone say Black n Gold ?? OFC you should use it as a theme its stunning but I'm biased ;)

My build is evolving and having slightly less gold in it (who am I kidding) but little touches of it are great so long as you can colour match everything you are doing, you'd be surprised how many shades gold has !

Look forward to seeing your build any and don't worry about emulating other people, I was inspired by Murderbox Black/Gold its simply stunning.

Here's mine in its current state, trying to learn hardline bending atm !!

AbCHoFM.jpg

yeah i seen your build absoloutely stunning build ;) ! great minds think alike rigid tubing is where i want to end up with my build :) ! credit where credit is due :cool:
 
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