That Looks Nice.

[DJ_Martin]

Well... I got the MSI version of the 560ti over the Gigabyte pre-OC version even though they were the same price and the Gigabyte had higher specs. It wasn't so much because of the look but more the whole "Military components" thing. It was probably just a gimmick but it took me in and I prefered the look of the cooler.

 

[andy_mk3]

I bought my first 8800GT simply because it was called "XFX 8800GT Alpha-Dog"

 

[Cleeecooo]

I have no idea why I think like this... But I do.

When I say X, I mean like GTX or Xtreme. Don't you think the X just makes things sound better?

Yeah, that's why my first card was an XFX!

 

[Pete1989]

I keep contemplating the idea of a purely black & white build - white things arn't easy to find and dont come cheap.

 

[Knightinator]

KFA2 do some pretty nice white pcb stuff with graphics. No idea about white motherboards, but you could have a black mobo, I reckon that would look pretty sweet.

 

[Pete1989]

Yea, white case, black mb, white gpu, white ram. Black/white fans not sure

 

[Cleeecooo]

I'm getting the outside if my TJ07 powdercoated glossy White and the inside matte black
My stupid gfx card ruins it by being blue. I'll have green liquid and black everything else

 

[Buchanan0204]

i see what you mean, but with your analogy of certain I-products, they dont shout and scream, they are simple and clean and dont have fancy graphics and silly fonts - so perhaps these certain I-products are the ex marines

They don't shout and scream themselves... they don't have to. The customers do all that for them.

I rest my case

 

[winds0r]

They don't shout and scream themselves... they don't have to. The customers do all that for them.

I rest my case

I have to confess this was once - no, is me.

 

[Buchanan0204]

I have to confess this was once - no, is me.

At least you admit it haha.

 

[Reaper 392]

If I'm honest, my last 2 coolers have been Zalman CNPS9900s purely because I think they look great and they cool OK. Also never bought a bike that I didn't think was gorgeous (others may disagree, I don't care) so I guess I'm just a tart at times!

the zalman CNPS 9900 max blue LED is on offer this week. only £35.99

i got one myself because it was one of the few coolers that fit in my case. the looks are a huge bonus though


also, i would love to own any graphics card that called itself alpha dog. that is just an awesome name

 

[andy_mk3]

It looked pretty damn fine too

 

[Reaper 392]

if i had an ATI card i would definitely buy that as a dedicated physx card.

pretty pointless seeing that i have a 460GTX already

 

[Pete.Dakota]

It looked pretty damn fine too

*pic*

Yuckie! I hate decals on graphics cards. In fact I hate shrouds in general. They're plasticy and trap heat. I don't really want what's essentially a giant advert in my PC.

Typically with GPUs I go for the ones that look the more rugged and have more exposed hardware; heatpipes etc. Basically I never buy reference GPUs. I can't be dealing with the black shroud.

 

[Defunkt]

Op is a marketers dream.

 

[winds0r]

Op is a marketers dream.

I won't lie, it's true. I'm so susceptible to all the standard advertising scams.

 

[deadman_uk]

I go for function before looks but I have to admit, my Corsair HX Power Supply is mean looking in it's biohazard colours!

 

[Randomface74]

Nope - I have a subtle case with no window, so the style of components is irrelevant.

 

[andy_mk3]

Yuckie! I hate decals on graphics cards. In fact I hate shrouds in general. They're plasticy and trap heat. I don't really want what's essentially a giant advert in my PC.

Typically with GPUs I go for the ones that look the more rugged and have more exposed hardware; heatpipes etc. Basically I never buy reference GPUs. I can't be dealing with the black shroud.

Haha yes, from experience I agree, it was one hot card!