Blogs It's time for a change of motherboard aesthetics

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by bit-tech, 24 Jan 2019.

Page 2 of 3
  1. perplekks45

    perplekks45 LIKE AN ANIMAL!

    Joined:
    9 May 2004
    Location:
    Offenbach, Germany
    Posts:
    7,557
    Likes Received:
    1,808
    That is just not always true. Cheap cloths feel cheap sometimes. That's okay, because they're cheap(er), but it's still true.
     
    perplekks45, 25 Jan 2019
    #21
  2. wyx087

    wyx087 Homeworld 3 is happening!!

    Joined:
    15 Aug 2007
    Location:
    N London
    Posts:
    12,003
    Likes Received:
    719
    True. Let me change the wording to "medium priced to expensive designer clothing".
     
    wyx087, 25 Jan 2019
    #22
    perplekks45 likes this.
  3. destaids

    destaids What's a Dremel?

    Joined:
    18 Dec 2015
    Posts:
    9
    Likes Received:
    2
    ^ This. For the love of all things subtle and classy, this.
     
    destaids, 25 Jan 2019
    #23
  4. edzieba

    edzieba Virtual Realist

    Joined:
    14 Jan 2009
    Posts:
    3,909
    Likes Received:
    591
    Screw colours, just put some actual heatsinks on there. A block of angled aluminium is not a useful heatsink, moreso if you then go shove a bunch of glowing plastic shards on top of it.
     
    edzieba, 25 Jan 2019
    #24
  5. Anfield

    Anfield Multimodder

    Joined:
    15 Jan 2010
    Posts:
    7,063
    Likes Received:
    972
    Due to size / positioning restrictions (and common sense in heatsink design) the boards would look even more similar to each other if they followed a function before design approach as they couldn't even be differentiated by the shape of the useless plastic shrouds any more.

    And while I would personally be fine with that... the Asus / Msi / Gigaspark / etc marketing departments would never allow it.
     
    Anfield, 25 Jan 2019
    #25
    silk186 likes this.
  6. Mr_Mistoffelees

    Mr_Mistoffelees The Bit-Tech Cat. New Improved Version.

    Joined:
    26 Aug 2014
    Location:
    Waiting For The Worms, Behind The Wall
    Posts:
    5,287
    Likes Received:
    2,518
    "Marketing departments", therein lies the problem.
     
    Mr_Mistoffelees, 25 Jan 2019
    #26
    wyx087 likes this.
  7. edzieba

    edzieba Virtual Realist

    Joined:
    14 Jan 2009
    Posts:
    3,909
    Likes Received:
    591
    Pin grid, continuous fin (multiple orientation possible, multiple pitches possible), interrupted-fin (again with multiple pitches and orientations, and also multiple interruption patterns), then you have base material: copper or aluminium, then coatings: bare, anodised, PVD coated, many colours possible.
    vs. 'black, with glowing bits, and as many angles as you can cram onto the surface of a cuboid'.
     
    edzieba, 25 Jan 2019
    #27
    perplekks45 and MLyons like this.
  8. Maki role

    Maki role Dale you're on a roll... Lover of bit-tech

    Joined:
    9 Jan 2012
    Location:
    London
    Posts:
    1,724
    Likes Received:
    151
    I enjoy seeing people throw around the word performance like it actually means something. I don't like dysfunctional tech either, something that can't keep up with a stock clock is obviously no good, but most of the time looking for real-world performance changes between any of these parts is about as pointless as aesthetics in a windowless case, it's just another side of the same coin.

    I think we should just circlejerk over some old tech some more if I'm honest.
     
    Maki role, 25 Jan 2019
    #28
  9. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    4 Dec 2007
    Location:
    Bradford, UK
    Posts:
    17,161
    Likes Received:
    6,782
    I'll bring the hand-soldered ZX81, you bring the lube.
     
    Gareth Halfacree, 25 Jan 2019
    #29
  10. MLyons

    MLyons 70% Dev, 30% Doge. DevDoge. Software Dev @ Corsair Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    3 Mar 2017
    Posts:
    4,201
    Likes Received:
    2,781
    When overclocking it makes a massive difference.
     
    MLyons, 25 Jan 2019
    #30
    wyx087 likes this.
  11. The_Crapman

    The_Crapman World's worst stuntman. Lover of bit-tech

    Joined:
    5 Dec 2011
    Location:
    Birmingham, England
    Posts:
    7,749
    Likes Received:
    4,000
    [​IMG]
    :jawdrop::naughty::baby:
     
    The_Crapman, 25 Jan 2019
    #31
  12. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    4 Dec 2007
    Location:
    Bradford, UK
    Posts:
    17,161
    Likes Received:
    6,782
    [​IMG]
     
    Gareth Halfacree, 25 Jan 2019
    #32
    The_Crapman likes this.
  13. Guest-56605

    Guest-56605 Guest

    Some just want pwetty though Doge :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
     
    Guest-56605, 25 Jan 2019
    #33
  14. MLyons

    MLyons 70% Dev, 30% Doge. DevDoge. Software Dev @ Corsair Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    3 Mar 2017
    Posts:
    4,201
    Likes Received:
    2,781
    pretty and heatsinks that actually work are possible but motherboard manufactures are a bunch of
    *black van pulls up outside bit-tech HQ
    lovely people
     
    MLyons, 25 Jan 2019
    #34
  15. B1GBUD

    B1GBUD ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Accidentally Funny

    Joined:
    29 May 2008
    Posts:
    3,558
    Likes Received:
    558
    FTFY :thumb:
     
    B1GBUD, 25 Jan 2019
    #35
    boiled_elephant, Corky42, jb0 and 2 others like this.
  16. The_Crapman

    The_Crapman World's worst stuntman. Lover of bit-tech

    Joined:
    5 Dec 2011
    Location:
    Birmingham, England
    Posts:
    7,749
    Likes Received:
    4,000
    Get yourself some thermalright goodness
    [​IMG]
     
    The_Crapman, 25 Jan 2019
    #36
  17. Wakka

    Wakka Yo, eat this, ya?

    Joined:
    23 Feb 2017
    Location:
    Besaid
    Posts:
    2,117
    Likes Received:
    673
    I think there is more variety than you give the market credit for.

    MSI's Arctic versions of it's boards
    ASRock boards are pretty distinctive, mostly the Taichi and Fatal1ty models
    Aorus and TUF boards with their orange/black and yellow/black schemes

    I prefer what we have now, compared to the days of Gigabyte and Asus "crayola" boards, where every plug and slot was a different colour.
     
    Wakka, 25 Jan 2019
    #37
    silk186 likes this.
  18. silk186

    silk186 Derp

    Joined:
    1 Dec 2014
    Location:
    London, UK
    Posts:
    1,935
    Likes Received:
    150
    Colourful board are not suited for modern builds with a viewable side panel.
    Black PCB is the best, I don't care if the PCI slots and heat sinks have colour.
     
    silk186, 25 Jan 2019
    #38
  19. perplekks45

    perplekks45 LIKE AN ANIMAL!

    Joined:
    9 May 2004
    Location:
    Offenbach, Germany
    Posts:
    7,557
    Likes Received:
    1,808
    Because we never had builds where the hardware was visible back in the day...

    *points at the "what is old-skool modding" thread*
     
    perplekks45, 25 Jan 2019
    #39
  20. Zak33

    Zak33 Staff Lover of bit-tech Administrator

    Joined:
    12 Jun 2017
    Posts:
    263
    Likes Received:
    54
    Given a choice I'd have mat black heatsinks please.
    If you don't know why, then don't worry about it, just let me decide on that.

    Mat black heatsinks ta.

    The rest of the colours are kinda irrelevant but you might as well make it from whatever is cheapest, right? Save the "coloured" money and spend it on better quality components
    Take the RGB off and spend more dough on more quality components, good strong cpu areas for bit arse heatsinks and sensible location of SATA ports.

    thanks
     
    Zak33, 25 Jan 2019
    #40
Page 2 of 3
Tags: Add Tags

Share This Page