Help/Inquiries for a "White" Build

[estrasser]

Hey LTT Forums!

     Looking for some help and ideas considering my build for my next PC that I'm going to be building this month. The goal is to do a "White" Build, I am having trouble choosing a motherboard to match this build. I still haven't decided to go AMD or Intel, I love the new 3000 series from AMD but have always gone with Intel in the past.

     I plan on mostly gaming/streaming with editing as a side hobby. I want the computer to be able to do it all, price isn't too much of a concern. I just feel overwhelmed at choosing motherboards and it doesn't seem like manufacturers really make them White anymore. I have considered painting it white as an option but would need a helpful guide before I did it on my own.

Willing to take suggestions on other parts as well! (I know my case is old but I love it)

Current parts list:

    

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU Cooler	Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM SE 63 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$169.99 @ Corsair
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$99.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$169.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Black NVMe 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$109.83 @ OutletPC
Storage	Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$59.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC WHITE Video Card	$749.99 @ Newegg
Case	NZXT S340 Elite ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$149.90 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1529.68
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1509.68
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-31 22:18 EDT-0400

 

 

Would love any and all feedback!

 Thanks!

[Vandorlot]

You should definitely go AMD. AMD trades blows with intel gaming wise depending on the games, but when your streaming and editing AMD destroys intel. How much are you willing to spend on the motherboard?

[Vandorlot]

I looked around and I couldn't find an all white motherbaord for x570. The whitest boards I could find are the ASUS Prime x570-pro and the asrock x570 steel legend. If you want anything more white you could spray paint certain parts of motherboards but this may be very tedious work. Some parts come off like heatsinks and can be put back on like heatsinks but I am not sure if this is safe to do on x570 because the VRMs and chipsets get pretty hot and even need fans so painting over parts may not be the best idea because some of them are designed to be heatsinks. I have seen people also cover parts of the the motherboard that can't get paint on them and spray painted the rest. 

[Shark With A Laser]

2 hours ago, Vandorlot said:

You should definitely go AMD. AMD trades blows with intel gaming wise depending on the games, but when your streaming and editing AMD destroys intel. How much are you willing to spend on the motherboard?

Well, if price isn't a concern at all maybe he could go with the ASRock Aqua? Just a cool $1k.