Black or White?

[Stoiseblas]

I'm currently planning out a build where everything works out perfectly too be black and white.  However, the case I'm getting looks much better in its matte black version and there is a similar black and red video card to the one I'm using with slightly better functionality for the same price.  I now want to switch to a red and black color scheme but my motherboard, the MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150, would stand out.  Does anyone know of a similar/better motherboard (for mostly gaming and mid-ranged video editing) that comes in red and black for around the same price?  (I know I shouldn't care this much about color schemes but it would bother me forever if I didn't)

[1Scotty1]

And what is wrong with black&white?

 

[Sam Z Man]

Get a Z87-pro dirt cheap with a mail in rebate, and then just have a gold and red theme if anyone asks just say you were inspired by iron man.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Aww, don't switch to black/red. It's so common ):

 

EDIT: You can go for the Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 though. It's a similar price. 

[Nonco]

And what is wrong with black&white?

 

whats the white wire bit around the AIO tubing?

[Delusional Phil]

whats the white wire bit around the AIO tubing?

Those are sleeving I believe ... 

[Oshino Shinobu]

whats the white wire bit around the AIO tubing?

Anti kink coils. They don't really serve any purpose, although they're meant to stop tubing from kinking. 

[gazabi]

whats the white wire bit around the AIO tubing?

Its a spring type thing, its used to prevent kinking of the tubing.

[1Scotty1]

Anti kink coils. They don't really serve any purpose, although they're meant to stop tubing from kinking. 

Oshino has nailed it, it is anti kink coil, it is for aesthetics only in my case (lol pun)

[Nonco]

Its a spring type thing, its used to prevent kinking of the tubing.

 

Anti kink coils. They don't really serve any purpose, although they're meant to stop tubing from kinking. 

 

How do you put them on if the AIO tubing isnt really meant to be detached?

[Stoiseblas]

And what is wrong with black&white?

 

Ooh those cpu cooler tubes are sexy!  But I'm using the Noctis 450, which admittedly isn't the best case, but looks like a batmobile/spaceship of awesomness in matte black.  Gotta love those panels. 

[Oshino Shinobu]

Oshino has nailed it, it is anti kink coil, it is for aesthetics only in my case (lol pun)

They're a pain in the ass to put on. I had some on my H100i a long time ago, I really don't want to do that again. Sleeving a whole PSU is nicer than those. 

[1Scotty1]

How do you put them on if the AIO tubing isnt really meant to be detached?

Slowly wrap it, turn by turn tedious, but worth it

[Oshino Shinobu]

How do you put them on if the AIO tubing isnt really meant to be detached?

You kind of wrap them round it. Think about putting a key onto a keyring, it's a similar thing to that. 

[Stoiseblas]

Aww, don't switch to black/red. It's so common ):

 

EDIT: You can go for the Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 though. It's a similar price. 

I know I know, but I just cant go white when the black looks like this.  (and thanks, I'll check it out, do you know off the top of your head how it compares?)

[Oshino Shinobu]

I know I know, but I just cant go white when the black looks like this.  (and thanks, I'll check it out, do you know off the top of your head how it compares?)

The specs are around the same. Both have SLI support and are solid boards. 

[Stoiseblas]

The specs are around the same. Both have SLI support and are solid boards. 

What are your thoughts on the MSI Z97 gaming series?

[Stoiseblas]

What are your thoughts on the MSI Z97 gaming series?

 

 

The specs are around the same. Both have SLI support and are solid boards. 

More specifically the gaming 5 or mayyyyyybe the gaming 7 depending on how frugal I'm feeling with my money.

[Oshino Shinobu]

More specifically the gaming 5 or mayyyyyybe the gaming 7 depending on how frugal I'm feeling with my money.

Gaming 5 is good. I wouldn't bother going with the Gaming 7, there's not much difference. 

[Ivelin]

Why nobody likes blue? Like the GA-Z87X-UD3H why there aren't many blue themed motherboards.

[Stoiseblas]

Why nobody likes blue? Like the GA-Z87X-UD3H why there aren't many blue themed motherboards.

 

Linus likes blue.  

[Ivelin]

Linus likes blue.

Ok. Why there aren't as many blue themed pc components and peripherals as there are red, and why most people prefer red and ROG is red,not blue.