Yellow PC Build vs. Red PC Build?

[Shane Berlinger]

I have two parts lists compiled. Based on anything that leads you to the conclusion (hardware, looks/color, size, price, etc.), which do you think I should build? Thanks
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/99MsFT
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NjNdTW

 

[Sapphire Thunder]

I would go with the red simply because it has few better parts:
ATX motherboard instead of micro ATX
G.Skill RAM instead of A-Data (not quite the best maker)
SSD can be argued, Kingston isn't quite the best but AData is not much different

 

[sixgunbuddyguy]

Go with the red. It has better parts. Color schemes are fun, but don't sacrifice quality for them. Unless you really want the smaller size, but I don't think that's the case. I trust Kingston and G. Skill with memory more than Adata, and the Strix gpu cards are pretty highly rated. Also I never like yellow themed computers.

 

[holyrage]

so much money wasted u could shove a 980TI or a Fury X with that budget but well go with red IMHO

also ditch the Corsair fans u have a NZXT case might as well get some NZXT fans (they are good) like really good

u dont need the Thermal paste the one included is good nuff also IMHO getting a CLC or a Swiftech Pre-filled Rad/pump Combo would look better than a Huge hunk of metal with red leds (the H440 looks simple so might as well go with something that looks neat coz with a huge hunk of metal u wont see much of that Motherboard anyway lol)

get a Kraken X61 or a Swiftech H240X

PS: imo u should get foucse on getting Base Parts than going for cosmotics later Also Check the Enthoo Luxe Looks better than the H440, from the front at least the H440 looks like a Fridge, well the H440 has simple Looks and is awesome but i prefer the Luxe.

also if this is a Gaming Rig u can save some $ by getting only 8GB of ram it should be nuff until Next gen consoles are here Or new Game engines that will use more than 8GB of DDR3/DDR4 ram

 

[mystilez]

yellow, but really rethink your parts if your gonna go color themed... you got msi and zotac which makes yellow parts and liquid cpu coolers with yellow led available in software. and yellow led fans will bring out your theme even more. psu seasonic has like a orangish yellow color thats more rep than evga in psu.

 

[Shane Berlinger]

so much money wasted u could shove a 980TI or a Fury X with that budget but well go with red IMHO

also ditch the Corsair fans u have a NZXT case might as well get some NZXT fans (they are good) like really good

u dont need the Thermal paste the one included is good nuff also IMHO getting a CLC or a Swiftech Pre-filled Rad/pump Combo would look better than a Huge hunk of metal with red leds (the H440 looks simple so might as well go with something that looks neat coz with a huge hunk of metal u wont see much of that Motherboard anyway lol)

I don't feel like dropping $600 bucks for a Fury X or a 980 ti. Absolute overkill for my needs, my setup runs at half the resolution of 4k. I can already run BF4 at 50+ FPS with optimal settings with my 750 ti...
As for your comment on the CPU cooler, I personally think water cooling is a gimmick if you're not going for extreme overclocks (I'm not). I've already had to RMA one H80i as well, so I'll pass on that.
Corsair makes good fans. I want them to look sleek, be effective, and fit the theme. I will just sell the NZXT fans that come with the case, or keep them as extras.
And I like having the extra RAM, looks good having all the slots filled up, and I will never have to upgrade it. I could have 2 dimms fail and still be fine with this setup.

get a Kraken X61 or a Swiftech H240X

PS: imo u should get foucse on getting Base Parts than going for cosmotics later Also Check the Enthoo Luxe Looks better than the H440, from the front at least the H440 looks like a Fridge, well the H440 has simple Looks and is awesome but i prefer the Luxe.

also if this is a Gaming Rig u can save some $ by getting only 8GB of ram it should be nuff until Next gen consoles are here Or new Game engines that will use more than 8GB of DDR3/DDR4 ram

 

[Shane Berlinger]

Well I just typed out a whole thing with that quote... well to sum it up I'm not changing any parts, thank you.

 

[Shane Berlinger]

yellow, but really rethink your parts if your gonna go color themed... you got msi and zotac which makes yellow parts and liquid cpu coolers with yellow led available in software. and yellow led fans will bring out your theme even more. psu seasonic has like a orangish yellow color thats more rep than evga in psu.

The parts in the build are all already yellow. And as for the PSU please link me to one to show me what you mean.
UPDATE: I was looking for yellow LED fans but couldn't find any. Link me to some if you come across those too. They should be good fans from a fairly reputable brand, not generic ones.

 

[mystilez]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151088

 

[Shane Berlinger]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151088

I appreciate you finding it. However, it's 30 dollars more than the one i picked out, and both are Class 1 (best) rated PSUs. As for the fans...
what i might do is pick up 6 sharkoon shark blades fans in yellow (can be found on newegg) only problem is they're almost as much as a 2 pack of fans from corsair for just 1 shark blade. any advice there? If it helps, the gpu has white leds so that will go together.

 

[Shane Berlinger]

Maybe I could pick up some corsair fans w/o leds and spray paint the ring that it comes with yellow... I'd appreciate some feedback. thanks 😛