Help about aesthetic

[MrGrinch]

I will be putting together a build soon but I need advice about aesthetic.

Lian li o11 vision compact black or white
MSI x670 gaming plus motherboard
kingston fury beast ddr5 black or white
AIO is liquid freezer 3 rgb black
Fans are same as on cooler arctic p12 pwm black rgb

What scenario would be best looking?
Thanks.

 

[AusWolf]

Looks are subjective. What kind of design are you looking for?

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Flip a coin. Its not for us to decide

 

[Fokker]

You're already listing a number of things that will be black heavy, so I don't think there would be a point to go white anything other than the case. If you were going to do a contrasting build, I would get case, AIO, and RAM in white and maybe the do the fans in black if you don't mind not using the ones that come with the AIO. As AusWolf said, its going to be subjective and what I like may not fit your tastes. You just need to remain consistent with your theme for it to look pleasing, even if it's not everyone's cup of tea.

 

[Solaris17]

but I need advice about aesthetic

strip with orbital sander, wash with acetone, powder coat neon pink using oven you got from the dump.

looks are subjective. I would also dip into the philosophical in that if you are worried about or allow other people to build your "style" you may have personality traits you should work on.

 

[AusWolf]

strip with orbital sander, wash with acetone, powder coat neon pink using oven you got from the dump.

looks are subjective. I would also dip into the philosophical in that if you are worried about or allow other people to build your "style" you may have personality traits you should work on.

That's harsh... But accurate.

 

[Solaris17]

That's harsh... But accurate.

every part. dont use your actual stove.

 

[DirtyDingusMcgee]

None of my computers ever have sides on them......ever, so I like neat wiring.

Tell us a little more about it. Full specs. Does it have a name?

For the case you have (Lian-li o11 vision compact), I'd go all black. MSI rgb software works fine, so not problems there. Any thought to how you are going to lay out your cooling? It apparently comes with both the mesh and glass top. I'd use the mesh one for the extra fans.

Aesthetic is always behind function and performance to me. If the wiring is clean, i don't care if the case came out of the trash heap, so don't waste money on shiny case and fans the could have been spent on better parts.

 

[Hyderz]

Here are some basics guide you can follow... but its all individual dependant.
First decide on an overall color of the build... in this case either black or white are the most common for pc parts.
Then look for parts with the same color i.e ram, cpu coolers, gpu, motherboards, power supply, pc case.
Then purchase the same fans for your airflow to keep it all nice and uniformed. So there aren't any different brand or looks different.
Then use the fan's brand software (i.e corsair or msi or lian li) to set your RGB.. of your choice...

This is the most basic guide as to most pc builds..... hope it helps...
I dont do it for mine because choosing the same color can lead to expensive components... i just buy whatever is cheapest

 

[N/A]

I think of all black industrial look, no eye candy. So you have to drop the rgb and the white elements. But that's just me and probably boring.

 

[AusWolf]

So many different takes on the same question here... This is why no one can or should give advice on aesthetics. It's like asking what kind of taste you should have in women, or what food you should like.

 

[MrGrinch]

strip with orbital sander, wash with acetone, powder coat neon pink using oven you got from the dump.

looks are subjective. I would also dip into the philosophical in that if you are worried about or allow other people to build your "style" you may have personality traits you should work on.

HA HA. I'm not worried about or allow other people to build my "style" as you said. I simply just wanted to get some suggestions on what colors should I put together. Maybe someone else would have a better idea for a color combination that I would like more than my original idea, and therefore, I would be even happier with the look of my build. And I ask you is not that forum all about getting new knowledge, ideas and inspiration from other people? Why would you assume that just because I asked for inspiration or an idea, I automatically have issues with certain personality traits? It is very rude to make assumptions about a person when you don't know anything about them.

 

[MrGrinch]

None of my computers ever have sides on them......ever, so I like neat wiring.

Tell us a little more about it. Full specs. Does it have a name?

For the case you have (Lian-li o11 vision compact), I'd go all black. MSI rgb software works fine, so not problems there. Any thought to how you are going to lay out your cooling? It apparently comes with both the mesh and glass top. I'd use the mesh one for the extra fans.

Aesthetic is always behind function and performance to me. If the wiring is clean, i don't care if the case came out of the trash heap, so don't waste money on shiny case and fans the could have been spent on better parts.

Ryzen 9 9900x
MSI x670 gaming + WIFI
G.SKILL Trident Z5 6000MT/s CL30 black RGB
Samsung 980pro 2TB
be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W, fully modular 80+ Gold Gen5
Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360mm black RGB
Lian Li O11 Vision Compact black
Arctic P12 PWM PST RGB fans 8x
Arctic fan hub
There is no graphics card yet because I do not have money for it rn but will in couple of months. Will go with a 4070 or 4070 TI super probably. Don't know which brand yet.

No it doesn't have a name.

I agree with you about performance > aesthetics but if I'm having a case with glass panels I want it to look decent to look at at least.

 

[MrGrinch]

I think of all black industrial look, no eye candy. So you have to drop the rgb and the white elements. But that's just me and probably boring.

I actually considered a full black 0 RGB build before the one I chose, but unfortunately I order an AIO from amazon few days early and couldn't change my mind because it was already on its way. I know I could just send it back but I'm to lazy and also probably there would be extra costs with shipping.

 

[DirtyDingusMcgee]

I'd probably go with bottom fans as intake, 360 mounted on side as intake......with back and top as exhaust

Or

bottom and side as intake, with back as exhaust, and 360 mounted on top as exhaust.

I'd probably try both to see which ran cooler.

 

[MrGrinch]

I'd probably go with bottom fans as intake, 360 mounted on side as intake......with back and top as exhaust

Or

bottom and side as intake, with back as exhaust, and 360 mounted on top as exhaust.

I'd probably try both to see which ran cooler.

I was thinking about mounting 360 on side as intake. Bottom is in any scenario an intake and rear and top as exhaust. But now that I don't have GPU yet, do you think I could have glass instead of mesh on top since there is only CPU that is producing heat? Of course till i get my GPU the I will put the mesh instead.

 

[DirtyDingusMcgee]

I was thinking about mounting 360 on side as intake. Bottom is in any scenario an intake and rear and top as exhaust. But now that I don't have GPU yet, do you think I could have glass instead of mesh on top since there is only CPU that is producing heat? Of course till i get my GPU the I will put the mesh instead.

I wouldn't, but i think it would be alright. You can always try it both ways and see. I'd be a bit worried about vrm temps, but so long as you don't get crazy with the cpu and power tweaking till system is finalized, I don' think it would hurt.

 

[AusWolf]

HA HA. I'm not worried about or allow other people to build my "style" as you said. I simply just wanted to get some suggestions on what colors should I put together. Maybe someone else would have a better idea for a color combination that I would like more than my original idea, and therefore, I would be even happier with the look of my build. And I ask you is not that forum all about getting new knowledge, ideas and inspiration from other people? Why would you assume that just because I asked for inspiration or an idea, I automatically have issues with certain personality traits? It is very rude to make assumptions about a person when you don't know anything about them.

I would go for all black with no gamery bling. It's my games that I want to shine, not my PC. But someone would say that black is not a colour. So who knows what's right, especially what's right for you.

If you're looking for inspiration, you could have said so from the start instead of "looking for advice".

 

[filip7ip]

Black. Sleek, modern, and clean. The RGB will stand out more against the dark background, creating a dramatic yet sophisticated look.

 

[Scattergrunt]

There is no graphics card yet because I do not have money for it rn but will in couple of months. Will go with a 4070 or 4070 TI super probably. Don't know which brand yet.

There will be more options out there when you do have the money so I wouldn't be completely deadset on a 4070 or 4070TiS. By then, the 5070Ti will probably balance out in terms of stock and price if your still looking at exclusively NVIDIA.