PCB Color on Video Cards

pt · Mar 31, 2008

jammy86 said:
Black isnt a colour its the lack of

JAmes.

not exactly, black is the lack of light in rgb, but it's the sum of the 3 primary cools in equal quantities in cmyk

Kursah · Mar 31, 2008

jammy86 said:
Black isnt a colour its the lack of Its also boring and not cool on PCB's. Black cases on the other hand....

JAmes.

My black DFI board looks pretty sweet with the orange slots and solid caps, so I would beg to differ, but to each their own. My preferences will always differ from others, and I'm cool with that.

wolf · Mar 31, 2008

dont just go for a single color thats awesome, actually make cool designs like flames or cammo or something, thatd would be REALLY cool.

largon · Mar 31, 2008

Pink with white or pink fluff on the edges. And tiny white bunnies silkscreened all over the board.

No, seriously, color doesn't matter.

Azazel · Mar 31, 2008

Kursah said:
Azazel, any way to add a glow effect coming from behind the vents on the shrowd cover?

Some cool combinations could be done, like a flat-black/satin-black shrowd with blue leds to match my antec900 would be pretty cool...black PCB or Blue PCB.

If they could mount mini-cathodes inside with the shrowd cover to give it a nice glow effect...it could be the Sonic Reactor Edition or something like that! I think lighting, if executed correctly could be the next big "visual" thing for GFX cards...hell if it's UV reactive, mount a little UV bar on card or give the consumer the option with moutning clips and such...there are so many ways it could go.

If I still used photoshop and such programs I'd post some myself, but hell it's been so many years since I've really used them for anything I get lost easily now!

EDIT: Hey Palit_Guy did say he wanted this thread around 200 posts...we're almost half-way there, c'mon guys, get creative in this thread. We've seen a little bit of artwork that is pretty sweet so far, I know there are more of you out there very capable of submitting some cool work!

what color glow do you want ?

Kursah · Apr 1, 2008

azazel said:
what color glow do you want ?

Dunno...try the usual blue, white, green, red colors that I see in fans and see what looks good if ya want and post it. Hopefully it'll look uber cool! If not, make your own glowing color, cause' I'm sure if it was interesting enough, they may find a way to do that color!

:toast:

PVTCaboose1337 · Apr 1, 2008

I think the PCB should be CLEAR! That way we could see what is going on and what components are on fire.

wolf · Apr 1, 2008

i dont care what any body or any facts state, black is quite clearly a colour to me.

Azazel · Apr 1, 2008

Kursah said:
Dunno...try the usual blue, white, green, red colors that I see in fans and see what looks good if ya want and post it. Hopefully it'll look uber cool! If not, make your own glowing color, cause' I'm sure if it was interesting enough, they may find a way to do that color!

ok will do

JrRacinFan · Apr 1, 2008

PVTCaboose1337 said:
I think the PCB should be CLEAR! That way we could see what is going on and what components are on fire.

I already mentioned that PVT awhile ago. Unfortunately the idea was quickly shot down. I still like the 2 tone PCB idea.

JrRacinFan said:
Is a clear PCB possible? Cause there's my vote.

EDIT: It would then be possible to make all sorts of mods from that. From el wire to 3mm/5mm leds and even SMD leds. In theory, could use any color led's to match a case theme then.

Polaris573 said:
The color of a circuit board comes from the outer layer which is called a “solder mask.” Without solder mask, PBCs are a dirty-yellow color. So, unfortunately, I do not think clear PCBs are possible.

Azazel · Apr 1, 2008

JrRacinFan said:
I already mentioned that PVT awhile ago. Unfortunately the idea was quickly shot down. I still like the 2 tone PCB idea.

clear would be awesome

... but i think clear plastic is pretty brittle so it can break easily

JrRacinFan · Apr 1, 2008

And I totally agree with you, but there is no possibility.

KainXS · Apr 1, 2008

Just make the card black or white and get a HR-03 and cool everything on it to make it more stable and thoroughly test it and you got yourselves a kick azz card, if you care about PCB color then make the PCB black or white because those 2 colors will sell cards somewhat.

When I buy cards I don't buy them for the performance they have at stock, I buy them for the performance I can achieve with the card after overclocking them.

Tatty_Two · Apr 1, 2008

I am all for variety and choice, of course tempered by cost but that will never be a prohibitive factor as some (probably quite a lot of consumers in fact) will pay a premium for the uniqueness of a card. It would be really nice to have say the opportunity to pick up a variety of PCB colours with a variety of cooler colours to offer an individual the "perfect" combination, apart from Black and White, I would think fairly safe color choices would be the colours that modders could get common PC lighting kits in if you get my meaning so they could have a complete coloured or dual coloured theme inside of their PC.

One thing that does strike me though, I would think that in most cases there would only be a market for this if the user had a windowed case where they could actually see the card in their system, without that I would guess that most would not be prepared to pay the premium (assuming there would be a premium) for the coloured PCB model.

largon · Apr 1, 2008

To Palit:
Remove the "Dont Remove this Sticker Keep it for Warranty" sticker that prevents 3rd party HSFs from your cards alltogether.

JrRacinFan · Apr 1, 2008

LOL, or at least move it.

I have also another idea for LED lighting, even though its not PCB color choice, it would effect it.

Create on the card what I will call a "LED Light Port", and sell aftermarket prefabricated LED modules to add on to the card or a low wattage very small CCFL. It would be pretty difficult to think of an effective solution tho on how to attach them, though.

Chewy · Apr 2, 2008

This is one thing Ive always wanted but Im a budget buyer and usually go with bang for your buck products so I have to settle for out of scheme green or red usually

a black 8800gts would of cost me more than the green one I got.

I think it will help increase sales some without question.. just to many colours and it might be harder to distribute them thats why I think maybe just got with green and black pbc cards, I think that will settle well with most schemes.

Palit_Guy · Apr 2, 2008

I know not everyone reads the first post in a long thread so I'll stick this back in the biddle so everyone knows what we're trying to do.

I've noticed several people say they would like to have a different color PCB or cooler on their video card in several different forums. I have brought the idea up with Palit but there are several valid concerns with doing this.

* Is there enough interest in this i.e. will people buy them?
* If we make a blue or yellow or whatever PCB are there other products that could be used to continue the theme throughout the case?
* What other color(s) should be offered?

So I would like to have as many people as possible post their thoughts on this subject. It doesn't matter to me if you want different colors or if you don't- I really am trying to figure out what everyone would like. Please address all three of the above concerns in your post.

Just to make things interesting (w1zzard said this was ok) I'll offer an 8800GT 1GB as a prize. As soon as we have 200 unique responses we'll draw a winner randomly. There is one caveat though; I only cover the US and Canada. So if you live outside of those areas I won't be able to send you a card. If the winner is outside the US or Canada we will have to pick another one. I know that sucks but I just can't run a contest outside of my territory.

Wherever you are from I still welcome your input. This thread will be referenced in my presentation to the big dogs at Palit and all of this input will have a direct and important impact on what we choose to do. It is ok to post that you like something someone else has already posted. Think of this as a vote. If 50 people want yellow, that tells us something.

Cold Storm · Apr 2, 2008

I say black and white would look good. But having Black with UV paint over it would be something else!

pt · Apr 2, 2008

* Is there enough interest in this i.e. will people buy them?
* If we make a blue or yellow or whatever PCB are there other products that could be used to continue the theme throughout the case?
* What other color(s) should be offered?

1 - i would
2 - sure, plenty of neons and mobo colors
3 - white, uv colors

Deleted member 3 · Apr 2, 2008

Palit_Guy said:
* Is there enough interest in this i.e. will people buy them?
* If we make a blue or yellow or whatever PCB are there other products that could be used to continue the theme throughout the case?
* What other color(s) should be offered?

No, some colors might sell and you're left with others. Perhaps you should have an interchangeable plastic front. Similar to the good old Nokia phones. Changing the plastic is cheap and you'll never be stuck with a load of ugly color cards and have a shortage of another.

Though if people choose Palit over other brands because of colors, no clue. I'm not a sales/marketing guy.

GJSNeptune · Apr 2, 2008

Hard to say. Obviously choosing the colors for us hasn't hurt sales or anything. I personally like dark colors, but not everyone does, and some would like PCBs to match their theme or other components.

The usual green PCB (like the usual beige computer case) is getting old, that's for sure. Color is only an issue for people with windows and LEDs lighting up their cases.

Maybe I have to think about it more.

Palit_Guy · Apr 2, 2008

While I have no doubt there will always be some people that buy stuff for the wrong reason(s) and I agree that color would be one of those, the real purpose of this is to give people some choice in aesthetics.

So if these products come to market they would be positioned along side "standard" colors, be produced in much smaller quantities and targeted at the case mod community.

MKmods · Apr 2, 2008

Palit_Guy said:
While I have no doubt there will always be some people that buy stuff for the wrong reason(s) and I agree that color would be one of those, the real purpose of this is to give people some choice in aesthetics.

So if these products come to market they would be positioned along side "standard" colors, be produced in much smaller quantities and targeted at the case mod community.

I enjoy good performance as well as Value, but aesthetics will always play a big part.

To be honest 10 way power means nothing to me as long as when I plug my simple ol card in with 1 way power and it plays all the same games.

OCing is cool as well as benchmarks but to be honest thats only 1% (maybe) of the time I use my comp.

This is one thing Vector and I disagree on, I feel Lan Parties grow because it allows people to show off their comps to their friends like they have been doing with other things (cars,girls,clothes etc) since the dawn of time. Look at how many cases have windows compared to 5 years ago.

To me a good option for the cards is a HP cooler option that wrapped around the card (could be made in different colors) That way manufacturing would not have to change anything and those that wanted the option could simply pay for the option they wanted.

imperialreign · Apr 2, 2008

just jumping back in to throw my opinion again - I still think it's a mighty fine idea, especially if you could offer the same product, and be able to choose the PCB color from a selection. No difference in hardware, just PCB - I know a couple of people myself that feel the overall look of a component plays a big factor in which company they decide to purchase from - I mean, hell, with graphics cards, really, how much of a difference is there from one manufacturer to the next as far as specs go? But there's a big difference in cooler design and PCB color.

I still prefer a nice, glossed black, and coupled with a copper cooler (sorry, but copper looks "teh sweet" against black) - but, I've just had to deal with things like graphics cards and what not being red (ATI loyalist here) or green.

I defi think having a choice would give Palit an edge to a growing niche.

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