Need input on color scheme!

KakaoDJ

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I am now in the planning stage of my first watercooled build. It will be a pretty expensive NZXT Switch 810 Matte Black build, and i want to do everything right.
I have all the components planned out, except the color scheme and what fittings to use. I am thinking of using these fans on the radiators http://specialtech.co.uk/spshop/cus...mm-1800RPM-Case-Fan--Helix-120-pid-16250.html and white Bitfenix compression fittings, but i have no idea what the color the tubing, coolant or lighting should be! Do you have any ideas/input on this?

The picture attached is another guys' build, but similiar to what i have planned. A 240mm 80mm thick rad in the bottom and a 360mm 60mm thick rad in the roof in push/pull (not carved in stone yet if i am push/pulling the roof rad).
I will have a 250mm reservoir also, and will not have the RAM fans in the picture.

Sorry if this is a dumb question, first post :rolleyes:
 

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I'm guessing you want all black and white? If so then black lighting might be hard to come by so your stuck with white. Fittings and liquid/tubing shouldn't be the same color, imo. If you want more white, go with white tubing and black fittings. If you really what those white fittings, go with black tubing.

If your planning on adding a splash of color then you start getting more options.
(In this case specs like mobo, ram, psu would help)
 
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Black fittings, mayhems pastel white coolant?

or white fittings mayhems pastel black?

The bitspower white fittings seem to slowly be appearing at retailers..
 
All brack (M Power board maybe too) with some lime green details, is a really nice choice too :) Then you light it with some bright white led strips, to make that lime limer, and you are good to go.

I know black and lime green sounds a bit nasty, but having seen a build like that latetly, really changed my mind.
 
definitely the white fittings, and then any good clear tubing + black coolant. mayhems all the way

black fittings and orange tubing would look awesome to, im using ekwb black-nickel compressions in my loop with red tubing and it looks gg imo. god i love acronyms :p
 
PErsonally, I'm a fan of black and gold/yellow. If done right, it looks great. Black with gold accents.

I think, what you should mostly keep in mind, is that hardware doesn't make a good build, but making it aesthetically pleasing is the real challenge. Anyone can buy the latest greatest hardware and throw it in a build. Doesn't mean the build is worth anything, though.
 
Hold up hold up.

We needs specs for the hardware etc etc etc. We cant work out a decent colour scheme without it.
 
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