Ugly PC parts

[Big B]

As computers have become flashier, we also have the side effect of extremely tacky, ugly, bad color coordination, etc.

I think Biostar has the ugliest motherboards these days. Now, their TForce series isn't all that bad, but their regular boards just look terrible. I think Abit comes in second, with their barf-orange PCB color.

Cases: NZXT has to be the company that I see as producing the tackiest cases out there. I'm the guy that thinks the Alienware cases are okay at best, but I see NZXT (and occasionally Raidmax) take these designs and make them ugly.

 

[megamaced]

Some of ECS's new motherboards lack taste! They mix horrible shades of purple, green, orange, green and god knows what! That's too many colours on one board for me!

 

[Addis]

Well we don't often look inside our PC cases when doing a renovation, but I'd say the ugliest manufacturer has to be DFI. OK, thats being a bit harsh. I was basing it on the colour of the box, not the motherboard itself.

 

[pelvis_3]

I think Leadtek has some pretty plain jane Video Card PCB's, but on the other hand, they do have some extravegant cooler designs.
Also, i think ASUS' Ventoo case is the ugliest thing i've ever seen.

 

[Karanislove]

Motherboard doesnt bother me, I just want good performance from it but I am realy keen of cases coz for me first impression is last impression. So in terms of cases I like icute ones

These Samurai ones are cool too 4 me

 

[ninja fetus]

abit does have barf orange pcb's!
asus also has baby-puke beige!

MSI has the blood red
DFI with the standard green
ECS loves purple
Epox loves green too

 

[Big B]

MSI and Gigabyte have done the best, IMO, about color coordinating. They use a lot of colors to easily mark connectors, but the way they do it is pleasing.

I agree about ECS having a bad color combo...a purple PCB would work fine, but it's what they use to match it. I think the ugliest thing they've used is the green cooling shroud on their Extreme line of motherboards.

Asus is highly unlikely to change, IMO. They are the #1 company in motherboard production in the world, and I don't think they feel the need to color their PCB's, going with a natural color of tan. I don't know Epox reasoning, but I suspect that PCB color is not a large selling point for them.

DFI's LanParty color's aren't necessarily my favorite, but it's pretty hard to blow it with a black PCB. Very, very hard. If you do that, then you've been able to master mobo fugliness.