petro89 wrote:

It is very green

Having painted dozens of computers and game consoles in my day. I agree , it's very green.

One thing that can help in the future is to photoshop the case the color you want first before painting it.

My opinion is of course just one persons personal tastes so take it with a grain of salt. But i think if you're going to paint it with a very dramatic green , paint the entire case green like an SGI indy. Generally , you don't see a lot of computer manufacturers that make their cases one color with small amounts of beige vs all beige and small amounts of color.

Usually you'll want whatevers in bold color to be what you are emphasizing. if the entire computer is that bold color you want people to notice the whole machine. With only the case shell and some of the front the bold color , it says "look at only these specific parts" to me.

Perhaps you could paint the other parts in a shade that complements the strong shade of green.

And thanks for sharing with us, petro89. Case painting is not a world that I have entered just yet.

I think it looks nice, but I wouldn't have painted it in any color other than the original one, considering it's a brand PC. No-name beige cases I don't have a problem with custom paint jobs. I say this because I also changed the looks of an original HP Vectra case once only to regret it some years down the line.

That said, the only thing I think looks a bit off is the 5,25" drive bay cover painted green on the front.

devius wrote:

I think it looks nice, but I wouldn't have painted it in any color other than the original one, considering it's a brand PC. No-name beige cases I don't have a problem with custom paint jobs. I say this because I also changed the looks of an original HP Vectra case once only to regret it some years down the line.

That said, the only thing I think looks a bit off is the 5,25" drive bay cover painted green on the front.

I like the the green colour even if it is a brand system! It could have been much worse...

Thanks folks for all the comments! Like I said I generally prefer to stay original but this was a good candidate for something different to me. I went with the green because of the AMD theme and logo i plan on painting on it, but also I wanted something loud/unique, not unlike the big green or yellow refrigerators from the 70s 😀

I agree the slot cover throws it off a bit, but i am going to paint the AST logo the same color, and add an AMD logo in the blank space under that.

Anyway, I'm overall happy with it. There are a couple small spots where I oversprayed, but for a first time the overall paint job itself is acceptable to me.

This will be a pure DOS setup. It has an AMD 5x86 133 @ 160 rock stable at stock voltage. 64mb ram, cirrus logic 5440 1 mb onboard video, ESS sb pro compatible card. Runs the classics like a champ. Quake obviously is too much for it, but I prefer doom/doom2 and duke3d anyway. Played a little sim city 2000 and Dark Sun Shattered Lands last night!

petro89 wrote:

Thanks folks for all the comments! Like I said I generally prefer to stay original but this was a good candidate for something […]
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Thanks folks for all the comments! Like I said I generally prefer to stay original but this was a good candidate for something different to me. I went with the green because of the AMD theme and logo i plan on painting on it, but also I wanted something loud/unique, not unlike the big green or yellow refrigerators from the 70s 😀

I agree the slot cover throws it off a bit, but i am going to paint the AST logo the same color, and add an AMD logo in the blank space under that.

Anyway, I'm overall happy with it. There are a couple small spots where I oversprayed, but for a first time the overall paint job itself is acceptable to me.

This will be a pure DOS setup. It has an AMD 5x86 133 @ 160 rock stable at stock voltage. 64mb ram, cirrus logic 5440 1 mb onboard video, ESS sb pro compatible card. Runs the classics like a champ. Quake obviously is too much for it, but I prefer doom/doom2 and duke3d anyway. Played a little sim city 2000 and Dark Sun Shattered Lands last night!

Looks great the way it is! In my eyes the beige/green combo looks cool, I say run with it!

I legitmately like how this looks.

SRQ wrote:

I legitmately like how this looks.

😁

buckeye wrote:

Looks great the way it is! In my eyes the beige/green combo looks cool, I say run with it!

Oh boy...A buckeye approving of the work of a wolverine...in the color of a Spartan.

Something has to give! 😊

Full disclosure would dictate that although I do not like Ohio State, I absolutely despise Michigan State. So wolverines and buckeyes can in fact get along.

That brings me to my next dilemma, I apparently didn't think the green all the way through. But my love for AMD is strong, and we will chalk it up to that...no Spartans involved. 🤣

It looks good so far.

Green isn't a common PC color, that makes it unique. There are just so many beige or black boxes that a splash of color is refreshing

petro89 wrote:

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buckeye wrote:

Looks great the way it is! In my eyes the beige/green combo looks cool, I say run with it!

Oh boy...A buckeye approving of the work of a wolverine...in the color of a Spartan.

Something has to give! 😊

Full disclosure would dictate that although I do not like Ohio State, I absolutely despise Michigan State. So wolverines and buckeyes can in fact get along.

That brings me to my next dilemma, I apparently didn't think the green all the way through. But my love for AMD is strong, and we will chalk it up to that...no Spartans involved. 🤣

Heh, I wasn't going to bring it up if you didn't but since you did.....aw heck season ain't started yet!

Reminds me of Siemens cases just a bit — they also liked to mix beige with green or blue: