Does black motherboard offer better quality?

One of the things that makes many computer users curious is how does the color on the motherboard affect the performance of people's computers?

In the past, most motherboards had green or yellow PCBs, and some were even blue. Now, the most common motherboards on the market are black PCBs, and some are white, gray, red, or a combination of colors.

Black motherboards actually offer no benefits over other colors.

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With the increasing popularity of motherboards with black PCBs, many people have been asking the question of whether it brings the best quality or not?

To understand the problem, let’s go back many years, when processors had up to 4 cores and graphics cards had compact heatsinks. Back then, there weren’t many color options, with green and yellow being the norm, while Gigabyte went with blue. But that all changed when Asus came along.

Asus was the first motherboard manufacturer to use black PCBs. This color was exclusive to the company’s high-end segment. Today, it is a color that can be easily found on any product line. Since Asus introduced this color for high-end motherboards, it was immediately associated with higher quality, leading many to believe that black PCBs are of higher quality than any other color.

Asus is the company that started the black motherboard trend.

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But in reality, the materials and manufacturing process of the motherboard, regardless of the color of the PCB, are the same. Its color is purely aesthetic and does not affect the quality. The PCB layer can be any color or a combination of colors. This surface layer is used to protect the copper tracks that connect the elements. It does not contribute anything else to the final product other than aesthetics. Therefore, the world can have purple, pink, etc. motherboards.

However, color also affects a problem that many people do not know. The copper tracks printed on the PCB are made of fiberglass, and when finished, it is always green. Using green PCB will save some budget, while using other colors, manufacturers have to spend more money to cover the copper tracks.

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