Make Your Own Custom Backplate
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BACKPLATE OR SHEET MATERIAL Decal or stencil material/vinyl cutter. Sandpaper. Spray paints.
WHEN YOU DECIDE it’s time to build a new system there is always the vision of how you want it to look. You painstakingly plan out the hardware you are going to use to suit your needs, but aesthetically there are a number of contributing factors that are very personal. You can toy around with cooling options, storage, lighting, airflow, and a whole range of combinations to make it something that has not been seen before. That said, we have seen 1,000 different builds that all look the same, and this can be down to a variety of factors; budget, competence, following a trend, case preference, and much, much more.
Depending on the style of the build you are piecing together, your graphics card not only plays an important role in the function of your shiny new system, but can be a focal point of the build too. It’s an integral part of the wow factor in many systems, and it’s just another piece that throws many options at you—leave it stock, water-cool it, mount it horizontally, mount it vertically, etc.
If you’ve blown your budget on performance, there are ways to up that wow factor and give it a personal touch at a relatively low cost. Yes, we are talking about adding a small touch of personal preference by customizing the backplate. Let’s get started, shall we?