Lights on your PC, love or hate them?
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I buy gaming starter PCs for work machines because I can get good build quality, and a fast CPU/RAM/storage combo sans GPU for a good price because there's a lot of competition out there. The market for gaming starter machines is good for buyers. Although in my current instance I built from scratch so I could match parts for maximum performance and the features I wanted, but I still used things like a gaming motherboard for example - because it supports overclocked RAM. I run my RAM significantly faster than stock DDR5. I have an all glass case, which means everything is visible. It looks super classy, but not with lights everywhere. OH THE LIGHTS. I just paid a pretty penny to get rid of them. I had fans that were a carryover from a gaming starter system i bought last year, and they lit up green. It was awful. It's so hard to find unlit performance parts these days. I finally got everything but my video card unlit, but you almost have to pay extra for that! All the mid shelf gear is lit it seems like so you either go ultra cheap/low build quality on your fans, or you spring for premium noctuas in plain black. There is not an appealing middle ground. The corsairs for example, of any quality, are all RGB these days. Even if you don't light it, they're still white. Ick. My next GPU will be a founders edition from nvidia because they are low profile, no lights. How do you feel about lights on your PC? Am I the only one that hates them? I can't even stand the popularity of them. I am not quite resentful, but almost there because it makes sourcing the right unlit parts difficult.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
Computers are not meant to be seen nor heard. Dark and silent. I do however like lighted keys on the keyboard. No RGB or anything, just like them lit. Regarding your worry on fans, just buy some Noctua fans as they are nearly silent and will last as long as your PC
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I buy gaming starter PCs for work machines because I can get good build quality, and a fast CPU/RAM/storage combo sans GPU for a good price because there's a lot of competition out there. The market for gaming starter machines is good for buyers. Although in my current instance I built from scratch so I could match parts for maximum performance and the features I wanted, but I still used things like a gaming motherboard for example - because it supports overclocked RAM. I run my RAM significantly faster than stock DDR5. I have an all glass case, which means everything is visible. It looks super classy, but not with lights everywhere. OH THE LIGHTS. I just paid a pretty penny to get rid of them. I had fans that were a carryover from a gaming starter system i bought last year, and they lit up green. It was awful. It's so hard to find unlit performance parts these days. I finally got everything but my video card unlit, but you almost have to pay extra for that! All the mid shelf gear is lit it seems like so you either go ultra cheap/low build quality on your fans, or you spring for premium noctuas in plain black. There is not an appealing middle ground. The corsairs for example, of any quality, are all RGB these days. Even if you don't light it, they're still white. Ick. My next GPU will be a founders edition from nvidia because they are low profile, no lights. How do you feel about lights on your PC? Am I the only one that hates them? I can't even stand the popularity of them. I am not quite resentful, but almost there because it makes sourcing the right unlit parts difficult.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
Love/hate - I do wonder why you just don't turn them all off though rather than eat the cost? I favored noctua for noise reduction, so I don't have too many lights from the start, although I wish I had the option to go full GAMERZ MODE, I have plenty of lights on some of my side gear but I mostly run dark except for the keyboard, mouse and one non-los lamp. I sometimes feel like any more lights are cheezy but I also like the aesthetic of some of the more ridiculous streamer setups. to each their own.
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Love/hate - I do wonder why you just don't turn them all off though rather than eat the cost? I favored noctua for noise reduction, so I don't have too many lights from the start, although I wish I had the option to go full GAMERZ MODE, I have plenty of lights on some of my side gear but I mostly run dark except for the keyboard, mouse and one non-los lamp. I sometimes feel like any more lights are cheezy but I also like the aesthetic of some of the more ridiculous streamer setups. to each their own.
Because "turning them off" involves cutting the cable and the throwing them away.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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I buy gaming starter PCs for work machines because I can get good build quality, and a fast CPU/RAM/storage combo sans GPU for a good price because there's a lot of competition out there. The market for gaming starter machines is good for buyers. Although in my current instance I built from scratch so I could match parts for maximum performance and the features I wanted, but I still used things like a gaming motherboard for example - because it supports overclocked RAM. I run my RAM significantly faster than stock DDR5. I have an all glass case, which means everything is visible. It looks super classy, but not with lights everywhere. OH THE LIGHTS. I just paid a pretty penny to get rid of them. I had fans that were a carryover from a gaming starter system i bought last year, and they lit up green. It was awful. It's so hard to find unlit performance parts these days. I finally got everything but my video card unlit, but you almost have to pay extra for that! All the mid shelf gear is lit it seems like so you either go ultra cheap/low build quality on your fans, or you spring for premium noctuas in plain black. There is not an appealing middle ground. The corsairs for example, of any quality, are all RGB these days. Even if you don't light it, they're still white. Ick. My next GPU will be a founders edition from nvidia because they are low profile, no lights. How do you feel about lights on your PC? Am I the only one that hates them? I can't even stand the popularity of them. I am not quite resentful, but almost there because it makes sourcing the right unlit parts difficult.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
I guess I'll be the dissenting opinion here. I'm old enough to join AARP (not that I have, yet, because that would imply I was old) and I love my RGB lighting on my mouse, keyboard, soundbar, and animated triple monitor background. The PC tower has a bunch of lighting too, but alas, it is kept inside a thermostatically ventilated cabinet so I cannot enjoy them as much. Keeps me young!
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I buy gaming starter PCs for work machines because I can get good build quality, and a fast CPU/RAM/storage combo sans GPU for a good price because there's a lot of competition out there. The market for gaming starter machines is good for buyers. Although in my current instance I built from scratch so I could match parts for maximum performance and the features I wanted, but I still used things like a gaming motherboard for example - because it supports overclocked RAM. I run my RAM significantly faster than stock DDR5. I have an all glass case, which means everything is visible. It looks super classy, but not with lights everywhere. OH THE LIGHTS. I just paid a pretty penny to get rid of them. I had fans that were a carryover from a gaming starter system i bought last year, and they lit up green. It was awful. It's so hard to find unlit performance parts these days. I finally got everything but my video card unlit, but you almost have to pay extra for that! All the mid shelf gear is lit it seems like so you either go ultra cheap/low build quality on your fans, or you spring for premium noctuas in plain black. There is not an appealing middle ground. The corsairs for example, of any quality, are all RGB these days. Even if you don't light it, they're still white. Ick. My next GPU will be a founders edition from nvidia because they are low profile, no lights. How do you feel about lights on your PC? Am I the only one that hates them? I can't even stand the popularity of them. I am not quite resentful, but almost there because it makes sourcing the right unlit parts difficult.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
Lots of lights, spinny fans and a bubble tube, that was my first work PC, basically a gamer PC as it was the only one they had on the shelf with enough grunt!, Nice big power supply that I repurposed after on the LED strips shorted and poped the mother board, why were they plugged into the mother board, so they could change colour with the CPU temp, I kid you not. No, Power light, Hard drive activity that is all I need!
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I buy gaming starter PCs for work machines because I can get good build quality, and a fast CPU/RAM/storage combo sans GPU for a good price because there's a lot of competition out there. The market for gaming starter machines is good for buyers. Although in my current instance I built from scratch so I could match parts for maximum performance and the features I wanted, but I still used things like a gaming motherboard for example - because it supports overclocked RAM. I run my RAM significantly faster than stock DDR5. I have an all glass case, which means everything is visible. It looks super classy, but not with lights everywhere. OH THE LIGHTS. I just paid a pretty penny to get rid of them. I had fans that were a carryover from a gaming starter system i bought last year, and they lit up green. It was awful. It's so hard to find unlit performance parts these days. I finally got everything but my video card unlit, but you almost have to pay extra for that! All the mid shelf gear is lit it seems like so you either go ultra cheap/low build quality on your fans, or you spring for premium noctuas in plain black. There is not an appealing middle ground. The corsairs for example, of any quality, are all RGB these days. Even if you don't light it, they're still white. Ick. My next GPU will be a founders edition from nvidia because they are low profile, no lights. How do you feel about lights on your PC? Am I the only one that hates them? I can't even stand the popularity of them. I am not quite resentful, but almost there because it makes sourcing the right unlit parts difficult.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
My desktop PC is also in a tempered glass cube. I have RGB on the two sticks of RAM and one on the CPU fan and that is. Just enough to be able to see inside, but nothing like a country fare.
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I buy gaming starter PCs for work machines because I can get good build quality, and a fast CPU/RAM/storage combo sans GPU for a good price because there's a lot of competition out there. The market for gaming starter machines is good for buyers. Although in my current instance I built from scratch so I could match parts for maximum performance and the features I wanted, but I still used things like a gaming motherboard for example - because it supports overclocked RAM. I run my RAM significantly faster than stock DDR5. I have an all glass case, which means everything is visible. It looks super classy, but not with lights everywhere. OH THE LIGHTS. I just paid a pretty penny to get rid of them. I had fans that were a carryover from a gaming starter system i bought last year, and they lit up green. It was awful. It's so hard to find unlit performance parts these days. I finally got everything but my video card unlit, but you almost have to pay extra for that! All the mid shelf gear is lit it seems like so you either go ultra cheap/low build quality on your fans, or you spring for premium noctuas in plain black. There is not an appealing middle ground. The corsairs for example, of any quality, are all RGB these days. Even if you don't light it, they're still white. Ick. My next GPU will be a founders edition from nvidia because they are low profile, no lights. How do you feel about lights on your PC? Am I the only one that hates them? I can't even stand the popularity of them. I am not quite resentful, but almost there because it makes sourcing the right unlit parts difficult.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
Lights on fans and other parts of the computer? Utter [CENSORED]! As useless/pointless as it gets. It's just one of many wanna-be gamer e-[CENSORED] extensions...
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Lights on fans and other parts of the computer? Utter [CENSORED]! As useless/pointless as it gets. It's just one of many wanna-be gamer e-[CENSORED] extensions...
I let this through moderation, but edited you message - you need to watch your language in this forum, or you stand to be kicked off by Chris. I know there are "worse words" but the automated system picked up on the ones you did use so ... caution is advised. :-D
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My desktop PC is also in a tempered glass cube. I have RGB on the two sticks of RAM and one on the CPU fan and that is. Just enough to be able to see inside, but nothing like a country fare.
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My mobo has RGB on one corner, but I have it disabled. My 2080 TI GPU has an LED strip above it, which is the only light in my case currently. Admittedly, it has kind of grown on me, just the lone light strip in my case, although my 4080 is going to be a founders edition. no lights. I shopped around for high end ram that didn't have light strips, but that was also for clearance reasons. I'm on air and my CPU cooler is kinda bulky, as is needed for the i5-13600K I'm running.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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I buy gaming starter PCs for work machines because I can get good build quality, and a fast CPU/RAM/storage combo sans GPU for a good price because there's a lot of competition out there. The market for gaming starter machines is good for buyers. Although in my current instance I built from scratch so I could match parts for maximum performance and the features I wanted, but I still used things like a gaming motherboard for example - because it supports overclocked RAM. I run my RAM significantly faster than stock DDR5. I have an all glass case, which means everything is visible. It looks super classy, but not with lights everywhere. OH THE LIGHTS. I just paid a pretty penny to get rid of them. I had fans that were a carryover from a gaming starter system i bought last year, and they lit up green. It was awful. It's so hard to find unlit performance parts these days. I finally got everything but my video card unlit, but you almost have to pay extra for that! All the mid shelf gear is lit it seems like so you either go ultra cheap/low build quality on your fans, or you spring for premium noctuas in plain black. There is not an appealing middle ground. The corsairs for example, of any quality, are all RGB these days. Even if you don't light it, they're still white. Ick. My next GPU will be a founders edition from nvidia because they are low profile, no lights. How do you feel about lights on your PC? Am I the only one that hates them? I can't even stand the popularity of them. I am not quite resentful, but almost there because it makes sourcing the right unlit parts difficult.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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I buy gaming starter PCs for work machines because I can get good build quality, and a fast CPU/RAM/storage combo sans GPU for a good price because there's a lot of competition out there. The market for gaming starter machines is good for buyers. Although in my current instance I built from scratch so I could match parts for maximum performance and the features I wanted, but I still used things like a gaming motherboard for example - because it supports overclocked RAM. I run my RAM significantly faster than stock DDR5. I have an all glass case, which means everything is visible. It looks super classy, but not with lights everywhere. OH THE LIGHTS. I just paid a pretty penny to get rid of them. I had fans that were a carryover from a gaming starter system i bought last year, and they lit up green. It was awful. It's so hard to find unlit performance parts these days. I finally got everything but my video card unlit, but you almost have to pay extra for that! All the mid shelf gear is lit it seems like so you either go ultra cheap/low build quality on your fans, or you spring for premium noctuas in plain black. There is not an appealing middle ground. The corsairs for example, of any quality, are all RGB these days. Even if you don't light it, they're still white. Ick. My next GPU will be a founders edition from nvidia because they are low profile, no lights. How do you feel about lights on your PC? Am I the only one that hates them? I can't even stand the popularity of them. I am not quite resentful, but almost there because it makes sourcing the right unlit parts difficult.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
I hate the lights. I've been building my own gaming rigs since the '90s and saw this stuff creep in over time. Seems to have something to do with social media and people sharing pics of their stuff, so it all has to light up and look cool. It's almost impossible these days to find good gaming PC parts that don't light up, the last time I bought a new PSU even it had lights in it! I don't need my "work" desk looking like a disco. It's absurd. Keyboards, mice, GPUs, CPU fans, mobos, etc. All decked out like props in a low-budget sci-fi movie. So I got a jet black, totally enclosed case. Still leaks a lot of light through the vents, but at least they aren't distracting me from the screen. You know, the one bit that actually needs to light up.
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I hate the lights. I've been building my own gaming rigs since the '90s and saw this stuff creep in over time. Seems to have something to do with social media and people sharing pics of their stuff, so it all has to light up and look cool. It's almost impossible these days to find good gaming PC parts that don't light up, the last time I bought a new PSU even it had lights in it! I don't need my "work" desk looking like a disco. It's absurd. Keyboards, mice, GPUs, CPU fans, mobos, etc. All decked out like props in a low-budget sci-fi movie. So I got a jet black, totally enclosed case. Still leaks a lot of light through the vents, but at least they aren't distracting me from the screen. You know, the one bit that actually needs to light up.
Finally, I have no more lights except my GPU. All high end performance gear I went with an ASUS ROG Strix z690 G mATX. It has a little bit of RGB on it but you can turn it off, and I did. I have noctua for all of my cooling. None of it has lights. I have G. Skill Ripjaw DDR5 6000 CL32 RAM. No lights. I have an EVGA 1000W modular PSU. no lights. I have my 2080TI that has one LED strip on top, to be replaced soonish with an RTX 4080 Founders Edition (No lights)
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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I buy gaming starter PCs for work machines because I can get good build quality, and a fast CPU/RAM/storage combo sans GPU for a good price because there's a lot of competition out there. The market for gaming starter machines is good for buyers. Although in my current instance I built from scratch so I could match parts for maximum performance and the features I wanted, but I still used things like a gaming motherboard for example - because it supports overclocked RAM. I run my RAM significantly faster than stock DDR5. I have an all glass case, which means everything is visible. It looks super classy, but not with lights everywhere. OH THE LIGHTS. I just paid a pretty penny to get rid of them. I had fans that were a carryover from a gaming starter system i bought last year, and they lit up green. It was awful. It's so hard to find unlit performance parts these days. I finally got everything but my video card unlit, but you almost have to pay extra for that! All the mid shelf gear is lit it seems like so you either go ultra cheap/low build quality on your fans, or you spring for premium noctuas in plain black. There is not an appealing middle ground. The corsairs for example, of any quality, are all RGB these days. Even if you don't light it, they're still white. Ick. My next GPU will be a founders edition from nvidia because they are low profile, no lights. How do you feel about lights on your PC? Am I the only one that hates them? I can't even stand the popularity of them. I am not quite resentful, but almost there because it makes sourcing the right unlit parts difficult.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
When my previous laptop was on its last legs and I was finally forced to replace it, I wanted something higher spec so it would last a few years. I ended up getting one targeting gamers. This, of course, came with an RGB backlight keyboard, which out of the box was configured to constantly change colors. And even when in sleep mode, the entire keyboard would pulsate on and off, not just the power light. So I had to put a stop to all of that nonsense with in the first couple days of using it. It's hard enough to sleep when a device is lighting up half the room, and crazy when it feels like there's a christmas tree in the room with light levels flickering and/or changing colors. Maybe the best way to fight this trend is to get the eco activists in a frenzy about all the extra electricity wasted on unnecessary lighting. :laugh: FYI - When devices that are on at night come with super bright LED indicators built in, a Sharpie is your friend to tone down the brightness it gives off.
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Because "turning them off" involves cutting the cable and the throwing them away.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
You mean you don't want to have 5 different pieces of crapware swallowing a gig of ram 24/7 just to keep the frag harder disco lights off? X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X|
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You mean you don't want to have 5 different pieces of crapware swallowing a gig of ram 24/7 just to keep the frag harder disco lights off? X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X|
Well yes that too, but some of the fans I recycled from a starter system I bought had a green glow that was on whenever they were powered on. There was no way to control them.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
