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What do you think of RGBs on PCs?

ApeEscaper

ApeEscaper

Member
Oct 27, 2017
8,720
Bangladeshi
Personally i always found RGBs tacky turn off every RGB on my PC and peripherals that come with it though i turn it on my keyboard when the room gets dark of course to see the lettering clearly that serves a purpose, even then it's just a static colour not random colours flashing

I'd guess the majority of people here likes the RGBs that's fine, there's RGB in everything nowadays even mouse bungees that's crazy lol wonder what they'll come up with next
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Strings

Strings

Member
Oct 27, 2017
31,413
I upgraded my PC recently and now have a lot of RGB parts... Which I turned off immediately. It's just not something I'm into / don't really get the appeal in general.
 
ILikeFeet

ILikeFeet

DF Deet Master
Banned
Oct 25, 2017
61,987
it can be tastefully done, but I can't fathom having it on all the damn time. I have a wraith Prism cpu cooler and, while it was cool at first, I immediately disabled it.
 
KingBrave

KingBrave

The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
1,210
I got a new PC last week and the fans are all RGB and I don't mind it as much as I thought I would.
 
JackOfSomeTrades

JackOfSomeTrades

Member
Apr 9, 2018
1,350
Just bought all my parts for a new build, and avoided it like the plague, even got the most plain monolith of a case possibly
 
Atolm

Atolm

Member
Oct 25, 2017
5,828
I install the software of the component in question just to turn them off, then I delete it forever.
 
RadzPrower

RadzPrower

One Winged Slayer
Member
Jan 19, 2018
6,044
Man, I can't stand the basic MOBO status light on mine. I'd turn RGB stuff off ASAP.
 
ChemicalWorld

ChemicalWorld

Member
Dec 6, 2017
1,741
If its uniform it can be pleasing on the eye. If it's rainbow coloured puke and different shades and intensities then it's a big nope.
 
pksu

pksu

Member
Oct 27, 2017
1,240
Finland
No thanks. It's not just the RGB lights but RGB control software like ASUS Armoury Crate and drivers are just horrible.
 
TeenageFBI

TeenageFBI

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 25, 2017
10,238
I bought an opaque case. Screw RGB stuff.

..although it's useful for a keyboard and mouse to find stuff in the dark.
 
Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Avenger
Oct 25, 2017
1,504
I personally don't care for it (my case came with 2 ARGB fans and I turned them to white since the AIO pump and the GPU have white leds) but at the end of the day, this is a personal thing. If you like RGB, good, if you don't, good as well.
 
ohitsluca

ohitsluca

Member
Oct 29, 2017
731
Using RGB to color match everything with solid lighting? Cool!

Full blown rainbow RGB with flashing strobe lights and effects? Not so much

But its all personal preference, to each their own
 
julia crawford

julia crawford

Took the red AND the blue pills
Member
Oct 27, 2017
35,252
Did you know that purple is not a real colour? There's no purple on the colour spectrum. It's all in your head.
 
Vulcano's Assistant

Vulcano's Assistant

Member
Oct 29, 2017
13,501
Having some light inside the case isn't a bad thing. Things only look better with good light. Anything that doesn't let you control the color gotta go tho.
 
Gelf

Gelf

Member
Oct 27, 2017
5,305
Don't mind it on keyboard or mouse, rather minimal lights at all on the system. At least there's usually a way to turn it off or make it a single colour.
 
tedrotheredro

tedrotheredro

Member
Oct 30, 2017
10
Nashville
I found it tacky at first, but I've learned to lean into it since it seems to be included on everything nowadays. But I try to keep it relatively tasteful and not too many strobes.
 
nded

nded

Member
Nov 14, 2017
10,572
I like a backlit keyboard. On Linux controlling the lights are a hassle because of all the proprietary systems. I wish manual shutoff switches were more common.
 
dunkzilla

dunkzilla

alt account
Banned
Dec 13, 2018
4,762
I have a plain black PC, with no RGB. My mobo has some but you can't see them. I'd disconnect the power button LED if I could get away with it to be honest. None of my keyboards have LED's either. I hate them.
 
Lobster Roll

Lobster Roll

signature-less, now and forever
Member
Sep 24, 2019
34,357
If people are into it, more power to them. Personally, my current PC has a fully closed case, not even a glass panel. It sits on a little build-in underneath the desk actually. It does what it needs to do. I don't need glowing fans to remind me that I'm using a PC.
 
Kthulhu

Kthulhu

Member
Oct 25, 2017
14,670
I think some companies go overboard (do I really need RGB on my headphone stand?) but I think it can be done tastefully.
 

Deleted member 8468

User requested account closure
Banned
Oct 26, 2017
9,109
Not a fan of the default rainbow mode, just feels like a showfloor demo thing. I've kept my colors to a matching theme in my builds, obviously easy to swap around in software.


These days the lighting is almost always off, but I'd probably use it more if it was synced to my other timed lights. Probably not worth the effort, I'd probably just get a nicer fully enclosed case.
 
Killzig

Killzig

Member
Oct 25, 2017
1,042
I got used to them. I definitely prefer a color or two on steady versus a pulsing rainbow of rainbow ejaculate like what's in the OP.
 
In Amber Clad

In Amber Clad

rather sultry
Moderator
Aug 26, 2018
5,503
London
My PC has some RGB. There's a tiny bit on my board, which is honestly so hard to see it's almost pointless (it basically just illuminates part of the mobo tray which is... why? You can't see it!), there's a tiny, tiny bit on my GPU (literally just the Gigabyte lettering), and then I have a Wraith Prism cooler. I never see any of that, because the only side of my PC I see is the front.

All my fans are RBG though (3 front, 1 rear), and I just have them locked on a cool blue colour. That's enough for me.

I don't mind some bits and pieces on my actual PC lighting up, but I fail to see the appeal of it on accessories. Those get turned off (especially the rings on my headset, I can't even see those, what's the point!?).
 
830920

830920

Member
Oct 29, 2017
740
I don't even have my power led connected. I just want it to be a silent and almost invisible machine tucked away in a corning and doing its duty.
 
GalvoAg

GalvoAg

Member
Oct 30, 2017
2,385
Dallas
Have all mine turned to purple/light pink along with my Odyssey G7 and a couple of accent Hue lights and I quite like it. Great lighting adds to the space and mine does in a dark room.
 
Ra

Ra

Rap Genius
Moderator
Oct 27, 2017
12,207
Dark Space
My opinion is that I'm not up in people's houses, so why should I give a shit if they like to customize colors on their PC gear?

My gaming laptop has per-key RGB and it is fun to play with, so I do.

People get so snooty about something so benign.
 
hikarutilmitt

hikarutilmitt

Member
Dec 16, 2017
11,416
Only RGB thing I use on my computers (right now) is the mouse and I just leave it as some unoffensive pattern or glow for accent. If I end up having RGB stuff on my next build I'm likely going to just turn it off or leave it set to just purple (or hope it's possible to do in in Linux since some OEMs are dicks about this).
 
FarZa17

FarZa17

Member
Oct 27, 2017
1,570
From my experiences, I really disliked this RGB lights because there is no good software for it. Whether Masterplus or Fusion, they all just not good and lacks of customization and can be buggy too.

However, I am not really a fanatic of this RGB light setup, and I have not spend a lot with expensive RGB fans, light strip and such.

I only turn them on, sometimes just to see how much dust inside my case that have been accumulated so far. Or just to highlight something inside, maybe there might be insects or some random stuff stuck in there.
 
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