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Ditto
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I didn't wanted them. but I kinda like them
I have a fractal design pop air case with the 3 rgb fans set to "white" (ish) and they are not too aggressive.
and the internals, the motherboard and graphic cards only have a small amount of lights
I admit that sometimes I set the to color cycling.
it helps with FPS in games (lol) .
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honey the codewitch wrote: OH THE LIGHTS. I just paid a pretty penny to get rid of them
I buy desktop computers for myself.
I have a desk.
The desktop box goes under the desk.
Out of sight out of mind.
Only problem is remembering to pull it out every once in a while to vacuum out the dust.
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I like to see my machine so i know when i need to replace the fans. I also like to keep it off the floor due to dust and pet hair.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Lights are for kids and discos.
Jeremy Falcon
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I don't use them, because it's just light pollution. My desktop is tucked away, and even if it wasn't, it's like having your boiler on display.
I even found the little plugs for the lights on the desktop case to keep them unplugged. Headphones have a USB to light up, which I don't plug in.
I do like having a backlit keyboard, though, all the keys lit up via transparent letters. Does help find keys, particularly good for things that need quick fixes at night. (usually just take a note on my phone, though)
I just set my keyboard to plain blue, no fancy RGB or flashing/cycling.
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I don't like them on the case as it's either hidden and annoying only my wife or perfectly visible and annoys me a lot - I don't want no light shows around me.
On the mouse and keyboard, I love them. They allow me to play in low light conditions without turning on the lights, which is my preferred environment.
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from a side panel window Fractal Design, with maybe cpu had hydro light on it.
to solid case, power and HD activity only 2 lights I need on computer
enclosed sound dampening.
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I just turn them off in UEFI or some RGB control app, that came with the product.
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RGB gets a big NOPE from me - even on my keyboards, the most I want is plain white backlighting, although my most used keyboards (a Unicomp Model M and a Matthias Alps compatible) have no lighting whatsoever.
If I want light, I'll turn on my desk or room light...
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I loathe lights on the PC, beyond maybe Power On and disk activity (if there's a mechanical drive). Waste of electrons and photons, and a nasty distraction.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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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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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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That's a younger person's bling. Being within striking distance of retirement myself, lights on my PC would be almost as fashion-inappropriate as me wearing Speedo swim briefs to the pool.
There are no solutions, only trade-offs. - Thomas Sowell
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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.
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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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