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Power on, caps, num lock and keyboard backlight (to see keys when light is not enough) ...
Any other thing is a waste of energy to say the least and I hate it.
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I have a Das 5Qs and it has a relatively uncommon RGB lighting system.
The keyboard itself has some subtle light bars on the side that add a nice ambient light to the desk area around the keyboard - not too much either, but the real prize is the lit keys. The backing nor the keycaps are lit, just the letters/symbols themselves. It's very subtle, and nice to use in the dark, particularly since they're programmable so you can light the home row a different color, for example. There are also applets that let you link the colors to new mail notifications, CPU usage, etc.
It's very nice. The only RGB lighting system I really like.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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They're useless and stupid.
But I'm an old coot so..
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Ditto.
Twice.
Keep Calm and Carry On
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I use laptops, but having used desktop boxes in the past, I couldn't give a rats *** about lights and clear cases - historically, the boxes have sat under the desk as far away from my feet as possible so I don't accidentally kick them, and as far away from ears so I don't have to hear the fans (yeah, fans, not cooling pumps.) I don't want to see into the box, I just want it to work. 
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I've found that from a purely practical standpoint, I really love being able to see completely into my case (which is all glass on 4 sides) because I can tell when the fans are dying at a glance - just replaced them in fact because of that - and I know when it needs to be dusted.
I don't keep them on the floor because of dust and pet hair, but my case is a small cube so it sits nicely on its little rolling stand.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Hard pass for me.
I don't mind lights on a PC, but I should be able to turn them off. I have systems that run 24/7, and bright blue LEDs at night can illuminate an entire room. And that's not me saying that's a good thing. If I want some lights, I'll turn them on myself, TYVM.
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That's exactly where I'm at. After some expense (which needed to happen anyway, to be honest) I'm down to a tolerable RGB strip on the top of my video card. Everything else is dark where it used to be kind of an alienesque green.
My next video card will be an NVidia founders edition card. No lights!
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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I have had PCs since the days when their fans were so noisy that everyone around here went to the guys at the acoustics lab at the local Engineering University to have them custom build a noise cabinet for their PCs. (I never got to know if this was a regular service from the U or something those guys did in their spare time.) So my PC has always been enclosed, invisible.
When I bough my own house, I drilled a hole through the wall from the living room to the entrance, so I could put my PC out there. The PC I have today doesn't need it for the noise (the one that I had when drilling the hole did!), but from old habit, it still sits there. I see no reason to move the tower cabinet into the living room. The screen has a small USB hub for memory sticks, camera etc. without having go go out in the entrance; that covers most needs. The keyboard/mouse dongle goes in the screen USB hub.
So I see the lights when I walk past the cover in the entrance. They are quite limited, and do not bother me.
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My Hardware in the PC has not lights and I bought / mounted it after you did yours.
Patriot Viper RAM, AMD Radeon 6900XT, BeQuiet Fans... all dark.
The only leds are the power button and the G in my mouse (Logitech G502). And when I slept in the office room due to water problems, I covered the mouse with a towel.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Yeah all my new parts are dark. It was the old stuff that was lit. I finally replaced everything but the video card.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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LED indicators are not decorations; they should be used only for status indications.
All I want on a keyboard are indicators for Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock.
All I want on a desktop computer are indicators for power, mute, and Ethernet.
All I want on a portable are indicators for power/charging, mute, airplane mode, and Ethernet (if available).
I recently bought myself a Das Keyboard 4. one of the reasons I didn't go for the Das Keyboard 5 was the RGB backlighting.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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From the owner of a 5 - the lighting is extremely subtle and only lights the letters on the keys, and two little bars on the side of the keyboard. It adds next to zero ambient light, and personally as much as I normally loathe lights, it's also nice seeing home row in the dark. If they were bright, or otherwise disturbing I'd have returned the keyboard. Instead I found I like it, and I didn't even count it among the lights on my computer because I don't think of it that way.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Ditto
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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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) .
CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair
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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.
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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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...
Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p
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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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