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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.
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