Never go full RGB!

[Defiant Squirrel]

I like RGB, it acts like an idiot flag, I know that when I meet someone at a LAN party who cares more about how his rig looks than how it performs, and feels the need to draw attention to his set up (like one of those prats who plays their car stereo at speaker distorting volume levels with the windows down), then the best thing to do is save myself some valuable time and effort and immediately disengage.
　
Halfwits do RGB, total imbeciles overdo RGB and real PCMers eschew the pointless counter productive tinsel and focus their resources upon achieving the best results.

Remember - RGB costs money, eats power, increases heat and interferes with airflow, and no matter how slight those negative effects may be, RGB absolutely goes against everything that building a rig is supposed to be about, and excessive RGB glows like a neon sign advertising the owners sheeplike trend following stupidity.

[bog maiden]

I know this is an old thread but BIG lol at the "we are starting a deRGB business!" Like, the extra power draw and heat are so negligible you won't find any noticable performance gains, and the LEDs could merely be turned off. Most RGB on things like mobos don't have extra wiring or separate strips or anything so it also wouldn't cause any airflow issues. Even so, there have been tests showing that you can shove a BUNCH of crap in your case with no regard for airflow or cable management and still have minimal negative effects https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YDCMMf-_ASE

Like your argument is "well, deRGBing a machine is letting customers get rid of stuff they don't want plus get a performance boost!" but this not only voids the warranty so if something goes wrong with a component they can't RMA it, the "gains" are so negligible that it would not make any discernable difference to the customer. We're talking *maybe* nanoseconds quicker loadtimes. Maybe. So basically, you're asking customers to give you money to destroy their equipment. Even if they hated the aesthetics of the LEDs it would be much cheaper, safer, and a better idea to just, oh I dunno, turn them off? You can even do that right from your BIOS if you don't wanna bother with additional software.

[danejerus]

Having an opinion is fine but acting like elitist trash just makes you a douchebag

[T-Bone Biggins]

I'm in the camp that RGB adds expense and power draw without adding any performance. I hate the idea of any extra money on any parts going to RGB lighting that I don't want. It's a disgusting and wasteful development in the PC parts industry.

[miriam :)]

idk I like RGB and my computer looks kinda sick with them vOv
my gf prefers no RGB. To each their own

[Nasder]

I recently built my new PC, I am not a big fan of RGB myself, but my motherboard have a logo that lights up, everything else in my computer is black without RGB. However, this looked somewhat weird, so I installed a RGB strip at the top of my chassi, to give it some top-light and I'm ok with it. It's not flashing (all though it can if I want to). But it makes the cables (the few that are visible) and such "pop". It's the first time I really put effort in making the interior and such look good.

The idea was to build an entire black system, but I got great price on great chassi fans that were dark gray and a mobo+cpu bundle that I couldn't refuse, but it came with a RGB logo. The strip I places in the ceiling makes the black AIO rad and fans look the same color as the dark gray chassi fans.

My RGB does cost money, I think I paid around 25USD for my RGB-strip package, but I saved 40USD from the mobo+cpu deal. (and I got a better mobo, which was the main point in picking it up)

Eats power, very little. my strip draws 3,6W. The mobo logo probably draw less. So let's say 5W in total goes to rgb. That's very little. I'll probably draw around 550-600W once my 3080 comes, so that's less than 1% of the power draw. And if you're on the edge that 5w makes or break your power, problem isn't RGB.

Impacts airflow. only if you place it in a stupid place and let all cables dangle infront of fans. Mine would only make it better if anything, the mobo-logo is inside the I/O-shield or what it's called (that cover on the mobo that is above all the contacts), so no impact there. The strip is next to the top radiator, above the front intake fans and the top exhaust fans. If anything, it makes a very small amount of air go downward where it might be picked up by the AIO fans or sweep cold air over the mobo.

increase heat, in some cases it does, I think we all remember that one RGB 2.5" SSD that overheated from its own RGB. But if done decent and not using bad parts, it's not much of an impact. And if your airflow is so bad that RGB on memory or what not hold back your computer, the issue isn't RGB. If I was doing extreme overclocking and every single 0,1 degree mattered. I wouldn't be using a closed chassi to begin with.

I've spent so much time in planning a good looking computer and then not showing it is a shame. I have my computer besides me on the desk, I'm proud of it. I planned it, I built it, I want visitors to see it.

I think there's quite a number of PC builders that enjoy a computer that look good aswell as perform well. You can have both if you don't mess it up completely.

[RiCHeeGee]

Old thread but here's my bit...

I have a high-performance system AND a ton of aRGB.

Does it affect performance? No. Does it look nice? Yes, in my opinion, but others will have differing tastes. Does it draw unnecessary power? Yes, but it's negligible and you presumably have brought a PSU with a nice bit of overhead anyway because that's just sensible.

There's some talk of adding extra heat to the mix... if you've built a system that can't handle the meagre additional heat introduced to the system because of additional 5v draw from RGB LEDs then you've made some very poor choices in your build anyway.

Squirrel man thinks RGB is an idiot flag, ironically his post is an actual idiot flag. Choosing to add a bit of flashy colour to your build doesn't (necessarily) make you an idiot but if you chose RGB over meaningful components then you made a bad call. I personally find Noctua coffee and beige to be the ugliest thing in PC but I don't judge people on their preference. Buy what you like, don't be a judgemental prick.

Ultimately RGB is an aesthetic choice, if you place serious judgement on people on those terms then you're a snotty, pseudo-elitist troll, pure and simple... like the OP.

[remington109]

Turn it off if you don't like it. You're entitled to your opinion, but that doesn't mean others are idiots for not sharing it. I mean, what is the point of this comment anyways?

[Catgirlrawrxd (◕‿◕🌸)]

Just here for my daily laugh

[TofuByte]

If RGB thermals is a concern, then your cooling solution is terrible.
If RGB power draw is a concern, then your choice in PSU is terrible.
If RGB is not your thing, then you can turn it off.
If you think RGB creates noticeable drawbacks in system performance, then you don't understand technology at all.
If you think RGB explodes the costs of components, then you don't understand economics.

If you think you're superior because you dislike RGB and find those that do like it inferior, your personality is trash.

If you think that building PCs is all about doing what someone else approves of, then you never understood what building PCs was always about.


TL;DR: Do yo thing; If you're offended by what others do, go get laid.....That is if anyone would even want to be around you at this point.

Signed: Someone that's been building PCs for nearly 30 years

[Freighttrain]

Yeah RGB lighting in computer hardware has become 'diretarded', though as the effects on power consumption/performance/money seem to be negligible according to most information I've read (though it is still important to mention these things as a matter of principle), I focus on the marketing, aesthetics and conspiracy side of things.

First of all the box art and promotional images of almost every gaming keyboard and most gaming mice, prominently features the 'unicorn vomit' RGB rainbow lighting, which is not a 'gamer' aesthetic at all, as an actual gamer aesthetic would not impede performance in any way, no matter how minute, though non-static RGB lighting can also easily disrupt your focus while playing (as well as the focus of others nearby), which as far as I can tell is by far the largest functional drawback with RGB, and is very relevant.

So I would describe RGB lighting as not a 'gamer' aesthetic but more of a 'flamer' aesthetic, as it's truly sickening to see the extent of what looks a lot like 'RGBLT'/'SJW' infiltration into the computer gaming industry, and I've written a blog on the Crappy Games Wiki regarding this inane scourge:

https://crappygames.miraheze.org/wiki/Blog:Is_there_an_article_on_HiD_RGB(LTQ)_here%3F#end

[Freighttrain]

You completely missed the focus of my comment.

[Johnny M]

Originally posted by Freighttrain:

You completely missed the focus of my comment.

Forget that, this thread was made 4 years ago

[Freighttrain]

My comment isn't though, it was made a couple of days ago, and describes problems not covered elsewhere in Defiant Squirrel's thread.

[🦊Λℚ𝓤ΛƑΛᗯҜᔕ🦊]

Originally posted by Freighttrain:

My comment isn't though, it was made a couple of days ago, and describes problems not covered elsewhere in Defiant Squirrel's thread.

Yes your comment is recent but that does not change the fact that this is a 4 year old thread that you dredged up out of the abyss. That's generally referred to as "Thread Necro" on internet forum websites. Steam's moderators don't actually do anything about it but it's generally considered a "Very bad thing" on the internet to do this.

[CMDR Sweeper]

I guess I am a bit weird, I hate RGB, but I do keep some very white RGB that I turn on when required.
The reason? I use it as a light if I need to inspect something in the PC under the desk, but seeing as my case has no window, it is very situational and is mostly turned off anyway.