Sometimes I wonder what the thought process behind the gaming aesthetic was. RGB (*if tunable) itself is fine and adds a nice opportunity for personalization, but are those tacky fonts, crystal-facet enclosures, and overall showiness just tasteless or do any gamers actually prefer that look?
I don’t really like it, but sometimes those types of cases are the only good ones with radiator clearance in a relatively small footprint.
I still miss this one, it was all metal and very close to an Apple G5 case, minus the compatibility issues.
Unfortunately, this case also couldn’t support radiators in any meaningful capacity, so I had to sell it. Currently using a Lian li case that I dislike, but it has damn good radiator support, and my PC is now completely silent.
I appreciate the gamer aesthetic when scientists need to buy gear with the power to run scientific calculations for relatively cheap. The RGB lights under the case windows bring a bit of pizzazz to the laboratory.
I was into it in the early days but got over it quickly. Now I want the opposite and minimize attention my PC draws to itself. Its just pointless and kind of annoying. It was impressive back when it was new and challenging but now its just an element of marketing, and one that I’ve come to strongly dislike in my builds.
I spent extra to not have any components with RGB. The only lighting I find tolerable are white (!) LEDs.
This is the part that bothers me the most. Why does it now cost more for no RGB? I would very happily put my components in a black metal box with good airflow, but that costs extra now. Back in the early 2000s Lian Li used to make really simple brushed aluminum cases and they were beautiful and perfect. Now everything is tempered glass and RGB, sometimes at the cost of airflow/cooling. It’s insane.
Market segregation.
LED gamer builds uses to be the “premium” segment, but they figured out that all the kids who want a “Gaming PC” don’t care how loud it is or what the quality is like as long as it matches the “gamer” aesthetic.
Conversely, someone who cares about sound decibels and airflow as a primary concern is now part of a niche demographic, so they can charge you more.
Some gamers do. Like most humans they are attracted to bright, flashy patterns of colors. (most animals actually are). But most mature gamers I know, would rather put some money in better equipment, than flashy colors. So, gamers are as different as the rest of us. Some are caught by the hype, some are not. You see it in cars too. Some like bling, som focus on the actual car.
Me? I like RGB in my keyboards backlight. I don’t like it to flash, but I like to make it an orange/reddish color, because that’s easy on the eyes, when using your computer at evenings or nights. That’s about it.
I do the same but with blue lights on everything. No patterns, color-changes, or whatever - just everything on a low, static blue
I bought RGB crap once. It stayed on while the PC was in standby mode. Never again.
Guilty as charged.
Edited to add, this is actually a slightly old picture. I have a white GPU now.
pause???
Did I just voluntarily watch an ad? Worse, did I just kinda enjoy an ad??? You have me spiralling here lmao
She’s a beaut!
Mirror’s Edge Catalyst-ass computer (agree, it looks great!)
Heck yes! The Gridnode PC!
Needs a few of these little guys!
This is how I feel about gamers acting pretentious about RGB aesthetic. Neon tetra are sick. It’s great they can enjoy minimalism, but let others enjoy RGB vomit. It’s like the weirdest flavor of elitism.
But you’re not enjoying your hard earned money or free time the right way!!
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Ok that’s pretty cool!
I was into it when I was a teenager, then got over it quickly. This was before RGB programmable lighting was even available, you had to buy your own individual LEDs that didn’t change color.
Also this was the era where CGI anime girls and/or robofrogs were plastered on the GPU and cases had giant useless hunks of plastic to make it look like constipated Transformer so… in all honesty it’s probably gotten better.
I’ve been a PC gamer for 32 years now. I do enjoy having a clear side panel. I’ve had one for 22 years. That way you can show off whatever you have inside. I don’t use RGB or any kind of lighting. I just think clear electronics are cool, you can see how they are made.
No, RGB is annoying and gets disabled if I have no other choice. It’s cheap and tacky looking. Basically anything marketed as ‘gaming’ in my eyes is sub tier garbage.
My overall view on all products, not just gaming stuff if the more buzzwords and slogans and whatnot a company uses, the less I give a crap about them and will actually actively avoid it. Just means they spend more on nonsensical crap then the actual product.
In short; More marketing budget = less quality product
I would prefer basic, subtle, black. I don’t want rainbows and lights. I’m very function over form.
I’d also rather play a game on medium settings where it runs flawlessly and doesn’t make the fans go hard, than at high settings with worse performance.
I typically avoid RGB everything.
My everything is black. My mouse has lights but they’ve been turned off since I got it.
My keyboard is black. Except for a tiny red line around the volume knob. It’s not a light to, just an accent color. And all the keys are blank. The 3 lock lights are there, but even those are darker than most other boards.
Generally I’m not a fan. Personally I like cold, unassuming industrial stuff.
Something like
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That yellow case looks rad!
This plus a little wood accent, so good.
You might like the aesthetics of https://sharge.com/
Wheres the first img from btw?
Did some searching, apparently it’s the One/Three case by Heavy Industries, but their site is offline so no high hopes.
Can’t remember =\ may have to reverse search it
I would like it if it was subtle, maybe a few thin rgb lines around the main board like traces, and something similar on other components.
I hate the everything blaring random lights look, its like a kids attempt to draw attention, it works but when you look you wish you hadn’t.
I absolutely love the tacky gamer look. I think that most flagship tech these days has a terrible lack of whimsy which makes me a bit sad. Look at back at the old imacs compared to the laptops that apple offers today. Look at the phones of the early 2000s compared to what’s currently on offer. It’s all straight lines and greyscale now. I do understand that that’s a classier look, but I wish there was more out there for people like me who want something that looks a bit more colourful and fun whilst still having good specs.
In my opinion, the gamer aesthetic usually doesn’t go hard enough. When my PC is turned off, it’s just a black rectangle. But it’s the best I can get without breaking the bank or doing something super custom.
To be fair, those pretty old designs produced a lot of plastic waste. The aluminum ones are much better for the environment. Still, I do miss the interesting designs, shapes, textures and colors.
My PC is RGB because it was cheaper that way. If I had the budget for what I really wanted, my PC would be made of translucent plastic; probably orange or purple.
